Now we await the Lend-Lease Gundams *cough* I meant 'articulated artillery platforms'.
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Armchair General's DonbAss Derailed Discussion Thread (Topics Include History, Traps, and the Ongoing Slavic Civil War plus much much more)
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We are not taught full auto in today's army.
We are taught burst.fire.
Because accurate sustained fire is what kills the enemies of the United States.
The SAW and M240 for instance are considered the highest casualty inflicting weapon in the infantry outside of a vic
Megadeath
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Continuous fire is not the same as cumulative fire. Firing for 15 seconds straight means your position is so fucked that a 5-10 second barrel replacement is the least of your concerns. If you're able to instead fire more sensible 3-5 second bursts, you're going to keep their heads down without necessitating a barrel change pretty much ever.
bintananth
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There's a reason why 40mm Bofors AA guns were water-cooled instead of air-cooled. This made them heavier but meant the crews didn't need to do barrel replacements while enforcing a "no fly zone".
IIRC the the WWI example I suggested was British machine gun crews getting off 2 million rounds while only swapping out barrels because the barrel got too old instead of too hot.
You dint use continuous fire in modern day combat.
You use bursts to suppress
Putin be Putin' no limits on his ambitions! 
Warning Signs Flash Red on Putin’s Sick Plan for Ukraine
Many thought the threat had faded, but an American ambassador has told The Daily Beast that there are still reasons to fear a nightmare scenario.
www.thedailybeast.com
paulobrito
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On the other side, is the word of an american diplomat - use a ton of salt.
Salt for Putin's wounds?
An interesting academic article about Ukraine with some cool maps:
One of the maps in the article above, specifically on page 74 of this article, shows that there's a huge Russophone-speaking community along Ukraine's southeastern coast. However, the overwhelming majority of them are very likely overwhelmingly pro-Ukraine after all of the events of the last eight years.
One of the maps in the article above, specifically on page 74 of this article, shows that there's a huge Russophone-speaking community along Ukraine's southeastern coast. However, the overwhelming majority of them are very likely overwhelmingly pro-Ukraine after all of the events of the last eight years.
History Learner
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With regards to the much talked about Kherson offensive being hyped up by Ukie boosters, is there any actual evidence for it beyond said booster accounts talking about it on Twitter? Like, clear cut things like geolocated images of Ukrainian troops in the areas they've claimed to occupy?
History Learner
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And sadly for you, none of this is true outside your head, which I live in rent free.
History Learner
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Pretty much every notion made here by Ukie boosters in general; the Russians aren't taking the massive casualties claimed, the Ukrainians are because their logistics have broken down and now their morale follows as evidenced by the increasing reports of desertion/surrender. The daily casualty rate admitted to by Ukrainian officials continues to exponentially climb as the Russians continue to make territorial gains. You yourself linked a a Twitter chain in the other thread here which shows how Russian soldiers are literally just moving around openly in column formation simply because they know the Ukrainians can't do anything to stop them.
Anyone who has bothered to study warfare knows this signals a coming collapse of the Ukrainian Army.
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Any idea when?
History Learner
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Pre-War there was between 50,000 and 70,000 men in the JTO, but they received indeterminate amounts of reinforcements since then, so it's hard to say. Based off publicly admitted casualty rates since June 1st, 20,000+ KIA and WIA seems likely and that's not including PoWs and MIAs, so they probably are reaching the breaking point in terms of what units can take based off WWII findings. There's been reports of Territorial Units sent in the east taking 65% casualty rates and effectively disintegrating thereafter.
When USA stop paing and sending stuff.Which they do when KGBstan FINALLY agree to anti-China allaince which would save their Siberia.
And let them genocide first Ukraine,and later Baltics and Poland.
Becouse selling other people to Moscov is something which Democrats always did.Only thing that save Ukraine for now is Putin idiocy.
Idiot really belive in powerpuff soviets - when in reality they get everything from Democrat-ruled USA.
Why Ukraine's longshot bid to join the EU is likely to enrage Putin | CNN
Four days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine and started a bloody war that shows no signs of ending soon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky officially applied for the country to join the European Union.
www.cnn.com
European leaders back ‘immediate’ EU candidacy for Ukraine
Leaders of France, Italy, Germany and Romania visit Ukraine to pledge support and back Kyiv’s bid to join the EU.
Rhetoric and reality collide as France, Germany, Italy back Ukraine’s EU bid
In Kyiv, EU’s Big Three and Romania endorse candidate status but war shadows Ukraine’s aspirations.
www.politico.eu
Megadeath
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That barely even makes sense as a response... OK boomer, is it time we need to up your meds again?
War on its doorstep has rekindled talk of enlarging the EU | The Econ…
archived 16 Jun 2022 19:04:48 UTC
"War is close to our borders, so obviously we gotta bring them closer to that war!"War on its doorstep has rekindled talk of enlarging the EU | The Econ…
archived 16 Jun 2022 19:04:48 UTCarchive.ph
Jesus, the people don't want to bleed and die for the sake of an elite that hates them. Maybe that's why these bastards are trying to get Ukraine into the EU, so they can't force natives to marsh off and get shot at.