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by Deans
13 Jul 2023 08:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Russian commander resigns Commander of 58th Combined Arms Army of Southern Military District, Major General Ivan Popov (Spartak), wrote down an appeal where he announced his resignation from his post and the reasons for it. Popov reports that he raised questions about lack of counter-battery combat...
by Deans
08 Jul 2023 09:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 864530

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Monsoon is about 35% below normal countrywide. There is also the Rabi crop to come. But groundwater will generally be lower if monsoon isn't normal. Let's pray that rainfall improves to give a normal monsoon. The prediction is 95% monsoon this year. Hope it will materialize Our economy is fairly in...
by Deans
05 Jul 2023 21:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7559
Views: 1778004

Re: Understanding the US - Again

X posting from Punjab thread: Breaking: Unconfirmed reports that Khalistani terrorist Pannu has died in a road accident in US. Confirmation awaited. 4th Khalistani to die from unnatural causes in 2 months. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Avatar Singh Khanda & Paramjit Singh Panjwar before that. 2 Jihadi l...
by Deans
05 Jul 2023 21:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact
Replies: 482
Views: 124072

Re: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact

Breaking: Unconfirmed reports that Khalistani terrorist Pannu has died in a road accident in US. Confirmation awaited. 4th Khalistani to die from unnatural causes in 2 months. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Avatar Singh Khanda & Paramjit Singh Panjwar before that. 2 Jihadi leaders killed in Feb-Mar, fro...
by Deans
04 Jul 2023 09:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

The oryx website, which has crowdsourced pics of hardware losses has stopped operating since last month. They were called out for misreporting. Russian losses were inflated by at least 2X and Ukrainian losses understated by the same factor. Armchairwarlord (twitter) was one who analysed pics and fou...
by Deans
01 Jul 2023 08:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4496
Views: 1378596

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

The US is promoting India’s membership in a larger UNSC council and if it was not for China’s opposition and that of Italy, it would have succeeded in its endeavour. {Did not know Italy is also objecting to India entering UNSC. What is their takleef?} To the best of my recollection/understanding, t...
by Deans
29 Jun 2023 08:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7957
Views: 2275717

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

BREAKING NEWS Tehmina Durrani, wife of Shehbaz Sharif has filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. Shrewd. If Shebaz is arrested by the army, half his funds abroad will legitimately be in (ex) wife's name and can't be touched, even if there is an agreement to seize the funds of convicte...
by Deans
27 Jun 2023 14:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

This is one of the best writeups I've seen on the Wagner uprising. Serge is Russian and a military historian. All of Big Serge's blogs on the war have so far been spot on and are a good read. https://bigserge.substack.com/p/russo-ukrainian-war-the-wagner-uprising Another Russian analyst with a diffe...
by Deans
27 Jun 2023 08:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7957
Views: 2275717

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

... Pakis have done what I used to do in college. Do last minute cramming a few hours before the exam and finish the diagrams in the chemistry record notebook 4 hours before submission. Let's see if they pass. I passed. :rotfl: Ah but you submitted the correct answer paper at least. The bakis have ...
by Deans
27 Jun 2023 08:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7957
Views: 2275717

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Trikaal wrote:Pukis are a remittance economy. Their annual remittances (~$30 billion) are higher than their annual exports (~$25 billion).
India's exports last year were $ 760 Billion (and rising).
Pak remittances and exports this year are falling compared to last year.
by Deans
26 Jun 2023 19:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadirov is positioning himself as the next Prigozhin. Chechen units have fought as well as Wagner, without cribbing about ammo shortages, or blaming the Russian MOD. He's become a Col Gen in the Russian army as a result. He's also been a soldier since the days of the 1st Ch...
by Deans
26 Jun 2023 19:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

This puts my thoughts on a more devious path. So here is what I am curious about. Russia first moved tactical nukes into Belarus. Then it struck a deal by which Wagner is also in Belarus. Belarus borders: Poland and Lithuania. (both of which border Russia in Kaliningrad otherwise but not mainland R...
by Deans
26 Jun 2023 19:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

So who do you think is behind sending 170 vehicle convoy to Moskow? If Progozhin is not the operational commander, former Russian Army officers are running the show? If GRU created this setup, Putin should have ears inside, yet he acted only after things went really south. Something very fishy is g...
by Deans
26 Jun 2023 11:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

