Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

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bris said:
Possibly, the detonation will be on impact with the cage and take a lot of momentum away from the penetration power they have.

its a nano second but it should be in thousands of pieces spread over the entire tank rather than one penetrating spot.
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Not to say they can't get a tank kill but Lancets generally aren't that effective against MBT armour - the shaped charge variant is more general purpose designed to be able to be used against a variety of targets (and originates from an industrial rather than military design) and not optimal against heavier vehicle armour, the explosive warhead just doesn't have the punch. They will easily take out lighter armour and field improvised fortifications though.
 
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Uther said:
I see this has gone down as well as expected with the Ukranians. Unfortunately I can see this being the price...
news.sky.com

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin makes 'significant' attempt to 'redraw red lines' on using nukes

Joe Biden has just confirmed he will provide Ukraine with additional long-range munitions - but he has not relented on allowing the missiles to be launched into Russia. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin is changing Russia's nuclear doctrine in a new escalation threat.
news.sky.com news.sky.com
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Personally think there will be more pressure over the coming months for a "quick and easy" fix to end the conflict due to it being an "inconvenience" to the more general population, despite the longer term repercussions of that, even if the remains of Ukraine was in NATO, has significant potential to be more costly and inconvenient.
 
Rroff said:
Personally think there will be more pressure over the coming months for a "quick and easy" fix to end the conflict due to it being an "inconvenience" to the more general population, despite the longer term repercussions of that, even if the remains of Ukraine was in NATO, has significant potential to be more costly and inconvenient.
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Playing exactly into Putin's end game
 
Scougar said:
"Quick n easy" that results in another attack later on, because "NATO are still a threat" etc.
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All the Russian regime will take away from it is that if they make things inconvenient enough the West will eventually compromise. Maybe the chances are later down the road things might go a different direction but amongst other factors time isn't on Putin's side at his age (so he'd likely try and leverage that sooner rather than later).
 
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Freddie1980 said:
Interesting video from CNN showing Ukraine is able to use Thermal imaging camera's on drones to locate landmines

www.businessinsider.com

Video shows Ukraine using thermal imaging drones to try to locate mines left by Russia to kill and maim its soldiers

Ukraine is using thermal cameras mounted on drones to try to combat the dense minefields deployed by Russia, which have hampered its counteroffensive.
www.businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com

So it turns out land mines work like storage heaters in as much as when it's hot and sunny they absorb the heat from the surrounding earth and in the evening when it's colder the landmines retain the heat as the earth around them cools down allowing them to be detected by thermal imaging.
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Should be equipping front line troops and vehicles with the imagers and let them try to push through the Russian line at night and see the mines to avoid them
 
potatolord said:
This looks bad, and is bad.

Nato should be standing firm- and officially disown this statement as it is damaging.
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They have.

Tbh, if the 'update' and retraction is to be believed, it sounds like the headline didn't quite reflect the context he was talking about, which wouldn't be a complete surprise.

For eg. If this war grinds on with a stalemate for 3,5,10 years - there's a point that a resolution will be made. To postulate about it doesn't mean we're ready to admit defeat now. Hell Germany just pledged financial support until 2027, so it sounds like we're not expecting a quick win but are ready to support them for some time yet.
 
Freakbro said:
They have.

Tbh, if the 'update' and retraction is to be believed, it sounds like the headline didn't quite reflect the context he was talking about, which wouldn't be a complete surprise.

For eg. If this war grinds on with a stalemate for 3,5,10 years - there's a point that a resolution will be made. To postulate about it doesn't mean we're ready to admit defeat now. Hell Germany just pledged financial support until 2027, so it sounds like we're not expecting a quick win but are ready to support them for some time yet.
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Ah, sorry been out and about most of the day, so hadn't seen more recent stuff on this.
 
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