Posted on 02/28/2022 6:52:04 PM PST by Renfrew
Troops are trained in rote set pieces, with no time devoted to improvising if things don’t go as planned.
Military operations designed to take place sequentially—Step 1, then 2, then 3, etc.—fell apart, catastrophically. If Step 2 hit a big obstacle, the by-the-book soldiers moved on to Step 3 anyway. Therefore, large troop-transport planes tried to land, even though the airport hadn’t been completely secured and Ukrainian air defense systems hadn’t been destroyed. As a result, two Il-76 transport planes, each carrying 100 airborne troops, were shot down.
Tanks aren’t supposed to roll through hostile territory all alone. They need to be escorted by infantry troops alongside or by combat planes from above, to avoid getting ambushed. Yet, in this invasion, Russian tanks are rolling all on their own or providing protection for reconnaissance scouts, but getting no protection for themselves. So, as might be expected, lots of Russian tanks are getting ambushed.
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The Russian conscripts themselves do not want to be attacking Ukraine right now.
If a certain someone were still POTUS, Russia probably would not have attacked Ukraine.
Ha ha ha. I put that added detail in a previous post a couple of days ago. Yes, a small part of western Ukraine belonged to other countries and empires.
Also drove all the way to Berlin in American made trucks while walking in American made boots and ate a lot of American made Spam along the way.
– Soviet observation during the Cold War
Love that quote.
They didn’t do too good against the Finns over eighty years ago, not at first anyway. The Russian bear never learns.
Military operations could result in damage to Ukrainian beautiful woman supplies. The 1st Ukrainian beauties division and the 32nd artificial balloon corps must be gently caressed by 69th Russian fast penetration battalion to minimize casualties.
War is messy business, but Chad Slav Ruskies are up to challenge!
Yeah, somebody (Petraeus?) was analyzing Russian air tactics and practically salivating at the chance to go after them. Their tactics didn’t even make sense given complete air superiority. Not that the Russians could not adapt, but, historically they’ve never shown strength in that (tactical flexibility.)
As for “Any NATO country that traffics in weaponry used to thwart Putin’s goals and kill Russian troops risks Hellfire”, Pooty’s got a pretty darn long list. He knows and has said he can’t win a large scale war on several fronts unless he goes nuclear (nobody wins).
Good point.
Yeah, there are some indications Finland is further moving toward joining NATO. Operationally, they are a good part of the way there anyway. I have to believe THAT sits very poorly with Putin, too.
Stingers are raining hell on both Sukhoi’s and helos loaded with troops.
Stingers make air superiority impossible.
Then we can expect Ukraine will overtake Russia, right?
“Then Ukraine doesn’t need to be in NATO, everyone wins. Sheesh”
Taken further, no one needs NATO since Russia is not a threat to anyone.
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