A point about Progozhin: He isn't the founder of Wagner, nor does he run it operationally. Wagner was set up by Russian military intelligence (GRU). They wanted Russia to be disassociated from some of its operations and chose Prigozhin to be the front (though Progizhin has probably expanded its oper...
by Deans
26 Jun 2023 08:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

If Russia digs in without offensive action the rate of production it has should be sufficient. The key will be on how it manages its anti air assets: and future offensive from UKR will try to wrest air superiority from Russia and this is where the ability to field S300 , the Tors and older SAM syst...
by Deans
25 Jun 2023 20:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

There is no point recruiting more as there is not enough hardware to equip more motorized rifle battalions. The shortages are in artillery ammunition and barrels, air defense, electronic warfare, drones etc. in which case NATO will out supply Ru sooner or later? :-? I added a para to my last post, ...
by Deans
25 Jun 2023 20:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

… So there are 480,000 new soldiers. Assuming 10% are medically unfit, we have 430,000. Probably a min 200,000 of these will be in support functions, leaving 230,000 in combat roles. This year, there are probably 8000 casualties a month (incl badly wounded), so 48,000 replacements - almost all in c...
by Deans
25 Jun 2023 16:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

NEWS UPDATE RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS EARLY MORNING JUNE 25 The high numbers of new Russian professional soldiers (30-40 000/month) compensates easily for losses on the battlefield. It also makes another round of mobilisation unnecessary. If recruitment continues at present speed, around 400 000 new s...
by Deans
25 Jun 2023 11:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4496
Views: 1378596

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Meanwhile ishaq “I know how to deal with IMF” dar has caved in, proposed raising taxes further. Scrapped tax amnesty. All in last ditch effort to save IMF deal. This time around it might work, they’ve agreed to most IMF demands. The program ends on June 30 so they have a week to get it done. Too la...
by Deans
25 Jun 2023 10:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Progozhin's rantings for the past 3 months would be gross insubordination in any army and unthinkable in Russia. With the benefit of hindsight and not being Russian, my view was that he should have been dealt with much earlier and dealt with more harshly now. Looking at it from Putin's point of view...
by Deans
24 Jun 2023 20:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

YashG wrote:CIA probably cooked this up behind the scenes. Its their working. They knew the cracks exist. They must have put some planted elements expand them.
Most likely explanation. CIA through Russian oligarchs. A lot of cash and evidence of transfers was found today in a raid on Wagner HQ in St Pts.
by Deans
24 Jun 2023 19:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

good take by kim.dotcom My view on the actions by Prigozhin and the Wagner Group in Russia: This started as a power struggle between Prigozhin and Shoigu. In the beginning of the Special military operation Shoigu and his team made mistakes and Prigozhin became of strong critic of Shoigu. Prigozhin ...
by Deans
24 Jun 2023 19:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

IndraD wrote:NATO bots celebrating Pirozin on social media like role model, Bakhmut was nothing burger & Wagner deserves EU citizenship!
Yes, until yesterday, they were a terrorist organzation committing genocide against innocent Ukrainians. Now they are freedom fighters.
by Deans
24 Jun 2023 19:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

What I've heard so far (am following Russian news and from a friend in Moscow). Putin has said that what has happened is the worst possible crime in Russia - treason against the motherland (which every Russian is taught from childhood). Either Prigozhin seizes power in the next 24 hours, or he's dea...
by Deans
22 Jun 2023 09:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4496
Views: 1378596

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Basically, I would like 0 MW Nuclear Power to be produced by them. Its actually better if they are stuck with high cost nuclear power they don't really need - because they are adding high cost power at the same rate as they are de-industrializing. If you don't need nuclear power, you can't just swi...
by Deans
21 Jun 2023 18:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Military briefing: Russian ‘Alligators’ menace Ukraine’s counteroffensive https://www.ft.com/content/d8fe8941-3703-433d-ac7a-dab9ba500481 https://archive.ph/dTOsg thanks Lisa saar Why not Mi8s also ? Russian inventory of Ka52 is limited while Mi8s is very large. if Mi8s armed could play a role - th...
by Deans
21 Jun 2023 10:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7957
Views: 2275717

