Simon for months I have enjoyed your videos but please consider how you reputation is going to hold up if you keep making these propaganda videos your starting to sound like one of the MSM shills
I remember when pinned comments where interesting comment threads started by the content creators. It's a shame they've devolved into nothing more than a soulless advertising slot. :/
I'd also say that NATO tactics and troop training has had as much of an impact. Flexibility at a squad level versus a rigid command structure has been a key NATO contribution
The whole reason Russia invaded was since 10 years ago NATO wanted Ukraine to join, and thats alright if it's a trade agreement but it meant they can put missile launchers and military on the boarder basically holding a gun at Russia Cornered , YOU FORGET CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS BUT THE ONLY REASON THAT ESCALTED WAS CAUSE OF AMERICA PUTTING MISSLILES IN TERKEY
@@matthewstubbs4413Ukraine wanted to join. Putin knew NATO would have never invaded Russia. No intelligent person since Hitler has thought that invading Russia which has nuclear weapons is a good idea. This war was about Putin cementing his legacy. When you have literally everything you can possibly want materialize there really isn't much more except for being in the history books. Putin invaded his neighbors to recreate the power of the Soviet Union. To be known for that. The Russians never stopped trying to expand even after the collapse. The second they got on their feet they invaded Chechnya and Georgia, and then Ukraine. See a pattern? Ukraine knew what was up. Was tired of having their affairs messed with, and wanted to join NATO as they saw the pattern of Russias aggression.
So, you missed some very important information about the missiles that are currently used with HIMARS systems. They are equipped with a system for detecting GPS jamming equipment. If they detect that they are the subject of attempted GPS jamming or anti aircraft missiles, they can lock onto that signal instead of their initial target and destroy the jamming hardware
From the standpoint of an American who pays for those toys, it's downright hilarious how many nasty surprises superior US tech has ready for inferior Russian "countermeasures." From the Russians' view, it has to be terrifying and demoralizing. All they had to do was not invade their neighbors who were just minding their own business.
Eh. Compared to other, much less supported forces, which have fought back invaders their performance is underwhelming. The Vietnamese engaged the US in a morale deteriorating guerilla war for multiple years with comparatively little support from the Eastern Bloc. Even more extreme of a comparison would be the Taliban which won a Guerilla war that lasted more than two decades with almost no external support from major players. Given the immense sums and quality of the equipment delivered, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are severely under delivering. But that's the decades of corruption and ailing command structure. Their military has been in shambles for several years now and these cracks have come to light. Same with the Russians who could compensate with better and more numerous equipment. Still, given the more or less unrestricted support Ukraine enjoys, their performance is far from ideal and kind of brings into question if the quality of equipment is even necessary or if 2nd class options wouldn't be more cost effective given the poor real world performance.
The javelin was immediately reverse engineered and made useless. When is the last time you have seen it in use? This is all propaganda and the US has even admitted Ukraine failed.
Ukraine's usage of Western weapons and equipment is a great way to test their effectiveness against adversarial counterpart/copycat versions if I do say so myself.
@@animalshorts4377 - but not a miniscule part of the American economy and some of the companies involved have a healthy share of the commercial sector even outside of rockets. If Boeing want to make money on commercial jets or want to make money on weapons - it's the same person having dinner with a senator.
Nothing was said about the Panzerhaubitze2000, and the order in which the Western tank types were listed also seems strange to me. You don't hear anything about the Challenger2 at all, except for a video where one was a total loss. The Abrams will not be able to do more than the Leopards, which are constantly in use.
Before the war the Russian army was the 2nd best in the world. During the war it was the 2nd best in Ukraine. When the Wagner group returned, it was the 2nd best in Russia.
Yeah especially that Ukraine lost more than half a million soldiers, most of the young population escaped, started mobilizing handicapped and elderly. And keep sending soldiers to a meat grinder and send their special forces to dumb shit for PR and get killed for nothing very very strong army. See ya next year whatever is left from that army
@@Bergamot88 The war can end today if Russia sees sense and leaves Ukraine. Nobody forced Russia to launch an illegal invasion of its neighbour that posed no threat, or are you actually saying that Russia is so weak and easily manipulated that the US can make Putin start an unwinnable war? Which is it? Is Russia a powerful nation that does what it wants and is entirely responsible for this war, or is Russia a pathetic imitation of the USSR that only started this war because it's being controlled like a puppet by the Americans? Is that what you mean when you say "The US is the one pulling the strings here." - is Russia dancing to America's tune?
The salt from russian bots is always a treat in these videos. Comment faster comrades, if you don't pump those numbers, you may be mobilized and find yourself on the wrong end of these weapons.
@@PrimericanIdol LOL this guy. He hears oh you better spread misinformation and lies faster or you'll be illegally drafted into fighting an illegal war of aggression at the hands of a totalitarian government.... and decides his best reply is "Yeah but your president is old so take that!" If this isn't a bot, the IQ in the comments is dropping by the second. We aren't even having the same discussion comrade 😂.
It's like the Ukrainians are the warm up or prelims before the main event starts which will happen when the west have decided that they have spent way too much money to not get involved directly and realise it will be cheaper to go in there themselves and throw down the gauntlet for some good old fashioned fisticuffs!👍
I do like much of your content, but I have a something I think I should say. Ukraine is also killing civilians. Most of the time war is more of a grey area. Both sides use propaganda and tell their recruits that they are the good guys fighting for freedom while the top brass, politicians, and weapons manufacturers make a massive profit on death and destruction. Peace could be made and it could have been made already. I'm not a "bot". I'm just a person advocating for peace instead of death and maiming on both sides of the conflict, before it gets way worse.
Soviet era artillery shells bought on the open market was the most important military aid early in the war. It's not advanced. It is not NATO made. However, it is what Ukraine needed most.
Now if only Ukraine knew how to do proper combined arms maneuver warfare with precision fire from artillery rather than fighting like it’s 1943 and wasting precious arty rounds, more specifically the united states arty rounds, on “offensives that don’t move more than a few miles over the course of months
Yeah. As a Swede I am patriotic of the NLAW but he was really selling the Javelin short. There is a lot of overlap, but they have their own niche on the battlefield and any military would do well to have both in their inventory.
it's crazy to think that Russia imagines it could take on a fully engaged NATO when they can barely handle a single country that is simply receiving aid from NATO
You should crawl out from fake MSM's gullet once in awhile. Russia is dominating Ukraine!! Russia has destroyed all of NATO's gifts to Ukraine. That's why 👠Zalenskyy👠 keeps begging for more money and equipment. Z-mansez has even requested that Belgium and France round-up Ukrainian refugees and hand them back over because he's running out of men. I have family and friends that actually live in Kyiv.
Remember the phony "Ghost of Kyiv" that fake MSM spread?? My friends in Kyiv had a good chuckle over that one and the fake Ukrainian parachutist fighter pilot. 🤣 My friends send me links to the truth all the time. You can see most of these links by searching online for Intel_Slava_Z.
The biggest factor that allowed Ukraine to survive those crucial first days in the beginning of the 2022 invasion was the bravery, determination and sacrifice on the part of Ukrainians, who, without ANY OUTSIDE HELP, fought like lions, all the while, being told their country is not worth saving, because it will be consumed by Russia in less than 3 days. It is only due to the heroism of the ordinary Ukrainians that Ukraine is still a state.. The aid is very much appreciated, but please remember the men and women who gave their lives, when this lifeline aid was but a dream.
