ICTChris Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Igor Girkin is back, posting an update after time spent on the frontlines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 8 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Doesn't that defeat the purpose a wee bit? I thought smart missiles and drones etc were made to negate the need for people on the ground. (Keep in mind, I didn't know tanks, and other things that look a bit like tanks, needed people walking beside them.) The catch is that GPS isn’t completely reliable, the Russians have been spoofing GPS for years, so they can’t rely solely upon it for guidance to hit targets. INS is self contained, but not accurate enough for point targets. Ideally, especially for striking targets that move (like aircraft and such on an airbase), you have a person or drone capable of illuminating the target with a laser or guiding the weapon in via pictures. Due to lag, using video for long-range attacks is difficult, so a person near the target is also preferred. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 2 hours ago, TxRover said: a person near the target is also preferred. I nominate @LongTimeLurker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: I nominate @LongTimeLurker. Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 3 hours ago, ICTChris said: Igor Girkin is back, posting an update after time spent on the frontlines. This reply sums up what is happening very well: The time for Vlad to invade was 2014 on the pretext that the coup against Yanukovych was illegal. Instead he waited until there was a new Ukrainian leader in power from the Russophone east and south rather than a leader backed primarily by "Banderastan". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairn Terrier Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT.Squeeze them all into a Ford Ka with a target on the roof, job’s a good ‘un. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, Cairn Terrier said: Squeeze them all into a Ford Ka with a target on the roof, job’s a good ‘un. Nah, audio-homing warhead… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT.Human shield ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Billy Jean King said: 2 hours ago, TxRover said: Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT. Human shield ? Human, unsure… Shield, unlikely… Chum, perhaps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 13 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Doesn't that defeat the purpose a wee bit? I thought smart missiles and drones etc were made to negate the need for people on the ground. (Keep in mind, I didn't know tanks, and other things that look a bit like tanks, needed people walking beside them.) When my grandpa first got a car, a man with a red flag had to walk along in front of him waving pedestrians out of the way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: When my grandpa first got a car, a man with a red flag had to walk along in front of him waving pedestrians out of the way. You could still do with him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Scheisse taschen: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Billy Jean King said: 15 hours ago, TxRover said: Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT. Human shield ? Not human, no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Guess a lot of Poland's reaction on the Patriots was posturing though and it probably actually facilitated this, which may or may not have been what made Vlad's most recent missile strike this week a bit of a damp squib: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 3 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Guess a lot of Poland's reaction on the Patriots was posturing though and it probably actually facilitated this, which may or may not have been what made Vlad's most recent missile strike this week a bit of a damp squib: That would be up to 20 S-125SC upgraded versions of the older Soviet S-125. Low and extremely low altitude optimized, multiple angle capable, Polish developed version of the older Russian system. Deployed in 1999, and using much better electronics due to Polish contacts with the West during the 90’s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight minge Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 48 minutes ago, TxRover said: That would be up to 20 S-125SC upgraded versions of the older Soviet S-125. Low and extremely low altitude optimized, multiple angle capable, Polish developed version of the older Russian system. Deployed in 1999, and using much better electronics due to Polish contacts with the West during the 90’s. That’s a tank, isn’t it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, Tight John McVeigh is a tit said: That’s a tank, isn’t it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Screenshot from the new Command and Conquer game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Slim Charles. said: Screenshot from the new Command and Conquer game. Polish Armour for 500, please Alec. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Tight John McVeigh is a tit said: That’s a tank, isn’t it Bult on the hull of an ex-Soviet T-54 tank, so.. sort of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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