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Check out this story. Pakis are now suing foreign countries for money where illegal pakis die as they try to enter. https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/06/20/pakistan-greece-eu-pylos/ Pakistan is taking legal and political actions against Greece over Pylos shipwreck Its a variant of the time tested `gi...
by Deans
21 Jun 2023 10:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7957
Views: 2275717

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

As the Gulf countries buy chunks of Karachi and may be Paxtan as a whole does it affect our plans for the Bakis… I mean given half a chance we will want to submerge the Karachi port …or are we going to shy away from such plans… sure insurance will be available… but I hope this doesn’t deter us I do...
by Deans
20 Jun 2023 08:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Prepare for Ukraine's counter-offensive to falter https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/17/prepare-for-kyivs-counter-offensive-to-falter/ The telegraph is rabidly Pro Ukrainian. You'd often get the impression from its articles, that Ukraine is about to capture Moscow. If Telegraph is expressing ...
by Deans
19 Jun 2023 19:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Bhai, this isn't true. To jam MANPADS, we need DIRCM. Ka-52s don't have DIRCM jammers. Only a bunch of Su-34s were equipped with DIRCM. This info was before the war had begun. Unless they buy DIRCM from China and integrate with Russian Aircraft, there is no way to get them. I found an article in En...
by Deans
19 Jun 2023 19:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1091
Views: 244165

Re: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion

SIMI leader & Mulund blasts accused Bashir detained in Canada. Canadian Government should be made clear this is a red line. If the terrorist is not repatriated to India then we will consider this is an act of active support of international terrorism by Canada. Now that Hardeep Singh has been s...
by Deans
19 Jun 2023 11:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

In the last 2 weeks Russian aircraft and helicopters have flown more sorties (almost all CAS missions) than in the previous 2 months, but have lost no aircraft. The KA52s should be vulnerable to the thousands of MANPADS supplied to Ukraine - they lost several in the early months of the war but they...
by Deans
18 Jun 2023 17:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

several videos of KA52 helis eating up NATO artillery pieces! Such is the fear that Telegraph UK propagandu toilet has published this oped https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/06/17/russian-attack-helicopters-upper-hand-southern-ukraine/ Russian attack helicopters gain upper hand on key sout...
by Deans
16 Jun 2023 16:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4496
Views: 1378596

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Manish_P wrote:
Deans wrote:The comments section of thefridaytimes.com is now open. Happy trolling.
Use a VPN and Muslim name when posting.
So this means that the coup is complete and the coup against the coup has been put down hain?
As long as you don't mention haram terms like IK, PTI or say anything against army.
by Deans
16 Jun 2023 16:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7957
Views: 2275717

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

A point about Pak GDP growth that has not been commented on - even in Pak. 5% was the growth assumed in the previous budget (for 2022-23). It was announced that actual GDP for year ending June 23, was 0.29% However, this is not actual but projected, based on the first 9 month actuals. The financial ...
by Deans
15 Jun 2023 20:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4496
Views: 1378596

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

The comments section of thefridaytimes.com is now open. Happy trolling.
Use a VPN and Muslim name when posting.
by Deans
15 Jun 2023 19:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7957
Views: 2275717

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

The comments section of thefridaytimes.com is now open. Happy trolling.
Use a VPN and Muslim name when posting.
by Deans
14 Jun 2023 09:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4164
Views: 2452433

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBZF9LCTyqY&t=9684s Lengthy, but a very good interview with Col. Scott Ritter. Talks about the Russian people (having lived there I agree) and a lot of hardcore military detail about the counter offensive and what is going wrong. One thing he didn't mention, but ...
by Deans
14 Jun 2023 08:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4496
Views: 1378596

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

He is a pathan ., they tend to think somewhat differently from other peacefuls ..personally know a few, and most of them have given up on pakiland , moved overseas lock stock and barrel !.. as i see it they are more friendly to hindus and less likely to "bomb" , pun intended :mrgreen: The...
by Deans
14 Jun 2023 08:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4496
Views: 1378596

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

This fellow (who questioned an Indian army chief bombastically and fashions himself as an arm chair jihadi) has now got cases registered against him (probably at the ishara of big danda Munir) for supporting PTI He seems to be less of an arm chair Jihadi (I listen to his podcasts) since 9th May. Sp...