Posted on 03/03/2022 3:24:05 PM PST by canuck_conservative
1. “We believe the Russians are deliberately regrouping themselves and reassessing the progress that they have not made and how to make up the lost time." ...
2. “We believe they have experienced logistic and sustainment challenges. Challenges that we don’t believe they fully anticipated.” They may be running short on fuel, with supply tankers unable to get to them, and the soldiers are facing shortages of food ....
Observers suggest routine maintenance has either not been performed or, in the case of many blown-out tires, cheaper Chinese-made tires have been substituted that lose structural integrity if the trucks were parked in the direct UV rays of the sun....
3. “They are getting resistance from the Ukrainians....
4. But there is another, more mundane and foreseeable possibility: springtime mud.
Famous for its “rasputitsa” mud seasons in spring and fall, the area becomes challenging to manoeuvre. Armies experienced this local obstacle in the first and second world wars, yet surprisingly, the Russians sent the vehicles through on the same roads again.
The deep and widespread rasputitsa, which bogs even the lightest vehicles in the mud, is amplified by the enormous weight of the missile system and truck infrastructure, sinking the army trucks deeper, putting enormous pressure on what may be substandard tires. And the supply network for replacements appears to be sorely challenged....
(Excerpt) Read more at theprovince.com ...
No wonder obama tried so hard to destroy our military. It has to be one of the best fighting forces in the world. If he could kill off our military or even severly degrade it, that would go far to help him destroy the US.
Just study the red/blue dashed lines and you’ll understand.
Reports are the convoy has been attacked by SU-24 and SU-25 fighters.
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Planes must be from a hidden Ukraine AF base that has not been bombed with planes, maintenance, and fuel facilities left intact.
He thought he had enough pieces on the board then, but he was mistaken. Turns out he’s not as canny as I had guessed.
“Cheaper, Chinese tires?”
Kumhoes are average at best.
As for mud, a month or so ago I was letting everybody know that I thought the invasion wouldn’t happen till after the season of mud. Putin proved me wrong.
But who is stuck waiting for the mud to dry which will be two more months at least?
THAT was funny!!! lolol.
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