Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[Haykakan]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

Yes I'm not talking about drones giving intel but drones used with weaponery/explosives. How do they do ?

I believe one was used to blow up a car full of our soldiers. No clue about the success rate though.

[Mher]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

Overall I think we have to be extremely pleased with how we performed. I think we've told each other "we'll be okay during the next war" and "no worries, Armenia has weapons too, we just dont show it" so much, that collectively we've come to forget the weapons discrepancy and manpower difference between the two sides. That they have had a budget nearly 10X of ours for year after year after year. That they have T-90s while we have T-72. That they have the latest S-300 model, we have the second to earliest. That they have armed drones, and we don't. That they have Mig 29s and we have Su-25s. That, combined with the total element of surprise, while they likely spent months preparing for this, and we still gave up almost nothing even in the initial push. Truly speaks volumes about our morale and fighting ability. Imagine if this was an even fight at the start. If it hadn't been a surprise attack. The bastards would have been wiped clean like the xxxxroaches that they are. That, combined with the fact that their weapons advantage is only going to decline from here on out given their declining oil production, and an oil price that's at 35/37 as we're well on our way into spring, I think we have to be very confident about what the future holds.

[Etchmiadzin]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

I believe one was used to blow up a car full of our soldiers. No clue about the success rate though.

That drone probably cost the same as a t-90 tank and they used it on a bus.

[arakeretzig]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

Overall I think we have to be extremely pleased with how we performed. I think we've told each other "we'll be okay during the next war" and "no worries, Armenia has weapons too, we just dont show it" so much, that collectively we've come to forget the weapons discrepancy and manpower difference between the two sides. That they have had a budget nearly 10X of ours for year after year after year. That they have T-90s while we have T-72. That they have the latest S-300 model, we have the second to earliest. That they have armed drones, and we don't. That they have Mig 29s and we have Su-25s. That, combined with the total element of surprise, while they likely spent months preparing for this, and we still gave up almost nothing even in the initial push. Truly speaks volumes about our morale and fighting ability. Imagine if this was an even fight at the start. If it hadn't been a surprise attack. The bastards would have been wiped clean like the xxxxroaches that they are. That, combined with the fact that their weapons advantage is only going to decline from here on out given their declining oil production, and an oil price that's at 35/37 as we're well on our way into spring, I think we have to be very confident about what the future holds.

Night vision goggles for border troops and better/more drones. The fact that they could execute this attack with so many numbers and hardware floating around all over the place, and took us by surprise means we have a major malfunction in intelligence gathering and monitoring troop movements from the sky.

[Joseph]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

Overall I think we have to be extremely pleased with how we performed. I think we've told each other "we'll be okay during the next war" and "no worries, Armenia has weapons too, we just dont show it" so much, that collectively we've come to forget the weapons discrepancy and manpower difference between the two sides. That they have had a budget nearly 10X of ours for year after year after year. That they have T-90s while we have T-72. That they have the latest S-300 model, we have the second to earliest. That they have armed drones, and we don't. That they have Mig 29s and we have Su-25s. That, combined with the total element of surprise, while they likely spent months preparing for this, and we still gave up almost nothing even in the initial push. Truly speaks volumes about our morale and fighting ability. Imagine if this was an even fight at the start. If it hadn't been a surprise attack. The bastards would have been wiped clean like the xxxxroaches that they are. That, combined with the fact that their weapons advantage is only going to decline from here on out given their declining oil production, and an oil price that's at 35/37 as we're well on our way into spring, I think we have to be very confident about what the future holds.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!! Well stated, Mher. Too bad the international media did not pick up on this but that's to be expected.

[arakeretzig]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

Russkies must have seen something from their sputniks and fukers just sat and watched their puppets go at it

[400Army]

Re: Military Recognition: Armenia and Artsakh

շփման գծից 05/04/2016

[armnuke]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

I do not like the fact that there is no camo netting on our tanks, artillery pieces and command posts. Not even that, sometimes white cars are parked outside!!

[Mher]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

An informal update till official word comes up. No guarantee if any of the informaiton is in fact correct
We have control of both Talish and Madaghis in Mardakert and they didn't gain any important points. In Hadrut we gave up Lele Tepe

[Joseph]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

http://hetq.am/eng/news/67045/hetq-editor-mataghis-never-captured-combatants-from-turkey-suffer-heavy-losses.html

Hetq Editor: Mataghis Never Captured; Combatants from Turkey Suffer Heavy Losses

12:48, April 5, 2016
Reporting from Artsakh, Hetq Chief Editor Edik Baghdasaryan says that there is no truth to the claim made yesterday by Azerbaijan that it forces had captured the village of Mataghis in the northeastern district of Martakert.

“There were heavy clashes there yesterday. Azerbaijan’s military used all its arsenal in that direction. We suffered casualties, as reported by the Artsakh Defense Army. The Azerbaijani military staff figured that Armenian forces would retreat and that their forces would then triumphantly enter Mataghis. Just the opposite happened. After the artillery barrage, the Armenian forces responded in kind, picking them apart with precise strikes.”


Baghdasaryan reports that the retreating Azerbaijanis left their dead behind. He says he will try to ask the Karabakh authorities what will become of the corpses. Are negotiations underway to return them?

Baghdasaryan says that various Artsakh Defense Ministry reps have confirmed the presence of armed combatants from Turkey fighting alongside Azerbaijani soldiers.

“They suffered the most losses and they started the panicked retreat,” says Baghdasaryan.