US and NATO escalation of conflict with Russia is leading to war

[SlinkyMike]

I don't know how you could think your flimsy strawmen could get a rise out of me.... as you were.

Hopelessly clutching at strawmen.

 

[Polymathic]

Take out the lead vehicles and those at the back. You now force the rest to disperse in to difficult terrain where they become easier to pick off or they sit their, trapped, and take a pounding.

I'd imagine taking out the lead vehicles would halt their lines. I imagine it wouldn't take too long for Russian Sappers and Engineers to clear up the debris and for the entire convoy continue on as a single unit.

When I did my national service we were trained to blow up roads.
Some explosives and a few craters can be very effective at slowing down vehicles if done correctly.

Attacking the lead units wouldn't stretch their lines though. Its basically impossible to do that in the middle on the convoy though, unless air strikes seperate them from the leading line.

That would give them opportunity to compound the situation by doing what you mentioned.

There was a guy on CNN saying that it would be the absolute perfect target for some A-10's.

A-10 strafing runs, if they were yanks, would probably work or the Ukrainian S-25s in their case...

Wouldn't strafing runs put the aircraft at the risk of AA fire?

 

[Cray]

I'd imagine taking out the lead vehicles would halt their lines. I imagine it wouldn't take too long for Russian Sappers and Engineers to clear up the debris and for the entire convoy continue on as a single unit.

Attacking the lead units wouldn't stretch their lines though. Its basically impossible to do that in the middle on the convoy though, unless air strikes seperate them from the leading line.

That would give them opportunity to compound the situation by doing what you mentioned.


Wouldn't strafing runs put the aircraft at the risk of AA fire?

True, obviously it would need to happen in conjunction with other air support such as dedicated AA killing sorties.

 

[buka001]

I am asking for ukraine to be neutral and demilitarised and that is neo fascist?
You cannot even get to the point to admit that the USA instigated a coup d'état despite is being evident.

What did fascists do? They planned and executed wars. They put weapons in strategic places, they defended puppet regimes. That is what you're doing.

Well that is exactly the posturing the Nazis took.

They wanted opponents to be demilitarised, so it would be easier to conquer them.

Why must Ukraine be demilitarised, but Russia can amass thousands of tanks upon its border and fund, arm and incite seperatist movements in sovereign Ukrainian territory?

 

[ToxicBunny]

True, obviously it would need to happen in conjunction with other air support such as dedicated AA killing sorties.

Definitely, but the A-10 is also a bit of a flying tank, it can take some punishment before it falls out of the sky.

 

[buka001]

Russian equipment allegedly entering Kherson.

https://imgur.com/x2Agi4O

Saw reports that say Kherson will fall today to Russians.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Well that is exactly the posturing the Nazis took.

They wanted opponents to be demilitarised, so it would be easier to conquer them.

Why must Ukraine be demilitarised, but Russia can amass thousands of tanks upon its border and fund, arm and incite seperatist movements in sovereign Ukrainian territory?

Cos Putin good guy, Zelensky is a comedian and an evil leader who tortured Russians..

Basically.

 

[rambo919]

Absolutely everything. Russia needed the goodwill of the ethnic Russian population for this invasion to work. Unfortunately for them they don't have it referring to the recruitment station and excalating to cluster bombing civilian areas is not helping. I have no issue with that warhead which was probably targetted at the government building except that it missed. I have a huge problem with cluster bombs in civilian areas due to their indiscriminate nature.

This probably the best explanation of what Russia is currently doing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1498579206447550465

It still amazes me that people still think war does not have collateral damage because of technological advances.... in WW2 the allies saved Europe by doing much worse damage.

 

[zippy]

Effective AA needs radar. The first target of anti-radiation weapons. Manually aiming means that by the time you have seen the attacking aircraft, the bombs are already on the way and will probably explode on top of your position before you can get a proper leading aim

 

[Vorastra]

Saw reports that say Kherson will fall today to Russians.

There's a Telegram that I follow that's been posting maps of troop movements and whatnot. Haven't posted any yet since I'm not bothered with keeping up with taken territory to that degree, so I have no clue if it's good info or not.
Have you been following that sort of stuff in-depth?

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

I would say many are in support of Ukrainian sovereignty. Nationalism is ultimately a byproduct of a country trying to defend itself against an invading enemy.

 

[Blu82]

I'd imagine taking out the lead vehicles would halt their lines. I imagine it wouldn't take too long for Russian Sappers and Engineers to clear up the debris and for the entire convoy continue on as a single unit.

Attacking the lead units wouldn't stretch their lines though. Its basically impossible to do that in the middle on the convoy though, unless air strikes seperate them from the leading line.

That would give them opportunity to compound the situation by doing what you mentioned.


Wouldn't strafing runs put the aircraft at the risk of AA fire?

Yes, the question is are you willing to loose a couple of A-10's in order to disrupt that convoy. Ukrainian Su-25's aircraft have been doing similar operations and there is a possible case where the pilot went down with the aircraft (ejected to late) to ensure that bridging equipment in a convoy was destroyed. Given the fact that the retreating Ukrainian's have been blowing bridges was that bridging vehicle worth one SU-25 and his pilot.

 

[buka001]

Buildings after Russian bombs:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1498548977771458562

Buildings after peaceful BLM protest:
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Disgusting trivialisation of the deaths of Ukrainian civilians so you can make a brain dead, pointless point about your cultural war.

Pathetic.

 

[Unhappy438]

Saw reports that say Kherson will fall today to Russians.

Source?

 

[zippy]

I expect the Ukrainians are more suprised to have held the Russians off this long than anyone else. You can be sure they have planned for an occupation and are going to make the next few years hell for Russian conscripts sent to their country.

 

[Unhappy438]

 

[rambo919]

I expect the Ukrainians are more suprised to have held the Russians off this long than anyone else. You can be sure they have planned for an occupation and are going to make the next few years hell for Russian conscripts sent to their country.

Russia could have done much worse if they took the gloves off.... they want as much of the country still intact when they leave as possible.

 

[ShaunSA]

 

[Sads-1-zn]

Have The Avengers defeated Putin yet?

 

[Blu82]

True, obviously it would need to happen in conjunction with other air support such as dedicated AA killing sorties.

Those Turkish drones have been doing this extremely effectively.