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BHAN85 said:
I wonder what Russia would do with money if they can't buy anything to the West due to sanctions.

Russia common people wont die of starvation, because Russia produce enough food and drink (Vodka) for them.

But Russian elite will become crazy without iPhones and Louis Vuitton bags, that is the greatest threat for Putin: wives of Russian oligarchs angried without Louis Vuitton bags.
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What money?
You can only get money if you can sell.
No, russian elites don’t buy Lada. They buy overpriced BMW or French bags.

Even Putin, the hooligan, loves Mercedes when visiting the damaged Crimea bridge.

apnews.com

Russia's Putin drives across repaired bridge to Crimea

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to boost Russian morale Monday by driving a vehicle across a bridge to Crimea that a truck bomb had damaged in October.
apnews.com apnews.com
 
Hassan Al-Somal said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1599950977406488576
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ANd here's another one:

At -20°C, HIMARS To Become ‘Sitting Ducks’ For Russian Military Thanks To New Upgrades & Freezing Winters​

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December 4, 2022
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The United States Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $431 million contract to produce M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers at full capacity to rapidly replenish the inventories of the United States and its allies.

Russia Is Firing 20,000 Artillery Rounds Per Day; Moscow Is Burning Its Amno Faster Than It Can Produce Them — US​

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However, new Russian claims suggest that the ‘game changer’ HIMARS could soon lose its sheen.
The HIMARS started arriving in Ukraine in the summer and have turned the tide of the war in Kyiv’s favor ever since, earning the reputation of a ‘game changer’ in the ongoing conflict.
The US has reportedly supplied about 20 units of the system to Kyiv, with more in the pipeline. However, the invading Russian forces have found a way around these lethal Ukrainian systems.
A Russian air defense unit commander in the Zaporizhzhia region recently informed the local Russian media that the country’s air defense forces have received new software that allows them to shoot down HIMARS MLRS missiles “without difficulties.”
In addition, the Director of the MGIMO Center for Military-Political Studies, Alexei Podberezkin, explained that to destroy the HIMARS rocket, which is fairly long, an air defense missile has to strike accurately at its warhead. Because HIMARS are fired at extremely long range, it’s essential to calculate their course accurately.
This is because minor errors in course calculation will cause the air defense missile, fired from very close to the intended target, to miss hitting the warhead. The software update allows the precise calculation, of course, so that the rocket warhead is struck.
HIMARS

Russia allegedly captured the HIMARS rocket.
If the Russian claims are anything to go by, the Russian troops would be encouraged with a better understanding of the HIMARS MLRS and better means to shoot down the incoming projectiles fired from the system.

Earlier, there were reports that Russia had captured an intact missile fired from HIMARS and was examining it. These claims are also significant as they come when Russia has gone on a missile-firing rampage on Ukraine’s energy targets.
Meanwhile, a Russian officer of the 1st army corps of the Donetsk region recently told Russian news agency RIA Novosti, “the intensity of the use of the MLRS HIMARS by the enemy has significantly decreased” following the onset of winter.

End Of HIMARS Havoc? ​

Indian Air Force veteran and military analyst Vijainder K Thakur told the EurAsian Times that the HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket Systems are unsuitable for combat operations in the autumn and winter seasons in the East European region.
The expert, an avid Russia watcher, says that the defending Ukrainian troops were plagued with several issues due to the onset of winter and the sub-zero temperatures.
The Ukrainian Army is allegedly struggling with the loss of foliage as cover, the difficulty of building tracks in mud and snow, and the need for special fuel and lubricants, to name just a few.
Thakur elaborated that the limitations imposed on the Ukrainian HIMARS by the onset of winter have dented the ‘shoot and scoot’ capability of the system.
HIMARS launch rockets in rapid succession and then quickly hide behind foliage cover, such as in a nearby forest. The issue is that there is no greenery to hide beneath during the winter. This virtually leaves the weapon system exposed to the Russian troops.
HIMARS

