@RALee85 Translation:
"On Artillery Day, I would like to give a brief history of the use of this type of weapon in the Special Military Operation.
Most artillerymen, before 24 February, had no idea how to fight under modern conditions. /1
"On Artillery Day, I would like to give a brief history of the use of this type of weapon in the Special Military Operation.
Most artillerymen, before 24 February, had no idea how to fight under modern conditions. /1
@RALee85 The experience of Syria does not suit Ukraine in any way, and nobody studied the 8-year conflict in Donbas and the evolution of the use of artillery. There were more important things to do... /2
@RALee85 Nobody created new artillery systems either. Systems similar to "777" and "Caesars" have not been created until now. (They will say again that it is all [former Defence Minister] Serdyukov's fault). /3
@RALee85 On 24 February, most of the artillery went into battle with compass and binoculars. The spotter had to climb a tree or somewhere else and control the fire – there was not enough, and in most cases there was no UAV. /4
@RALee85 There was nothing like the "Nettle" and "Ukrop" in the Russian Army either. There's bound to be a commenter here who'll say we had everything, you just don't know!). The existence of "Offlinemaps" was known to only a few. /5
@RALee85 The program allows for gun pointing by anyone who knows how to press the touch screen with their fingers. You simply place the gun in the direction of the target, X and Y shown on the map. You pick up the copter and adjust by eye: south, north, etc. That's it. /6
@RALee85 (Especially for phonophobes I say: buy Chinese, do not insert a SIM card, download the application via wi-fi and also update the maps the same way. You will also need a phone with a SIM card - you need to somehow keep in touch). /7
@RALee85 But they are still unaware of this in the training camps. The mobilised and volunteers come from the ranges and artillerymen are taught there as if the Special Military Operation had never started. /8
@RALee85 Maybe two weeks ago I saw a newly formed artillery brigade that arrived from the Russian Federation. There the commander ordered to send two spotters to the front line to observe the work of artillery. One had a Mavic 2 on his shoulder, but they did not know how to use it. /9
@RALee85 It's just there, so you have to take it with you. "Take everything!", was the order! They had to deploy the compass and look through the binoculars. These two had been in the army for a long time, though of course, not in the artillery. /10
@RALee85 "Offlinemaps" doesn't exist, and it took me a long time to explain that "offline" means that the app can run without the internet. I have to wonder: has their commander really not been interested in everything that's been going on around here for the last 9 months? /11
@RALee85 What is there to say, if in 2019, in the LNR, the "advisor" was teaching the officers (officers!!!) to correct fire on the "snail"! Well, i.e. boarding school level... /12
@RALee85 Due to the lack of normal correction, our artillery had to employ wagonloads of shells, of which there is now a big shortage. Target reconnaissance for artillery is 90% of the time by civilian DJI copters bought by civilians and supplied to the army by volunteers. /13
@RALee85 WITHOUT THIS HELP OUR ARMY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEFEATED LONG AGO! We need to remember and be aware of this.
As long as I have been in the army, I still have not studied the capabilities of the "Aistyonok" [radar system] and other similar systems. /14
As long as I have been in the army, I still have not studied the capabilities of the "Aistyonok" [radar system] and other similar systems. /14
@RALee85 For the most part no one knows how to use them, or perhaps they are not effective. I can say one thing for sure: I have never heard of a radar system giving target designation. /15
@RALee85 Despite the technical lag from NATO systems, the Russian gods of war could solve the issue with Ukraine easily by giving the troops more "Orlan-30" [UAVs] to correct the "Krasnopol" [laser-guided shell], as well as more UAVs with the ability to fly 30 kilometres. /16
@RALee85 It would not be a bad idea to experiment with satellite communications, deploying it at the UAV control point and at the firing point. Broadcast on the TV, in general chat, without any radio communication, to correct the work of the guns. /17
@RALee85 By the way, the [most] formidable weapon of this war is the Telegram [app]. It is in the closed groups of this messenger that artillery officers from different units, but in the same direction, exchange information about the enemy and targets. /18
@RALee85 This helps to organise interaction more effectively, eliminating unnecessary links. I had already written about such organisation of interoperability before the Special Military Operation, but was assured that it was already in place in the army ... /19
@RALee85 and was about to appear everywhere. As usual...
Happy Holidays once again to all involved! /end
Happy Holidays once again to all involved! /end
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