Really? But this has been going on for thousands of years and is really nothing new. And if we now observe how crucial drones are in this conflict, so many defensive measures are already being developed against them that we should no longer rely too much on their capabilities in future conflicts.
Every time I hear of Ukraine forces scoring a victory I smile and clap. The Russian bear is getting its fur burnt off in the form of 100's of 1,000's of casualties both killed and wounded. Although the news tends to focus on the kill factor, the wounded are just as important. A wounded soldier not only can't fight but requires substantial medical treatment and transport away from the front. This is very difficult for the Russians as their transport system is only set up to deliver fresh troops to the front, not to the rear and it ties up vehicles that are desperately needed elsewhere. Add to this the reaction of the citizens who see these crippled young boys, and most of the conscripts are in their late teens or early 20's, and the families that will have to care for them forever. Of course you can't make comments about this in Russia, but make no mistake it has a devasteting impact on the populace.
Yes and no... most of the Russian soldiers fighting in the Ukraine are from the poorest part of Russia, mostly from the west of the country. In many cases they joined the army because it was that or starve. So while it's true that everyone of them injured is one that can no longer fight, the bulk of the average Russians - which are all in the East of the country - are far enough removed from the fight that it'll have minimal impact on their view of the war.
Being wounded on the Russian side is almost a death sentence in of itself. Assuming you aren't left for dead on the battlefield by your comrades, your commanding officer may simply end your misery with a single bullet. An older woman in a liberated village near Kyiv said when the Russians took over, an officer made rounds with a pistol and killed any Russian troops unfortunate enough to be wounded, with no regard for how minor or treatable the wound was. This is a fairly common occurrence too. If you've managed to survive your comrades abandoning you and your superiors don't kill you, then you have to contend with subpar medical treatment behind the lines. Many Russian wounded simply lay on the tarmac waiting for transport as reported by one complaining Russian milblogger. From there, it's on to a civilian hospital in places like Rostov which are probably overcrowded and overworked. Some wounded are simply forced to continue their duties on the line until they literally drop dead. One Russian soldier in an intercepted call said a fellow soldier was suffering from "shell-shock" and he just up and died the next day. It seems that the soldier in question may have been hemorrhaging from a concussive blast and ended up slowing bleeding out internally. That's to say nothing of those that eat poisoned pies, drink contaminated puddle water after the Kherson dam breach or suffer radioactive exposure when digging trenches in Chernobyl.
A recent release by the uncoordinated Russian government space indicated that some 230,000 families had requested benefits for the death of a soldier. Looks like the UA figures on Russian battle deaths may be more accurate than supposed. It is doubly troublesome when considering the fact that it is de rigueur for many officers to withhold death certification to continue receiving rations and pay for the dead soldier.
Initially, I believe the FGM-148 Javelin, INLAW, and Stinger Man-Pads (and the use of drones) made the quickest work against the Russian side, especially Russian tanks, aircraft, and cargo trucks.
The javelin has a greater than 4x longer range when compared to the NLAW and thermal sights, which is why it is more expensive. The Ukrainians have recognized this and used the javelin in more open terrain and the NLAW in close combat, like cities and villages.
@@alphaastro3068 Haha. More Vatnik lies! Where did you hear that nonsense, was it on Russian state TV? Javelin can kill any Russian tank with ease - why not ask your commanding officer to transfer you to the front line and join a tank crew then you can find out for yourself!
Hey Simon, I thought the UK's and Frances supply of Storm shadow/Scalp cruise missiles and their effect might've got a mention, also going forward the deployment of GLSDB and ATACMS might have an impact (pun) in this conflict.
Simon's repeating MSM fake news. Luckily I have family and friends in Kyiv that have been sending me links to the what's really been going on for the past 20months. Just search online for Intel_Slava_Z.
I think this was recorded some time ago since it mentions abrams not being delivered yet and they were delivered last week. Simon quit cause of owerwork and there is still a lot of videos with him in them.
@@wolfassassin359 AFAIK Sideprojects is Simon's - but has a longer queue than Warographics as its about a large number of other things, not just military topics.
Overall, I took this as the weapons that initially allowed Ukraine to put up the fight in the very beginning. That, then made NATO countries realize Ukraine could absolutely handle the more long-range and heavy armored weaponry.
Let's not forget it was Ukraine that kept the Nazi storm at bay for 6 months. It was eventually captured but that delay forced the Nazi's to fight the remainder of the eastern front in Russian winter. I'm of the opinion that Russia owes it's life to Ukraine. This is their repayment?
@@S-Ltd1000 yeah. They launched the invasion of the Soviet union in June 1941 and it wasn't until mid October that they made it through Ukraine. This is especially impressive considering they took France in 6 weeks. Don't fuck with Ukraine lol
How about a video on the F3D Skyknight? A night fighter in the Korean War with a single loss in combat. Later used for electronic warfare in Vietnam until its retirement in 1970. Also was used as a testbed for the Sparrow-1 radar guided missile?
@waynedieckmann9840 what exactly are you feigning outrage over? Being asked to elaborate on your vague statement shouldn't be shocking, nor should being dismissed when you refuse to do so.
A combination of terrible tactics and communication in Russia's armed forces and leadership meant Russia lost the initial advantage and excellent use of NATO weapons by Ukraine dealt a heavy blow to Russia. Issue is now that Russia is adapting the only way for there to be any major breakthrough for Ukraine is a massive amount of heavy armour and logistic vehicles. Without that, drones and shoulder launch weapons can only do so much. Right now as it stands this war could easily last another 5 years plus.
So, why hasn't Ukraine/NATO won yet? The war goes on and on, the US Republicans are fed up with the financial drain all this is, there are horrible food shortages in parts of the world where these things are an issue. So, Ukraine and Russia are now fighting a mostly forgotten war.
Odd that Republicans never got tired of appropriating trillions of dollars for the two wars in the Middle East that were started and bungled by Republicans. The war in Ukraine is, by comparison, a bargain, especially when one considers that Russia is squandering weapons, men, and cash on a war it cannot win while costing the US relatively little. Republicans are just tired of a Democratic president looking like he's standing up for freedom and Democracy while they are floundering around in the House of Representatives and whose corrupt orange master is being prosecuted on a number of fronts for a variety of felonies. It's not a good look.
