The Russia is getting more evil thread

[grahamiam]

This seems like a pretty thorough summary of the situation and updated daily. Seems to align with the map above.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-ukraine-warning-update-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-26

[vyshka]

Was the itow any lighter? What a pain in the ass to move that around. Guess that is why they liked sticking them on jeeps and bradleys.

[scottagibson]

@vyshka

Was the itow any lighter? What a pain in the ass to move that around. Guess that is why they liked sticking them on jeeps and bradleys.

I don’t know the ITOW? Sorry!

[RichVR]

That’s the TOW made by Apple, right?

[vyshka]

I guess the improved tow goes all the way back to 1978, so most likely that is the tow you know :)

[MikeJ]

If you have an environment with these much more portable missiles, how viable are the AFVs that don’t have some kind of automatic point defence?

[scottagibson]

Ah, yeah, the optical sight got a bit smaller, ditto the guidance set box. But they added a detachable night vision sight, basically a second optical sight the same size as the first that didn’t replace the first but actually mounted on top of it (!) which was insane, really, since now you had to carry both.

We had APC mounted launchers in the 2AD, and Jeep-mounted launchers in the 25ID (Light). Hummer versions were just coming along when I ETSed out.

[scottagibson]

@MikeJ

If you have an environment with these much more portable missiles, how viable are the AFVs that don’t have some kind of automatic point defence?

I think that MLAW (NLAW?) is the absolute bomb, especially in an urban or dense cover environment. Low missile launch signature plus portability plus fire-and-forget? I do not want to be in an armored vehicle, or any vehicle, in that operating environment. Just my humble opinion, though.

[MarinusWA]

Looks like the big one is happening tonight.

olexander scherba🇺🇦

[scottagibson]

I think that might be anti-aircraft fire detonations. Can’t tell for sure.

[vyshka]

Yeah, it was really hard for me to tell so I didn’t post it, and because it seems even crazier than the jumps they’ve already tried.

[Juan_Raigada]

Paradropping in a city, just to the rearguard of the front lines that are supposed to be prepared does seem indeed crazy.

Anti-air detonations seems likelier indeed?

[scottagibson]

@Juan_Raigada

Paradropping in a city, just to the rearguard of the front lines that are supposed to be prepared does seem indeed crazy.

I think, as the defenders, you’d welcome this sort of attack.

[Woolen_Horde]

@scottagibson

This is a TOW (my original trained weapon specialty):

The reusable part is that tripod, that heavy metal yoke cradle for the missile, that heavy metal cased guidance set plus battery, that attached giant optical sight, and that tube extension on the front of the weapon. The disposable part is the missile tube itself, the thing inserted into the launcher. It’s a 4-man system to carry and employ, and that 4-man team would need a vehicle to carry more than one actual missile with all that other stuff.

The TOW requires the shooter to crouch in that position like a sitting duck while the missile is en route. Meanwhile, the enemy will light that gunner up the moment they see the missile.

Our European allies designed their system so the shooter can lay prone, at least.

[sillhouette]

@John_Many_Jars

So was me fucking Putin’s mother’s skeleton!

confirmed

Nervana Mahmoud

[scottagibson]

@Woolen_Horde

The TOW requires the shooter to crouch in that position like a sitting duck while the missile is en route. Meanwhile, the enemy will light that gunner up the moment they see the missile.

As the putative shooter, I endorse this criticism.

You can lie down with the Dragon, plus you don’t have to carry all that other shit with you. But the missile flight guidance approach — rear-mounted retro rockets instead of flight control surfaces — is kind of crazy, especially when you adjust the flight path enough to exhaust the missile fuel on flight corrections and the missile buries itself in the ground.

[John_Many_Jars]

[Grifman]

Revolt at RT:

RT Resignations

[MrTibbs]

So fucking evil

Emma Graham-Harrison

[John_Many_Jars]

I just pee peed in Putin’s vodka.