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No, You’re Not Imagining It: Russia’s Army Is Inept
Slate ^ | Feb 28, 2022 | Fred Kaplan

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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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fredkaplan; lowmorale; putinsbuttboys; putinworshippers; russia; russianaggression; slate; ukraine
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To: Renfrew
The Russian army is composed, by and large, of one-year conscripts . . .

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.

141 posted on 03/01/2022 2:55:42 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: SoCal Pubbie

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.


142 posted on 03/01/2022 4:33:54 AM PST by D Rider ( )
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To: hinckley buzzard

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.


143 posted on 03/01/2022 4:44:32 AM PST by Bull Snipe
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To: Renfrew
“A serious problem in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine.”

– Soviet observation during the Cold War

144 posted on 03/01/2022 6:03:44 AM PST by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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To: Feckless

Love that quote.


145 posted on 03/01/2022 6:42:43 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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To: nickcarraway

They didn’t do too good against the Finns over eighty years ago, not at first anyway. The Russian bear never learns.


146 posted on 03/01/2022 7:12:40 AM PST by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: Arcadian Empire

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!


147 posted on 03/01/2022 8:51:11 PM PST by Dat
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To: rbmillerjr

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).


148 posted on 03/03/2022 5:09:59 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: Monterrosa-24

Good point.


149 posted on 03/03/2022 5:11:30 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: jmacusa

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.


150 posted on 03/03/2022 5:14:02 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: Paul R.

Stingers are raining hell on both Sukhoi’s and helos loaded with troops.

Stingers make air superiority impossible.


151 posted on 03/03/2022 5:36:46 AM PST by rbmillerjr (Defeating China is impossible without understanding that Russia is our enemy)
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To: Renfrew

Then we can expect Ukraine will overtake Russia, right?


152 posted on 03/03/2022 5:40:31 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: wiseprince

“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.


153 posted on 03/03/2022 5:41:03 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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