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The infamous PB&J sticky bomb?
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The infamous PB&J sticky bomb?
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The BMPT's ATAKA missile (4 per vehicle in ready to launch positions)
7.4 kg warhead
6 km range being extended to 10 km
SACLOS
15 seconds flight time to 6 km (25 seconds to 10 km?) estimates based on published 400 m/s average speed.
"The Ataka missile is stored in a glass reinforced plastic tube, which also acts as its launcher. The missile is reported to be considerably faster than the 9K114 Shturm, with longer range than the original version. It still uses radio command guidance, but the system has been improved when compared to the earlier 9K114 Shturm.
The system is carried by the multiple kinds of helicopters including the Mi-28 and Mi-35. It is also offered for ground vehicles like the BMPT and the 9P149.
There are three main missiles that are compatible with the launch system. The first is a two-stage anti-armour weapon that features a tandem warhead for dealing with add-on armor. The second variant of the missile – designated as 9M120F – has a thermobaric warhead for use against infantry positions and bunkers. The third variant of the 9M120 Ataka is the 9M220, which features a proximity fused expanding rod warhead, providing the missile with air-to-air capability against low- and slow-flying aircraft."
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7.4 kg warhead
6 km range being extended to 10 km
SACLOS
15 seconds flight time to 6 km (25 seconds to 10 km?) estimates based on published 400 m/s average speed.
"The Ataka missile is stored in a glass reinforced plastic tube, which also acts as its launcher. The missile is reported to be considerably faster than the 9K114 Shturm, with longer range than the original version. It still uses radio command guidance, but the system has been improved when compared to the earlier 9K114 Shturm.
The system is carried by the multiple kinds of helicopters including the Mi-28 and Mi-35. It is also offered for ground vehicles like the BMPT and the 9P149.
There are three main missiles that are compatible with the launch system. The first is a two-stage anti-armour weapon that features a tandem warhead for dealing with add-on armor. The second variant of the missile – designated as 9M120F – has a thermobaric warhead for use against infantry positions and bunkers. The third variant of the 9M120 Ataka is the 9M220, which features a proximity fused expanding rod warhead, providing the missile with air-to-air capability against low- and slow-flying aircraft."
9M120 Ataka - Wikipedia
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Colin Parkinson
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Say what you want about Russian influenced media, but ANNA produced some of the best Urban Combat footage yet made, particularly in regards to Armour in urban ops.
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I found it too painful to watch the first Russian/Chechen war footage. Those poor conscripts didn't deserve what happened to them.
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You mean the
Colin Parkinson
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agreed, but i was referring to the Syrian footage.
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Having watched a lot of Afghanistan/Russian footage - there seems to be a theme.
My sympathies for Russian soldiers however are very thin.
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Nice to see the old Soviet traditions (if the Suvorov books are to be believed, anyway) seem to carry on in the Russian army 
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'They Drink A Lot, Sell Their Fuel': Belarusians Give Low Marks To Russian Troops Deployed For Drills
Russian soldiers in southeastern Belarus "settled in the surrounding forests," one local resident said. "They drink a lot and sell a lot of their diesel fuel."
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If it's not apparent to anyone yet that Russia has made up their mind that the West is no friend of Russia and is actively engaged in operations against us, perhaps this will remind them:
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I think it's pretty clear that the Russian State has made the decision that the relationship with the rest of Europe and the United States will be adversarial going forward.
Mali and the UN: Why peacekeepers are being told to leave
Mali is telling the UN to remove its 12,000 peacekeepers, who had been countering Islamic militants.
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Diplomacy and Dividends: Who Really Controls the Wagner Group? - Foreign Policy Research Institute
Many expected the diplomatic relationship between the Russian Federation and the United States to fray when U.S. forces killed hundreds of Russians assaulting a U.S.-held Syrian outpost in early 2018. Yet, the Kremlin quickly distanced itself from the Russian bodies on the far-off Syrian...
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I think it's pretty clear that the Russian State has made the decision that the relationship with the rest of Europe and the United States will be adversarial going forward.
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A more granular view, from this TweeterNice to see the old Soviet traditions (if the Suvorov books are to be believed, anyway) seem to carry on in the Russian army
'They Drink A Lot, Sell Their Fuel': Belarusians Give Low Marks To Russian Troops Deployed For Drills
Russian soldiers in southeastern Belarus "settled in the surrounding forests," one local resident said. "They drink a lot and sell a lot of their diesel fuel."
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An example from Baltic media of the tug of war caused by different interpretations of history in Latvia, especially regarding the USSR's "liberation" during WW2 ...
Another example: in Poland, a local council decided to "de-communize" by taking down a monument to Soviet war dead (Google English from Polish), but Russia is launching a criminal investigation into the issue (see attached).
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Remember this?
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Well, Italy is now having second thoughts about Russia's help during COVID
Italian lawmakers probe Russian pandemic mission's motives
Former Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has been asked to brief a parliamentary committee over growing concerns that a Russian team sent to Italy to provide help early in the coronavirus pandemic might have been on spying mission.
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Altair
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Shades of 1916, or rhyming with 1988?
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Is Cuba out of Russias orbit or stable enough to not need Wagner?If it's not apparent to anyone yet that Russia has made up their mind that the West is no friend of Russia and is actively engaged in operations against us, perhaps this will remind them:
Mali and the UN: Why peacekeepers are being told to leave
Mali is telling the UN to remove its 12,000 peacekeepers, who had been countering Islamic militants.
Diplomacy and Dividends: Who Really Controls the Wagner Group? - Foreign Policy Research Institute
Many expected the diplomatic relationship between the Russian Federation and the United States to fray when U.S. forces killed hundreds of Russians assaulting a U.S.-held Syrian outpost in early 2018. Yet, the Kremlin quickly distanced itself from the Russian bodies on the far-off Syrian...
I think it's pretty clear that the Russian State has made the decision that the relationship with the rest of Europe and the United States will be adversarial going forward.
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The other side of the same coin, this time for Latvia (where authorities are working towards dismantling a huge monument to, in their eyes, a former bad guy), who's miffed a Belgian community wants to take down a monument to the Latvian Legion. This bit was the most interestingly worded version of this sort of ... organization ...
That bit in red is critical, given the same can't be said of some other German foreign legions of the time.
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Shame ...
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Russian agent Kovtun, accused in spy poisoning, dead at 57
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian agent Dmitry Kovtun, who was accused by the U.K. authorities in the poisoning death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, has died at 57. Russian lawmaker Andrei Lugovoi, who also was accused by the U.K.
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Funny.
Honest question. Why the hate for Russia? I get the Putin and team. And I get the historical hate of the USSR and Communism. But I think the West (for lack of a better term) needs a strong Russia something. There is a kingdom out there that does very much covet lands in Russia. Also Russia could be an ally dealing in the Muslim world and Middle East. I think that has been a great mistake of the last 20 years.
How do we get the current Russia to feel safe and secure in their current borders? The world would totally happy to see Russia just stay the size it is. The other options of a China pushing North and West, Turkey going Ottoman v2, and other Muslim area carved off is not a great situation for the world.
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