NATO Nightmare: Tons of Missiles Could Stop a Russian Baltic Invasion

https://nationalinterest.org ^ | March 18, 2021 | by Robert Beckhusen

[RomanSoldier19]

In Ukraine, the Kremlin was wary of sending in the armor in large numbers until it appeared separatist troops in the east neared defeat.

ere's What You Need to Remember: The Estonian military planned to buy the missiles before Russia invaded Crimea and eastern Ukraine, but the war certainly frightened Estonia enough into buying more of them—and doing it faster.

It was more than eight years ago when a tank force from the Georgian army’s 42nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion fought its way overnight through Tskhinvali, South Ossetia.

The tanks were in trouble. They were moving too fast, outrunning their infantry support and taking losses to South Ossetian irregulars scattered throughout the city. Only hours into a war which would last five days, they had to keep moving before Russian reinforcements could arrive to bolster the pro-Russian, breakway Georgian province.

Later in the day, the tanks arrived at a crossroads near the command center of a local detachment of Russian peacekeepers. And that’s when the full force of the Russian 19th Motor Rifle Division—rushed to reinforce Tskhinvali—slammed into the battalion.

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There’s one overriding reason for why the Baltic states want to destroy armor. It’s because they fear Russian tanks. Many officials in these countries are also worried NATO might not come to the rescue were Russian troops were to invade.

[Jim Noble]

Many officials in these countries are also worried NATO might not come to the rescue were Russian troops were to invade

Oh, no.

I'm sure the crack Dutch and Belgian brigades will be there before the French can surrender.

NATO my a**.

[thecodont]

At some point Kaliningrad is going to have to become independent of Russia, much like Bangladesh and Pakistan went separate ways, only less messy...

Or perhaps Lithuania and Poland could make a deal.

[null and void]

Interesting idea...