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[@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/twitter/GrandpaRoy2)
"An SMG is more compact and lightweight than a rifle for gunners and drivers yet much more viable if needed for a small-arms fight than a shotgun. What Western submachine gun options might there be for Ukraine 3/ J Edgar Hoover with a Thompson SMG"  
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"The cessation of all US aid to Ukraine also means the end of US restrictions on Ukrainian strategy. Targets that apparently were forbidden can now be attacked. The vulnerable electrical system that powers the trains that supply everything to the Russian army lead that list. 1/"  
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"Please tell us what is this stuff We have a guess that it is a kind of relay for FPV drones." Russians still cant identify the commonly-found electronic fuze of the M70 landmine. The Russian death rate is so high that such institutional knowledge must be increasingly rare. 1/"  
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"Russian CEO of United Aircraft Corporation Alexey Rogozin reveals that Ukrainian interceptor UAVs have already downed over XXX Geran-2 (Shahed) UAVs. It was decided to build a clear sky over Kyiv with the help of interceptor drones. 1/"  
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"Ukrainian fortifications have changed greatly from battalion defense areas with huge strongholds that were used at the beginning of the war. General Syrskyi explained that after the experiences of the defense of Bakhmut the army moved to company strongholds then platoon ones. 1/"  
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"Another big Ukrainian improvised directional landmine using ammunition cans for the casing. An electric detonator for command detonation is used here but an MUV series fuze with tripwires could also be used with this device"  
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"@tranquiltempes1 @JimAllder No credible sources support that murder claim. Just Russian sources accepted and spread by Russian simps"  
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"Ukrainian Serhii Flash says that Russian FPV attacks are reaching 40km from the front line with up to XX strikes a day on some deep roads. This overlaps civilian areas and he advises expanding traffic warning lights and issuing warnings on FM radio of strike location details"  
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"@soumilrathi Anduril drones are being tested in Ukraine but are too expensive to achieve this effect of tremendous numbers"  
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"American M739 fuzes have been paired with Iranian 130mm HE-fragmentation projectiles for Russian M-46 field guns. The projectiles are copies of the Russian OF-482M. The fuze detonates on impact or can be set for a XXX second delay"  
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"Chinese drone maker DJI has introduced a heavy coaxial quadcopter with an XX kg lift capacity. In comparison the Ukrainian Vampire hexacopter lifts XX kg. Among the characteristics are XX inch blades a XX meter winch line millimeter wave radar and machine learning guidance"  
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"The Russians accuse Ukraine of violating the Geneva and Ottawa Conventions prohibiting anti-personnel landmines. #Spanish C-3-B anti-tank landmines require XXX kg of force on the pressure plate to initiate the fuze but if the plate is removed just X kg of force will suffice. 1/"  
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"Russian blogger Unfair Advantage describes more refinements in Ukrainian heavy drone tactics including a special technique for bunker busting. Penetration of heavy UAVs (Baba Yaga-type agrodrones) deep into the defense for bombing. 1/"  
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"The new Ukrainian defensive lines in the Donetsk region feature three lines of very deep and wide anti-tank trenches. A triple line of concertina wire staked to the bottom of the ditch as an anti-personnel barrier complete this critical part of the defensive works. 1/"  
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"The enemy knows: if they don't shoot people will relax and discipline in movement around positions will drop. And then they can launch a swarm of drones at the 'lit up' spots. No spottersall work is done via video and tracking of our movements. 4/"  
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"The Russians are increasingly using Geran-2 (Shahed-136) long range strike UAVs for tactical missions as well. With a 90kg warhead it has most of the equivalent effect of a FAB-250 glide bomb. Here a Geran-2 strikes a Ukrainian position 40km from the frontline. 1/"  
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"Ukrainian chefs of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" prepare Solyanka my favorite soup. The dill pickles are a key ingredient with capers olives and lots of salty cured meat sausages and more meat (8 kinds in this recipe)"  
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"Koshchei the Deathless is a prominent character in Russian and Slavic fairy tales often portrayed as a powerful immortal sorcerer or villain. A Golem in Jewish mysticism is created from inanimate matter often mud or clay to serve a specific purpose such as protection. 2/"  
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"The Chinese-Russian group PGI Technology has begun combining Kevlar thread with optical fiber to increase the strength of the thread and resistance to breakage in loops during fiber FPV flight. They claim the tensile strength has doubled from XX N to XXX N. 1/"  
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"Russian 3D printed sabots for holding six buckshot apparently produced by a photopolymer printer. They will replace the bullets of XXXX rifle cartridges for use as anti-FPV shotgun cartridges. 1/"  
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"The suspension of Russia's largest annual military technology expo is unprecedented and surprising"  
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"#Germany has designed a modular plastic trench system based on analysis of the War in Ukraine. A metal frame allows rapid set-up compared to wooden methods. "The time savings are colossal. What used to take at least a day is now ready for use in a very short time." 1/"  
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"Ukrainian gunners mount a GShG four-barrel 7.62mm minigun on a vehicle-borne pedestal. Intended to engage Russian Shahed-136 (Rus: Geran-2) kamikaze UAVs the gas-powered GShG is equipped here with a thermal imager and a screen. 1/"  
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"A Russian argues that since FPVs are the principal danger in Ukraine deep into the rear soldiers not in an assault force need an anti-FPV weapon a lot more than a rifle. Since shotguns have too short an effective range he calls for the resurrection of the submachine gun. 1/"  
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"A Ukrainian UGV named Beserk equipped with an EW jamming system is in now serial production. Control frequencies of Russian FPVs from 2201080 are covered as well as XXX and XXX GHz video. It will accompany assault casevac and logistical operations"  
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"Russian blogger Vault X looks hard to find positive things to say about the Russian war effort. On the positive side. War fatigue manifests itself in the fact that comrades friends and subscribers periodically ask me to find something positive in what is happening. 1/"  
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"A Russian describes the consistency and handling characteristics of the thermobaric compound (fuel-air) of a cut-openTBG-7 rocket"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1944839003255267532) 2025-07-14 19:18:46 UTC 30.7K followers, 7840 engagements


