Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

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kage69

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Heh, just a bit.

Snazzy! Still needs something, hrmm. I'd give it that Merkava flair, go with some dredds. So much HEAT out there.

The Hebrew name is se'arot shulamit, which according to a translation I just made up means IDF bumpernuts.
 
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gorobei

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covertcabal and himarsed latest count of remaining rocket arty in storage yards.
pre-war 1474
current 339
(most are in disrepair or have already had parts like the tubes removed)

no way to measure the improvised units mounting naval anti-sub rockets, but other than the trickle of stuff being refurbished at the factory the bm 21,27,30 are likely depleted. they are very confident in the count due to availability of some hi-res images with the sun at an angle casting distinct shadows for each unit making them easily distinguishable from the regular trucks.
 

kage69

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The operational death spiral is real.

Just takes awhile when you're dealing with Soviet era volume and an utter disregard for casualties.
 

outriding

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Everything else we have sent along with the EU has failed so far, but these stupid ass tanks are supposed to make a difference.

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Can’t you read the room bud? Biden is a no show at big weapons donor meeting in Germany and Zelensky can’t get enough countries to join his ‘peace summit’ so he cancels it.

Ukraine getting its shit pushed in daily along the front lines in the Donbass.

Half of their Ukraine’s electrical grid is gone.

Their population has halved since the start of this war.

Biden won’t green light missile strikes inside of Russia because he is afraid of Putin.

And most importantly, the neocons are starting to turn this focus over to the Middle East.

Looks like this war will be wrapping up soon.
Riiiighttt


So a Bradley takes out a T90

They are not even in the same category. And it still lost

Soooo if the T90 gets its ass handed to itself. Where are the T14s at? How about the su57?


Love to see a latest Abrahams or a challenger 2 go against a T14
 

Young Grasshopper

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More signals from the Baltics. These are from the the "Defending Baltics" conference;

  • if Russian forces cross the border into Lithuania, within the "first minute," allies will target all of Russia’s strategic assets within a 300-kilometer radius.
  • an attack on the Baltic states or Poland would signal the "beginning of total confrontation."
  • the Baltic states would need to respond immediately, without waiting for NATO’s decision under Article 5 on collective defense
From https://english.nv.ua/nation/polish...tersburg-if-russia-attacks-nato-50457726.html


‘Signals’ LOL

So let me get this straight. The US won’t allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with its missiles because they’re scared of Putin and what his response would be, but we’re supposed to believe the US would start lobbing missiles into Russia over fucking Lithuania.

Just 😂


Let me give you a little history lesson bud. NATO does not attack or go to war with countries that have nuclear weapons. The only pick and bully countries that don’t have them like Iraq and Libya.
 

K1052

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‘Signals’ LOL

So let me get this straight. The US won’t allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with its missiles because they’re scared of Putin and what his response would be, but we’re supposed to believe the US would start lobbing missiles into Russia over fucking Lithuania.

Just 😂


Let me give you a little history lesson bud. NATO does not attack or go to war with countries that have nuclear weapons. The only pick and bully countries that don’t have them like Iraq and Libya.

If the Poles see the Baltics getting invaded and likely figure they are next they are not going to ring DC for permission. They're going to burn down Leningrad. This is the entire reason they are buying mountains of armaments.
 

K1052

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Soooo if the T90 gets its ass handed to itself. Where are the T14s at? How about the su57?


Love to see a latest Abrahams or a challenger 2 go against a T14

The Armata is such a huge piece of shit they won't let it anywhere near the war out of sheer embarrassment.
 
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Jaskalas

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...but we’re supposed to believe the US would start lobbing missiles into Russia over fucking Lithuania.
There it is. Straight from the Kremlin.
Russia DOES NOT believe NATO will defend NATO.
If we do not stop Russia in Ukraine, they will call our bluff and we will end up in nuclear war.

If you want to stop and prevent a nuclear war. You will attack Russia in Ukraine. Stop them before they reach a position we cannot back down from.
 

kage69

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You guys hear about Kadyrov getting rowdy now? "Bloodfeud" with some Dagestani and Ingush Russian MPs a possibility. He says they were plotting his death and need to convince him otherwise. "There were witnesses."

No idea if that's true or not, but that means he sends people to kill off those three guys, plus the men of their families, more or less. No arrests, no trials here. Usually not so public too, sounds like shorty is trying to rock the Federation boat intentionally. During fraught times with the economy in shambles and the military a bad joke no less.

Please let this be the start of my Chechen wish coming true. All I want for Xmas is a deposed Putin and a shattered Russia, unable to sustain the war in Ukraine.
 
