[the broken]

Huh... our best case scenario then is the rest of Europe going all in on Ukraine and racking up the pressure. Could Trump accidentally bring about Ukraine victory?

Most likely win condition right now is Russia economically cracking and being unable to sustain its army. It would be a lot easier than way than trying to lever them out of the Crimea.

If Russia had a winning move, they would have used it to take back the Kursk territory, because politically that is really really embarrassing.

Re robot dogs that can fire a rifle, can they also reload it? I could see that being some use as a distraction or mine clearing, but it's not going to decide anything.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

the broken, on 02 March 2025 - 11:53 PM, said:

Re robot dogs that can fire a rifle, can they also reload it? I could see that being some use as a distraction or mine clearing, but it's not going to decide anything.

Actually, yes:

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Robotic dog machine gun fire support

[...] equipped with [...] an automatic reloading system.

[...] The study's findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal The Chinese Journal of Engineering [...]

[...] the robot dog-come-weapon-platform can lay down precise fire with a weapon renowned for its violent recoil and rapid rate of fire. [...]

[...] they have developed a special weapon mount specifically designed for the task. This contrasts with American attempts that, in effect, just strap a weapon to the back of the robot dog.

Huge implications for urban warfare

The weapon mount developed by the team is specifically designed to enable the gun to point freely while absorbing recoil to minimize muzzle jumping during sustained firing. The team believes that China's expertise in designing and building robotic dogs also gives them an advantage in this area.

Machine gun-wielding robot dogs are better sharpshooters, claims study

IDK why weapon-wielding robot dogs don't seem to be being used in Ukraine yet though---especially if something similar to the Chinese design can be engineered.

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: Yesterday, 12:22 AM

[Abyss]

Azath Vitr (D, on 03 March 2025 - 12:21 AM, said:

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IDK why weapon-wielding robot dogs don't seem to be being used in Ukraine yet though---especially if something similar to the Chinese design can be engineered.

drones are cheaper, smaller, and faster to mass produce.

[Mentalist]

UAF keeps droning refineries. last night they hit Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, which is about 1400 clicks from the border. Tonight, there's some explosions in oil-related targets in Rostov oblast.

Also last night, some "partizans" blew up an S-300 command centre machine in Tver'. So hopefully we'll see some more holes in western Muscovite oblasts' defences being exploited soon.

DeepState is showing that UAF is pulling back a bit in Kurs'k Oblast. Might be the new batch of North Koreans making a difference.

One of the new brigades, the 153rd mech I think, got hit by an Iskander missile in Dnipro Oblast, some 60 clicks from the frontline. A spotter drone flew that deep in, b/c the sector commander is dumb and doesn't deploy recon drones to run oversight. Also, apparently one of the new recruits was posting their training basically live, so that didn't help. supposedly close to 40 dead and 80-90 injured. Stark reminder that UAF also can have commanders that make decisions.

There's ongoing buzz about counter-offensive making good gains in Torets'k city centre and cutting off the orc units that were trying to advance too deep. ISW keeps showing that, but DeepState is being zip-lip, their map still has roughly a third of the city's outskirts in grey zone, but that's about it. Until I see some blue on that map, I'm not getting too excited.

I hate how following the war is turning into following US domestic politics, cuz I've been trying to stay away from that mess. But I guess maybe tomorrow the walking tangerine will announce he's signing a strategic partnership with Moscow or some dumb shit like that, and then.... I dunno, honestly. I'm so damn tired of this. I don't know if Ze will apologize to try to patch things up. There's leaks that pre-authorized support's from US was halted, but nothing official. Maybe it will be tomorrow.

I dunno. I think the quicker Big Orange makes his face heel turn to Muscovy public, the better it'll be for us, b/c then Europeans will have to decisively pick a side. Maybe then they'll shut Orban up finally. Like, if the US does what Komrade Musk wants and quits NATO, why wouldnt' the rest just kick Orban out? If he doesn't think Muscovy is a threat, what does he need an alliance for?