NoelVilla Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, ender4 said: How does a ship generate electricity? Shovel coal into a fire or something? Powerships or power barges can be equipped with single or multiple gas turbines, reciprocating diesel and gas engines, boilers or nuclear reactors for electricity generation. Powership - Wikipedia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 This is the company hoping to provide the ships. They seem to have a lot of experience operating in difficult situations. The only hold up seems to be Romania and Moldova agreeing to house and guard the ships in their territorial waters. https://karpowership.com/en/ The only built, owned and operated fleet designed to meet your energy needs quickly and consistently, from 36 MW to 470 MW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 4 hours ago, blandy said: It seems like the Russians are pulverising towns and villages to rubble and then when there’s nothing left of them, the Ukraine forces are retreating back a bit in the East, in places. It’s a bizarre situation, Russia sacrificing huge numbers of troops to take what where once populated areas, but which they’ve turned to dust, all in the name of propaganda and something to claim as success for Putin. If their policy of doing that continues, then will some tanks make a huge difference overall? It won't be the tanks that change the war. NATO brass is clear on that. It'll be the tactics that it enables Ukraine to use. I.e you can push a Challenger 2 ahead of Bradleys to expose enemy positions. The challenger isn't great at firing, but it's amazing at soaking up damage. The Bradleys and other AFV's then go to town on whoever fired on the Challenger, and try to envelop the enemy. The MBT's will ensure less Ukrainians die assaulting dug in Russians, which is good for Ukraine. Will it make it quicker to recapture villages who have been turned to dust by Russia? Not really. Ukraine aren't really interested in fighting in towns, the offensives in Kharkiv and Kherson showed that they are content with running around clusters of soldiers and kit, and rather having them surrender and/or retreat. It's the NATO playbook. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Seems Russia's new hill to die on is Vuhledar. They're now running head on assaults against a city with high rise buildings and a massive ridge providing fire support to the city behind it. The ridge is an old spoil tip, essentially raised 100-200 meters above the fields in which the Russians are now running across without armor. I mean - who is the commander of this gaggle of recruits? This is even worse than Soviet in the Winter War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, magnkarl said: Seems Russia's new hill to die on is Vuhledar. They're now running head on assaults against a city with high rise buildings and a massive ridge providing fire support to the city behind it. The ridge is an old spoil tip, essentially raised 100-200 meters above the fields in which the Russians are now running across without armor. I mean - who is the commander of this gaggle of recruits? This is even worse than Soviet in the Winter War. Is it Wagner? Wagner took prison inmates on a promise of 180 days service followed by pardon and release. Moscow isn't keen for the murders and rapists to actually get back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Yep, success depends on what metric you are using. If you’re worried about the loss of life in the ex prisoner population and thicks from the sticks demographic, Russia is having a disaster. Meters gained, looks a bit better for Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 An interesting point was raised on Twitter by a defence analyst earlier today regarding the much rumoured upcoming large-scale Russian offensive. His view is that the Russians are already in the middle of their large-scale offensive. It's just that nobody but them actually thinks it's large. (Not sure if it's actually true, but I'd like it to be!) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 45 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Is it Wagner? Wagner took prison inmates on a promise of 180 days service followed by pardon and release. Moscow isn't keen for the murders and rapists to actually get back home. Appears to be mobiks, not Wagner. Wagner has decent equipment, these have about nothing, WW2 uniforms and rusty AK-47's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 39 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Yep, success depends on what metric you are using. If you’re worried about the loss of life in the ex prisoner population and thicks from the sticks demographic, Russia is having a disaster. Meters gained, looks a bit better for Russia. Thing is, in Vuhledar they took Pavlika and lost about a whole guard's regiment in the process (actual soldiers), then they withdrew, now they pushed towards Vuhledar (north of Pavlivka), and got massively outgunned, had to withdraw after having lost what looks like 1000's of mobilised men. Some of the Russian telegram vatniks are complaining that this is just Russia trying to get focus away from them losing ever more territory around Svatove and Kreminna. It was supposed to stop the advance towards Kreminna, but turned out to just need a few more artillery systems to stop as the Ukrainian positions in Vuhledar are so extremely advantageous to the defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 4 hours ago, Panto_Villan said: It's just that nobody but them actually thinks it's large 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Who are the Nazis again?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 19 hours ago, magnkarl said: I mean - who is the commander of this gaggle of recruits? This is even worse than Soviet in the Winter War. I think his name is either Abbot or Costello 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: I think his name is either Abbot or Costello Who is the sergeant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, Mandy Lifeboats said: Who is the sergeant. Im not sure but I think its either Laurel or Hardey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: Im not sure but I think its either Laurel or Hardey No. Who is the sargeant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) One of the classic comedy sketches of all time. Edited January 29, 2023 by Mandy Lifeboats Added details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: No. Who is the sargeant. Bilko obvs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, bickster said: Bilko obvs No. When the pay is given out for being a sargeant, Who gets the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, Mandy Lifeboats said: No. When the pay is given out for being a sargeant, Who gets the money. What’s the commander? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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