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I was surprised to find an expression I've never heard before: cock-a-hoop: adjective, extremely and obviously pleased, especially about a triumph or success.
by labrador 4y ago
I was surprised to find an expression I've never heard before:
cock-a-hoop: adjective, extremely and obviously pleased, especially about a triumph or success.
"Ukrainian commanders are cock-a-hoop. They say HIMARS is tilting the war back in their favour"
Several military bloggers have also said Ukrainian partisans behind Russian lines are providing GPS targeting information of where Russians try to hide the ammo dumps
https://archive.ph/uiR8W https://archive.ph/uiR8W
- daza 4y agoThe targeting information is provided from satellite images - no need to risk peoples lives.
- labrador 4y agoBehind Enemy Lines, Scouts Help Ukrainians Execute Deadly Strikes https://twitter.com/Mikayla91188348/status/1546211687979593728 https://twitter.com/Mikayla91188348/status/15462116879795937... A lot of mil bloggers are under the impression Ukrainian civilians are helping with targets that are under cloud cover or vegetation cover. I'd be interested to know if this is incorrect and satellites can see everything using many wavelengths
- wrp 4y agoBoth Russian and Ukrainian sources agree that Ukrainian civilians are providing extensive field intelligence. That doesn't rule out satellite intel. Also, as the article points out, these ammunition dumps are huge and located in predictable places, so finding them is not hard.