The announcer does not understand what is happening in Ukraine and why it is happening the way it is happening. Russia invaded Ukraine with only 120,000 soldiers, which was not enough to even wage a war, much less capture Kyiv, but enough to force Ukraine to sign the papers Russia needed. And in March 2022, Ukraine is on the verge of defeat; the necessary papers in Istanbul were signed by representatives of Russia and Ukraine. But British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived and said, “Zelensky, forget about the papers, let’s continue fighting, we will help you.” and Zelensky decided that he could win. And then Putin changed his plans. First, it was decided to punish Ukraine itself and occupy additionally the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. It quickly turned out that the Russian economy was not going to fall into decline due to sanctions, weapons production was increasing many times over, and public support was growing. And in this situation, it was decided to punish not the Ukrainians themselves, but their owners. The tactics of war of attrition were chosen. Ukraine has been turned into “a suitcase without a handle, which is unbearable to carry and a pity to throw away.” Ukraine consumes billions of dollars of Western aid every month just to stay afloat. War costs Westerners much more than what Westerners think. 1. Russia has missiles similar to Himars, they are called Tornado-M, they also use a global positioning system like GPS, only Russian. But missiles of this type are no longer MLRS, they are tactical missiles. Their niches of application are completely different. MLRS missiles should be very cheap and mass-produced and should massively cover large areas, suppressing firing points and destroying fortifications over a large area. As for the destroyed Himars systems, there are videos recorded from reconnaissance drones in which you can see how these “inflatable” Himars launch their missiles, drive along the road and hide in a shelter, after which a tactical missile flies into this shelter from the Russian side, a secondary detonation is visible. The problem with the inflated number of destroyed Himars systems is easily solved; their number was delivered more than what was declared by the public. Nobody wants to admit the fact that they are being effectively destroyed. This will greatly reduce sales of these weapons. Therefore, in order to preserve the possibility of their use, they supply new launchers, and then laugh at the Russians as the Russians "destroy dummies". Do you seriously think that the General Staff of the Russian Federation does not know that the number of declared destroyed targets exceeds the number of officially delivered Himars vehicles? They know it very well. 2. I am surprised that you are not aware of that diplomatic scandal when the Ukrainian general said that Bayraktar drones are an absolutely useless waste of money. During the first weeks of the war, the bulk of these drones were destroyed by Russian air defense systems. Contrary to what is said in this video, these drones are clearly visible on radar and are easily destroyed by air defenses. The bomb load on these drones is very small, they cannot destroy let alone tanks, even the boat that we saw in the video survived a bomb hit and reached Sevastopol by towing! Bayraktar drones showed their extremely effectiveness in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the reason that Armenia does not have effective air defense systems. The same cannot be said about Russia. In the first hours of the war, the Russians landed on Zmeiny Island, captured all the Ukrainian soldiers, and installed the Pantsir-S1 system on the island. It was this complex on the island that reaped the “bloody harvest” of Bayraktar drones. The air defense complex stood there for a long time; the Russians retreated only after France transferred its long-range Caesar artillery to Ukraine, which was able to fire at the island from the shore. When the Russians left the island, the Ukrainians tried to land there in a helicopter, the destruction of which was shown to us on video. So it was a Ukrainian helicopter and Ukrainian special forces died there. And it was destroyed by fighter bomber of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Тwo Ukrainian SU-24 bombers attacked the island and the helicopter’s landing area. They never returned to base; they were shot down by Black Sea Fleet fighters over the sea. The Bayraktar drone was supposed to accompany the landing operation and provide reconnaissance in case there were still Russian troops on the island. But the Russian troops were no longer there and no one was going to return there. Artillery fire from the shore damaged the Pantsir-S1 air defense system and it was subsequently simply blown up during the retreat from the island. Now Ukraine uses no more than 1-2 Bayraktar drones to monitor the front line, in the best cases to direct its artillery to advanced Russian positions. But no one risks flying to the front line anymore, it’s too expensive; too many of these drones have already been lost. The drone that Lithuania purchased for the Ukrainian Armed Forces lasted about a week. 3. As for Javelin systems, this is a good anti-tank system. Many hundreds of Javelin systems were captured by the Russian army in the first weeks of the war. Footage of captured Javelin systems can be seen on the same channel in a video dedicated separately to Javelin. Now these complexes are used by units from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. Now the Republics have become part of Russia, units of the people's militia have become parts of the Russian army, but captured equipment that was dropped into these units since the beginning of the war is still in use. 4. Spoiler alert. The newest NATO tanks turned out to be ineffective and their combat survivability turned out to be lower than modern Russian tanks. To destroy Leopard2 tanks, you don’t even need to be hit by anti-tank missiles; an FPV drone with a grenade from an old RPG-7 is enough.
I was rather surprised to read the other day that Turkey & Bayraktar have authorized drone production in Ukraine. EDIT: I was wrong and the Russian Federation were not previously buyers of the TB2
the lawn darts will be a big deal, and it makes sense: yurp is replacing lawn darts with f35 (no nickname yet) and they are REALLY capable. Gott sei dank to the the europeans that are providing them! i've been on the flightline when we got our first lawndart. we we all just "happened to be there" and the bird was hauling ass down the runway, i said to my boss: "he's on burner." and he said no. i was right. it cleared the runway, just feet off the ground, went straight up, flipped over on its top and went straight over the runway. majestic. this was an airworthyness test. full military power. as we got more, this became "tuesday." we all loved them like pets. this is a truly great plane, and will help the ukes if we can find a way to support them.
I have also heard that Sweden have been incredibly liberal with their weapons for Ukraine. Armored personal carriers I hear have been doing quite well, and then there is Archer which have been delivered as well.
It is not just the quality of delivered weapons, without aid Ukraine wouldn't be able to make or buy nearly enough ammunition to supply its troops. It would just due to running out of suppies.
Not only the weapons, but the entire Ukrainian economy is on a Western life line. They have to pay soldiers and keep its home front active.
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And? The US and Britain did the same for the much larger and much more aggressive Soviet Union. The Lend-Lease Act of the United States, totaling $11.3 billion, or $180 billion in today's currency. The support that Stalin described to Roosevelt as the “enormous and difficult fight against the common enemy - bloodthirsty Hitlerism.” By the end of June 1944 the United States had sent to the Soviets under lend-lease more than 11,000 planes; over 6,000 tanks and tank destroyers; and 300,000 trucks and other military vehicles. Tens of millions of tons of food, millions of uniforms, countless millions of small arms ammunition. Medicine, helmets, bandages etc. Of course the US and the West is correct in helping Ukraine.
For me it's THE key difference between Russia and Ukraine. Russia smashes it's face into a brick wall over and over in the hope it'll make a difference. Ukraine has adapted and integrated every new piece of equipment, found new ways to utilise equipment and when things haven't worked, have gone back to the drawing board and rethought things. It's impressive as heck and I suspect in the future the Ukrainian army will be teaching other militaries on a modern peer-to-peer conflict.
There are US special forces and European special forces operators in country coordinating and sharing Intel. Ukraine calls the shots but you would be foolish to think the best military minds on the planet aren't a part of this also.
Total NATO military spending in 2023 is $1.26 TRILLION. Russian military budget for 2023 is $86 billion. So, not hard to figure out who has the superior force here.
NATO is struggling to manufacture 155mm shells, Russia isn't. Russia is getting shells from its BRICS allies/North Korea and China has just the boot into the Ukrainians using civilian drones by clamping down on the exportation of certain drones & parts. You do know China is the king of civilian drones, don't you? 😉
Both sides can obliterate the world 10 times over with nukes - so it doesn't really matter - if they fight, we won't be alive to see the outcome. Fat lot of good pride will do us then.
Only a small fraction of NATO spending has been send to Ukraine. If anything Russia has put more money towards this war than Ukraine and the west combined.
That is what the two stage charge is for. The first charge detonates any ERA allowing the main charge to come through and do its work. In addition those cope cages don't work against one of the biggest killers of tanks these days, artillery. NATO 155mm systems firing Excalibur rounds have proven to be deadly long-range tank killers. Basically anti-tank snipers. As NATO has standarised their shells, systems like the M777, M109 Paladin, PZH 2000, Caeser and Archer can all fire these rounds
That must be why Ukraine's counter offensive that started in June hasn't regained any territory at all, and why they are now enlisting women to die on the frontlines. If Russia is so incompetent and clueless you should probably go fight them yourself im sure it will be easy 👍
No. It's changing how they have to be thought of, nothing more. More to the point, tanks are still highly effective for defense against anyone lacking modern weapon systems explicitly designed to kill tanks.
