Im not talking about flattening the whole country, im talking about the sliver of land in the South and East.
I was trained in artillery. Back in the late 70’s early 80’s. Even then, once you fired a round, you were subject to radar detection. You would only shoot a couple rounds and then move quickly. Plus we used smaller 105 howitzers and each round still weighed about 80 lbs. Takes a long supply train to keep the ammo moving.
The combined territory of the Luhanks and Donetsk Oblasts is more than three times that of Chechnya. The combined population is more than four times larger.
This whole "flattening" just can't be done absent use of multiple large-yield nuclear weapons. Since that is right on the borders of Russia itself, I don't think the Russians are going to be too inclined to do that.
The combined territory of the Luhanks and Donetsk Oblasts is more than three times that of Chechnya. The combined population is more than four times larger.
This whole "flattening" just can't be done absent use of multiple large-yield nuclear weapons. Since that is right on the borders of Russia itself, I don't think the Russians are going to be too inclined to do that.