Putin starts “military operation” on Ukraine

[Kb27]

On 6/24/2024 at 1:47 AM, Ender said:

Don't know what's going on. LOL. 

 

 

Vietnam get its weapons from russia.

but its economy depends on the West and USA, not russia.

So it has to play nice to both sides.

[Kb27]

The new Hawkeye 105mm howitzer being tested in Ukraine, on the orcs of cuz. 😁

It uses soft-recoil and allow small lightweight, high mobility vehicle like Humvee to be used - Shoot and scoot.

Ukraine is the new proving ground.

 

https://www.twz.com/land/humvee-mounted-low-recoil-105mm-howitzer-to-make-combat-debut-in-ukraine

The Ukrainian military is set to be one of the first to use a so-called “soft recoil” artillery piece in combat, if it hasn’t already, according to U.S. defense and automotive contractor AM General. The weapon could give Ukraine’s forces a useful new shoot-and-scoot artillery capability. How the self-propelled 105mm low-recoil howitzer performs in Ukraine might have impacts beyond the battlefields there, especially for the U.S. Army, which has had an on-again-off-again interest in weapons of this type.

Mike Evans, AM General‘s Director of Soft Recoil Technologies & Fires Programs, mentioned during a panel talk at the U.S. Field Artillery Association’s Fires Symposium 2024 back in May. His comments only came to wider attention this past weekend after a video, seen below, from the symposium began circulating on social media. Evens does not mention the system in question by name in the clip, but AM General only publicly offers one soft recoil 105mm, the Hawkeye Mobile Howitzer System (MHS), mounted on an up-armored M1152 two-door cargo truck version of the 4×4 Humvee (sometimes referred to as a “2-CT” type).

“I’ll give you a recent experience that we have. We recently put a 105[mm] system into Ukraine. We shipped it … [in] April. … We trained [on] it for two weeks. They immediately went into testing. And that system is destined to be one of the first soft-recoil systems in combat,” Evans said. “It’s going right into combat to test on live targets.”

AM General has been working on the Hawkeye MHS since at least 2016 in partnership with Mandus Group, which developed the howitzer itself. As already noted, Hawkeye’s most notable feature is its soft-recoil system.

The vast majority of modern howitzers feature a recoil mechanism wherein the barrel and breach assemblies move backward to help absorb the force of firing. The platform the weapon is mounted on, whether it be a vehicle or a towed carriage, still typically experiences significant strain in the process. This, in turn, generally precludes lighter vehicles like the Humvee from being used as the chassis for self-propelled howitzers.

 

 

[Ender]

Russian claimed that Ukraine target civilians. But at the same time they boast their AD shot down all 4 of the ATACMs. They can't get their story straight. Want to play victim and the same time want to hao lian.

 

 

[Ender]

LOL.

 

 

[Ender]

Since Russia defense in their motherland is rather weak and Ukraine at Kharkiv front is more successful, just annex Belgorod. There are sigihtings that the civilians there are putting up Ukrainian flags.

 

 

[Ender]

 

[Ender]

I thought the hostage situation in Dagestan was handled with all terrorists were killed? Now there another round of gun fire.

 

 

[Sosaria]

On 6/26/2024 at 2:37 AM, Ender said:

LOL.

 

 

Prigozhin did not live to see this. If only he'd been more patient and circumspect, he'd be alive today and relishing this moment. He may even have gotten a bigger role for his wagners.

Edited June 26, 2024 by Sosaria

[Ender]

I think Putin also made the same deal with Iran when they agreed to supply Shahed Drones to Russia. Some Missle or Nuclear technology exchange. 

 

 

[Jamesc]

 

[Jamesc]

On 6/25/2024 at 7:56 AM, Kb27 said:

Vietnam get its weapons from russia.

but its economy depends on the West and USA, not russia.

So it has to play nice to both sides.

Vietnam has only 1 enemy and need weapons to fight only one country.

If Vietnam fights China, China no limit friend Russia might stop supply.

Who will support Vietnam? USA.

USA is Vietnam's true friend.

[Jamesc]

 

[Kb27]

On 6/27/2024 at 8:09 PM, Jamesc said:

Vietnam has only 1 enemy and need weapons to fight only one country.

If Vietnam fights China, China no limit friend Russia might stop supply.

Who will support Vietnam? USA.

USA is Vietnam's true friend.

Nk announced it will send a team of "engineers" to Ukraine.

US/West is watching.

I believe Ukraine wouldn't care less, they will be war participants and legitimate targets.

Apparently, they struck some Iranian "instructors" in russia, Shahed factory/training buildings got wiped out.

[Ender]

On 6/27/2024 at 9:30 PM, Kb27 said:

Nk announced it will send a team of "engineers" to Ukraine.

US/West is watching.

I believe Ukraine wouldn't care less, they will be war participants and legitimate targets.

Apparently, they struck some Iranian "instructors" in russia, Shahed factory/training buildings got wiped out.

The Axis is so clear by now, Russia/N.Korea/Iran(Houthis, Hezbollah)/Hamas/Syria/Belarus/China. And Russia is actively arming those lesser countries in the axis with Nuclear Technology.  If the world become very unstable, I bet someone will still blame the west.

Edited June 27, 2024 by Ender

[Playtime]

On 6/26/2024 at 9:57 PM, Ender said:

I think Putin also made the same deal with Iran when they agreed to supply Shahed Drones to Russia. Some Missle or Nuclear technology exchange. 

 

 

Somehow it feels like Russia is using kim to force China to supply ammo. 

Xi is not looking good.

[Ender]

So this is tactic to release of the French glide bomb, Fly low, then climb and release them during the climb.

 

 

[macrosszero]

On 6/28/2024 at 1:43 AM, Ender said:

So this is tactic to release of the French glide bomb, Fly low, then climb and release them during the climb.

 

 

Older than this graphic. Earlier on in the conflict Russian helicopter gunships were tossing rockets. At least with guided glide bombs it is much more effective.

[Playtime]

On 6/28/2024 at 1:43 AM, Ender said:

So this is tactic to release of the French glide bomb, Fly low, then climb and release them during the climb.

 

 

Seem like released 2 at the same time. Very impressed.