The tanks are currently being used differently than planned. The leopard, for example, is often used at dusk and at night as a backup for the infantry on the front line, where it can also detect and fight targets up to 5 km away due to its very good night fighting ability.
Not only weapons, but the training of Ukrainian soldiers. It takes at least half a year of learning to operate HIMARS. And also you need to send money to pay the soldiers salary. And now you can conclude who's actually fighting the war behind the scenes.
Ah the good ole "make a really convincing rubber copy & leave them in a field that has nothing to do with what we're doing" routine, oldest trick in the book. Stoopid bad guys.
Very confusing - other commentators on this conflict are saying Ukraine has already lost and it’s just a matter of time before the media concedes this.
@@DesiGalCrochet Mmmmm and think of all the beautiful Ukrainian women who are no longer attached. You know, because their husbands and boyfriends were forced to march through a minefield.
Yeah. Cages serve one purpose. Anti-sniper. You put cammo net on the cage to hopefully make a sniper miss the first shot. Anyone who thought modern ones stop missles is an idiot.
I'm just here to watch the MuriKKKan circle jerk of self righteousness while reminding them of the countless unprovoked conflicts they've caused throughout west and central Asia, and north Africa in the past 20 years.
@@JohnnyWednesday Vatnik's are live Russians, we've come to call the dead ones Rotniks, it's more fitting due to Russia's tendency to not recover their dead.
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Simon for months I have enjoyed your videos but please consider how you reputation is going to hold up if you keep making these propaganda videos your starting to sound like one of the MSM shills
@@Snowdawg2020 starting? 😬
@@Snowdawg2020 How is propaganda?
@Snowdawg2020 Stick to dpongebob if you cannot handle opinions you don't like.
I remember when pinned comments where interesting comment threads started by the content creators. It's a shame they've devolved into nothing more than a soulless advertising slot. :/
Not a well known fact:
Inflatable decoys can also serve as bouncy-houses. Fun time for soldiers during their down time!
Just make sure to take your combat boots off first, and don't be playing in it when it does its job!
@@SpencerPaire Russian (in thick Russian accent): "But, Comrade Commander, it may be balloon, but it has heat signiachure."
I'd also say that NATO tactics and troop training has had as much of an impact. Flexibility at a squad level versus a rigid command structure has been a key NATO contribution
Didn't a piece just come out where Ukrainians said if they fought the way nato wanted they would be dead?
The whole reason Russia invaded was since 10 years ago NATO wanted Ukraine to join, and thats alright if it's a trade agreement but it meant they can put missile launchers and military on the boarder basically holding a gun at Russia Cornered , YOU FORGET CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS BUT THE ONLY REASON THAT ESCALTED WAS CAUSE OF AMERICA PUTTING MISSLILES IN TERKEY
@@matthewstubbs4413Ukraine wanted to join.
Putin knew NATO would have never invaded Russia. No intelligent person since Hitler has thought that invading Russia which has nuclear weapons is a good idea.
This war was about Putin cementing his legacy. When you have literally everything you can possibly want materialize there really isn't much more except for being in the history books.
Putin invaded his neighbors to recreate the power of the Soviet Union. To be known for that.
The Russians never stopped trying to expand even after the collapse. The second they got on their feet they invaded Chechnya and Georgia, and then Ukraine. See a pattern?
Ukraine knew what was up. Was tired of having their affairs messed with, and wanted to join NATO as they saw the pattern of Russias aggression.
So, you missed some very important information about the missiles that are currently used with HIMARS systems.
They are equipped with a system for detecting GPS jamming equipment. If they detect that they are the subject of attempted GPS jamming or anti aircraft missiles, they can lock onto that signal instead of their initial target and destroy the jamming hardware
From the standpoint of an American who pays for those toys, it's downright hilarious how many nasty surprises superior US tech has ready for inferior Russian "countermeasures." From the Russians' view, it has to be terrifying and demoralizing. All they had to do was not invade their neighbors who were just minding their own business.
Never forget the human factor. Weapons are only as good as the person who wields it.
The fierceness of Ukrainians has been jaw dropping. I never knew I'd love and respect people I've never met this much.
Eh. Compared to other, much less supported forces, which have fought back invaders their performance is underwhelming.
The Vietnamese engaged the US in a morale deteriorating guerilla war for multiple years with comparatively little support from the Eastern Bloc.
Even more extreme of a comparison would be the Taliban which won a Guerilla war that lasted more than two decades with almost no external support from major players.
Given the immense sums and quality of the equipment delivered, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are severely under delivering. But that's the decades of corruption and ailing command structure. Their military has been in shambles for several years now and these cracks have come to light. Same with the Russians who could compensate with better and more numerous equipment.
Still, given the more or less unrestricted support Ukraine enjoys, their performance is far from ideal and kind of brings into question if the quality of equipment is even necessary or if 2nd class options wouldn't be more cost effective given the poor real world performance.
@@Meatsweats_o_Olol. You can't be serious
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North Vietnam has very little support? What are you smoking?
The pictures of several HIMARS firing simultaneously is terrifyyying 😮
13:00 Little Known Fact:
The Javelin has an "Air Attack" mode that is specifically designed to do just that -- successfully engage rotory aircraft.
The javelin was immediately reverse engineered and made useless. When is the last time you have seen it in use? This is all propaganda and the US has even admitted Ukraine failed.
What about Panzerhaubitze 2000, Gepard, Storm Shadow ?
He's missed plenty of notable weapon systems.
guess there's quite a few good reasons for Part 2 here @Sideprojects
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Simon's creators, he's an AI, love money.
Ukraine's usage of Western weapons and equipment is a great way to test their effectiveness against adversarial counterpart/copycat versions if I do say so myself.
But if that were true, that would mean there would be a strong financial incentive for weapon manufacturers to prolong the war.
If that was the case, Western countries would be sending their modern equipment not the old stuff.
@@JohnnyWednesday How much is Uncle Putin paying you to post that crap?
@@animalshorts4377 - but not a miniscule part of the American economy and some of the companies involved have a healthy share of the commercial sector even outside of rockets. If Boeing want to make money on commercial jets or want to make money on weapons - it's the same person having dinner with a senator.
I would bet money that American engineers have been redesigning weapons systems after seeing what electronic warfare does to GPS guidance.
Heeey, for once I thought Germany had earned a spot here with the Gepard being among the best (and coolest) ways to fight Drones effectively 😅
Nothing was said about the Panzerhaubitze2000, and the order in which the Western tank types were listed also seems strange to me. You don't hear anything about the Challenger2 at all, except for a video where one was a total loss.
The Abrams will not be able to do more than the Leopards, which are constantly in use.
Before the war the Russian army was the 2nd best in the world.
During the war it was the 2nd best in Ukraine.
When the Wagner group returned, it was the 2nd best in Russia.
I knew about the first two lines of this saying, the third is a great addition to it.
@@kamukameh "Do you want to hear about the Victory Day Parade in Moscow?" "No tanks."
Yeah especially that Ukraine lost more than half a million soldiers, most of the young population escaped, started mobilizing handicapped and elderly. And keep sending soldiers to a meat grinder and send their special forces to dumb shit for PR and get killed for nothing very very strong army. See ya next year whatever is left from that army
@@alialwahaibi1234so Russia can't even beat an army of handicapped and elderly Ukrainians? That's even worse! 😂
@@DPW864 read......meatgrinder
It took the US 8 years to realize it was time to cut our loses in Vietnam. Let's hope Russia doesn't make the same mistake.
