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I suspect that we'll be looking at roughly the following in terms of initial Leopard 2 donations... Germany: 15× (2A6) Rheinmetall: 22× (2A4) Poland: 14x (2PL) Spain: 8x (2A4) Finland: 8× (2A4) Sweden: 8x (2A4) Norway: 6x (2A4) Slovakia: 15x (2A4) Czech Republic: 15x (2A4) I'll be surprised if...

It appears as if we're about to see an American / German agreement to send both Leopard 2 and M1A1 Abrams MBTs to Ukraine. Apparently, a coalition of countries, in combination with German industry, are ready to send 100 Leopard 2's to Ukraine. The Americans are going to send approximately 100...

More details have emerged about Estonia's recent military package to Ukraine. Estonia announced that they are sending ALL of their FH70, 155mm howitzers, D30, 122mm howitzers, thousands of rounds of ammunition for, as well as hundreds of M2 Carl Gustav, anti-armor weapons (along with...

I'll believe British and American intelligence figures on the amount of Russians casualties (KIA + WIA) over any source connected to Russia. Historically, WIA to KIA ratio is about 3 to 1 in almost every war. If I had to bet, I'd say Russia probably has about 40K KIA and another 100+K WIA. The...

Cyprus is willing to send its 82 upgraded T-80U and T-80UK tanks to Ukraine, if the West will backfill them with Leopard 2 tanks. The West has also requested that Cyprus send their 43 BMP-3s to Ukraine, as well as their 6 Tor-M1 air defense systems and whatever quantity of Buk M1-2 air defense...

Per the New York Times, Ukraine has recaptured 54% of the land that Russia has occupied during this invasion. It's cost Russia close to 150,000 casualties (WIA / KIA) and thousands of missiles, tanks, IFVs, dozens of helicopters and jets... And they've taken less than 50km of land since the...

There is no rush to announce the transfer of Leo 2s to Ukraine anyways, because what's most important is that training on them be completed. That training has already been greenlit and will start in the coming weeks. At some point we know that Poland, Finland, Sweden, Spain, etc are going to...

I'd gladly trade the destruction of 100, stored, Abrams tanks (and sadly, the death of their brave crews) for the miserable lives of tens of thousands more Russian invaders. The Russians are not our friends. I'm happy to trade my tax money for their lives, as long as Ukraine is willing to keep...

We've started to see 120mm, 81mm and 60mm mortars be announced for Ukraine to the front, as well as much needed 105mm artillery that can handle infantry advances at short ranges. As an example, since December 21st (one month) USA has announced 3 aid packages to Ukraine. Those 3 aid packages...

Much of the stuff you're talking about hasn't even made it into the country yet lol. Just because a system has been announced, it doesn't mean it's actively being fielded. Ukraine has 2-3 of the now 9 promised NASAMS batteries. The rest had to be produced and the Ukrainians had to be trained how...

We don't recognize them enough but man has Estonia pulled their weight in the effort to supply Ukraine with weapons. Good for them! Reports indicate that they just donated another 10 FH 70, 155mm howitzers, 10 D30, 122mm howitzers, hundreds of RPGs, an unspecified number of Carl Gustav ATGMs...

Mobility really is the key to tank hunting and the HMMWV with a TOW system is one of the cheapest, most effective ways to quickly engage an harass tanks. The maximum effective range of the TOW missile is 4500m, the same maximum claimed range as a T-72 tank. The key is that a TOW missile, by...

The USA also admitted to allocating $100 Million to the training of Ukrainians pilots. They kept the timeline, airframe and other details purposely vague, but let's be honest here, it's already in the works. Here's the thing, if we know it's happening in some capacity, so does the Kremlin. But...

Hahahahaha this is the most comical thing I've ever read. 12,000 casualties for Russia? Bahahahaha U.S. General General Mark Milley had this to say yesterday at Ramstein. "In terms of casualties, you know, the numbers of casualties in war are always suspect in --- but I would tell you that...

Leopard 2 MBTs are going to make their way to Ukraine in the next couple months, alongside British Challenger 2 MBTs. The writing is on the wall. A Western Tank Company consists of 14 MBTs. There are 4 companies in a Battalion (56 tanks total). I think that you'll eventually see a slew of...

It's a very simple concept that would benefit all three countries. Let me explain. Germany is reluctant to send their Leopard 2 tanks (of which they have a healthy number in storage) to Ukraine at this time. Turkey already fields the leopard 2 as their most advanced main battle tank (Altay will...

Heading into Ramstein tomorrow, here is a comprehensive list of all the Western equipment promised to / delivered to Ukraine thus far in 2023 (January). Note that I did not include equipment that was bought months ago, and has previously been noted (such as Polish Krabs and German Panzerhaubitze...

Details of the American, $2.5 Billion Package For Ukraine has been announced and it's another substantial weapons load. It's evident that they're preparing Ukraine for a significant offensive. Between this package and the one the Americans announced two weeks ago, they've now committed 2 full...

You can add an additional 18 M109A6 Paladins the that list. USA will likely announce them tomorrow, bringing the total they've committed to 36. Also, while not self propelled, the 120-130'ish M777s and the 20-30 FH70's that Ukraine has left in their inventory (after some were destroyed) are also...

Nothing on the battlefield is invincible. Not even close. But the Abrams is an enormous upgrade (range, sensors, systems) than the MBTs Ukraine currently has. Russia's most common MBT is the T-72. That makes up the majority of the tanks they're using in Ukraine. Abrams outranges all models of...