File Image: HIMARS
Due to this, Russian drones, satellites, and airborne assets such as the Tu-214R can detect HIMARS more readily.
The Tu-214R is a Russian reconnaissance aircraft fitted with cutting-edge optical and electronic equipment and radar systems. The Russian Aerospace Forces allegedly deployed the aircraft in Syria in 2016. According to reports, the aircraft has been pressed into service against Ukraine.
Not just that, Russia has also accelerated satellite launches for navigation and to further its reconnaissance missions. On November 28, Russia added another piece to its GLONASS satellite navigation network.
GLONASS is the Russian equivalent of GPS. Going solely by these indicators, Russia may have focused its eye on defeating the HIMARS.
EurAsian Times reported in November that Russia had deployed its own Tornado-S Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) to combat the HIMARS. Notably, the Tornado-S has a firing range of 120 kilometers as opposed to the 100 kilometers range of the Ukrainian HIMARS.
Tornado

Tornado-S MLRS (Twitter)
In addition, US M142 HIMARS can fire six GPS-guided 227mm rockets that can reach 80 kilometers and are accurate within five to ten meters. In contrast, the Russian 9A54 Tornado-S systems can fire twelve 300mm GLONASS-guided rockets at 120 kilometers with the same accuracy as HIMARS and have a three-minute reduced launch readiness time.
Due to the increased exposure of HIMARS to Russian reconnaissance and missiles, the HIMARS launch points have allegedly reduced now. Russia is believed to have deployed more reconnaissance drones, which can spot & recognize HIMARS tracks in mud and snow leading to the revelation of their current location.
Thakur backed his argument against HIMARS by saying that the US previously operated HIMARS in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The MLRS is adapted to sand and heat but is yet to operate in temperatures around -20 degrees Celsius, typical of Russian winters, which are exacerbated by wind chill from the forest-steppe zone.
On its part, the US is planning to make the HIMARS more lethal. The Pentagon is reportedly considering a proposal to supply Ukraine with a cheap, small, precision Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines.
The GLSDB is launched using a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS), and the Ukrainian forces can use the bombs without extensive retraining or modification to their existing HIMARS MLRS.
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F-22Raptor said:
Ukraine striked two Russian strategic bombers deep in Russian territory yesterday.
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THis is why AMerica loses wars- focuses on small irrelevant pieces, while making it sure it will lose the long term end game - the compromise of Russian airspace is main issue here- the damage to the base wont change much in this war or give Ukraine any serious advantage. Ukraine should figure out how it will survive the winter and Russia this winter.
 
Beny Karachun said:
1600km combat radius, with an air to air configuration, 0 room for maneuver, at high altitude flight.
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air to air configuration is all about maneuverability, F-14 could do it with 6 x AIM-54 and if it could do with that 6x monstrosity hang of its belly then I'm sure flanker also can do it .
Beny Karachun said:
Give it a few tons of bombs, add the fact it those aircraft often have to maneuver to evade SAMs and that they lack targeting pods and smart bombs that force them into low altitude bombing, this 1600km radius quickly becomes sub-1000km radius.
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and who use su-35 for bombing anyway m they still have enough of other variants to drop FAB bombs with

thetutle said:
The same one was launched from russia, flew over several NATO countries and landed in the Croatian capital. A capital city of a NATO country. Admittedly, Croatia doesnt have air defences, but still. I dont know if anyone has good air defences, this seems to be happening to everyone.

Air defences seem to work when you know who is launching a missile, from where and when. Like when Gazans laugh missiles at Israel. Anything more sophisticated than that or from a larger area, seems to get through.
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that same one later proved to be launched from Ukraine not Russia and Croatia confirmed that but they said it probably was not intentional and was the result of problem in INS , Somebody may ask how was the nature of the problem that after being so off its target it manage to hit in middle of the Zagreb instead of any place else , what would be the chance of that .
www.nacional.hr

'Jarunski' dron pripadao je ukrajinskim vojnim snagama

Bespilotna letjelica s bombom otela se kontroli te je umjesto na ruskim položajima u Ukrajini završila u Zagrebu Nacional je od izvora bliskog Ministarstvu obrane saznao da je utvrđeno da dron koji se koncem prošlog tjedna srušio u neposrednoj blizini Studentskog doma Stjepan Radić u Zagrebu p
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Hack-Hook said:
that same one later proved to be launched from Ukraine not Russia and Croatia confirmed that but they said it probably was not intentional and was the result of problem in INS , Somebody may ask how was the nature of the problem that after being so off its target it manage to hit in middle of the Zagreb instead of any place else , what would be the chance of that .
www.nacional.hr