It's probably going to take Putin to no longer be in charge of Russia. Perhaps a guard on one of his own personal security detail ...
moscow was provoked into this! they'll nuke kiev if it comes down to it!!
The US is the one pulling the strings here.. like in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, north Korea, lots of South America, etc etc
@@Bergamot88 Only this time they on the right side, and not just US the whole NATO and partner also help pulling the strings.
@@Bergamot88 The war can end today if Russia sees sense and leaves Ukraine. Nobody forced Russia to launch an illegal invasion of its neighbour that posed no threat, or are you actually saying that Russia is so weak and easily manipulated that the US can make Putin start an unwinnable war?
Which is it? Is Russia a powerful nation that does what it wants and is entirely responsible for this war, or is Russia a pathetic imitation of the USSR that only started this war because it's being controlled like a puppet by the Americans? Is that what you mean when you say "The US is the one pulling the strings here." - is Russia dancing to America's tune?
The salt from russian bots is always a treat in these videos. Comment faster comrades, if you don't pump those numbers, you may be mobilized and find yourself on the wrong end of these weapons.
Hopefully your nursing home patient of a president doesn't mobilise YOU.
@@PrimericanIdol LOL this guy. He hears oh you better spread misinformation and lies faster or you'll be illegally drafted into fighting an illegal war of aggression at the hands of a totalitarian government.... and decides his best reply is "Yeah but your president is old so take that!" If this isn't a bot, the IQ in the comments is dropping by the second. We aren't even having the same discussion comrade 😂.
Why haven't you gone to join the war effort? They need meat for the meat grinder.
It's like the Ukrainians are the warm up or prelims before the main event starts which will happen when the west have decided that they have spent way too much money to not get involved directly and realise it will be cheaper to go in there themselves and throw down the gauntlet for some good old fashioned fisticuffs!👍
I do like much of your content, but I have a something I think I should say. Ukraine is also killing civilians. Most of the time war is more of a grey area. Both sides use propaganda and tell their recruits that they are the good guys fighting for freedom while the top brass, politicians, and weapons manufacturers make a massive profit on death and destruction. Peace could be made and it could have been made already. I'm not a "bot". I'm just a person advocating for peace instead of death and maiming on both sides of the conflict, before it gets way worse.
1:05 - Mid roll ads
2:30 - Chapter 1 - M142 Himars
6:05 - Chapter 2 - Bayraktar TB2
9:00 - Chapter 3 - Shoulder fired destruction
13:40 - Chapter 4 - Future deliveries
Not sure when this was filmed but the first round of Abrams arrived about a week and a half ago.... months ahead of schedule
He films them ahead of time, so this was probably put in the pipeline to release weeks ago.
The M777 howitzer should also be mentioned. Not as sexy as HIMARS but the same game changing quality over quantity
And the GPS-guided shells that came with the M777 that make it also supremely accurate.
Soviet era artillery shells bought on the open market was the most important military aid early in the war.
It's not advanced. It is not NATO made.
However, it is what Ukraine needed most.
Now if only Ukraine knew how to do proper combined arms maneuver warfare with precision fire from artillery rather than fighting like it’s 1943 and wasting precious arty rounds, more specifically the united states arty rounds, on “offensives that don’t move more than a few miles over the course of months
No drawbacks to the NLAW ? Maybe you forgot to mention it has less than 1/4 the range of the Javelin and it lacks a thermal sight.
Yeah. As a Swede I am patriotic of the NLAW but he was really selling the Javelin short. There is a lot of overlap, but they have their own niche on the battlefield and any military would do well to have both in their inventory.
Oh, and the thing is SINGLE USE. You fire the rocket, you throw the launcher in the scrapyard.
it's crazy to think that Russia imagines it could take on a fully engaged NATO when they can barely handle a single country that is simply receiving aid from NATO
Handling a fully engaged NATO means nuclear war, which is a scenario both Russia and the US have prepared for since the late 1940s
It's mostly just Putin who thinks that ...
You should crawl out from fake MSM's gullet once in awhile. Russia is dominating Ukraine!! Russia has destroyed all of NATO's gifts to Ukraine. That's why 👠Zalenskyy👠 keeps begging for more money and equipment. Z-mansez has even requested that Belgium and France round-up Ukrainian refugees and hand them back over because he's running out of men. I have family and friends that actually live in Kyiv.
Remember the phony "Ghost of Kyiv" that fake MSM spread?? My friends in Kyiv had a good chuckle over that one and the fake Ukrainian parachutist fighter pilot. 🤣 My friends send me links to the truth all the time. You can see most of these links by searching online for Intel_Slava_Z.
@@MAGGOT_VOMITYou have fiends in Kiev? They must speak Ukrainian with a heavy Russian accent
I do appreciate the insights and updates like these with the conflict. I hope you do more like these, thanks for the amazing content!
The biggest factor that allowed Ukraine to survive those crucial first days in the beginning of the 2022 invasion was the bravery, determination and sacrifice on the part of Ukrainians, who, without ANY OUTSIDE HELP, fought like lions, all the while, being told their country is not worth saving, because it will be consumed by Russia in less than 3 days.
It is only due to the heroism of the ordinary Ukrainians that Ukraine is still a state.. The aid is very much appreciated, but please remember the men and women who gave their lives, when this lifeline aid was but a dream.
It always amazes me how hard we work to find more efficient ways of killing each other.
Really?
But this has been going on for thousands of years and is really nothing new.
And if we now observe how crucial drones are in this conflict, so many defensive measures are already being developed against them that we should no longer rely too much on their capabilities in future conflicts.
We call the cages on the Russian Tanks "Cope Cages"
13:30 *The Highest recorded Russian Tank Turret Lift [Elevation] has been established at 169 feet (55 Metres) This has got to be bettered !*
why the timestamp
Every time I hear of Ukraine forces scoring a victory I smile and clap. The Russian bear is getting its fur burnt off in the form of 100's of 1,000's of casualties both killed and wounded. Although the news tends to focus on the kill factor, the wounded are just as important. A wounded soldier not only can't fight but requires substantial medical treatment and transport away from the front. This is very difficult for the Russians as their transport system is only set up to deliver fresh troops to the front, not to the rear and it ties up vehicles that are desperately needed elsewhere. Add to this the reaction of the citizens who see these crippled young boys, and most of the conscripts are in their late teens or early 20's, and the families that will have to care for them forever. Of course you can't make comments about this in Russia, but make no mistake it has a devasteting impact on the populace.
Yes and no... most of the Russian soldiers fighting in the Ukraine are from the poorest part of Russia, mostly from the west of the country. In many cases they joined the army because it was that or starve. So while it's true that everyone of them injured is one that can no longer fight, the bulk of the average Russians - which are all in the East of the country - are far enough removed from the fight that it'll have minimal impact on their view of the war.
