bickster Posted October 18, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: There is a very interesting UK channel run by a guy called Ryan McBeth. He is ex US Army where he specialised in artillery. Right from the start of this conflict he was saying the artillery pieces only have a limited time before the barrel needs total refurbishment. If it’s not, the gun becomes increasingly inaccurate and liable to catastrophic failure. The bigger the gun, the more catastrophic the failure. He estimates that the majority of Russia’s artillery is now well past that point with no possibility of refurbishing more than a few at a time. Let’s hope we see more and more Russian weapons self destruct due to poor maintenance. They've started issuing 70 year old WW2 artillery to the mobilised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just now, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Christ, I bet he’s fun at parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I sincerely hope I wake up tomorrow to read that the Kherson attack never happened and the Ukrainian Army has taken Mauriopol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I sincerely hope I wake up tomorrow to read that the Kherson attack never happened and the Ukrainian Army has taken Mauriopol. Attack when they least expect it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I sincerely hope I wake up tomorrow to read that the Kherson attack never happened and the Ukrainian Army has taken Mauriopol. I get what you're indicating and think Ukraine will definitely go for a surprise advance again. I think they'll advance on Melitopol before Mariupol though. Much more significant as far as cutting Russian logistical lines across the South and will be far easier to reinforce from Zaporizhzhia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Ben Wallace jetting off to DC in a rush doesn’t bode well … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just now, tonyh29 said: Ben Wallace jetting off to DC in a rush doesn’t bode well … They offered him the PM job so he ran away quickly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: Ben Wallace jetting off to DC in a rush doesn’t bode well … Russia are set to be re supplied with Iranian missiles apparently. It’s going to be a tough winter for Ukraine if the infrastructure is dismantled in their cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just now, LondonLax said: Russia are set to be re supplied with Iranian missiles apparently. It’s going to be a tough winter for Ukraine if the infrastructure is dismantled in their cities. How do you stop Iranian missiles getting into Russian hands? Or is that not possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just now, ender4 said: How do you stop Iranian missiles getting into Russian hands? Or is that not possible? Iran is days /weeks away from regime change so maybe long term it’s possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 We could be at the point where Ukraine gets F16. That's a game changer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 18, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: We could be at the point where Ukraine gets F16. That's a game changer. They'd need pilot training first surely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, bickster said: They'd need pilot training first surely Biden announced an amount of money for "pilot training" a few months ago. Who knows what they were trained on. It could have been basic pilot training for cargo shipments or for experienced MIG pilots to move across to F16? F16 is the logical escalation to Iraq missiles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Lol. This dude is such a dick. Hopefully he gets slotted or caught by a missile explosion. Something tells me he'll be on the first dingy over the Dneiper well before it kicks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2022 45 minutes ago, ender4 said: How do you stop Iranian missiles getting into Russian hands? Or is that not possible? Israel has offered their help so hopefully they will be installed before the missiles are delivered, might be too late though. It does beg the question on Russia attacking the Ukraine from Russian soil if they have been pushed out of the Ukraine, will the Ukrainians attack Russia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, tinker said: Israel has offered their help so hopefully they will be installed before the missiles are delivered, might be too late though. It does beg the question on Russia attacking the Ukraine from Russian soil if they have been pushed out of the Ukraine, will the Ukrainians attack Russia? Ukraine have already been firing missiles into Belgorod daily for the last couple of weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) I think we’re unlikely to see F16s any time soon given the US won’t provide long range ATACAMS missiles for the MLRS they’ve given Ukraine. Apparently the current air defence tech the Ukrainians have (including the modern Western stuff sent recently) doesn’t really work against ballistic missiles. Problem is a single Patriot battery costs a billion dollars, and Ukraine is a big country. So let’s hope regime change in Iran does happen. Edited October 19, 2022 by Panto_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2022 8 hours ago, avfc1982am said: Lol. This dude is such a dick. Hopefully he gets slotted or caught by a missile explosion. Something tells me he'll be on the first dingy over the Dneiper well before it kicks off. You think he's even in Kherson? He's probably safely ensconced somewhere in The Kremlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 This is one of the new anti-personnel HIMARS warheads that the Ukrainians are using (containing thousands of tiny tungsten balls, like a giant hand grenade). I almost feel sorry for the Russians; I would NOT like to be near one of those when it went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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