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[PhilM]

Guess its gonna be useful as fire support to infantry and attacking fortified positions. Tank vs tank warfare is quite rare, even during ww2, despite like of Tigers, Panthers etc... being so mythologized

If they're expecting a Russian attack and ground to become loose, you'd suspect a few of these tanks will be put in a hull-down position along key routes.

Dig a hole, drive them in and let the L7 do the work, which should still do enough to stop a lot of their MBTs at a decent range. IFVs and APCs will be easy picking.

Reverse them out, move to a new position and do the work. They'll be vulnerable to AT rounds, especially up-and-down PGMs, but so are most MBTs.

When they're in a hull-down position, this will reduce the risk of being observed and limit the chance of return fire.

 

[PhilM]

Ukraine war: US to provide long-range missiles in latest aid package

The fresh aid worth $2.2bn (£1.83bn) includes rockets capable of striking parts of occupied Crimea.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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[Mutzo Nutzo]

Patriot missiles at the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine.

 

[PhilM]

Patriot missiles at the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine.

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A detachment of REME are in Poland at the moment working on Ukrainian tanks, with more on their way out there to prepare for the CR2s that are arriving.

Although, I've hard a few worrying things about the possible standard of the equipment we're sending.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

A detachment of REME are in Poland at the moment working on Ukrainian tanks, with more on their way out there to prepare for the CR2s that are arriving.

Although, I've hard a few worrying things about the possible standard of the equipment we're sending.

A big spanner and a roll of bodge tape will fix most things.

 

[PhilM]

A big spanner and a roll of bodge tape will fix most things.

Ha, I hope so. It's more to do with the civilian contractors, who've managed the mothballed tanks, perhaps not maintaining the schedule as required.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Ha, I hope so. It's more to do with the civilian contractors, who've managed the mothballed tanks, perhaps not maintaining the schedule as required.

‘Kin civvies!

 

[stipe]

Seems that situation in Bakhmut is close to critical with apparently all the supply routes to the city under Russian fire control.

Also seen suggestions from Ukrainian Telegram that massive Russian offensive that was supposed to start in few weeks is already in progress, they certainly stepped up their attacks on several different fronts simultaneously in last few days.

 

[Mrk]

Shoring up support ahead of what will probably be a very grim few months?

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Big Z putting the word out for fighter aircraft.

 

[summerisle]

Not true :

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[summerisle]

Just curious, has there been any news about Bily?
Believe he was drafted sometime in autumn

Groin strain, out for 6 months.