"A Russian soldier describes the effects of a Ukrainian FPV aerial carousel of death on a road movement and the obstacles to shotgun use. In the Pokrovsky direction in the near rear we encountered the use of a swarm of drones against us for the first time. 1/"  
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"Russia cannot produce heavy roller bearings and this will have huge ramifications for its railroad industry and its whole economy"  
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"The US Army maintains an exasperating confident arrogance that FPV toys will not be a threat to their vehicles and the soldiers inside them"  
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"The new US Army Tank Platoon Tactics Manual shows an incredible ignorance of the realities of FPV warfare. Apparently a platoon has lots of time on sighting an FPV to make hand signals close hatches signal HQ and change formation. In the real world they will have seconds. 1/"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1944260199759720925) 2025-07-13 04:58:48 UTC 30.7K followers, 384.5K engagements


"The tough little Ukrainian Ratel-S UGV has been used extensively for minelaying and logistical missions. Now the powerful 6-wheeled Ratel-H is in service with a XXX kg hauling capacity and a whopping 1500 kg towing capacity enough to tow a van"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1944908729259856181) 2025-07-14 23:55:50 UTC 30.7K followers, 99.2K engagements


"Further information has been released regarding the downed Shahed-136s with imaging guidance and AI capabilities. Details of materials and electronic components indicate Iranian fabrication. The camera is an analog thermal imager for both reconnaissance and terrain following. 1/"  
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"As Russian assault units get ever more exotic and Mad Max I'm waiting for the return of the saber. Heres a motorcyclist of the Russian Imperial Army with a Nagant revolver and an 1848 model NCO's sabre on an English-made Humber motorcycle"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1946925209866625495) 2025-07-20 13:28:36 UTC 30.7K followers, 5950 engagements


"Russian blogger Philologist provides a vivid description of overwhelming Ukrainian strength in drones near Pokrovsky. Information from the ground on the situation in the southern section of the Pokrovsky direction. 1/"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1890868264038711610) 2025-02-15 20:58:19 UTC 30.7K followers, 3.3M engagements


"@captain_catos @Scotty2Hotty__1 Will they help the tankers in this platoon if they go to war next month against Russia in Lithuania"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1944287684106781037) 2025-07-13 06:48:01 UTC 30.7K followers, 1594 engagements


