Russia Invades Ukraine. Volume 4

Russia Invades Ukraine. Volume 4

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pinchmeimdreamin

10,019 posts

220 months

Saturday 20th April
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Are they new anti drone cages on top ?

RichFN2

3,464 posts

181 months

Saturday 20th April
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FourWheelDrift said:
New tanks or old T-72 tanks being upgraded?
It looks to be a mixture of what I assume are new
T-90's in the video and mostly new or upgraded used T-72 or T-80's in the photo from inside the factory.

Russia can mass produce both the T-72 and T-80 with upgraded armour, night vision etc. The T-90 will be more limited in numbers and anything is likely to be on hold.

RichFN2

3,464 posts

181 months

Saturday 20th April
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pinchmeimdreamin said:
Are they new anti drone cages on top ?
I would imagine it's been designed to offer protection from anti tank missiles that target the turret from above, I suspect there will be side attachments to offer protection from drones.

borcy

3,305 posts

58 months

Saturday 20th April
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pinchmeimdreamin said:
Are they new anti drone cages on top ?
Look more like stopping grenades being dropped into open hatches from drones.

Digga

40,488 posts

285 months

Saturday 20th April
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RichFN2 said:
Might as well launch those turrets into the sky now and cutout the middleman.

Cope cages or not, this is still old tech and desperately vulnerable to modern weaponry.

TheJimi

25,114 posts

245 months

Saturday 20th April
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In fairness, this isn't just the Russians - the Israelis have similar setups.

isaldiri

18,884 posts

170 months

Saturday 20th April
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Digga said:
Might as well launch those turrets into the sky now and cutout the middleman.

Cope cages or not, this is still old tech and desperately vulnerable to modern weaponry.
It's good enough for the israelis to stick them on their merkavas......

J4CKO

41,826 posts

202 months

Saturday 20th April
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The Ukraine Aid bill had been passed.

robscot

2,288 posts

192 months

Saturday 20th April
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Thank fook for that

ConnectionError

1,852 posts

71 months

Saturday 20th April
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With some deliveries within the week.

Fingers crossed for Ukraine.

BrettMRC

4,193 posts

162 months

Saturday 20th April
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Good news, and money well spent.

21TonyK

11,624 posts

211 months

Saturday 20th April
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robscot said:
Thank fook for that
That was my reaction. Dread to think about the alternative.

borcy

3,305 posts

58 months

Saturday 20th April
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I read that supplies had already been sent to Poland, pending the vote. Hopefully they can be moved across into Ukraine very quickly.


Edit, doesn't it have to go to the Senate?

Edited by borcy on Saturday 20th April 19:27

Hereward

4,222 posts

232 months

Saturday 20th April
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ConnectionError said:
With some deliveries within the week...
Hopefully via a B-2!

king arthur

6,642 posts

263 months

Saturday 20th April
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Anyone get a photo of Margorie Taylor-Greene's face when that happened?

hidetheelephants

25,329 posts

195 months

Saturday 20th April
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Only six months late. fking GoP.

TheJimi

25,114 posts

245 months

Saturday 20th April
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Great news.

Pessimistically though, it's too little, and potentially, too late. It's almost like bailing the Titanic with a bucket.

That's perhaps an extreme analogy, but it doesn't feel like it's far off the mark.

king arthur

6,642 posts

263 months

Saturday 20th April
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TheJimi said:
Great news.

Pessimistically though, it's too little, and potentially, too late. It's almost like bailing the Titanic with a bucket.

That's perhaps an extreme analogy, but it doesn't feel like it's far off the mark.
I don't know. Russia has been making slow progress with Ukraine almost completely out of ammo. I think this will give them the morale boost they need along with the means to beat the Russians back. It's still not going to be a walk in the park but I don't quite believe it will be too late.

pinchmeimdreamin

10,019 posts

220 months

Saturday 20th April
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Will be interesting to see exactly what if anything has been sat on trucks at the Polish border waiting for the green light

Glasgowrob

3,249 posts

123 months

Saturday 20th April
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So just exactly what is getting dropped into Ukraine with
This aid package what does 60 billion get in terms
Kit ?
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