Category Archives: TTG

“The Covert Polish Repair Shop Patching Up Ukrainian Arms” – TTG

Posted on January 31, 2023 by TTG

WARSAW—In a sprawling factory complex surrounded by derelict buildings, hundreds of technicians are working around the clock on one of the biggest challenges of Ukraine’s war: repairing artillery and heavy armor and returning it to the front line. Mechanics buzz … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 2 Comments

Does the Ukrainian Air Force need F-16s? – TTG

Posted on January 29, 2023 by TTG

Now that a decent supply of Western tanks and IFVs are soon to be sent to Ukraine, there’s talk about sending Western aircraft. Even if this is true, the earliest any Western aircraft would appear in Ukrainian hands is mid-summer … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 56 Comments

Open Thread – 28 January 2023

Posted on January 28, 2023 by TTG

This is what I think of when I hear open thread. DIE. DIE. DIE. TTG

Posted in Open Thread, TTG | 50 Comments

A good yarn by Electra Rhodes – TTG

Posted on January 26, 2023 by TTG

It was six years ago, and my mate, Pink, had just been told he was going to die. He accepted the news with a grace I can only marvel at, but he said he’d a list of things he’d still … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Whatever | 9 Comments

Tanks are on the way… finally – TTG

Posted on January 24, 2023 by TTG

Der Speigel is reporting that Scholz has decided to sent “at least” a company (14 tanks) of Leopard 2s to Ukraine. It’s still not official official … but that seems official. On Tuesday morning, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 94 Comments

“Civil War general’s remains come back to his hometown” – TTG

Posted on January 22, 2023 by TTG

The final resting place of Civil War Gen. A.P. Hill has been anything but that, as his remains were put in the ground, dug up and moved, three times in the 19th century. Then, when the city of Richmond decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, TTG, WBS | 14 Comments

Mick Ryan on Ukrainian tanks – TTG

Posted on January 22, 2023 by TTG

From the beginning of the Russian invasion, arguments over provision of different weapons & technologies to Ukraine have been waged in Europe and the US. Perhaps the most long-standing, and important, is provision of American or European tanks. My aim … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis, weapons | 32 Comments

VA hospital to drop Confederate name – TTG

Posted on January 20, 2023 by TTG

The Department of Veterans Affairs has changed the name of the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veteran Affairs Medical Center in south Richmond, dropping the name of a Confederate surgeon. The facility’s new name: Richmond VA Medical Center. It’s the latest instance … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, TTG, WBS | 18 Comments

In for maintenance – TTG

Posted on January 20, 2023 by TTG

I talked with Colonel Lang a short while ago. He is in hospital for what I would call depot level maintenance. He is in good spirits and will return. His instructions are to carry on with this committee of correspondence. … Continue reading →

Posted in Administration, TTG | 20 Comments

“Ukraine credits local beavers for unwittingly bolstering its defenses” – TTG

Posted on January 16, 2023 by TTG

Local beavers are helping Ukraine defend itself from a potential new front in Russia’s invasion, Reuters reported on Thursday. The animals are unwittingly helping Kyiv by building dams that keep the ground marshy and impassable, a military spokesman told the … Continue reading →

Posted in fauna, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 16 Comments