Military Guns and Ammunition
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Ukraine weapons thread General Military Discussion
From: gatnerd
26-Feb
Interesting thread on Russias shifting tactics and formation of 'Assault Units' and the weapons employed. Whole thread worth reading.
Tatarigami_UA on Twitter
1/16 Russian forces are revamping their assault tactics after experiencing failures with their current structure.... https://t.co/pJfEGJhX5X
From: gatnerd
27-Feb
Lew Anno Yieretz Israel on Twitter
Bulgaria resumes production of 122mm shells for Ukrainian Armed Forces - New York Times After 35 years of inactiv... https://t.co/m9BdR5aGRZ
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From: gatnerd
28-Feb
New tranche of weapons being ordered - lots of Excalibur, SHORAD, HIMARS, GMLRS, and possibly GMLRS-ER...
Thomas C. Theiner on Twitter
A new Pentagon budget realignment file dropped (with $3.8 billions of new orders). Again it has a lot of interestin... https://t.co/KOEsHMtDHr
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3-Mar
This is a fun one. Cardboard drones from Australia - and they apparently work well.
CasualtiesOfTheDay 
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on TwitterAt least 100 incredibly cheap ($1000-$5000) Australian drones made of cardboard+rubber bands are being delivered to... https://t.co/U2EQLku94L
Read more from TwitterMeanwhile, at least on sector has decided to transition from grenade dropping drones to FPV Suicide Drones, presumably because they can use RPG warheads.
Veteran Aid Ukraine on Twitter
Changes to "OP Ragnarok". A After meeting with Ukrainian commanders and drone operators we have decided to chan... https://t.co/royNxzLQPd
From: gatnerd
4-Mar
Interesting look at how 40x53 grenades are modified to work as drone dropped munitions. They basically have to completely tear them down then re-fuse them.
This footage released by the 'I.T.' and 'Batya' aerial recon teams of the Lviv TDF Brigade shows Ukrainain troops using weaponised drones to attack Russian f...
From: gatnerd
5-Mar
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Only in #Ukraine: A PM M1910/30 Maxim gun with optics, stock, and suppressor. https://t.co/JG1IoPEmfE
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From: gatnerd
5-Mar
Russian disguised fuel truck with integral 'Nyet Net' for stopping drone dropped grenades. It's a cargo truck, which is packed with cubic fuel containers to make it into a fuel truck.
From: Farmplinker
6-Mar
Waiting for Schnuersi to tell us his great-grandfather carried one like it in WW1;).
From: JesseH1234
6-Mar
I guess I am a little confused as to what kind of threat level that mesh is supposed to stop. The mesh over trenches is especially confusing, as one would think that creates an ideal airburst.
From: schnuersi
6-Mar
Farmplinker said:Waiting for Schnuersi to tell us his great-grandfather carried one like it in WW1;).
Actually my grandfather on my fathers side served in both wars.
I don't know if he has been a machine gunner though. Since he passed a few years befor I was born.