Being wounded on the Russian side is almost a death sentence in of itself. Assuming you aren't left for dead on the battlefield by your comrades, your commanding officer may simply end your misery with a single bullet. An older woman in a liberated village near Kyiv said when the Russians took over, an officer made rounds with a pistol and killed any Russian troops unfortunate enough to be wounded, with no regard for how minor or treatable the wound was. This is a fairly common occurrence too. If you've managed to survive your comrades abandoning you and your superiors don't kill you, then you have to contend with subpar medical treatment behind the lines. Many Russian wounded simply lay on the tarmac waiting for transport as reported by one complaining Russian milblogger. From there, it's on to a civilian hospital in places like Rostov which are probably overcrowded and overworked. Some wounded are simply forced to continue their duties on the line until they literally drop dead. One Russian soldier in an intercepted call said a fellow soldier was suffering from "shell-shock" and he just up and died the next day. It seems that the soldier in question may have been hemorrhaging from a concussive blast and ended up slowing bleeding out internally. That's to say nothing of those that eat poisoned pies, drink contaminated puddle water after the Kherson dam breach or suffer radioactive exposure when digging trenches in Chernobyl.
A recent release by the uncoordinated Russian government space indicated that some 230,000 families had requested benefits for the death of a soldier. Looks like the UA figures on Russian battle deaths may be more accurate than supposed. It is doubly troublesome when considering the fact that it is de rigueur for many officers to withhold death certification to continue receiving rations and pay for the dead soldier.
Initially, I believe the FGM-148 Javelin, INLAW, and Stinger Man-Pads (and the use of drones) made the quickest work against the Russian side, especially Russian tanks, aircraft, and cargo trucks.
I think the cages on top was to deflect small drones from dropping grenades on top of them. Not to stop a missile.
The fact they help agaist that is compeltly accidental
They were adding the cages well before the small drones were an issue. Now that the drones are an issue they are fully encasing the turrets in a cage.
If Yaroslav Hunka wore a little Hitler mustache it would have been FUCKING HILARIOUS 😂😂😂
The javelin has a greater than 4x longer range when compared to the NLAW and thermal sights, which is why it is more expensive. The Ukrainians have recognized this and used the javelin in more open terrain and the NLAW in close combat, like cities and villages.
yeah, and dont forget: there not picky. there more then happy to get as many as they can from both of them.
Javelin failed in Ukrainia they had to use up to 3 javelin to take our one tanks
@@alphaastro3068 Haha. More Vatnik lies! Where did you hear that nonsense, was it on Russian state TV? Javelin can kill any Russian tank with ease - why not ask your commanding officer to transfer you to the front line and join a tank crew then you can find out for yourself!
@@alphaastro3068 what is your source for that?
Nato does not supply Ukraine with weapons. Individual nations do.
Spoiler alert, it's can't. That killed me 😂
Putin clearly underestimated NATO's response
He was counting on weak leadership from the West, like we saw in 2008 when he invaded Georgia and again in 2014 when he invaded Crimea.
Yeah. Just like NATO underestimated Russia economical defense and response.
Hey Simon, I thought the UK's and Frances supply of Storm shadow/Scalp cruise missiles and their effect might've got a mention, also going forward the deployment of GLSDB and ATACMS might have an impact (pun) in this conflict.
Simon's repeating MSM fake news. Luckily I have family and friends in Kyiv that have been sending me links to the what's really been going on for the past 20months. Just search online for Intel_Slava_Z.
everyone used has been shot down with proof being shown!!
I think this was recorded some time ago since it mentions abrams not being delivered yet and they were delivered last week. Simon quit cause of owerwork and there is still a lot of videos with him in them.
@@wolfassassin359 AFAIK Sideprojects is Simon's - but has a longer queue than Warographics as its about a large number of other things, not just military topics.
Overall, I took this as the weapons that initially allowed Ukraine to put up the fight in the very beginning. That, then made NATO countries realize Ukraine could absolutely handle the more long-range and heavy armored weaponry.
Can somebody please help me? Im trying to find the song that plays from @13:30 till @13:45
I think Iraq and Afghanistan need to take a moment to appreciate just how much restraint the US showed when invading their countries.😊
I think a lot of the world, including many Americans, still don't quite grasp just how far ahead we actually are.
Let's not forget it was Ukraine that kept the Nazi storm at bay for 6 months. It was eventually captured but that delay forced the Nazi's to fight the remainder of the eastern front in Russian winter. I'm of the opinion that Russia owes it's life to Ukraine. This is their repayment?
And now Ukraine can hold back the new nazi storms. Seems like it's their destiny.
Really?
@@S-Ltd1000 yeah. They launched the invasion of the Soviet union in June 1941 and it wasn't until mid October that they made it through Ukraine. This is especially impressive considering they took France in 6 weeks. Don't fuck with Ukraine lol
I forgot this. Its true. The Eastern front of WW2 was savage too.
And now they are the Yahtzees. How ironic
Praise be to Saint Javelin!
How about a video on the F3D Skyknight? A night fighter in the Korean War with a single loss in combat. Later used for electronic warfare in Vietnam until its retirement in 1970. Also was used as a testbed for the Sparrow-1 radar guided missile?
5:01
The old Quaker gun gambit.
Am I the first person to acknowledge that this is an excuse to get rid of old tech? Ww3 Hasn't even started yet
An excuse for who?
@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 really. I'm not explain this
@waynedieckmann9840 exactly as expected from a year old account.
@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 wtf
@waynedieckmann9840 what exactly are you feigning outrage over?
Being asked to elaborate on your vague statement shouldn't be shocking, nor should being dismissed when you refuse to do so.
Simon seems oddly enthusiastic for WWIII
As well as being very ill informed.
A combination of terrible tactics and communication in Russia's armed forces and leadership meant Russia lost the initial advantage and excellent use of NATO weapons by Ukraine dealt a heavy blow to Russia. Issue is now that Russia is adapting the only way for there to be any major breakthrough for Ukraine is a massive amount of heavy armour and logistic vehicles. Without that, drones and shoulder launch weapons can only do so much. Right now as it stands this war could easily last another 5 years plus.
The RuSSians have just tried huge attack columns of armoured vehicles in a pincer move on Avdiivka. They have been blown to pieces.
So, why hasn't Ukraine/NATO won yet? The war goes on and on, the US Republicans are fed up with the financial drain all this is, there are horrible food shortages in parts of the world where these things are an issue. So, Ukraine and Russia are now fighting a mostly forgotten war.
Odd that Republicans never got tired of appropriating trillions of dollars for the two wars in the Middle East that were started and bungled by Republicans. The war in Ukraine is, by comparison, a bargain, especially when one considers that Russia is squandering weapons, men, and cash on a war it cannot win while costing the US relatively little. Republicans are just tired of a Democratic president looking like he's standing up for freedom and Democracy while they are floundering around in the House of Representatives and whose corrupt orange master is being prosecuted on a number of fronts for a variety of felonies. It's not a good look.
The announcer does not understand what is happening in Ukraine and why it is happening the way it is happening. Russia invaded Ukraine with only 120,000 soldiers, which was not enough to even wage a war, much less capture Kyiv, but enough to force Ukraine to sign the papers Russia needed. And in March 2022, Ukraine is on the verge of defeat; the necessary papers in Istanbul were signed by representatives of Russia and Ukraine. But British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived and said, “Zelensky, forget about the papers, let’s continue fighting, we will help you.” and Zelensky decided that he could win. And then Putin changed his plans. First, it was decided to punish Ukraine itself and occupy additionally the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. It quickly turned out that the Russian economy was not going to fall into decline due to sanctions, weapons production was increasing many times over, and public support was growing. And in this situation, it was decided to punish not the Ukrainians themselves, but their owners. The tactics of war of attrition were chosen. Ukraine has been turned into “a suitcase without a handle, which is unbearable to carry and a pity to throw away.” Ukraine consumes billions of dollars of Western aid every month just to stay afloat. War costs Westerners much more than what Westerners think.
