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Battle Of Donbas: A Massive Tank War Could Decide Ukraine’s Fate
19FortyFive ^ | 4/10/2022 | Daniel Davis

Posted on 04/10/2022 5:40:56 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111

Russia and Ukraine appear to be in the final stages of preparation to fight the Battle of Donbas, in what is shaping up to be the biggest tank battle in Europe since the decisive Battle of Kursk in World War II. The stakes for both Moscow and Kyiv couldn’t be higher. The course of the entire war could hinge on the outcome in the Donbas.

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To: Geoffrey

For further study check out this historian published 2017:

https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Kursk-Controversial-Neglected-Aspects-ebook/dp/B07RL24G21/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2V9IH8W6SSVL0&keywords=battle+of+kursk&qid=1649628570&sprefix=battle+of+kursk%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-4

Zamulin also takes a look at how the myth of 1,500 tanks colliding on a narrow strip of farm fields became perpetuated in Soviet and foreign history books, when in fact it was impossible for the 5th Guards Tank Army’s tanks to attack in massive wave after wave due to the constrictions of the terrain. Zamulin also reveals incidents of the battle that were long kept “behind the curtain” by Soviet censorship.


41 posted on 04/10/2022 3:12:54 PM PDT by Geoffrey
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To: Geoffrey

“I was talking about the number of tanks involved. Not the battle.”

Ah. I misunderstood you. Sorry about that.


42 posted on 04/10/2022 3:21:10 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: Sacajaweau

Don’t tell me, it was “DownInFlames” that was implying it.


43 posted on 04/10/2022 4:07:24 PM PDT by damper99
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To: Kazan
Agree with you 100%.

They sure did leave "Cleanup on Aisle 9" in Kiev.

44 posted on 04/10/2022 4:29:37 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Reily

https://theconstructor.org/question/what-is-the-difference-between-gps-and-glonass/


45 posted on 04/10/2022 4:34:21 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: GingisK
The Russians has 12,000 more on the way.

Bogus number. Not even 1/10th of those are operational. You can't keep tanks sitting in warehouses for years with no maintenance. Seals will rot, batteries will leak, parts will rust, etc.. Additionally, the Russian military has been cannibalizing them for spare parts for decades, and kleptocrats have been stealing other parts and selling them on the black market.

The Russian military is far more "thin" than the perception of the great bear.

46 posted on 04/17/2022 8:25:52 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Travis McGee
Ukrainians will be dug in deep, and they'll survive the artillery. Russians will still have to dig out the Ukrainians with infantry and armor if they actually want to take that ground.

That will be very bloody, and very difficult. I don't think the Russians have enough left to do it, but we shall see.

47 posted on 04/17/2022 8:34:05 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Drew68

Those numbers are wildly bogus. Just as one example, the idea that Russia began this war with nearly 10k operational tanks is laughable.


48 posted on 04/17/2022 8:49:00 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

I was referring to Kursk during WWII, not the present day Ukraine.


49 posted on 04/20/2022 1:21:24 PM PDT by GingisK
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