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This suggests if they had the weapons Ukraine's armed forces would move on relieving Mariupol.
Zelensky says Ukraine hasn't received enough weapons to unblock Mariupol.
But what do they need and is it realistic?
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This suggests if they had the weapons Ukraine's armed forces would move on relieving Mariupol.Given that there's a renewed offensive in the northeast, I wonder if the Ukrainians have enough manpower to both defend the Donbas and retake Mariupol.
There are reports of them dipping into the dumb bomb stash, maybe they will have to dip into the dumb plane stash. After all, we gave them thousands and they keep and store everything.You had to go there.
And here I was congratulating myself on my restraint.
Time? Those guys in Mariupol have been trapped since March. How much times does he want?It seems to me they need time. Logistics.
Can I phone a friend or go 50/50And yet more crappy tactics by the Russians.
You're under artillery fire as you proceed down the road in a tracked IFV. Do you:
(a) Stop on the road in clusters to make yourself an even better target?
(b) Use your TRACKED IFVs to disperse off the road, thus reducing the chances that major elements of your unit won't be hit?
I would be curious to know if the off road terrain has dried up yet. If it has, no excuse, but even if it isn't. pop smoke and/or smoke generators then back up move around, make yourself hard to see and hard to hit.And yet more crappy tactics by the Russians.
You're under artillery fire as you proceed down the road in a tracked IFV. Do you:
(a) Stop on the road in clusters to make yourself an even better target?
(b) Use your TRACKED IFVs to disperse off the road, thus reducing the chances that major elements of your unit won't be hit?
Why not the song where they sing "I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you"?From what I've seen of the Russian performance to-date, I think they're actually playing "George Jones' Greatest Hits"...or perhaps just Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces" on repeat.
How much time does it take to transport, train, form up and deploy with newly received equipment? It's been about less than two months since equipment first started arriving. Ukraine is a big place, as Putler is finding out. Massive military airlift of troops and materiel to where they're needed isn't practical at the moment so it's trucks or rail. Putting MiG-29s back together would probably take a bit more than a couple of days. I wouldn't throw in newly formed units in drips and drabs.Time? Those guys in Mariupol have been trapped since March. How much times does he want?
I would be curious to know if the off road terrain has dried up yet. If it has, no excuse, but even if it isn't. pop smoke and/or smoke generators then back up move around, make yourself hard to see and hard to hit.
I would be curious to know if the off road terrain has dried up yet. If it has, no excuse, but even if it isn't. pop smoke and/or smoke generators then back up move around, make yourself hard to see and hard to hit.
How much time does it take to transport, train, form up and deploy with newly received equipment? It's been about less than two months since equipment first started arriving. Ukraine is a big place, as Putler is finding out. Massive military airlift of troops and materiel to where they're needed isn't practical at the moment so it's trucks or rail. Putting MiG-29s back together would probably take a bit more than a couple of days. I wouldn't throw in newly formed units in drips and drabs.
I want to see a whole bunch of Leopard IIs, Challengers and Abrams under an F-16 and M-777 umbrella liberating Kherson and Mariupol too.
Especially for HEAVY vehicles with ground chewing treads and differential steering.What I have read indicates it's still pretty muddy.