"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (5 Viewers)

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Frog said:
It was called the Russian sock.
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I wonder how the MREs compare?

Ukraine Armed Forces 24 hour Combat Ration Pack

This is the new generation RARE Ukraine armed forces 24 hour combat ration pack. It contains new retort pouch technology similar to USA MREs, NOT the canned food found in other Ukrainian combat rations. Best by 2022 or better This HUGE MRE contains 3 packages one each for Breakfast, Lunch and...
mremountain.com

I expect the Ukrainians are well fed by mobile field kitchens. The Russians, outside of vodka, not so much?

The Extreme Diet Of Russian Soldiers Revealed As Ukrainian Forces Take Battlefield Supplies

The diet of invading Russian troops has been revealed after Ukrainian troops seized battlefield supplies.
www.unilad.com
 
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Admiral Beez said:
I am asking about the Russian army and the relationship between a hypothetical newly commissioned lieutenant and an experienced sergeant, and positing that in the Russian military culture I would not foresee our lieutenant consulting his sergeant.
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It is highly unlikely that a Russian officer (Lt. or otherwise) would ask or take advice from an NCO.

Russian officers have a history (as noted previously) of being above and seperate from enlisted personnel, no matter how experienced they (NCOs) may be.

I recall a movie from several years ago, that actually touched on this issue, called "The Beast".
It was about a Soviet tank crew in Afghanistan.
 
" he had been sh!tt!ng on them for no reason while awaiting transport on the docks of Damman" We called that attitude FUBIS (F U Buddy, I'm Shipping)
 
Was that the movie with "tank boy"?
 
The article repeats 3 things several times: ammo, aircraft, and drones

Drones: True they didn't had enough, as everybody else. Drones are the new weapon of this war, and no army in the world was ready for that.

Aircraft: I don't think they don't have enough. Actually they have more planes than what they can actually use. What they lack is trained pilots. What they lack is the capability to use more than 10 planes at a time in a coordinated way without their own air defenses blowing them up.

Ammo: They had immense stocks of ammo to start with, but they ate through them mindlessly. What they really lack is production capability to replenish them.
 
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The Ukrainian army switched to socks in 2007-2008, before that there was still a "Russian" sock (the real name is "Portyanka") I wore it for 6 months.
 
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These Bradleys are tough to crack. And the fact that the Ukrainians have modern repair facilities this close to the front speaks volumes on the ineffectiveness of Russia's land attack bombardments. Just as Hitler should have focused on their airfields and aircraft factories instead of London; Putin should be hitting this facility, not wasting his missiles and attack drones on apartment buildings.


View: https://twitter.com/uaweapons/status/1669272217107017728?s=61&t=bmtNxWabcsIKJ6TkHkd-SA
I assume that unlike the Russians who are conceding ground, the advancing Ukrainians are able to retrieve and repair a good portion of their damaged vehicles.


View: https://twitter.com/noelreports/status/1668623359301783553?s=61&t=bmtNxWabcsIKJ6TkHkd-SA
 
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