Is Ukraine about to have a war?
PLB batteries are designed to have a 24 hour transmission life; so, if used for targeting it may be worthwhile repositioning them to the other side by counter drone, provided they are not booby trapped.
Speculation: The orcs could be collecting target GPS coordinates and using that to target missiles.
Speculation: The orcs could be collecting target GPS coordinates and using that to target missiles.
As you say, there are better ways of getting coordinates. My personal suspicion is that it is ad-hoc initiative from a local unit. Drop an old EPIRB close to a forward Ukrainian unit, hope that they realise that it isn't a weapon; pick it for further investigation and transport it somewhere that represents a more valuable target. . As the transmissions are unencrypted, any old drone with a 406 Mhz receiver (or even121.5 Mhz) would be enough to get a decent location. Given that the photos are taken somewhere indoors, it looks like it might have worked.
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Ukraine are now operating disposable cardboard UAV’s that are capable of carrying a 3-5 Kg payload 40-120Km!
Cardboard!!!
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Drop an old EPIRB close to a forward Ukrainian unit, hope that they realise that it isn't a weapon; pick it for further investigation and transport it somewhere that represents a more valuable target.
Thanks NutLoose. It's easy to have a quiet chuckle at the delusional nature of the message these people are feeding to their audience, but they are presumably just feeding the deeply ingrained sense of paranoia and ultra-nationalism that the Russian state fosters in its people. When the Cold War ended there was hope of a normal relationship with Russia, but the casual violence and hatred contained in these broadcasts makes me wonder if that was ever realistic.
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This looked decidedly dodgy for the troops on the ground.
This looked decidedly dodgy for the troops on the ground.
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Norwegian Leopards and support vehicles are already in Ukraine, long article and pictures.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2023/...ed-to-ukraine/
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2023/...ed-to-ukraine/
OK, here is one for the more knowledgeable;
Over the last 3 to 4 months an incredible amount of equipment has been given or is going to be given to UKR (Challenger 2, Bradley, Skyshield/ranger & so forth), maybe I've got it all wrong but I expected some of this would be in country by now but haven't seen much of any of it. Which do you think applies;
* Some was lip service
* The process is beyond slow (I appreciate the training time & so forth)
* It is in country, just on the QT & being kept that way
* It's being amassed for a larger action
Over the last 3 to 4 months an incredible amount of equipment has been given or is going to be given to UKR (Challenger 2, Bradley, Skyshield/ranger & so forth), maybe I've got it all wrong but I expected some of this would be in country by now but haven't seen much of any of it. Which do you think applies;
* Some was lip service
* The process is beyond slow (I appreciate the training time & so forth)
* It is in country, just on the QT & being kept that way
* It's being amassed for a larger action
Skyranger ( quantity unknown ) delivered February https://www.ukrainetravelnews.com/ai...dy-in-ukraine/
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Explosions reported in Dzhankoi, Crimea from a drone attack.
Ukraine are now operating disposable cardboard UAV’s that are capable of carrying a 3-5 Kg payload 40-120Km!
Cardboard!!!
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...CzrYn47botAAAA
Cardboard!!!
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The Drone attack in Dzhankoy took out a Russian train load of Cruise missiles apparently.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/GUInforms?src=hashtag_click
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Will we be issuing delivery locations as well as dates to Putin.....
Skyranger "in Ukraine", but little mention of it.
I don't think that this type of response encourages discussion.
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More on the flat pack cardboard drones
https://dronedj.com/2023/03/07/ozs-s...dboard-drones/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidha...h=109af5e7b8a2
https://dronedj.com/2023/03/07/ozs-s...dboard-drones/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidha...h=109af5e7b8a2
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Ukraine are now operating disposable cardboard UAV’s that are capable of carrying a 3-5 Kg payload 40-120Km!
Cardboard!!!
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...CzrYn47botAAAA
Cardboard!!!
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I would imagine the western tanks etc are in training to operate with the support vehicles, Bradley’s, SPAA’s, Marders etc to work up as combined brigades. It’s ok teaching abroad on individual platforms but at some point you need to pull all the platforms together as a cohesive force using both Westen and Ukrainian tactics.
On a footnote when we were talking ages ago about training on the As-90’s in the U.K. and the fact they were doing a lot of reversing about on the ranges.
The reason may be simple, in the training on the Challengers they found the Ukrainians would turn the tanks around to move back, apparently the T-72 has a really slow and dismal reverse gear on it so they would turn the tank to retreat from the firing point.
However the likes of the Challenger can reverse at near enough the same speed as going forward, so it is advantageous to reverse and thus optimise the protection of the frontal armour. Hence drilling it into them the habit of reversing off the field.
On a footnote when we were talking ages ago about training on the As-90’s in the U.K. and the fact they were doing a lot of reversing about on the ranges.
The reason may be simple, in the training on the Challengers they found the Ukrainians would turn the tanks around to move back, apparently the T-72 has a really slow and dismal reverse gear on it so they would turn the tank to retreat from the firing point.
However the likes of the Challenger can reverse at near enough the same speed as going forward, so it is advantageous to reverse and thus optimise the protection of the frontal armour. Hence drilling it into them the habit of reversing off the field.
The logistical significance of today's rail strikes.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Russian contractors are urgently seeking builders and carpenters to construct trenches and fortified positions in the occupied Crimea. Adverts have appeared on Avito, Russia's equivalent of eBay, offering up to 7,000 rubles ($91) a day for the work – but it can be risky.
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