"Russian blogger Mad Dogs describes the deadly tactics of Ukrainian FPV teams. Enemy Methods: How They Lure Us into an FPV The enemy has become craftierthey no longer fire indiscriminately but operate with pauses like experienced hunters. They fire then lie low. 1/"  
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"Yes that's itthe enemy sees it. They analyze where and how often people appear make marks and thena volley of 1015 FPV drones The enemy's main goal is to lure Such 'silence' is not mercy but a trap. 3/"  
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"The Russians have targeted the Ukrainian railway system as seen by this destroyed electric locomotive. Replacing locomotives is difficult as almost all countries except ex-Soviet have a different gauge. It is critical for Ukraine to cripple the Russian electric rail system first"  
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"An experienced Russian sniper explains the dramatic changes for snipers brought about by drones. Complete destruction of invisibility. Previously a sniper could lie under camouflage for hours blending into the terrain and being virtually invisible to ground infantry 1/"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1937463539452502093) 2025-06-24 10:51:18 UTC 30.7K followers, 5.7M engagements


"The intent of the Russian ramming FPVs with an explosively tipped lance seems to be to destroy a Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV while remaining intact. It doesnt always work out though as the second FPV is entrapped when it triggers the opening of the UAV landing parachute"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1948026530556436662) 2025-07-23 14:24:52 UTC 30.7K followers, 150.5K engagements


"@EricMFriel @titchashen @bayraktar_1love Air superiority especially in a sudden assault on say Estonia should not be assumed even for the US"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1946023377744932950) 2025-07-18 01:45:03 UTC 30.7K followers, XX engagements


"@SukritGanesh @blyskavka_ua @TrentTelenko @Schizointel We cant believe Russian reports on numbers shot down they lie. However the Russians are using some of their long-range UAVs for tactical strikes now. We may see something similar from Ukraine but probably not with expensive Lytyys"  
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"A Russian Prince Vandal fiber optic FPV with legs for landing into an ambush position on the side of a road. Any position can be chosen to land as a fiber FPV is not constrained by radio line-of-sight constraints"  
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"If he had the resources to do so he would have done so. The very clever game of the master strategist has brought Finland and Sweden into NATO destroyed much of the vast inheritance of Soviet arms and munitions severely damaged his economy through inflation and inflicted a million casualties on a nation struggling with a low birth rate"  
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"@JoyfulWarrior91 @JivanShah139154 Thats absurd. Every village that is slowly taken is leveled to the foundations by the Russians"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1947103071877861872) 2025-07-21 01:15:22 UTC 30.7K followers, XX engagements


"A Ukrainian drone unit of the 3rd Assault Brigade uses FPVs and UGVs to eliminate a Russian bunker. After a massive blast from a UGV with three TM-62 anti-tank landmines the survivors surrender to a Mavic drone before a second UGV can strike them"  
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"Training is scheduled to begin in September. The school is being created with the support of the US although unofficial support - Washington does not want to aggravate the already difficult relations with Beijing and give China a reason to retaliate. 4/"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1943574950553555189) 2025-07-11 07:35:52 UTC 30.7K followers, 2259 engagements


"The Russians claim that their Prince Vandal fiber optic FPVs have been used for a high-speed communication system. The FPV is flown unarmed from a base to a forward location and the media converter is removed and a WiFi router plugged in"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1946263545714511912) 2025-07-18 17:39:23 UTC 30.7K followers, 102.2K engagements


"Russian milblogger Obsessed with War argues the West has little scope to increase missile defenses against UAVs like the Russian Geran-2 (Shahed) and must commit to the Ukrainian model of UAV interceptors. UAV production is the only thing the West can scale up quickly. 1/"  
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"Displaced by fast-cycling long-range hard-hitting assault rifles like the AK-47 and M-16 SMGs have the very high cyclic rate to unleash a blitz of bullets but with enough range and energy for FPVs. He recommends the PP-19 "Vityaz" X x 19mm with its 1200 rpm cyclic rate. 2/"  
![@GrandpaRoy2 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1640201327140806661.png) [@GrandpaRoy2](/creator/x/GrandpaRoy2) on [X](/post/tweet/1945483552973599127) 2025-07-16 13:59:59 UTC 30.7K followers, XXX engagements


"With a global shortage of military grade explosives here Ukrainians mix commercial Kemix-B explosive with Soviet PVV-7 explosive possibly with aluminum powder as well. Kemix-B is an emulsion mixture highly resistant to moisture and so well suited for the mining industry. 1/"  
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"Russian Shahed UAV tactics now focus on a single city at a time to saturate and overload Ukrainian air defenses. Launch times are coordinated for arrival of all drones within one or two minutes. Cost-effective Ukrainian interceptor drones in large numbers are urgently needed"  
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