"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (7 Viewers)

[Ascent]

How coincidental that out of the many surviving fragments, they just happened to find the one small piece that just happened to have the weapon's nickname inscribed on the inside.

To be fair, the bit that survived with the name on is possibly the most solid bit of the missile. I believe it's one of the mounting lugs.

Typically, most western ordnance has MIL-SPEC or comparable (depending on nation) inventory designations stenciled on the piece, not it's associated name.

Although I wasn't an armourer I was RAF ground crew for 20 years and to me the part looks genuine, for what that's worth.

 

[Admiral Beez]

The ammunition in the Oplot is carried in a blow-out bustle.

Ah, I didn't know that. A very good improvement.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Looks like UAF MiG-29s, possibly armed with AIM-7 Sparrows ambushed the four Russians lost yesterday.


View: https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1657502865286471680?s=61&t=bmtNxWabcsIKJ6TkHkd-SA

Nice work. It's amazing that after fifteen months of fighting that Russia still have no air supremancy. Given the low TBO and total life of Soviet-era engines, it's also a testament to the MiG-29's reliability and/or to the heroic determination of its Ukrainian mechanics.

Question, where are Russia's MiG-29s? Did they replace them all with Sukhois and scrap the MiGs?

 

[swampyankee]

So is the USA and they are considered a union.

But I thought this thread was about the Ukrain and the war there, not about slanting the EU.

The EU is kind of like the US under the Articles of Confederation. In any case, the EU was not intended to be a new country, but an economic and trade system.

One wonders what effects the election in Turkey may have, especially if Ergodan loses.

 

[Admiral Beez]

One wonders what effects the election in Turkey may have, especially if Erdogan loses.

Has any Muslim country had fair and free elections? Maybe Malaysia. After 20+ years in power, if the army and system want Erdogan to win, he will win.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/us-democracy-liberalism-islam-middle-east/671777/

But staying on the subject of Russo-Ukraine War, I don't think Turkey's election will turn the tide either way. The tanks, weapons and ammunition will continue to flow from the rest of NATO and Australia, etc.

 

[michaelmaltby]

After WW1 Turkey became a "secular" state under the great hero, Ataturk, and remained secular until Erdogan took power and turned to the Islamic Path. Today's election had ramifications beyond the war, weapons and energy. Turkey is upping its game - will be a rival to China in the Islamic 'stans'.
The modern nation "the army and the system" wants requires modernity - Erdogan may have lost during the black days of the last earthquake,

 

[Glider]

Things may be starting to go wrong with Russia, as two more senior officers were killed in the front lines.

Reuters
(Reuters) -Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday that two of its military commanders were killed in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv's forces renewed efforts to break through Russian defences in the embattled city of Bakhmut.

In a daily briefing, the ministry said that Commander Vyacheslav Makarov of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade and Deputy Commander Yevgeny Brovko from a separate unit were killed trying to repel Ukrainian attacks.

It said that Makarov had been leading troops from the front line, and that Brovko "died heroically, suffering multiple shrapnel wounds". The defence ministry rarely announces the deaths of military command in its daily briefings.

 

[Denniss]

At least two that were not hiding in bunkers like their glorious leader.

 

[buffnut453]

Fascinating that even some Russians living in western Europe still believe Putin's propaganda (as do some Europeans and Americans). It really is quite remarkable:

Ukraine war: Russians in Germany split over Putin's invasion

Many Germany-based Russians are repeating Kremlin disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

 

[XBe02Drvr]

At least two that were not hiding in bunkers like their glorious leader.

Unless they were fragged by their own cannon fodder.

 

[buffnut453]

Unless they were fragged by their own cannon fodder.

Having a colonel lead his unit from the front is an admirable trait to encourage subordinates and urge them on to greater achievements. Men will follow a leader that they see as indestructible. The problems come when that leader gets killed...and the myth of indestructibility is exposed. The impact on unit cohesion can be far worse than if the colonel had remained further to the rear to direct the forces.

 

[Frog]

Having a colonel lead his unit from the front is an admirable trait to encourage subordinates and urge them on to greater achievements. Men will follow a leader that they see as indestructible. The problems come when that leader gets killed...and the myth of indestructibility is exposed. The impact on unit cohesion can be far worse than if the colonel had remained further to the rear to direct the forces.

If the colonel has to perform the job of captains or lieutenants, there is a problem relating to the captains or lieutenants formation.

 

[buffnut453]

If the colonel has to perform the job of captains or lieutenants, there is a problem relating to the captains or lieutenants formation.

A colonel leading from the front does not mean he is necessarily doing the job of a captain or a lieutenant. Sometimes the colonel, with his greater experience and wider battlefield responsibilities, may see an opportunity that his subordinates can't see and it's simply more expeditious for the colonel to provide direct control. The captains and lieutenants will still be leading their companies and platoons. There are plenty of examples of senior leaders leading from the front...and it can pay off, providing the leader isn't killed.

 

[GrauGeist]

The Russian military is top-heavy and far too reliant on officers rather than NCOs.

 

[Frog]

A colonel leading from the front does not mean he is necessarily doing the job of a captain or a lieutenant. Sometimes the colonel, with his greater experience and wider battlefield responsibilities, may see an opportunity that his subordinates can't see and it's simply more expeditious for the colonel to provide direct control. The captains and lieutenants will still be leading their companies and platoons. There are plenty of examples of senior leaders leading from the front...and it can pay off, providing the leader isn't killed.

And providing he is a good one...

 

[buffnut453]

And providing he is a good one...

And not forgetting the element of luck...which has a big role on any battlefield.

 

[GTX]

Superfluous - please delete

 

[Frog]

And not forgetting the element of luck...which has a big role on any battlefield.

'' There are only two kinds of campaign plans, good and bad. The good almost always fail by unforeseen circumstances that often make the bad succeed. ''
Napoléon

 

[GTX]

Ukrainian says counteroffensive does not aim to attack Russian territory as two Russian commanders killed

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is preparing a counteroffensive designed to liberate areas occupied by Russia, not to attack Russian territory, while two Russian commanders are killed in fighting near Bakhmut.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Mighty M1 Abrams Tanks to Arrive in Ukraine: What to Expect

The US will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, but stripped of sensitive technologies, just in case they were to fall into Russian hands.

sofrep.com