Got in an argument with someone about slat armor and cage armor in Ukraine. My understanding is that the primary purpose of the armor is the same as it's always been - cause incoming shaped charge munitions to detonate prematurely so the jet of fluid metal can't form properly and cut through the tank's armor. With many modern AT weapons being small, relatively low-mass drones moving at slow speeds (a Lancent apparently does like 30m/s to a Kornet missile's 300m/s) slat, spaced, and cage armor of all kinds are being employed in Ukraine. UA artillery positions have covers of chain link fence, for instance, apparently designed to catch Lancet drones before they can impact and detonate.

And, so, the argument was this guy saying that this is all ridiculous cope and completely ineffective, and my counter was that various cage armor remains effective if it can cause pre-mature detonation of a HEAT warhead to fuck up the fluid metal jet, regardless of how fancy the incoming AT weapon is. And, especially with all these small loitering drone munitions that move slowly relative to traditional AT munitions, cage armor probably works well enough to be worth the extra weight.

Does anyone have access to any actual science on how various kinds of cage armor are performing against modern drone munitions? I'm really curious because to me this seems really straight forward - If a HEAT round can't detonate at the proper distance from the target it can't defeat the target's armor. And they're saying that's bullshit and this is all cope and doesn't work. And that doesn't pass the smell test to me.

Plus, on top of that, with many improvise drones just dropping grenades and mortar rounds, just having a chain link screen to catch the damn things so their detonator doesn't hit a solid surface and go off seems to have some legitimacy.

AAgain, any analysis of whether these defenses are accomplishing anything?

(He was also telling me that the shed tanks are carrying diesel generators to run point-defense guns. According to him older tank's power-plants can't run the point defense guns so they're using diesel generators strapped to the tanks. and this is bad because if hte generator gets hit hte diesel will catch fire and cook the tank crew alive. I'm pretty sure that's total bullshit because tanks have been designed with protection from incendiary attacks for decades, diesel is notoriously hard to ignite and doesn't explode, and anyway T-72s have giant barrels of spare diesel fuel attached to their rear anyway. While probably not filled in combat, it apparently hasn't been a problem for fifty years so I'm skeptical that 10 or 20 gallons of diesel fuel in a portable generator is somehow going to cook a tank crew alive.)

Alright alright alright

What the fuck is this shit. Why are the Global Times platforming fucking Dugin??????

https://youtu.be/TO0CAH9se-E

Fuck off

so it was 3 helicopters , then the weather got bad , the helicopter WITH the President had to make a rough landing , while the other 2 helicopters continued their journey ?

Sounds Fishy.

New Lights on the Slovakia PM Attack and International Response

The politician has suffered injuries to the extremities and, according to different versions in the media, in the chest or abdomen.

This Wednesday, after the attack suffered by the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, it was reported that he is in serious condition through the premier’s social networks.

The politician has suffered injuries to the extremities and, according to different versions in the media, in the chest or abdomen.

"He has been shot multiple times and his life is currently in danger," says Fico’s Facebook account, which indicates that he was transported by helicopter to the town of Banská Bystrica, about 65 kilometers from Handlová, where the attack occurred.

The alleged shooter, a 71-year-old man, has been arrested.

On the other hand, President from around the world condemned the attack, this was the case of Ursula Von der Leyen, who published, "I strongly condemn the vicious attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico. These acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our most precious common good. My thoughts are with Prime Minister Fico and his family".

The president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, was also "horrified and indignant at the attack" against the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, and expressed Spain’s support for the politician, his family.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has also called the attack a "horrible crime".

The acting president, Zuzana Caputová, strongly condemned the attack and called for calm and stop the rhetoric of hatred in the country, in addition to reporting the closure of the sessions of parliament until May 21.

I personally believe that this whole helicopter thing was just to distract the public from the fact that they made a samurai black

Gusanos are seething rn because liberal newspapers are calling Ebrahim Raisi a conservative. The gusanos hate Iran because since 1979, due to sanctions, Iran has been getting closer to leftist leaders and Latin American countries because of trade and diplomatic support for its nuclear program and against sanctions.

Many such cases

I saw Rod Stewart in my sleep for some reason last night.