'Jarunski' dron pripadao je ukrajinskim vojnim snagama

Bespilotna letjelica s bombom otela se kontroli te je umjesto na ruskim položajima u Ukrajini završila u Zagrebu Nacional je od izvora bliskog Ministarstvu obrane saznao da je utvrđeno da dron koji se koncem prošlog tjedna srušio u neposrednoj blizini Studentskog doma Stjepan Radić u Zagrebu p
www.nacional.hr www.nacional.hr
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It doesn't matter who fired it, what matters is that it crossed many NATO countries without anyone having any idea what it is or who fired it.
 
thetutle said:
The same one was launched from russia, flew over several NATO countries and landed in the Croatian capital. A capital city of a NATO country. Admittedly, Croatia doesnt have air defences, but still. I dont know if anyone has good air defences, this seems to be happening to everyone.

Air defences seem to work when you know who is launching a missile, from where and when. Like when Gazans laugh missiles at Israel. Anything more sophisticated than that or from a larger area, seems to get through.
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The real question is how the heck the Russians doesn't AAD their base against the country they are at war.

Either Russian incompetence or that Russian AD just suck.
 
925boy said:
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The United States Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $431 million contract to produce M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers at full capacity to rapidly replenish the inventories of the United States and its allies.

However, new Russian claims suggest that the ‘game changer’ HIMARS could soon lose its sheen.
The HIMARS started arriving in Ukraine in the summer and have turned the tide of the war in Kyiv’s favor ever since, earning the reputation of a ‘game changer’ in the ongoing conflict.
The US has reportedly supplied about 20 units of the system to Kyiv, with more in the pipeline. However, the invading Russian forces have found a way around these lethal Ukrainian systems.
A Russian air defense unit commander in the Zaporizhzhia region recently informed the local Russian media that the country’s air defense forces have received new software that allows them to shoot down HIMARS MLRS missiles “without difficulties.”
In addition, the Director of the MGIMO Center for Military-Political Studies, Alexei Podberezkin, explained that to destroy the HIMARS rocket, which is fairly long, an air defense missile has to strike accurately at its warhead. Because HIMARS are fired at extremely long range, it’s essential to calculate their course accurately.
This is because minor errors in course calculation will cause the air defense missile, fired from very close to the intended target, to miss hitting the warhead. The software update allows the precise calculation, of course, so that the rocket warhead is struck.
HIMARS

Russia allegedly captured the HIMARS rocket.
If the Russian claims are anything to go by, the Russian troops would be encouraged with a better understanding of the HIMARS MLRS and better means to shoot down the incoming projectiles fired from the system.

Earlier, there were reports that Russia had captured an intact missile fired from HIMARS and was examining it. These claims are also significant as they come when Russia has gone on a missile-firing rampage on Ukraine’s energy targets.
Meanwhile, a Russian officer of the 1st army corps of the Donetsk region recently told Russian news agency RIA Novosti, “the intensity of the use of the MLRS HIMARS by the enemy has significantly decreased” following the onset of winter.

End Of HIMARS Havoc? ​

Indian Air Force veteran and military analyst Vijainder K Thakur told the EurAsian Times that the HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket Systems are unsuitable for combat operations in the autumn and winter seasons in the East European region.
The expert, an avid Russia watcher, says that the defending Ukrainian troops were plagued with several issues due to the onset of winter and the sub-zero temperatures.
The Ukrainian Army is allegedly struggling with the loss of foliage as cover, the difficulty of building tracks in mud and snow, and the need for special fuel and lubricants, to name just a few.
Thakur elaborated that the limitations imposed on the Ukrainian HIMARS by the onset of winter have dented the ‘shoot and scoot’ capability of the system.
HIMARS launch rockets in rapid succession and then quickly hide behind foliage cover, such as in a nearby forest. The issue is that there is no greenery to hide beneath during the winter. This virtually leaves the weapon system exposed to the Russian troops.
HIMARS

