Posted on 02/03/2016 10:40:22 AM PST by TigerClaws
If Russian tanks and troops rolled into the Baltics tomorrow, outgunned and outnumbered NATO forces would be overrun in under three days. That’s the sobering conclusion of war games carried out by a think tank with American military officers and civilian officials.
“The games’ findings are unambiguous: As currently postured, NATO cannot successfully defend the territory of its most exposed members,†said a report by the RAND Corp., which led the war gaming research.
In numerous tabletop war games played over several months between 2014-2015, Russian forces were knocking on the doors of the Estonian capital of Tallinn or the Latvian capital of Riga within 36 to 60 hours. U.S. and Baltic troops — and American airpower — proved unable to halt the advance of mechanized Russian units and suffered heavy casualties, the report said.
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NATO has gotten flabby, clumsy, lazy and partially deaf. Similar to the UN.
Guess you can figure out who to thank for that.
If Russian tanks and troops rolled into the Baltics tomorrow, outgunned and outnumbered NATO forces would be overrun in under three days.
Especially if NATO troops are tied down in their own countries dealing with Muslims on the rampage.
I’m assuming their testing keeps it conventional.
Well, just look at a map. LOL. Too narrow. Consider logistics.
Putting more troops there would just put more troops at risk to being overrun.
A counterpunch by NATO from central Europe to drive them back would be wiser.
Weren’t the same questions asked as to whether NATO could stop the Soviets before they crossed the Rhine in West Germany?
Sounds overly optimistic to me. I'll bet the Russians could be there in three and a half to six hours with advance units.
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Well, of course. Who can afford to buy or maintain tanks, or train troops, when there are all sorts of gender bending and sexual justice issues to be fixed?
First things first!
Any US forces stationed there should be named “Task Force Smith”.
"Ukraine is game to you?"
...because generals like to see colonels moving pieces around like casino croupiers?
And that’s why tactical nukes exist!
I believe it.
It is called a ‘tripwire.’
The Sov, er, Russians attack the Baltic states, NATO troops die, and the Third General European War begins.
Trading territory for consolidated positions is an age old tactic.
Neah.
More like Panzerblitz (Avalon Hills) or Firefight (SPI) but on a VERY large scale.
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