They are designed for vehicles like tanks, so the weight of a person will not set them off

That's very hard to believe - can you give any examples ?

Unless they have had anti-tamper devices fitted that is. Kick one of them and you will rather rapidly find yourself part of the scenery.

Details on the Hind `raid' on Belgorod are getting murkier.
Ukraine first neither confirming nor denying - and now saying it wasn't them.
Much chatter relating to a false flag pretext - and linked to Russian withdrawals around Kiev.

BBC report now showing a highway with burnt bodies of civilians strewn across the road. Utterly despicable!

First Starstreak kill?
 

I’ll just post the video and you make of it what you will. Do you see the darts just before impact?

https://fb.watch/c7jC85ZDXp/

Yep, I was thinking that as well. Several UK Newspapers claiming that MOD sources are confirming the claim.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2049409.html

Close up view…

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/com...o_is_a_repost/


Putting the U.K. in UKraine..

yes sir, see post 3790

https://www.pprune.org/11208896-post3790.html

I think you're getting your 19th and 20th centuries mixed up ...

not really, the Mosin-Nagant M91/30 was designed in 1891..
the Russian army used it from 1891 till 1917, and soviet army till the 60's. Must say that I had no idea they had saved the stocks and are really using them in 2022.

DRUK is besides his usual self. I just managed to research that with Bing. :)

and the maxim that has been spotted on a tuk tuk was 1884

DRUK stands corrected. :\

I see that "UK Cabinet sources" are encouraging Ukrainians to "fight on and not cut a deal"

Surely this should be left to the Ukrainian Govt. They and the Russian are the only people who can decide what and what is not acceptable to end this conflict?

Not someone cheering them on from the cheap seats.

‘Cheap seats’ is a cheap shot, aimed at someone supplying super modern weapons, like repainted white vans for ambulances.

and of course welcoming refugees with open arms as long as they can provide utility bills with proof of address, translated into English and certified as a "true copy".................

Hadn't seen that yet, thanks for the hint!
So they've already used maxims on tuk tuks, M91/30's and AN-2 biplanes, whats next, an ironclad in the black sea?

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6b8e242223.png

You forgot about the armored train

Assuming we can take a guess as to why Object 279 was taken out for a test run

Ah yes, the armored train, forgot that.
It is only reasonable to fire up the Object 279's as the Ukrainian spring is coming and it does have double the tracks so there is hope it will not get stuck in the mud.

Imagine going to a battle in a C47, equipped with Lee-Enfields, supported by Vickers guns and a Railway Howitzer Mk I. Rather demoralizing for the troops.