Hello everybody! Yes, me again. Few additional interesting things came to my mind this morning (always surprising what the morning portion of caffeine and nicotine can cause)…. and, well: ‘even’ I’m wondering how comes anybody is still reading the ‘flood’ of my posts of the last few days (thanks for your attention whoever does!). But, since you do: OK, lets sit down and put this on the paper, too…
Good news! The only news I’m missing are about successful strikes inside Russia - two recent attacks were allegedly intercepted - one on oil depot in St Pete and at an explosive plant in Dzerzhinsk or something like this.
More plausible is the delivery of Northrop Grumman's AIAMD explained in the "assault mode" saga, which by the way said post helped me a lot in understanding how the systems operate Sam, thank you for sharing your knowledge . .
I have a couple questions regarding the air warfare,.
1. You mentioned (I think yesterday), that most of the Russian planes were downed at the distance of 40-50 km (i.e. not the maximum SAM range). Would that also be the case should F-16s be used? I know Your biggest complaint is F-16s radars and arms are shorter ranged than their Russian counterparts. But then, gauging by the SAM range, would actually combining F-16 with the terrestrial air defense offset this disadvantage?
2. If I understand correctly, the Russian air fleet as of 2022 was maybe half a century ahead of the Ukrainian. I can see that Ukrainians are doing the impossible, be it integrating disparate systems or innovating drone technology, to counter this disadvantage. But realistically, is there anything short of a miracle Ukraine can technologically do (besides receiving massive western support) to deny Russians this advantage? What I mean is, it is hard to imagine the war could tilt to Ukrainian advantage, if Russians are able to drop 200 tons of bombs daily and freely.
Thanks of report. I wanted to ask you about video of shotted Su 34, published by Okeshuk( PSU)but sadly it was fake. What do you think is needed for further damage to VKS because it looks like Ukraine found more effective way than year ago
Thank you again, Tom, for the comprehensive and detailed updates. I feel bad for saying I’m enjoying the frequency and they’re accompanying my own caffeine intake!
Good news! The only news I’m missing are about successful strikes inside Russia - two recent attacks were allegedly intercepted - one on oil depot in St Pete and at an explosive plant in Dzerzhinsk or something like this.
More plausible is the delivery of Northrop Grumman's AIAMD explained in the "assault mode" saga, which by the way said post helped me a lot in understanding how the systems operate Sam, thank you for sharing your knowledge . .
Enjoy your coffee and nicotine. I read your analysis every day and appreciate how you cut through the bullshit speculation on other platforms.
Hello Tom,
thank You very much for the update.
I have a couple questions regarding the air warfare,.
1. You mentioned (I think yesterday), that most of the Russian planes were downed at the distance of 40-50 km (i.e. not the maximum SAM range). Would that also be the case should F-16s be used? I know Your biggest complaint is F-16s radars and arms are shorter ranged than their Russian counterparts. But then, gauging by the SAM range, would actually combining F-16 with the terrestrial air defense offset this disadvantage?
2. If I understand correctly, the Russian air fleet as of 2022 was maybe half a century ahead of the Ukrainian. I can see that Ukrainians are doing the impossible, be it integrating disparate systems or innovating drone technology, to counter this disadvantage. But realistically, is there anything short of a miracle Ukraine can technologically do (besides receiving massive western support) to deny Russians this advantage? What I mean is, it is hard to imagine the war could tilt to Ukrainian advantage, if Russians are able to drop 200 tons of bombs daily and freely.
thank You
Thank, You Tom, for bitter, but trustful update. God bless ZSU/PSU
Thank you Tom.
Comparably good news in a continuously dire phase…
Good morning Tom thanks for this report interesting for sure, keep posting the reports I'll keep reading them
Thank you so much. It seems that « a lot » is going on in Ukrainian war planning.
Thanks of report. I wanted to ask you about video of shotted Su 34, published by Okeshuk( PSU)but sadly it was fake. What do you think is needed for further damage to VKS because it looks like Ukraine found more effective way than year ago
Thank you for your update Tom. I have 1 hour to work and an hour back everyday in public transport. Glad to spend that time on reading your reports.
Thank you again, Tom, for the comprehensive and detailed updates. I feel bad for saying I’m enjoying the frequency and they’re accompanying my own caffeine intake!
Work on S-300 radar and Patriot missiles "Frankensam" was reported back in autumn, makes sense it is fielded by now:
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/frankensam-americans-are-integrating-patriot-missiles-with-soviet-air-defense-systems/
Thank you for your optimistic report. We hope to hear about 3 Russian jets definitely hit today.
That photo of the T-80 and the cuddled orcs is scary - too much meat density in a few square meters.
Were all they huddled on top of the tank?
Are there any hopes for accidents of Russian planes from so many of their flights? What is the resource of these planes?
Well, it seems that both Tonenke and Orlivka had fallen