The War in Ukraine

[HavokFour]

Zelenskyy saying what a lot of us have been thinking.

Russia using 'shadow fleet' tankers to launch drones towards European cities, Zelensky says

Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers are being used to "launch and control" Russian drones over European cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 28, citing intelligence reports.

kyivindependent.com

Russian morale is at an all time low with some of the stuff that's been circulating.

 

[CBH99]

Dug in towed also has the advantage of the crew can take cover during counter battery, and the ammo is usually stored in a pit several meters away. Meaning if the gun isnt in use, the crew likely will survive a strike. Same cant be said for a spg in all situations

Makes perfect sense.

Like @Czech_pivo said earlier, the whole thing just seemed counterintuitive at first.



I had honestly thought of towed artillery as a relic of the past after this conflict kicked off - thinking "shoot n' scoot" was the only way to go w/ counter-battery radars proliferating somewhat.

Guess I was mistaken

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Makes perfect sense.

Like @Czech_pivo said earlier, the whole thing just seemed counterintuitive at first.



I had honestly thought of towed artillery as a relic of the past after this conflict kicked off - thinking "shoot n' scoot" was the only way to go w/ counter-battery radars proliferating somewhat.

Guess I was mistaken

You were not alone

 

[Kirkhill]

You were not alone

Apparently a positional army fights differently than one that manoeuvres

 

[MilEME09]

Apparently a positional army fights differently than one that manoeuvres

It shows we need to have the knowledge to do both