1. Russia has missiles similar to Himars, they are called Tornado-M, they also use a global positioning system like GPS, only Russian. But missiles of this type are no longer MLRS, they are tactical missiles. Their niches of application are completely different. MLRS missiles should be very cheap and mass-produced and should massively cover large areas, suppressing firing points and destroying fortifications over a large area. As for the destroyed Himars systems, there are videos recorded from reconnaissance drones in which you can see how these “inflatable” Himars launch their missiles, drive along the road and hide in a shelter, after which a tactical missile flies into this shelter from the Russian side, a secondary detonation is visible. The problem with the inflated number of destroyed Himars systems is easily solved; their number was delivered more than what was declared by the public. Nobody wants to admit the fact that they are being effectively destroyed. This will greatly reduce sales of these weapons. Therefore, in order to preserve the possibility of their use, they supply new launchers, and then laugh at the Russians as the Russians "destroy dummies". Do you seriously think that the General Staff of the Russian Federation does not know that the number of declared destroyed targets exceeds the number of officially delivered Himars vehicles? They know it very well.
2. I am surprised that you are not aware of that diplomatic scandal when the Ukrainian general said that Bayraktar drones are an absolutely useless waste of money. During the first weeks of the war, the bulk of these drones were destroyed by Russian air defense systems. Contrary to what is said in this video, these drones are clearly visible on radar and are easily destroyed by air defenses. The bomb load on these drones is very small, they cannot destroy let alone tanks, even the boat that we saw in the video survived a bomb hit and reached Sevastopol by towing! Bayraktar drones showed their extremely effectiveness in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the reason that Armenia does not have effective air defense systems. The same cannot be said about Russia. In the first hours of the war, the Russians landed on Zmeiny Island, captured all the Ukrainian soldiers, and installed the Pantsir-S1 system on the island. It was this complex on the island that reaped the “bloody harvest” of Bayraktar drones. The air defense complex stood there for a long time; the Russians retreated only after France transferred its long-range Caesar artillery to Ukraine, which was able to fire at the island from the shore. When the Russians left the island, the Ukrainians tried to land there in a helicopter, the destruction of which was shown to us on video.
So it was a Ukrainian helicopter and Ukrainian special forces died there. And it was destroyed by fighter bomber of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Тwo Ukrainian SU-24 bombers attacked the island and the helicopter’s landing area. They never returned to base; they were shot down by Black Sea Fleet fighters over the sea. The Bayraktar drone was supposed to accompany the landing operation and provide reconnaissance in case there were still Russian troops on the island. But the Russian troops were no longer there and no one was going to return there. Artillery fire from the shore damaged the Pantsir-S1 air defense system and it was subsequently simply blown up during the retreat from the island. Now Ukraine uses no more than 1-2 Bayraktar drones to monitor the front line, in the best cases to direct its artillery to advanced Russian positions. But no one risks flying to the front line anymore, it’s too expensive; too many of these drones have already been lost. The drone that Lithuania purchased for the Ukrainian Armed Forces lasted about a week.
3. As for Javelin systems, this is a good anti-tank system. Many hundreds of Javelin systems were captured by the Russian army in the first weeks of the war. Footage of captured Javelin systems can be seen on the same channel in a video dedicated separately to Javelin. Now these complexes are used by units from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. Now the Republics have become part of Russia, units of the people's militia have become parts of the Russian army, but captured equipment that was dropped into these units since the beginning of the war is still in use.
4. Spoiler alert. The newest NATO tanks turned out to be ineffective and their combat survivability turned out to be lower than modern Russian tanks. To destroy Leopard2 tanks, you don’t even need to be hit by anti-tank missiles; an FPV drone with a grenade from an old RPG-7 is enough.
It's been somewhat gratifying to watch the Lazerpig loop in action.
Good platform. Well delivered. Damn good info. 1st time watcher.❤❤
Another excellent video. I like your delivery style. Glory to Ukraine!
I was rather surprised to read the other day that Turkey & Bayraktar have authorized drone production in Ukraine.
EDIT: I was wrong and the Russian Federation were not previously buyers of the TB2
the lawn darts will be a big deal, and it makes sense: yurp is replacing lawn darts with f35 (no nickname yet) and they are REALLY capable. Gott sei dank to the the europeans that are providing them! i've been on the flightline when we got our first lawndart. we we all just "happened to be there" and the bird was hauling ass down the runway, i said to my boss: "he's on burner." and he said no. i was right. it cleared the runway, just feet off the ground, went straight up, flipped over on its top and went straight over the runway. majestic. this was an airworthyness test. full military power. as we got more, this became "tuesday." we all loved them like pets. this is a truly great plane, and will help the ukes if we can find a way to support them.
I have also heard that Sweden have been incredibly liberal with their weapons for Ukraine.
Armored personal carriers I hear have been doing quite well, and then there is Archer which have been delivered as well.
I have seen some news that the Swedish recoilless rifle Carl Gustaf have had some success
does anyone else find it kind of weird that we can talk about people brutally murdering each other so casually?
Reminds me of a quote usually attributed to Stalin: "One death is a tragedy, a million deaths a statistic"
There is only one saint that I will be happy to worship. Saint Javelin of Ukraine.
Russian cages & anti drone nets are “placebo tools”,if you know what I mean.Stay tuned for a likely sequel.
yeah keep believing in your toys!!
Russia is a paper tiger when it comes to conventional warefare.
Shocking new scientific discovery:
German leopards are hunting in packs!
Himars and the Javelin have played some significant part
BUT TO VERY LITTLE EFFECT
Part of the US's constantly failing Global War OF Terror.
yeah, all game changers, just like the leopards 🙄
@@EJavierPaniaguaLaconich Yeah, the Leopard's got smashed by Russian artillery and all recorded for the world to see.
@@EJavierPaniaguaLaconich
Yes... and ancient 1950s era Russian T52s being drafted in to challenge them!
How long will they last? 😂😂
What about the australian bushmaster apc's?
Burning in a ditch somewhere.
thank you again
Team Burnt Titanium 🔥
It is not just the quality of delivered weapons, without aid Ukraine wouldn't be able to make or buy nearly enough ammunition to supply its troops. It would just due to running out of suppies.
HIMARS, providing early retirement for Russian military leadership since 2022
Great video as always Simon.
Thx mate!
Simon, when can we see a watch video, I reckon your a man with a great collection 🎉
Why isn't this on the Warographics channel?
Because it’s not about the war directly, just it’s equipment
Not only the weapons, but the entire Ukrainian economy is on a Western life line.
They have to pay soldiers and keep its home front active.
And?
The US and Britain did the same for the much larger and much more aggressive Soviet Union.
The Lend-Lease Act of the United States, totaling $11.3 billion, or $180 billion in today's currency.
The support that Stalin described to Roosevelt as the “enormous and difficult fight against the common enemy - bloodthirsty Hitlerism.”
By the end of June 1944 the United States had sent to the Soviets under lend-lease more than 11,000 planes; over 6,000 tanks and tank destroyers; and 300,000 trucks and other military vehicles.
