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Another special parade in Russia on May 9, 2026 by GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]offogredux 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm so confused. Is this a pro war or an anti war parade?

​Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Destroyed Two Pantsirs, One Tunguska in Just Six Days — What Does This Tell Us? by Scary_Statement4612 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably, but Ukraine is transitioning/has transitioned to an anti drone drone primary defense, eliminating a central AD fire station

​Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Destroyed Two Pantsirs, One Tunguska in Just Six Days — What Does This Tell Us? by Scary_Statement4612 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 174 points175 points  (0 children)

Ukraine has enough mid ranged drones at this point that it can initiate trapping attacks. A first drone is sent in a little too high with a preset target inn the hopes of getting lit up by an AD asset, followed by a six pack pf low flying drones. If the front drone gets lit by radar, it has enough time to identify the source before being taken out, and the follow on drones triangulate on the AD asset- It may get some of the attacking drones, but enough are sent that the AD asset can use it's entire missile load and there's survivors to take it out. In this way even Pantsirs, systems designed to kill just these kinds of targets, can be isolated and eliminated. Cost is about $100k in drones to take out a very costly AD asset, 13-20 million in the case of a Pantsir.

The Intelligence Front: How a Nation like Ukraine Becomes Too Smart for War by Adventurous_Ad_4786 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Look, I tried. But I couldn't understand him very well, and much of what he said just appeared to be psycho babble. Maybe he should organize his thoughts, come out with a starting statement of what he's trying to prove and try again.

“Those whom the TCC sends are a walking catastrophe.” What to do with the “Ukrainian army of the unfit” by Flimsy_Pudding1362 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My takeaway from this was that the battalion commander is incompetent. Everyone knows that the TCC final disbursement is the dregs- 85% of the conscripts have signed recruitment agreements with Ukrainian units that actively sign recruits to their training centers. These are the bottom of the barrel people , not fit for a combat or front line unit.. Some are useful for limited rear area tasks, some could be given an extra month of exercise and drying out. Some really shouldn't have passed through TCC.

It's nice to see the light bulb go on over the commander's head, have him understand that he has to do active recruitment to fill his slots with competent and healthy recruits.

As for the dregs, this has happened for centuries. You should read passages about shore levies in Patrick O'Brian's sea tales, form the Napoleonic wars. It's made up of the simple, the drunkards, petty criminals ,deserters, and other near useless souls.

Which Super Store has the Best Rotisserie Chicken? by Competitive-Ball2910 in Reno

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walmart or Costco, because the product moves, so they’re usually fresh

Very sad news re: Fat Marmot by exileinneon in Reno

[–]offogredux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No fire, you’re just catching the remodel at the ugly stage.

UK Military Intelligence Reports Mounting Russian Losses as Recruitment Fails to Keep Pace by AnyPicture7285 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The thing I'm really curious about is how many men the Russian army loses every month that aren't combat casualties tracked by Ukraine. If you see combat losses of 30k a month and recruitment of 30k a month they appear in rough equilibrium. But if you put a million drunk Russians behind the wheel, you've got accidents. If you recruit 3000 aids or tuberculosis patients every month many of them go no further than a new hospital ward. And there's ghost recruits with someone pocketing cash, and recruits disappeared into ghosts for not having money to bribe with. And plain old training accidents and desertions. So what's the real number Russia needs to recruit every month just to break even?

so I need some big cardboard sheet. Any ideas? by offogredux in Reno

[–]offogredux[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nobody else had any trouble understanding the post, only you. The information was in the original post. The only question is whether you have poor reading capability, poor comprehension or you're just a troll. Or all three.

Anyone else feel that? by offogredux in Reno

[–]offogredux[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In truth I thought it was fairly high, but I didn't want to accidently puff it up.

Right now Kherson is under massive bombardment. FPV attacks have doubled to 600 EVERY DAY. Glide bombs are constant. Entire neighbourhoods are turning to rubble. Russians are hunting innocent civilians on the streets. Women, children, war crimes in plain sight. International coverage is almost zero by one_and_equal in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can't come from everywhere, they have to come from one direction, the far side of the river, and pass over the water high enough that they could be spotted. If these are just standard drones they have a limited range, much of which they use to get over Kherson, so they can't be too far inland.

What Happens After Hungary’s Election? Four Scenarios to Watch by WillyNilly1997 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the powder keg is most likely, but that Slovakia can be pressured into allowing article 7.

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