More footage of Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade delivering a tactical combined arms three-way pounding. A group of Russian infantry navigates a wooded area and is bushwhacked by Ukrainian 155mm artillery DPICM shells. The Russians drop to the ground as submissions explode around them and then are shredded by 25mm shells from a Bradley IFV’s Bushmaster chain gun. Tracers from smaller caliber weapons also rip through the kill box, possibly from the Bradley’s 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. With the Russian infantry fixed in place by artillery and direct-fire weapons, Ukrainian FPV drones join the party. As the soldiers cower in whatever defilade they have managed to find, drones begin to pick them off one at a time, an a nearby Russian tank falls victim to the onslaught. The Russian attack is smacked aside, and the unit neutralized or destroyed. While both side in this conflict employ these platforms – artillery, armor, and drones – Ukraine seems to have mastered putting the pieces together into a coordinated combined arms package.

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Cam

Cam served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps, deploying to the Horn of Africa and participating in combat operations in Iraq. He currently works in the maritime industry and in the defense sector as an instructor of combined arms planning and operations. An avid sailor, Cam founded and directs Triumph Sailing, a nonprofit that supports veterans and first responders through adventure and fellowship on the water. Triumph Sailing just completed its big yearly event, an offshore race in the Gulf of Mexico with an all veteran crew. You can support the mission and next year's sailing season at Tri-Sail.Org.