Tens of millions of tons of food, millions of uniforms, countless millions of small arms ammunition.
Medicine, helmets, bandages etc.
Of course the US and the West is correct in helping Ukraine.
@ Did I say it was wrong to do so?
I think the weapon that has made the biggest difference so far, is the brains of the Ukrainians. Their adaptability has been quite the treat to watch.
For me it's THE key difference between Russia and Ukraine. Russia smashes it's face into a brick wall over and over in the hope it'll make a difference. Ukraine has adapted and integrated every new piece of equipment, found new ways to utilise equipment and when things haven't worked, have gone back to the drawing board and rethought things.
It's impressive as heck and I suspect in the future the Ukrainian army will be teaching other militaries on a modern peer-to-peer conflict.
Uh....the US is providing nearly all the intelligence, equipment, and pulling the strings.
@@ChrisSmith-ec6qpDoubtful as Ukrainian generals keep pursuing different strategies than what NATO generals suggest.
There are US special forces and European special forces operators in country coordinating and sharing Intel. Ukraine calls the shots but you would be foolish to think the best military minds on the planet aren't a part of this also.
@@badluck5647 is that why they're big offensive failed then?
Simon made the orks mad... facts always do.
The tanks and armored vehicles coming from the west make a logistical nightmare for the Ukrainians. At least nato has standards for munitions.
You forgot the Javelin !
...and the Panzerfaust 3
All well and good. But why do the maps still look pretty much the same as they did 18 months ago?
Total NATO military spending in 2023 is $1.26 TRILLION. Russian military budget for 2023 is $86 billion. So, not hard to figure out who has the superior force here.
NATO is struggling to manufacture 155mm shells, Russia isn't. Russia is getting shells from its BRICS allies/North Korea and China has just the boot into the Ukrainians using civilian drones by clamping down on the exportation of certain drones & parts. You do know China is the king of civilian drones, don't you? 😉
Both sides can obliterate the world 10 times over with nukes - so it doesn't really matter - if they fight, we won't be alive to see the outcome. Fat lot of good pride will do us then.
The winning side? Yeah. I dismantled that real fast. Next.
@Mayor_Of_Eureka17 you didn't dismantle anything.
Only a small fraction of NATO spending has been send to Ukraine. If anything Russia has put more money towards this war than Ukraine and the west combined.
You would be forgiven for thinking it is a Live fire Arms expo.
It's not the cages on the tanks that work: it's the blocks of reactive armor layered ON the cages that _might_ help.
That is what the two stage charge is for. The first charge detonates any ERA allowing the main charge to come through and do its work. In addition those cope cages don't work against one of the biggest killers of tanks these days, artillery. NATO 155mm systems firing Excalibur rounds have proven to be deadly long-range tank killers. Basically anti-tank snipers. As NATO has standarised their shells, systems like the M777, M109 Paladin, PZH 2000, Caeser and Archer can all fire these rounds
NLAW sounds a bit like a modern day Panzerfaust.
The latest version of the Panzerfaust has been and is already being delivered in thousands from Germany to Ukraine.
at some point Ukraine is going to need more soldiers. who steps in at that point?
turns out that Russia hasn’t got a clue
That must be why Ukraine's counter offensive that started in June hasn't regained any territory at all, and why they are now enlisting women to die on the frontlines.
If Russia is so incompetent and clueless you should probably go fight them yourself im sure it will be easy 👍
Only a matter of time till putz pushes that button
He would have to be heavily retarded to do that. And he knows it will completely backfire. The old man wants the land and that wouldn't be possible.
Only one nation has done such a thing.
Weapon’s don’t matter if your out of men
Crazy…technology is even making tanks obsolete
No. It's changing how they have to be thought of, nothing more. More to the point, tanks are still highly effective for defense against anyone lacking modern weapon systems explicitly designed to kill tanks.
Yeah, technology is making tanks obsolete... Just like it has been for decades.
The tanks are currently being used differently than planned.
The leopard, for example, is often used at dusk and at night as a backup for the infantry on the front line, where it can also detect and fight targets up to 5 km away due to its very good night fighting ability.
Not only weapons, but the training of Ukrainian soldiers. It takes at least half a year of learning to operate HIMARS. And also you need to send money to pay the soldiers salary. And now you can conclude who's actually fighting the war behind the scenes.
2 A-10s could have ended this war on day 3 with the ridiculous incompetence of that Russian parking lot in it way to Kiev
Aw what about the STINGERS, Icant believe you guys left them out. Theyve accounted for OH SO MANY DOWNED PLANES & HELICOPTERS. 😢😥
Ah the good ole "make a really convincing rubber copy & leave them in a field that has nothing to do with what we're doing" routine, oldest trick in the book.
Stoopid bad guys.
Another "Game Changer" miracle weapon? What happened to the other 8 or more game changing weapons that came before this one?
Very confusing - other commentators on this conflict are saying Ukraine has already lost and it’s just a matter of time before the media concedes this.
I’ve gotta say I found this really depressing. Just the whole thing is a tragedy.
Slava Ukraini!
Glory to the Heroes! Long live Ukraine!
*IT'S SAD FOR UKRAINE THAT RUSSIA IS GOING TO WIN !!*
@@DesiGalCrochet Add a Sieg Heil to that too. 🤣
@@DesiGalCrochet Mmmmm and think of all the beautiful Ukrainian women who are no longer attached. You know, because their husbands and boyfriends were forced to march through a minefield.
Abrahams are in Ukraine now. Love all your channels Simon 🫶
AWs.... Cluster munitions. Lol
😮 i thought SAAB went out of business. But i see making cars wasn't as profitable as blowing shit up.😂😂
Didnt they start off as a furniture company?😅
The Abrams is already in Ukraine as of last week per the US DOD and Zelensky.
And Ukrainian incompetence in combined arms maneuver warfare will ensure that all of them are needlessly lost in record time
@@bubbathedm
hi Ivan. you aren't fooling anyone but yourself
The F-16s will be delivered before the end of 2023. Task & Purpose covered this.
I wonder how much a Ukrainian farmer would sell me a fixer-upper Russian tank for.
You would have to find one that hasn't been pressed onto the front line first.
A farmer tried to hide an AA system to sell later, he is now waiting for his prison cell.
So it will be hard to find one..
The Russian propaganda network is going gangbusters here in the US
*IS an InnBreeed*
What about MALD
*Those of you who think Ukraine will win this war are just living in a deluded fantasy world* 😐
Better living in a fantasy rather than as a cog in a machine that will just grind that cog flat and no one will care when it does.
@@benjamindavidson4680 *From your remarks I think it as all ready too late for you*
Yeah. Cages serve one purpose. Anti-sniper. You put cammo net on the cage to hopefully make a sniper miss the first shot. Anyone who thought modern ones stop missles is an idiot.
They are to detonate HESH shells before they hit the armour.
Anyone remember Charlie Wilson's War
Australian Bushmasters lead the way !
I did not hit her, I did not. Oh hi-mars
I'm just here to bask in the vatnik tears.
I'm just here to watch the MuriKKKan circle jerk of self righteousness while reminding them of the countless unprovoked conflicts they've caused throughout west and central Asia, and north Africa in the past 20 years.
Since the dead don't cry - I assume the mean the tears of their families? that's really twisted.
@@JohnnyWednesday Vatnik's are live Russians, we've come to call the dead ones Rotniks, it's more fitting due to Russia's tendency to not recover their dead.