Posted on 05/24/2024 7:16:11 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Russia's war in Ukraine has revealed to the world in graphic detail the smorgasbord of lethal technologies that can be used to destroy one's enemy in a large-scale 21st-century clash.
But despite all the capabilities of such cutting-edge military tech, Moscow's primary frontline tactic appears ripped from the playbook of World War I generals - batter Ukrainians with artillery before dispatching waves of soldiers to secure territory inch by blood-soaked inch.
It's a style of warfare reminiscent of the Battle of Passchendaele - but it has proved nonetheless effective with Vladimir Putin's forces gaining territory hand over fist in eastern Ukraine.
So, until the AI overlords of the future swoop in to do the heavy lifting for us, George S. Patton's observation that 'wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men' looks set to endure.
Patton was one of the United States' most revered generals, but it is in Russia where his axiom is perhaps best understood. It was only thanks to sheer Soviet manpower - and willingness to incur casualties on a scarcely believable scale - that the Allied powers were able to defeat the Nazis in World War II.
This fact is baked into Russia's collective memory and serves as a key ingredient in Vladimir Putin's existentialist rhetoric justifying his war in Ukraine as a necessary resistance against a threatening, expansionist West.
Now, this week's round in the East-West war of words saw Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov goad Western leaders and declare his forces are ready to take on NATO should the security alliance deploy its own troops on Ukrainian soil.
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Rah, rah, Russki. Looks like the Zelensky poofters have held off the prison battalions of the Russian army so far.
Guess it would be a draw between the high heels and the Russian Army
I almost missed the shoes. I would love to see them run an obstacle course…
The crime of this war is the hiding of the actual Ukrainian casualties.
The former leader of the Ukraine, Little Vloddy, claimed at the end of February 2024 that there were 30,000 Ukrainian KIA.
This, while the Western Media is claiming that there are 500,000 dead Russians.
At an 8-to-1 artillery imbalance? - I don't think so, Tim.
Rah, rah, Russki. Looks like the Zelensky poofters have held off the prison battalions of the Russian army so far.
Shoigu told everyone what the plan was in back in fall 2022 - a war of attrition. They was gonna kill the Ukies till they ran out of Ukies to kill.
They've done a good job of just that.
Nothing but Prada for our theys and thems.
A war of attrition against a tiny little nation.
God, to think we feared this nation for 50 years.
FAFO.
And, WW III would be NATO against the combined forces of at least Russia and China, two of the most formidable militaries in the world.
You Zeepers are insane. You really want WW III and nuclear war.
love it , our military is a joke , compared with our military back in my day......
That is certainly the tactics they used in WWII also.
Almost every battle started with a massive artillery bombardment.
They sent troops into battle without weapons with instructions to pick one up from a fallen comrade. They also marched conscripts and convicts through minefields to clear the mines...the hard way.
Russian military tactics are not known for their compassion for the welfare of the troops.
God, to think we had a nation 50 years ago.
Now, we have a banana republic where felonious black GirlBosses like Marilyn Mosby get a wrist-slap [probation] from a black GirlBoss Biden stooge-"judge" Lydia K. Griggsby, while President Trump gets a show trial in front of Colombian cartel stooge-"judge" Juan "Wetback Cur" Merchan and Fat Alvin "Hey, Hey, Hey - Love To Play ***hole" Bragg.
Not to mention scum GirlBoss Fatti "Peanut Butter Legs" Willis.
Russia is notabout to expose what it is capable of. Russia could have already clearly decimated Ukraine if it was their intention.
What Russia does not want, I do not blame them, is NATO in Ukraine. Now ask yourself what is the purpose of NATO expansion? After all, isn’t there a UN?
“We’re all very different people. We’re not Watusi. We’re not Spartans. We’re Americans, with a capital ‘A’, huh? You know what that means? Do ya? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world. We are the wretched refuse.”
Almost every battle started with a massive artillery bombardment.
I must admit though, those Katyusha Rockets made the most awesome sound.
Back when Hollywood could make movies that were somewhat patriotic.
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