File Image: HIMARS
Due to this, Russian drones, satellites, and airborne assets such as the Tu-214R can detect HIMARS more readily.
The Tu-214R is a Russian reconnaissance aircraft fitted with cutting-edge optical and electronic equipment and radar systems. The Russian Aerospace Forces allegedly deployed the aircraft in Syria in 2016. According to reports, the aircraft has been pressed into service against Ukraine.
Not just that, Russia has also accelerated satellite launches for navigation and to further its reconnaissance missions. On November 28, Russia added another piece to its GLONASS satellite navigation network.
GLONASS is the Russian equivalent of GPS. Going solely by these indicators, Russia may have focused its eye on defeating the HIMARS.
EurAsian Times reported in November that Russia had deployed its own Tornado-S Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) to combat the HIMARS. Notably, the Tornado-S has a firing range of 120 kilometers as opposed to the 100 kilometers range of the Ukrainian HIMARS.
Tornado

Tornado-S MLRS (Twitter)
In addition, US M142 HIMARS can fire six GPS-guided 227mm rockets that can reach 80 kilometers and are accurate within five to ten meters. In contrast, the Russian 9A54 Tornado-S systems can fire twelve 300mm GLONASS-guided rockets at 120 kilometers with the same accuracy as HIMARS and have a three-minute reduced launch readiness time.
Due to the increased exposure of HIMARS to Russian reconnaissance and missiles, the HIMARS launch points have allegedly reduced now. Russia is believed to have deployed more reconnaissance drones, which can spot & recognize HIMARS tracks in mud and snow leading to the revelation of their current location.
Thakur backed his argument against HIMARS by saying that the US previously operated HIMARS in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The MLRS is adapted to sand and heat but is yet to operate in temperatures around -20 degrees Celsius, typical of Russian winters, which are exacerbated by wind chill from the forest-steppe zone.
On its part, the US is planning to make the HIMARS more lethal. The Pentagon is reportedly considering a proposal to supply Ukraine with a cheap, small, precision Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines.
The GLSDB is launched using a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS), and the Ukrainian forces can use the bombs without extensive retraining or modification to their existing HIMARS MLRS.
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THis is why AMerica loses wars- focuses on small irrelevant pieces, while making it sure it will lose the long term end game - the compromise of Russian airspace is main issue here- the damage to the base wont change much in this war or give Ukraine any serious advantage. Ukraine should figure out how it will survive the winter and Russia this winter.
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Russia does not have the technological capability to intercept HIMARS rockets mid-flight.

Eurasian Times? Seriously?

HIMARS is NOT about sheer rocket count or being the biggest and baddest on paper for public consumption. HIMARS is all about well-calculated combination of Mobility and Precision that is helpful to produce significant battlefield effects on the ground. It has demonstrated its potential in this war and spooked Russian forces at large.

And HIMARS is a small part of the American war-machine.

And what has Russia shown in Ukraine that impresses you so much? US-led forces overran entire Iraq in 21 days in 2003.

Russia is fighting a much less capable army in Ukraine, mind you. When Russia will be up against an opponent like US-led forces in any theater, WE will see what it can do. Oh wait, WE already saw a trailer in the Battle of khasham in Syria in 2018.
 
LeGenD said:
Russia does not have the technological capability to intercept HIMARS rockets mid-flight.

Eurasian Times? Seriously?

HIMARS is NOT about sheer rocket count or being the biggest and baddest on paper for public consumption. HIMARS is all about well-calculated combination of Mobility and Precision that is helpful to produce significant battlefield effects on the ground. It has demonstrated its potential in this war and spooked Russian forces at large.

And HIMARS is a small part of the American war-machine.

And what has Russia shown in Ukraine that impresses you so much? US-led forces overran entire Iraq in 21 days in 2003.

Russia is fighting a much less capable army in Ukraine, mind you. When Russia will be up against an opponent like US-led forces in any theater, WE will see what it can do. Oh wait, WE already saw a trailer in the Battle of khasham in Syria in 2018.
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Iraqis were resisting from 2003 till 2017 when the last battle took place in Mosul. We should understand that the height of battles took place in Fallujah, Ramadi, Hadith, and other towns in central and northern Iraq in 2008. So it was not 21 days but over 14 years.

Former presidential candidate Senator John McCain admitted in the 2008 presidential debates that the US was on the brink of being defeated had General Petraeus not struck agreements with the Awakening Council in the Sunni heartland in Iraq.
 

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