Russian invasion of Ukraine

[BlueAnorak]

Russian defensive tactics...

The "Russians defending in front of their defenses" myth.

Hi’. This (Daily Kos). And this (idem). There is this prevailing narrative that Russia is dumb because it is fighting “in front of prepared defenses” and I just don’t get it. (EDIT: Also this (still Daily Kos) as an answer to my ramble.) To be clear I...

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[SPIDERBOY]

Minefields must have been cleared if they are being sent in . This could be the big push .

Have to of been cleared,well over 100 pieces of equipment between them units and 46th Airmobile.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[blueish swede]

Ukraine using thermal imaging to detect some of the land mines being places. they retain heat more than the spoil around them so you can see them at dusk.

Looks like Craters have a similar effect so not 100% accurate but certainly helpful

I was only thinking about this today, but more as we get into autumn and colder nights if the frost will give away the location of mines, and again in the spring - will the snow thaw faster above the mines?

There is software in agriculture that can detect weeds vs crops or which areas need pesticide/ fertilizer that could be re-purposed for mine clearance.
The company I work for does it, as well as software for autonomous vehicles. Putting the two together could revolutionise mine clearance.

 

[Bilboblue]

Brave, or lunacy, you decide!

 

[dickie davies]

I was only thinking about this today, but more as we get into autumn and colder nights if the frost will give away the location of mines, and again in the spring - will the snow thaw faster above the mines?

There is software in agriculture that can detect weeds vs crops or which areas need pesticide/ fertilizer that could be re-purposed for mine clearance.
The company I work for does it, as well as software for autonomous vehicles. Putting the two together could revolutionise mine clearance.

Great in agricultural fields. Extremely different in wooded areas

 

[dickie davies]

Brave, or lunacy, you decide!

Tactics
By grabbing ruSSian artillery attention, the ruSSians have given away their positions to Ukrainian counter battery

 

[GornikDaze]

Brave, or lunacy, you decide!

Looks like Oddball may have been in command :)

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Russian KA-52 helicopter,shot down,Bakhmut,Donetsk Region.
1 also shot down at Robotyne,Zaporizhzhia Region.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Looks like Oddball may have been in command :)

Woof woof woof

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

More Mine clearing news.

Home grown in Ukraine, Look cheap to make. turning standard excavation machines into de-mining machines.

I couldn't find the actual article on Reuters so linked via Yahoo.

Ukraine tests homemade demining machine

STORY: These explosions are part of a demining test in southern Ukraine.The idea is to turn a run-of-the-mill excavator into a demining powerhouse.Engineer Vitalii explains:"The device de-mines thanks to these chains... When it rotates, the impact can be like hitting with 1,000 kilograms (2,205...

uk.yahoo.com

Looks to be based on the British funny tanks used in DDay. Simple but very effective.