Russia Invades Ukraine

Suranis · #2527

A video on the "Turtle Tanks" that the Russians have started using in Ukraine to defend against Drones and such. It apparently a normal tank underneath the shell.

RTH10260 · #2528

Highly limits where the tank can fire upon. Early extra shells seem to have been manufactured in the field (reminds me of the US army bolting steel plates to the open humvees in the field in the early days of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of these are used with the mine sweeper attachment they push in front of them as the leading vehicle of a convoy. The latest videos I got to see is that Ukranians have learned how to fly drones under the shell when attacking from the back where the tanks are vulnerable. Though I have also seen the shell with the rear also totally closed. I understand that in this case there needs to be two drone attacks, one to blow open the extra protection, the next to get to the tank itself.

RTH10260 · #2529

other prior videos, same source

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John Thomas8 · #2530

"Let's put a huge kettle drum of dubious value on a tank of even more dubious value and restrict the field of view and arc of fire" said nobody sane ever.

#2531

John Thomas8 wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 10:41 pm "Let's put a huge kettle drum of dubious value on a tank of even more dubious value and restrict the field of view and arc of fire" said nobody sane ever.

A metamorphosis with a kettle drum.

But seeing what you shoot at is not necessary if you're an asshole.

John Thomas8 · #2532

RTH10260 · #2533

Suranis · #2534

A summary of what's been happening recently.

RTH10260 · #2535

#2536

This is terrific news. Another reason we can't let the GOP take us back to isolationism (and Russia-loving).

Luke Johnson @Orly_licious 1m
Tough break for Russia lovers: "Russia's navy pulled its last patrol boat from Crimea, Ukraine says, after getting pummelled for months". NATO is working, the alliance is strong, and the United States stays firmly as a force for good in the region.
https://businessinsider.com/russia-pull ... ine-2024-7

Quote Tristan Snell @TristanSnell 6h

BREAKING: Russia concedes defeat in Black Sea, withdraws remaining fleet in retreat from Crimea, over to the east end of the Sea in Abkhazia (part of Georgia that Russia invaded and illegally holds).

Ukraine has WON the naval war for the Black Sea.

Next stop: liberating Crimea