Title: For the first time in a 100 years a Russian army fights under the banner of Jesus Christ Source:
sky.com URL Source:http://news.sky.com/story/1434081/p ... gas-cut-off-smacks-of-genocide Published:Feb 25, 2015 Author:sky.com Post Date:2015-02-25 16:25:31 by Pericles Keywords:Russia, Ukraine Views:8706 Comments:37
Russian "sepratists" armored column flying a war banner with the face of Jesus Christ. This is something I have never imagined would happen in my lifetime. There is deep significance here.
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A convoy of pro-Russian forces' 2S1 Gvozdika (122-mm self-propelled howitzers) drives from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian city of Starobeshevo
#4. To: Pericles, GarySpFc, TooConservative, Tomder55 (#2)
A few notes to pass on to your friends on the gunline.
1. They need to swab the interior of the breech block after every round fired. They are not and it is a safety hazard for the crew. Too many flames coming out of the bore evacuator after each round. Which means no swabbing the tube.
2. The 2S1 can fire with or without putting spades down. In the cold it is hard to put the spades down (I know from Korea). But they should use some metal chock blocks to reduce the amount of displacement they are getting after each round.
3. I don't see any collimators nor any aiming poles or stakes. Seriously doubt they have internal GPS fire control systems.
Really wonder how accurate they are considering the above is absent.
#15. To: redleghunter, GarySpFc, TooConservative, Tomder55 (#4)
1. They need to swab the interior of the breech block after every round fired. They are not and it is a safety hazard for the crew. Too many flames coming out of the bore evacuator after each round. Which means no swabbing the tube.
Sounds like a detail a Russian army peasant would stop doing. I see Russians going into battle without helmets either.
