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Forum: WinSPMBT March 15th, 2024, 06:23 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1768364270247350478



Rather simple; the mines are attached to each other by string, so it requires somewhat level ground, and it results in a very...
Forum: WinSPMBT March 14th, 2024, 06:41 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

Back to lasers:

https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1767966050308551008




Bunch of media at that twitter post; but the one most of interest (once I do calculations) is this:
...
Forum: TO&Es March 12th, 2024, 07:16 PM
Replies: 313
Views: 97,374
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: SP, MLRS and SPAA Developments

Hope nobody did any serious thought as to a icon/OOB slot for ERCA in the US OBAT.

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/03/11/us-army-scraps-extended-range-cannon-artillery-prototype-effort/
Forum: WinSPMBT March 12th, 2024, 06:03 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

Russia is now using semi or powered glide bomb kits.

Basically normal FAB bombs with pop out wings and GPS guidance; and in some cases, a small turbojet to extend range.

It's how they were able...
Forum: WinSPMBT March 8th, 2024, 07:27 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

Babe, new drone specialized type just dropped! :hurt:

Russians have started to deploy FPS and battlefield UAS using fiber optics guidance
...
Forum: TO&Es March 8th, 2024, 07:14 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 190,201
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

I think it comes down to what the RBS-17 was intended for use against -- Sweden bought it for their Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren).

Seems that the idea was that helicopters or fast boats would...
Forum: TO&Es March 8th, 2024, 07:02 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 190,201
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

https://twitter.com/Korea_Defense/status/1765988577479946710



Going from F-4E to F-35A must be a huge :angel for the pilots
Forum: WinSPMBT March 5th, 2024, 07:58 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

They give a specific power figure in the above article (4 kW/cm2) and a specific penetration figure at 10 km (quarter inch steel plate = 6.35mm)

The 122 mm OF-462 artillery shell has a wall...
Forum: TO&Es March 4th, 2024, 07:24 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 9,922
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Question about Ukraine OOB...

French have released this list:

https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/ministere-armees/Liste%20des%20%C3%A9quipements%20livr%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%20l'Ukraine_0.pdf

Below, the quantitative...
Forum: WinSPMBT March 4th, 2024, 07:02 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

Speaking of evolution; right now, the gangs in Haiti are using drones in a method similar to Hamas during the first few days of the Gaza War; i.e. for recon and to drop grenades onto the Haitian...
Forum: WinSPMBT March 2nd, 2024, 11:16 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

More evolution!

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1763909659927162966

Ukraine is now using WWII bomber escort solutions for drones -- the slower, bigger "Baba Yaga" carrying heavy...
Forum: WinSPMBT March 1st, 2024, 07:18 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

Remember that UGV I posted about a few pages back carrying a demolition charge to blow a bridge some 4 km from the operator?

We've gotten the scaled down version
...
Forum: WinSPMBT March 1st, 2024, 07:43 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1763262908430008813

More drones proliferating, this one is Ukranian



Combined effects warhead for FPV drones
...
Forum: TO&Es February 23rd, 2024, 08:21 PM
Replies: 1,768
Sticky: MBT's
Views: 451,113
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: MBT's

It might be worth adding this tip for scenario designers:

Go into the Scenario Editor:

Set your battle date to sometime modern (2022-2024):

Buy your initial Russian HQ + force; hit DONE.
...
Forum: TO&Es February 23rd, 2024, 08:22 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 9,922
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Question about Ukraine OOB...

ABRAMS IN ACTION

https://twitter.com/CasualArtyFan/status/1760991111521206274



https://twitter.com/EjShahid/status/1760984710392730062
...
Forum: TO&Es February 22nd, 2024, 09:12 PM
Replies: 1,768
Sticky: MBT's
Views: 451,113
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: MBT's

https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1760129181864595810



(video of FPV drone smoking up an abandoned T-54-3.)
Forum: TO&Es February 21st, 2024, 07:43 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 190,201
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

First flight of Turkish Kaan fighter.

https://twitter.com/Fighterman_FFRC/status/1760240414035206331

Program started 2010; maiden flight Feb 2024, planned for production to about...
Forum: TO&Es February 21st, 2024, 06:59 AM
Replies: 1,768
Sticky: MBT's
Views: 451,113
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: MBT's

https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/02/08/the-netherlands-hope-of-resurrecting-a-lost-defense-capability-faces-hurdles/
Forum: TO&Es February 20th, 2024, 07:43 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 9,922
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Question about Ukraine OOB...

New Swedish arms package:

Things of note:

RBS-70 MANPADs
10 x CB 90 combat boats

~1 billion more SEK to the Swedish-Danish joint procurement of CV 90s for Ukraine.
Forum: TO&Es February 20th, 2024, 06:12 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 175,140
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: APC Development and related topics.

https://twitter.com/nicholadrummond/status/1759921281246376161?t=Yr0TTEZs3IzL5U67hM5tKw&s=19

Very nice near top shot of:



https://i.imgur.com/WNB7wF3.jpeg

In case icons need touching up,...
Forum: TO&Es February 18th, 2024, 10:56 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 97,374
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: SP, MLRS and SPAA Developments

https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-donate-all-its-artillery-to-ukraine-says-pm/



There's a lot of translation wariness. Is it just shells or is it also the artillery pieces as well?
Forum: TO&Es February 17th, 2024, 02:21 PM
Replies: 687
Views: 190,201
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

Some F-35 information:

Belgium -- They got presented with their first F-35 in December 2023; but it will be 2025 before a F-35 lands at Florennes Air Base (2nd Tactical Wing) and 2027 for...
Forum: TO&Es February 15th, 2024, 09:08 PM
Replies: 687
Views: 190,201
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

Spanish (033) OBAT

Unit 577: JSF

Spain keeps going hot/cold/hot/cold on actually acquiring the F-35B; so I'm not sure whether to keep Unit 577 in; given that any future F-35B buy will now only...
Forum: WinSPMBT February 3rd, 2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,229
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

New stuff just dropped, babe:

https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/1750768549583311286
https://twitter.com/SenftPatrick/status/1751020941415498026

Ukrainian military used a UGV and drove it...
Forum: TO&Es January 24th, 2024, 07:36 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 9,922
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Question about Ukraine OOB...

Another RBU-6000 variant found :rolleyes:

https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1750075968805286137

A russian RBU-6000 Smerch-2 213 mm caliber russian anti-submarine rocket launcher...
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