Bid for your Russian manufactured TANK on Ebay , it seems not burried (this time) just collection in Ukrainee

[earlymb]

Like the metal 'umbrellas' some of them welded on top of their tanks' turrets which makes the Javelin even more effective...

 

On 4/1/2022 at 12:14 PM, attleej said:

I can't fail to think of all those fine young men on both sides losing their lives in such an unnecessary war.  It really pains me.

 

At the beginning I thought so too about the Russian soldiers, but after seeing how they behave against the civilian population (continually bombing civilian targets on purpose, rape, executions etc) I won't shed a tear if they go home in plastic bags.

The combination of grotesque incompetence and sheer malice is fascinating though, and not something I have seen before in any armed conflict?

[Mk3iain]

An interesting and enlightening  guide to ERA in this YouTube video. Basically, its not that easy to set off ERA explosives' without a hesh or apfsds hit, even if you incinerate it...

 

[radiomike7]

The other slight problem is that if the ERA does explode there is even more shrapnel flying around to masacrate anyone standing in the vicinity.  

[attleej]

I though that it was a very helpful video because I certainly did not understand ERA.

 

John

[andym]

3 hours ago, attleej said:

I though that it was a very helpful video because I certainly did not understand ERA.

 

John

Ditto - very interesting.  I'm now hunting for a copy of Paul Hazell's book that doesn't require a small mortgage ...

Andy

[Mk3iain]

Just to add a bit of light humour to what is a most awful war, as they all are..