"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (24 Viewers)

[MiTasol]

Ukrainian drone strike destroys Russian cavalry unit

Russian forces have begun deploying cavalry units in assault operations against Ukrainian positions, reviving tactics long thought obsolete and raising outrage over the use of animals in combat. Ukrainian troops say at least one such unit has already been engaged

defence-blog.com

Note the article says Analysts say the decision to field mounted troops likely reflects attempts to exploit mobility in difficult terrain or to avoid detection by conventional sensors.

I agree that horses can go places that other transport cannot but surely, with a normal body temperature of 37.5 - 38.5° C, the horse will show up as a large hot mass on thermal imaging equipment which means they will be able to be detected long before their drivers. To me, if the Russians are trying a stealth attack the horse is Ukraine's best friend.

 

[MiTasol]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmtMGlTGnTk

The statement in this video about a SAM possibly crashing inside the city reminds me that not that long ago there was a news item on gun nuts at a wedding shooting their guns into the air and one of the bullets falling and killing one of the wedding party.

I wonder how many Russians are being killed or injured by AA shell fragments and SAM debris falling to earth, or debris from falling drones.

From what I see the Ukrainian civilians are smart enough to head for shelters as soon as an attack starts but the Russians do not seem to have realised that they can be an unintended casualty yet.

 

[MiTasol]

Tangentially related but not good for Ukraine.

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election

The party of billionaire and self-declared "Trumpist" Andrej Babiš wins the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, near-final results show, which could steer the country away from supporting Ukraine.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Did you notice that when Wes listed the source countries of the components in these units that the USA is not among them. Europe and southern Asia but not the US and China.

Yeah and he made a point of it

 

[GTX]

Note the article says Analysts say the decision to field mounted troops likely reflects attempts to exploit mobility in difficult terrain or to avoid detection by conventional sensors.

I agree that horses can go places that other transport cannot but surely, with a normal body temperature of 37.5 - 38.5° C, the horse will show up as a large hot mass on thermal imaging equipment which means they will be able to be detected long before their drivers. To me, if the Russians are trying a stealth attack the horse is Ukraine's best friend.

I feel for the horses in the attack but it is what it is.

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQe53uiZoGo

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zqy2k44yvM

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc69y9lx2d0

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmpDvXKNe2I

 

[MiTasol]

I feel for the horses in the attack but it is what it is.

Me too but the good thing is the a***holes that put the horses in those locations get wounded or eliminated. I prefer severely wounded for the Russians and killed instantly for the horses but unfortunately that will not always be the case. Russians hiding behind horses will probably be wounded and the horse killed so that is good.

 

[MiTasol]

Yeah and he made a point of it (EDIT that the new anti drone equipment in Europe is made with no US manufactured parts inside them)

So long as Ukraine and its supporters are treated as a profit centre to be gouged to the maximum possible limit this move to source goods anywhere except the USA will continue to expand until suddenly those running the gouging profit centre will suddenly find themselves out of business as necessity causes the customers to replace all those items they currently get from the gouger with products from people with ethics. I can see China becoming the major electronic components supplier because they are already world leaders in many electronic fields and they produce to a price that allows a small profit on a large order, and to promote/produce future orders, rather than a massive profit on a small order with no consideration to future orders.

Do not forget that the first generation Flamingo is almost as capable as the Tomahawk and I predict it, or a new Ukrainian design, will surpass the Tomahawk very soon.

Edit below for accuracy because GrauGeist pointed out in the next post Ukraine did make the Neptune pre 22 and also made a lot of items for the CCCP during the soviet years

And before you reject that idea you need to remember that 3 1/2 years ago Ukraine did not make any made very few world leading class weapons in any field. Now they are exporting designs to other countries and other countries are building factories to build Ukrainian designed missiles, drones and other mil hardware for Ukraine and the countries building the factories.

 

[GrauGeist]

And before you reject that idea you need to remember that 3 1/2 years ago Ukraine did not make any world leading weapons in any field. Now they are exporting designs to other countries and other countries are building factories to build Ukrainian designed missiles, drones and other mil hardware for Ukraine and

Have to disagree with this last bit.

Ukroboronprom has been a leader in Ukrainian defense and has several weapons that have bled Russia, like their Neptune cruise missile.
They also manufacture under license, an Anonov An-132D.

Also keep in mind that Ukraine's defense industry was a key supplier to the Soviet Union with aircraft design and manufacturing as well as AFVs and warships.

 

[MiTasol]

Okay - I will pay that and go back and correct my earlier post.

 

[Glider]

Just one fact which I have come across. Russia has lost more people killed and wounded in Ukraine (approx. 1,150,000) than the USA lost in the whole of WW2 (1,076,245).

 

[Marcel]

Just one fact which I have come across. Russia has lost more people killed and wounded in Ukraine (approx. 1,150,000) than the USA lost in the whole of WW2 (1,076,245).

That's really sad. All so pointless.

 

[swampyankee]

That's really sad. All so pointless.

Violence is the first resort of the stupid

 

[SaparotRob]

Violence is the first resort of the stupid

I'm actually rather peaceful.

 

[Glider]

A new excuse for the fires.

On Monday, September 29, a large fire broke out at an oil refinery in Feodosia. The official version cited a violation of welding procedures as the cause, although earlier reports mentioned an aerial and drone threat.

 

[GrauGeist]

A new excuse for the fires.

On Monday, September 29, a large fire broke out at an oil refinery in Feodosia. The official version cited a violation of welding procedures as the cause, although earlier reports mentioned an aerial and drone threat.

Was the welder smoking a cigarette while working, perhaps?

 

[cammerjeff]

Was the welder smoking a cigarette while working, perhaps?

He was probably multi tasking due to personnel shortages, so in addition to welding and Smoking, he was probably refueling a vehicle, and testing warhead fuses for operational duds.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJKcdlj-Uiw

 

[fubar57]

Was the welder smoking a cigarette while working, perhaps?

Drones were delivering cigarettes