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One Con that I haven't seen mentioned is that I cannot see a 100mm in a T55 penetrating any current Ukraine tank, and I include the T72 as well as the very small numbers of M1, Challenger and Leopard tanks in that thought. A T62 will probably have a chance against a T72 and Leopard 2a4 but only a chance. With all the other disadvantages of the T62 it is likely to be only a small chance.The pros and cons of Russia using older MBTs:
The Russians Aren’t Just Running Out Of Tanks—They’re Running Out Of Tank Crews, Too. And It’s Going To Get Worse.
It’s possible thousands of experienced Russian tankers have died in the wider war; replacing them might be as difficult as replacing their tanks is.www.forbes.com
This:
And this:
is straight out of the history books.
The first could easily be read as:
The larger picture is, that while Russia is thinning it's forces along it's front in order to feed the meat-grinder, it's allowing Ukraine to build up it's forces as well as opening the door for Ukraine to strike weakened lines elsewhere on the front.
Stalingrad V2.0
Ukraine is also receiving a batch of 100+ leopard 1 (i guess leopard 1A5). Considering the thin skin of Leo 1, they will probably penetrate each other easily.One Con that I haven't seen mentioned is that I cannot see a 100mm in a T55 penetrating any current Ukraine tank, and I include the T72 as well as the very small numbers of M1, Challenger and Leopard tanks in that thought. A T62 will probably have a chance against a T72 and Leopard 2a4 but only a chance. With all the other disadvantages of the T62 it is likely to be only a small chance.
My understanding is that Leopard II a5 upwards have better armour
It may not be that he was directly given access to such but just happened to be there by accident - lax I know but often the stupidest things happen. It might also be that he was assisting/aiding someone from higher rank - happens all the time. In such a case, the higher person will also be in trouble. It doesn't excuse this moron from what he did taking photos and posting them though. He is still responsible for those crimes.Absolutely! Where was the need to know? Why was this sensitive intelligence accessible to an organization so far down the chain as the National Guard anyway? Heads need to roll in Washington, too. Incompetence is bad enough but when combined with malice, things are getting dangerous.
That is a good point. I have seen all too often that when people are immersed in such stuff all the time they can run the risk of becoming lax about it. I remember people printing out letters to landlords on Secret networks and also having to up brief subordinates because others officers couldn't keep their mouths shut when in earshot of those not cleared.He was serving at an ANG Intelligence Squadron. I imagine those units may be involved in actual intel support to forward-deployed forces simply because it's tough to train on intel using fake data. If that's the case, then his unit would have had access to all sorts of material. The question remains how he was able to liberate it so easily and without anyone noticing (e.g. checking print logs etc).
I must stress I have no knowledge of the actual situation here but I have heard of Guard units providing forward support to the regular military. Just wondering if that's the case here?
According to here:I saw it mentioned that this Airman had something to do with IT, so I suspect it's not a matter of his being cleared for a level of Intel access but rather him poking around on computers and/or servers where he didn't belong.
The sweet sound of stable doors slamming way after the horse has goneThe thought in my head is why would a junior member of the Air National Guard have a need to see this type of documentation. I would have expected that access would be strictly limited to people who need access to it for a purpose