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kage69

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‘Signals’ LOL

So let me get this straight. The US won’t allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with its missiles because they’re scared of Putin and what his response would be, but we’re supposed to believe the US would start lobbing missiles into Russia over fucking Lithuania.

Just 😂


Let me give you a little history lesson bud. NATO does not attack or go to war with countries that have nuclear weapons. The only pick and bully countries that don’t have them like Iraq and Libya.


Poor cyka...

Still clueless enough to believe talking about "a history lesson" here makes readers here do anything but laugh. Weren't you ranting and regurgitating Russia's line of "we're at war with NATO!" not too long ago? Make up your mind kid.

In case you missed it, or are just in denial over it too, France and the UK also gave Ukraine permission to use SCALP and StormShadow on targets in Russia as well. Isn't that great? What has your hero Putler done? Fuck all, like you, here. *sad trombone*

Don't worry about trying to get things straight. Focus on not being a lying douchebag first. The adoration of Russian fascism should probably stop. With luck, you won't be a complete joke someday and can then attempt to get things straight, in good faith.
 
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Young Grasshopper

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If the Poles see the Baltics getting invaded and likely figure they are next they are not going to ring DC for permission. They're going to burn down Leningrad. This is the entire reason they are buying mountains of armaments.

'Mountains of armaments' aren't shit against a few nukes, are they?

And the US and UK aren't going to risk getting annilhated by Russia over the baltics or Poland lol.
 

K1052

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'Mountains of armaments' aren't shit against a few nukes, are they?

And the US and UK aren't going to risk getting annilhated by Russia over the baltics or Poland lol.

Launching a nuclear first strike on Europe is not a scenario Russia, and Putin specifically, is likely to survive. Such is the bedrock of deterrence.

If Putin thought attacking NATO countries would be a trivial matter and that NATO would not respond out of such fear then why hasn't he done it? Because he's at a disadvantage conventionally and falling back on his nukes would mean the end.
 

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Launching a nuclear first strike on Europe is not a scenario Russia, and Putin specifically, is likely to survive. Such is the bedrock of deterrence.

If Putin thought attacking NATO countries would be a trivial matter and that NATO would not respond out of such fear then why hasn't he done it? Because he's at a disadvantage conventionally and falling back on his nukes would mean the end.
If nothing this war has probably showed him just how weak his military is relative to a modern military. Also he must fear that nato has 'secret' weapons that might nullify his nukes.
 
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K1052

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If nothing this war has probably showed him just how weak his military is relative to a modern military. Also he must fear that nato has 'secret' weapons that might nullify his nukes.

Putin likes living and the fastest way to become unalive is to start nuking Europe. As for his conventional forces yeah probably aware that a major attack on NATO would go bad really quick.
 

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Putin likes living and the fastest way to become unalive is to start nuking Europe. As for his conventional forces yeah probably aware that a major attack on NATO would go bad really quick.
What he needs to be told is that countries will start treating these ops like blowing up ware houses as act of war and each time he does it one of his bases will be bombed.
 

Jaskalas

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Russia isn’t going to risk getting annihilated over Poland either. The difference is we can destroy Russia’s army without going nuclear.
Yet we do not fight for the breadbasket of Europe.

Between America's knife edge decision on abandoning NATO, and Central Europe's questionable loyalty. All Putin has to do is clear the Ukrainian hurdle and the path will be open to far more "adventure". Granted, he may need to wait for an opportune moment, such as a MAGA President, but our inaction just buys Putin time to reconstitute his forces with ample supplies from Asia and US + European third parties.

Ukraine surviving this war is the only thing standing between us and World War 3.
Leaving them to bleed out in a war of attrition is not helping our future prospects.
 

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On a wild ass hunch it seems to me the grasspooper could be/may be digesting what we're flogging him with and passing it along to his psyops handlers in order to turn what we're giving him against ourselves, seeing as if he is playing the role of a provacatuer in this forum.

Congrats Gospodin Locust, you're the first enemy enumerator that goes in my ignore list.
 
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[DHT]Osiris

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On a wild ass hunch it seems to me the grasspooper could be/may be digesting what we're flogging him with and passing it along to his psyops handlers in order to turn what we're giving him against ourselves, seeing as if he is playing the role of a provacatuer in this forum.

Congrats Gospodin Locust, you're the first enemy enumerator that goes in my ignore list.
If that's the case, they've got a really long turnaround on updates to their script. He's been flogging that drum since the war started and he's never brought anything fresh.
 

cytg111

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Putin likes living and the fastest way to become unalive is to start nuking Europe. As for his conventional forces yeah probably aware that a major attack on NATO would go bad really quick.
Does that assessment hold with Trump on the throne? I guess not. So the calculus might change ever so drastically come February.