Lol- “too valuable to use”- now that’s funny.
“The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“...the object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The war, therefore if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, is merely an imposture. It is like the battles between certain ruminant animals whose horns are incapable of hurting one another. But though it is unreal it is not meaningless. It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that the hierarchical society needs. War, it will be seen, is now a purely internal affair. In the past, the ruling groups of all countries, although they might recognize their common interest and therefore limit the destructiveness of war, did fight against one another, and the victor always plundered the vanquished. In our own day they are not fighting against one another at all. The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact. The very word “war,” therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. The peculiar pressure that is exerted on human beings between the Neolithic Age and the early twentieth century has disappeared and has been replaced by something quite different. The effect would be much the same if the three superstates, instead of fighting one another, should agree to live in perpetual peace, each inviolate within its own boundaries. For in that case each would still be a self-contained universe, freed forever from the sobering influence of external danger. A peace that was truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war. This—although the vast majority of Party members understand it only in a shallower sense—is the inner meaning of the Party slogan: WAR IS PEACE.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“Capital Ship” has entered the land battle.
How many times today are you going to post this,Eggman?
Drone footage of a($10M)American Abrams tank smoking near Berdyshy, Avdeevka direction. pic.twitter.com/1LUFFlNALI— Blackrussian (@Blackrussiantv) March 3, 2024
GAME CHANGER
At this point, the Russians prefer to just blast away at Ukrainian frontlines to try to beat Ukraine and its army into submission.
When Russians capture cities, they wind up with rubble and very angry locals.
What Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka doink?
It’s junk and face it all their tanks are just an upgrade from the T62 ,LOL
Un seen, drones drop small bombs into the open T 14 hatches and explode the cannon ammo stored there.
Perhaps the T-14 Armata tank is being held in reserve in order to counter internal revolts.
Its not so much the cost of the expensive tank, but the huge cost of the vehicles to tow them.