As has been reported, they do have shitty artillery, with no apparent plan to replace worn out guns and a chronic shortage of artillery officers who know how to shoot. The Ukrainians used and use the same guns as the Russians and they claim the M777 is much more accurate at exteme range than the 152mm is at it's medium range. So poorly maintained guns, a shortage of trained artillery officers and inferior weapons (now) is adding up. The Ukrainians are still using plenty of 152mm Russian artillery themselves, but it is being phased out as it is worn out, so that might explain some of the outliers. Also this ground has been fought over before from my understanding.That is about choice of aimpoint.
They’re hitting within 10m of the chosen aimpoint.
I remember some frothy commentary here some months ago about Russian shit artillery. Here are counterdata.
Ukraine needs our late-tech weapons yesterday.
The impact clusters don’t support your hypothesis.As has been reported, they do have shitty artillery, with no apparent plan to replace worn out guns and a chronic shortage of artillery officers who know how to shoot. The Ukrainians used and use the same guns as the Russians and they claim the M777 is much more accurate at exteme range than the 152mm is at it's medium range. So poorly maintained guns, a shortage of trained artillery officers and inferior weapons (now) is adding up. The Ukrainians are still using plenty of 152mm Russian artillery themselves, but it is being phased out as it is worn out, so that might explain some of the outliers. Also this ground has been fought over before from my understanding.
Of note is the lack of snow cover and the mud still on the ground there, closer to the south and sea of Azov.
I'm sure Snowden will be on the first flight out!US Embassy in Moscow has issued a travel advisory for US citizens to leave Russia immediately ..
I'm just quoting the reports for the most part and I wouldn't read too much into the images, it's casualties that count and I'd say the attacking Russians suffered more than the defending Ukrainians who can find deep shelter in basements, defensive bunkers and trenches. Two other factors, the chronic Russian ammo shortage and the destruction of their rear supply dumps has decreased their rate of fire and the Ukrainians have a vast superiority in drones, to spot the enemy and call down fire, while they also have superior anti drone capabilities.The impact clusters don’t support your hypothesis.
I’m looking at the visual evidence. It tells me a different story. Granted; I’m working off a single source.I'm just quoting the reports for the most part and I wouldn't read too much into the images, it's casualties that count and I'd say the attacking Russians suffered more than the defending Ukrainians who can find deep shelter in basements, defensive bunkers and trenches. Two other factors, the chronic Russian ammo shortage and the destruction of their rear supply dumps has decreased their rate of fire and the Ukrainians have a vast superiority in drones, to spot the enemy and call down fire, while they also have superior anti drone capabilities.
It's not so much a hypothesis as adding up the factors based on credible reports, by all accounts the Russians are getting pounded and these photo's illustrated it. Of course defensive positions will come under fire, the Russians are good at hitting town and city sized targets.
Well in his comments he did say the Russians got hammered there.I’m looking at the visual evidence. It tells me a different story. Granted; I’m working off a single source.
I don’t think the Ukrainians fared much better. It’s a cliffhanger almost one year in.Well in his comments he did say the Russians got hammered there.
Semi-ironic you should say that…I remember when the entire Snowden thing was in motion. What I saw (potentially) happening was him trying to find a safe harbor, but he was both valuable and radioactive…and (by design?) ran out of luck in a Russian airport.I'm sure Snowden will be on the first flight out!
Count every vehicle lost as a casualty: cannon-fodder is more easily replaced than a previously-working tank in Russia these daysI'm just quoting the reports for the most part and I wouldn't read too much into the images, it's casualties that count and I'd say the attacking Russians suffered more than the defending Ukrainians who can find deep shelter in basements, defensive bunkers and trenches. Two other factors, the chronic Russian ammo shortage and the destruction of their rear supply dumps has decreased their rate of fire and the Ukrainians have a vast superiority in drones, to spot the enemy and call down fire, while they also have superior anti drone capabilities.
It's not so much a hypothesis as adding up the factors based on credible reports, by all accounts the Russians are getting pounded and these photo's illustrated it. Of course defensive positions will come under fire, the Russians are good at hitting town and city sized targets.
We won't know until the war is over, but judging by the training, tactics and military culture and now aided by new weapons, I'd say the ratio will be high. The Russians have been constantly attacking and burned through their prison population in a couple of months! The Ukrainians are simply fighting better and smarter with a better organization and equipment and they are fighting a poorly trained and equipped army that is being incompetently led. The ground also does not appear to be frozen enough for tanks and they were confined to the roads, that were heavily targeted, unit's on the move in a column are extremely vulnerable to artillery attack. Only a desperate fool attacks under such conditions, the Ukrainian's do not appear to be either desperate or foolish, but the Russians do.I don’t think the Ukrainians fared much better. It’s a cliffhanger almost one year in.
Russian convicts are no longer eager to join Wagner due to low survival rates of the soldiers and fear of sledgehammersWe won't know until the war is over, but judging by the training, tactics and military culture and now aided by new weapons, I'd say the ratio will be high. The Russians have been constantly attacking and burned through their prison population in a couple of months! The Ukrainians are simply fighting better and smarter with a better organization and equipment and they are fighting a poorly trained and equipped army that is being incompetently led. The ground also does not appear to be frozen enough for tanks and they were confined to the roads, that were heavily targeted, unit's on the move in a column are extremely vulnerable to artillery attack. Only a desperate fool attacks under such conditions, the Ukrainian's do not appear to be either desperate or foolish, but the Russians do.
Looks like a high flyer to stick a barrel that deep into the ground, near up to the turret! There is a lot of barrel driven into the ground there.They stuck the landing....
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