Different times almost 80yrs laterPatton was right. And the plan was ready.
Operation Unthinkable - Wikipedia
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If only the Weimar Republic had lasted a little longer until the global economy began improving in the mid 1930s and populism's appeal had waned. By 1940, Europe might have been united in putting down Stalin and the USSR.
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again."
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Admiral Beez
Major
True, and yet today's Russia is a mirror of Stalin's regime.
Snautzer01
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No its not. Soviet union was a tad bigger and comparing Stalin to putin is wodka to water.
Some in russia think as if it is still the ussr.
It is not by far and it shows to all concerned.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
It's hard to say. Reading his mind rapidly turns into a mish-mash, for me. I should think he'd want to avoid forcing the Ukrainians into unleashing their mass, and rather keep them dribbling troops into killing zones ... but he's no longer thought of as a genius.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
"Don't expect rational behavior from me! That's why you must make Zelenskyy give up or I'll destroy the planet. It will be on your heads!"
At least that's what I think Putin's strategy is now.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
It's funny because if we know it, the Ukrainians already knew about it.
Russian troops use false aircraft to misdirect the Ukrainians
The Russian Armed Forces are trying to confuse Ukrainian intelligence by creating false aircraft at their airfields in occupied Crimea. Satellite imagery viewed by open-source intelligence (OSINT) analyst Brady Africk shows that the Russian military drew on visual deception to deceive Ukrainian...defence-blog.com
Russia strikes Odesa cathedral, Putin dismisses counteroffensive
Russia's latest strike on Odesa on Sunday killed two people and severely damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader.The biggest Orthodox church in Odesa lies within the UNESCO-protected historic city centre.
Jabberwocky
Staff Sergeant
Operation Unthinkable wasn't a plan. It wasn't even the sketch of a plan.
It was a British General Staff assessment of the relative strengths of the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. Along with some wishful thinking about rearming Germany.
It was prepared at the request of Churchill to see if it was feasible to impose the "will" of the Western allies on "Russia" and possibly free Poland.
It makes for pretty sobering reading. The conclusion of the planning staff is that without massive initial surprise, any conflict would likely end up in a protracted bloody war.
Russian troops use false aircraft to misdirect the Ukrainians
The Russian Armed Forces are trying to confuse Ukrainian intelligence by creating false aircraft at their airfields in occupied Crimea. Satellite imagery viewed by open-source intelligence (OSINT) analyst Brady Africk shows that the Russian military drew on visual deception to deceive Ukrainian...
This is all that the Russian military industry is now capable of producing. So far, Putin has at least a few barrels of paint left.
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Agree and although I wish that the Ukrainians would retaliate in kind in St Petersburg I know that would be completely and totally counterprodictive
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
H reminds me of a mouse in that cartoon
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Just add an imperial crown to Stalin. Putin seems to want both.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Putin is trying the lets force others to step in and force Ukraine to negotiate as they will be the bad guys who want to keep
fighting while the rest of the world endures famine due to a food crisis.
That is why the post was shown earlier of the ludicrous TV broadcast in Russia about how other countries would have to
become Russia's friends to stop the coming famine.
First off, a clumsy or even a panic move as most can see who is really the bad guy in this.
Second, the Russian target control and therefore modern, efficient strike capacity of their missiles is not good (to put it
politely), which is why they couldn't hit the intended targets - port facilities and so forth, meaning they hit a church instead.
Pathetic.
The crown has already been given to him. But he wears it only when he is alone, when the orderlies don't see
Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
Cost-benefit analysis. The US concluded that peace-keeping in Beirut was not worth the price.
The math is different when your national survival is at stake.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
And what happened when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
The result was not what the Japanese anticipated...
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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- Jul 5, 2015
Stukas are back!!!
Remarkably rare footage of a Ukrainian FPV loitering munition operating at a training ground, with this individual unit modified to drop smaller 40mm VOG grenades.
This setup is fairly interesting, the drone makes a steep dive before releasing a grenade, with relative accuracy. The dispenser reportedly can carry more than one grenade, though that is still unconfirmed.
View: https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1683308208113307651
Remarkably rare footage of a Ukrainian FPV loitering munition operating at a training ground, with this individual unit modified to drop smaller 40mm VOG grenades.
This setup is fairly interesting, the drone makes a steep dive before releasing a grenade, with relative accuracy. The dispenser reportedly can carry more than one grenade, though that is still unconfirmed.
View: https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1683308208113307651
Admiral Beez
Major
Sure it was, exactly as the Japanese anticipated. At least based on what Yamamoto, the architect of the Pearl Harbour attack told the Japanese to anticipate. Something along the lines of Japan will awakened a giant, we'll get six months of the initiative before we start to get our asses kicked. Yamamoto was spot on.
