I understand your frustration but again being a veteran I can assure you only a fool tells his enemy how many weapons he has at his disposal. I think when this is all over we will find that the number of weapons provided by the U.S. and other countries was vastly understated for a reason as in to avoid any panic and escalation by Putin.If find this very perplexing. How does it take so long to purchase systems? How is a desperate AA-anti cruise missile need that was identified by March 1st 2022, labor for 7 1/2 months only to gave give birth to only one or two systems? (Which is what the US said it would purchase).
2 NASAMs are used to protect Washington DC government offices. That is a very modest area, so why in the world would the administration purchase almost nothing when all of Ukraine is in need of deployable AA against tactical and strategic bombing?
Germany promised IRIS-T in DECEMBER. And one report is that it promised ONE. One? Are they kidding?
And those Gepards. Of the 50 suggested, 30 was promised, 15 of them by Mid July. Last I heard is that in Mid July a total of THREE were done. And no word if any have been shipped to Ukraine.
What has not be acknowledged in the press, but is very apparent, the West is a paper tiger. It is entirely unprepared for a major war, ability to build replacement weapons and produce munitions at the rate of likely expenditure is almost non existent.
It's almost criminal how brittle and vulnerable the western militaries have left their forces. Once an intense full scale war begins, NATO will be totally out of munitions within days or a few weeks. The Russians, on the other hand, seem to have a mountain of munitions...never ending.
Turkey needs to be booted from NATO.
The HIMARS missiles are not radar guided. They are GPS guided.
The Russian mirror defenses of bridges are to foil satellites that use radars to get their GPS coordinates and then relay GPS coordinates using radar signals down to the missile launchers.
With the Russian radar mirrors the satellites can't do their job. HIMARS missiles as used in Ukraine are foiled because they can't get the GPS from the radar dependent satellites.
This is from an article dated August 7 to be published in the Sunday Eurasia Times....
Russia Exploiting ‘Technical Flaw’ In HIMARS MLRS; Deploys Radar Reflectors To Protect Key Infra — Expert
As Ukraine continues to ramp up its offensive against Russia using long-range weapons like HIMARS, Russia has started deploying countermeasures like radar reflectors to confuse the enemy.
DECOY DEFENSE: #RUSSIA ROLLS OUT BARGES WHICH ARE COVERED IN RADAR REFLECTORS AT THE #CRIMEAN BRIDGE TO COUNTER POTENTIAL THREATS FROM #UKRAINIAN FORCES WHO HAVE SUGGESTED THE CROSSING IS THEIR NUMBER ONE TARGET.@INTELREPUBLIC#RUSSIANUKRAINIANWAR #UKRAINEWAR PIC.TWITTER.COM/HNCAMCU4NR
Russia Exploiting 'Technical Flaw' In HIMARS MLRS; Deploys Radar Reflectors To Protect Key Infra -- Expert
As Ukraine continues to ramp up its offensive against Russia using long-range weapons like HIMARS, Russia has started deploying countermeasures like radar reflectors to confuse the enemy. Stunning Image Of China’s ‘Apache Helicopter’ (Z-10ME) Breaks Internet; Netizens Speculate A Possible Sale...eurasiantimes.com
The article states that Russia "is trying to evade enemy fire by deploying countermeasures. Russians have deployed an array of pyramidal radar reflectors in the water to the west of the Antonivsky bridge and near the rail bridge. The Antonivsky Bridge is just upstream of Kherson." Neither is it a news bulletin that the only way for Moscow to hold onto this oblast is by maintaining its supply lines over the Dnipro river."
save some production for the Chinese..the cupboard is bare - Ukraine sucked it dry and now we are supposed to send more?
What kind of open ended committment is this without accountability? Ukraine is riding the US gravy train.
Approx 19 miles of bridge (IIRC). Can't protect thatLooks really old school doesn't it? And as has been pointed out it won't help against gps guided missiles.
Great on you and Sweden for forwarding weapons to Ukraine and for the fast action to accomplish the transfer.I agree, and want to add: Whenever Sweden has promised weapons to the Ukraine (in total 5 times) we have delivered within a week or two from the decision was made in our parlament, with exception for one time when we coordinated deliveries with NATO.
GO SWEDEN!
If we are let in, maybe NATO should make us responsible for logistics....
I understand your frustration but again being a veteran I can assure you only a fool tells his enemy how many weapons he has at his disposal. I think when this is all over we will find that the number of weapons provided by the U.S. and other countries was vastly understated for a reason as in to avoid any panic and escalation by Putin.
And furthermore too many Russian targets e.g. command posts and ammo dumps in a short amount of time are hit by long range missiles for there just to be just a handful of HIMARS etc.
Congress in 2019 made a law that the US is prohibited from sanctioning the sovereignty of a formal treaty ally. And we know Turkey is an allied country of long standing as a NATO member state.Regarding Turkey and others
If that is a HARM fired in Ukraine, it appears that they are being supplied with a version they can use on their aircraft?
Are you equally emotionally involved with the lack of US military aid in Yemen? How abut the war in Ethiopia and Sudan?Yes, I am frustrated, and have been so even before the war started -- truth be told I was frustrated in 2014 when the US refused to supply anymore than MRE's and helmets so as to not "provoke" Putin.
But sitting here in the US, a 71 year with little power to contribute, and zero political influence makes the subject one of endless vexation. All the more so when a friend or two of my own political leanings doesn't get it.
I'm a poor man's version of Shawn Penn, emotionally engaged but utterly ineffectual.
The Kremlin has sacked Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov who had been charged with overall command of the operation in Ukraine. General-Colonel Aleksandr Zhuravlev who had commanded Russia's Western Military District since 2018 has likely been replaced and another General was relieved of command of Southern Grouping Forces.
Russia in 'Tremendous' Military Difficulty in Ukraine War: Lange
German lawmaker Nico Lange said Saturday that significant aid from overseas has changed the power dynamic in the ongoing conflict.www.newsweek.com
Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war
Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in Russiawww.theguardian.com
So, add torture of children to the long list.
Are you equally emotionally involved with the lack of US military aid in Yemen? How abut the war in Ethiopia and Sudan?
Yeah third world and all that.Nope, no interest in those obscure ethic and religious wars of the undeveloped world.
Are you equally emotionally involved with the lack of US military aid in Yemen? How abut the war in Ethiopia and Sudan?
You see, the problem you have is low information because you are limited to one language.If find this very perplexing. How does it take so long to purchase systems? How is a desperate AA-anti cruise missile need that was identified by March 1st 2022, labor for 7 1/2 months only to gave give birth to only one or two systems? (Which is what the US said it would purchase).
2 NASAMs are used to protect Washington DC government offices. That is a very modest area, so why in the world would the administration purchase almost nothing when all of Ukraine is in need of deployable AA against tactical and strategic bombing?
Germany promised IRIS-T in DECEMBER. And one report is that it promised ONE. One? Are they kidding?
And those Gepards. Of the 50 suggested, 30 was promised, 15 of them by Mid July. Last I heard is that in Mid July a total of THREE were done. And no word if any have been shipped to Ukraine.
What has not be acknowledged in the press, but is very apparent, the West is a paper tiger. It is entirely unprepared for a major war, ability to build replacement weapons and produce munitions at the rate of likely expenditure is almost non existent.
It's almost criminal how brittle and vulnerable the western militaries have left their forces. Once an intense full scale war begins, NATO will be totally out of munitions within days or a few weeks. The Russians, on the other hand, seem to have a mountain of munitions...never ending.
If that is a HARM fired in Ukraine, it appears that they are being supplied with a version they can use on their aircraft?
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