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What's Wrong With Russia's Military
The Infographics Show ^ | Apr 24, 2022 | The Infographics Show

Posted on 05/12/2022 12:35:24 PM PDT by Widget Jr

For decades, Russia has been the world's second most powerful military. Today, it is the second most powerful military inside Ukraine.

How in the world did a nation with such a significant military overmatch get into a quagmire against a much weaker power?

Just what is wrong with the Russian military?


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: 1putinsincharge; 2itsstillalive; 3unmotivated; 4incompetent; 5needs2shootofficers; 6russiasucks; chechens; chechnya; clownworld; hateamericafirst; infographics; invasion; maximumclownworld; pedosforputin; putinlovertrollsonfr; putinsbuttboys; putinworshippers; russia; russianaggression; ukraine; zottherussiantrolls
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To: Widget Jr

#39. I have no idea how I screwed that up. Stuff happens. :)


41 posted on 05/12/2022 1:40:27 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: Vaquero
How do we know the stories reported are true?

They're on the Internet.   winking face face with tears of joy face with tears of joy

42 posted on 05/12/2022 1:40:45 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: alternatives?
The real question is how good are their nukes? Not sure I want to find out.

Putin is probably asking himself that question several times a day.

He was lied to about Ukraine, his own military, the state of his reserves...

Why would he believe what he has been told about Russia's nukes...

Or, maybe, he has been told they are unreliable...

43 posted on 05/12/2022 1:44:42 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: kiryandil
#40. Well, since the Russians can't handle the Ukrainian Rubberband Armor Guards or the Motorized Hamster Rifles, they have no business invading anything!
44 posted on 05/12/2022 1:46:59 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: rlmorel

#37. Good insights, thanks.


45 posted on 05/12/2022 1:49:31 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: Pan_Yan; All
This is the result when your entire society has been indoctrinated to lie about everything for generations.

I have a Russian friend who immigrated in the late 1980's. He started as a janitor and is now working as a PhD in Cancer research at a prestigious school.

I asked why he left Russia, as an adult with a PhD. He said:

"I wanted to live in a country where I did not have to lie every day just to exist."

46 posted on 05/12/2022 1:50:22 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: rlmorel

“The hardware was not bad in some cases, not as good as ours in all cases, but adequate and somewhat capable in the hands of people who knew how to use it.”

A classic example off this is the AK47 vs the M16.

The AK47 was not nearly as well engineered weapon as the M16 but proved to be a much more reliable weapon especially in some environments.


47 posted on 05/12/2022 1:52:12 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: marktwain

So what would happen if they launched a nuke or two and it fizzled?


48 posted on 05/12/2022 1:52:51 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: Widget Jr
* In Western culture lying, stealing, cheating is frowned upon. It is something that will make people around you look at you with disgust and avoid you. It is not so in the Russian culture where it is seen as undesirable, but still socially acceptable. I know guys who have built their houses by using stolen materials and stolen tools, and brag about it and nobody even bats an eye. Heck, Russians even have a proverb "Не пойман — не вор", which in English means something like "Unless caught stealing, one is not a thief".


49 posted on 05/12/2022 1:55:55 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Widget Jr
* In Western culture lying, stealing, cheating is frowned upon.

Not so much anymore. Or perhaps I should say, Western culture becomes less Western every day.

* In Western culture there is 'truth' and 'lie'.

Again, not so much. People increasingly talk of "my truth" or even "my emotional truth." Objective truth is patriarchal white supremacy.

* Russian social hierarchies are based on fear and status. Merit is always secondary. Bullying is common even among adults in workplaces.

Woke Culture. Cancel Culture. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion over merit. Antifa and BLM bullies.

* In Russian culture intellectualism is seen as very undesirable.

We pay lip service to intellectualism, but instead reward correct opinions.

50 posted on 05/12/2022 1:56:18 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Vaquero
How do we know the stories reported are true?

Because they are not in Kyiv. Man, you PutlerLovers\Reptilian are taking over the world conspiracy theory dummies are dense.

51 posted on 05/12/2022 1:56:29 PM PDT by pburgh01
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To: Widget Jr
#40. Well, since the Russians can't handle the Ukrainian Rubberband Armor Guards or the Motorized Hamster Rifles, they have no business invading anything!

What are the Urkrainian army casualties to date?

52 posted on 05/12/2022 1:56:49 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: AnglePark

China is obscured a lot though so no real telling.

Don’t necessarily disagree but they might surprise us and they have a lot of unmarriageable men who may be motivated.


53 posted on 05/12/2022 1:57:42 PM PDT by Manuel OKelley
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To: woodbutcher1963

yep, even 5% of their shit hitting targets would make life miserable for hundreds of years and I am fully convinced the only ppl who want to chance it are themselves miserable with nothing much to live for


54 posted on 05/12/2022 1:59:03 PM PDT by Manuel OKelley
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To: Widget Jr

I think drones have changed the way wars are fought from now on. I hope we are paying attention.


55 posted on 05/12/2022 1:59:08 PM PDT by McGruff (We are stuck in the demolition phase of Build Back Better)
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To: Angelino97
Here we see the leaders of our country frowning upon lying, stealing and cheating:

The beauty of Trump is that he pulled the curtain back on these kind of grifts.

56 posted on 05/12/2022 1:59:35 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Widget Jr

Modern ground warfare will have to undergo substantial change in the next twenty years. Wheeled and tracked vehicles are now sitting ducks. The same can be said of ships at sea. Planes do not need human crews. Thus, the next twenty years must see a move to enhanced robotics.
I feel certain that Taiwan is studying closely the war in Ukraine. As each day passes its invasion seems less likely.


57 posted on 05/12/2022 1:59:54 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: marktwain

“I wanted to live in a country where I did not have to lie every day just to exist.”

Dalrymple had Russian society nailed. It’s all lies. All of it.

L


58 posted on 05/12/2022 2:01:58 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: kiryandil

Yup....


59 posted on 05/12/2022 2:01:59 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: rlmorel
No NCOs.

At least not as we or the British have them.

And the NCOs are the backbone of our military. No officer around? Your NCO will know what to do.

No officer around in most of the world's military? Everything stops.

60 posted on 05/12/2022 2:06:09 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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