Ukraine media say they have identified Debaltseve separatist theatre commander Olga Sergeevna (nom de guerre 'Corsa') as former Ukrainian police Junior Colonel Olga Kachura





Huh, no wonder very natural at commanding.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Feb 24 2015, 11:24 AM

Lel, old news already. Ohkosh has Ambulance version of M-ATV on sale since about 2010 already. And I mean an actual ambulance with actual medical equipment, not a regular M-ATV slapped with a red cross on the side.

Here is from DSEi 2011 in London:


Interior looks hella cramped tho. Donno how medic is gonna treat anybody like that. Doesn't seem to have sitting space :


This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Feb 24 2015, 12:03 PM

Totally holding the rifle wrong tho.

Malaysia, Laos agree to host Military Attachés



24.2.2015- Kuala Lumpur and Vientiane have agreed to set up a military attaché post for both countries following a meeting yesterday between Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong in Vientiane yesterday. Also present was National Defence Minister Lt-Gen Sengnouane Sayalat.

The meeting was aimed at further strengthening the existing bilateral relations, specifically in military and defence co-operation. Hishammuddin said he had made the request for a defence attache during his previous visit to the Lao capital on May 21 last year.

“We are in the process of identifying a suitable candidate to be posted to Vientiane,” Hishammuddin said in a statement.

The Lao government had also approved a Lao MA Office to be set up in Kuala Lumpur.

Meanwhile, Hishammuddin said a Letter of Intent (LOI) was also signed by both ministries confirming mutual interest in strengthening bilateral and
defence cooperation between Malaysia and Laos.

Following the LOI, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation will be signed when Malaysia officially open the MA Office in Vientiane, he said.

Hishammuddin also attended a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Tea Banh in Phnom Penh yesterday and will travel to to Hanoi, Vietnam later tonight to meet his Vietnamese counterpart, Defence Minister General Phung Quan Thanh.

Breaking: UK to send military advisers to Ukraine


This is totally a bad idea. There is simply no way the Russians are gonna let this slide. Now there will suddenly be Russian military engineer and construction brigades (cough Spetznaz cover cough) to 'help with the reconstruction of the Donbass region' (and the destruction of the rest of Ukraine ).

Mana ramjet intake?



Or Air-launched version used solid-fuel engine?

To me look like probably they intended to open the hatch for something. They were deliberately filming the procedure with good quality cameras pointed at that particular area when it happened and was not an incident accidentally caught by security cameras, so they were hoping to record something.

Probably the sailors just didn't realize the sea was that heavy at the time and a particularly lucky large wave hit the hatch just as they were unlocking the hatch. It looks like it's bright daylight outside, so sailors didn't realize sea was having high waves. Also looks like a single wave hit and then was gone, no pouring water came afterwards.

Also some commenters of Chinese Internet speculated that this incident happened at an observation hatch in the stern mooring line storage bay where they keep the mooring lines, at the very stern of the ship and could have involved any of the three hatches located there, most likely middle one :

Nobody would expect a wave to hit an open hatch that high from the waterline in bright daylight. So, as bad accident as this is, probably is just a freak accident and have no relation to the subject of Chinese ship quality.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Feb 25 2015, 01:03 PM

According to the original news source the sailor fractured his right orbital bone and lost some teeth, other than that he's relatively OK.

Indonesia to deploy SU-27 to escort transport plane carrying condemned Australians to death row island



Indonesia’s squadron of Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets has a strange new mission—riding shotgun beside a transport plane hauling two Australian prisoners to an island prison where they could face a firing squad for smuggling drugs.

“The Indonesian military commander has given the order to assist the relocation of the two death defendants,” Maj. Gen. Torry Djohar said on Feb. 22. “A squadron of Sukhoi jet fighters will be prepared to escort the Hercules aircraft that will be used to transport the defendants. We will also deploy ocean patrol and land forces.”

The Sukhois will accompany a C-130 carrying prisoners Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan from Bali—in the country’s south—to the remote Nusakambangan Island farther west as early as Feb. 27. Nusakambangan is a wildlife refuge that also the location of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons, housing some 2,000 inmates including terrorists and drug traffickers.

“Death row inmates are routinely whisked into the dense forest at midnight, blindfolded, asked to stand, sit or kneel and simultaneously fired at by 12 executioners aiming for their chests,” the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

“The firing squad is drawn from Indonesia’s paramilitary forces and if the prisoner is still breathing, the commander will shoot him or her point-blank in the head.”

While true A-10 do have some armor and have duplicate systems to enable continue flying after damage,the plane is not invincible. It's all damage limitation only. Hit the A-10 in a good spot with a SAM or AA fire and it WILL go down.

The myth of the 'Flying tank' is pretty much exaggerated.

Bombing villages full of innocent people just because some terrorists set up shop there? Totally taking a chapter from US COIN handbook.

Yeah, no way in hell this is gonna backfire.

Fixed for you.

Nope, BMP-3 is still an IFV, the 100mm is low powered gun for infantry support. If suddenly a tank appears, BMP-3 will use its gun-launched laser-guided 9M117 'Bastion (NATO: AT-10 'Stabber') ATGM.


9M117 Bastion laser-guided ATGM

Prolly the whole turret would be too heavy for AV8 hull. Structurally also not sure if can hold a turret that big, even if turret ring fits.

Also why wanna put such heavy guns on AV8?

I find the concept of arming IFV-type vehicles with heavy cannons wonky in the first place. Small caliber autocannons in 20mm-30mm range have much more utility and versatility for infantry support duties.

Also the type of ammo carried also less dangerous for crew and passenger. In case IFV is hit, small caliber shells don't go kaboom and vaporise everybody in the IFV as readily as large caliber shells.

I'd buy this and use it as an assault gun, not a tank destroyer. Probably OK for heavy direct fire support, but probably shite in a tank destroyer role. Gun is probably lightweight in regards to modern armor technology, also being wheeled makes it less versatile to go where than the tanks its supposed to hunt is going.

Hahaha false advertising.

Guess naming it "Light armored vehicle destroyer" doesn't have that certain 'kick' to it.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Feb 25 2015, 11:39 PM

Wanna establish another mechanized infantry brigade? We currently have 4 already.

People usually think any Private Ali, Ah Seng & Muthu can ride an IFV/APC go here and there. These are reserved solely for mechanized soldiers, who are actually trained on how to fight alongside an armored vehicle. Other guys naik lori.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Feb 26 2015, 12:30 AM

If a mechanized force is fighting another mechanized force, then something is wrong already. Tactically, mechanized infantry forces put more emphasis on speed and maneuverability, not firepower. They usually use their armored vehicles for outflanking the enemy hard and fast, not to directly engage enemies head-on. It's their heritage from being mostly based on Wehrmacht Blitzkrieg mechanized infantry tactics: deploy your strongest forces against the enemy's weakest.

Their weapons are for infantry support, not for machine-on-machine engagements. That's why usually only 3-4 ATGMs are only carried by most types of IFVs, for emergency self-defense purposes only in case another tank or IFV is encountered. They certainly won't look to actively engage other armored vehicles.

It's too specialized though. The role of 'Tank Destroyer' has been mostly superseded by more versatile ATGM-firing light vehicles these days. If all you need is speed and tank-busting firepower, surely a Humvee with TOW missiles is the better and more economical action. Smaller silhouette and easier to hide also, especially for ambush and harassment duties.