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Depends on their ability. I'm 51 years old, in good health. I haven't fired a gun since the .22 sleeved SMLE we used in Army Cadets in the 1980s. But assuming weapons can be had, the only help I'd need were Russians invading my town is a quick lesson on the workings of the Kalashnikov along with ammunition, and maybe a sandwich.
Absolutely. Like any civilian first shot at, I assume. But soiled shorts or not, and with no chance of escape, a civilian's options are to hide, waiting to be found and murdered, or fight. Fight or hide, it's a choice all the trapped civilians must make. There is no flight option.Until the rounds start flying, and mortars whistling in, and you shit yourself…
Absolutely. Like any civilian first shot at, I assume. But soiled shorts or not, and with no chance of escape, a civilian's options are to hide, waiting to be found and murdered, or fight. Fight or flight, it's a choice all the trapped civilians must make.
In this war, the typical message to civilians from the Army is: "The sooner you leave the combat zone, the easier for us to do our job. Please support us - but from a safe place".Absolutely. Like any civilian first shot at, I assume. But soiled shorts or not, and with no chance of escape, a civilian's options are to hide, waiting to be found and murdered, or fight. Fight or hide, it's a choice all the trapped civilians must make. There is no flight option.
In this war, the typical message to civilians from the Army is: "The sooner you leave the combat zone, the easier for us to do our job. Please support us - but from a safe place".
At the end of the day, it is a personal choice. There are conflicting reports about the usefulness of untrained civilians in urban combat in Ukraine. There are positive examples and negative and tragic ones. Over 30 men in Kherson were killed in a brief fight with invading force on March 01. They stood no chance.
I think this war as reminded both sides of how quickly stocks of munitions are used and how the slow pace of replenishment will cause issues. The US claims to have sent 200,000 rounds of ammunition for the M77 howitzers. However that might last a month or less, and then what? Are more being sent? A third of the US' Javelin's have been sent to Ukraine, where I assume most have already been used. How fast can more be had? On the Russian side, how can they hope to ever replace the thousands of tanks and AFVs they've lost?Global arms industry getting shakeup by war in Ukraine – and China and US look like winners from Russia’s stumbles
Weapons manufacturers in China are likely to benefit most from Russia’s losses, while US companies will also see a boon.theconversation.com
School or older doing national service?
In my experience in Israel, mind you back in 2005, you never saw civilians walking around with firearms. Back then, it was the job of the uniformed soldiers, including reservists and security forces. Things did change in 2006 though.School or older doing national service?
That's what I suspected.are not school kids taking weapons to class, but apparently trained members of the military."
Russian had storage of appr. 7,000 T-72s before the beginning of their attack and clearly also some T-62s. And they had massive storages of arty ammo and capacity to produce more, probably much larger scale than any Western power.I think this war as reminded both sides of how quickly stocks of munitions are used and how the slow pace of replenishment will cause issues. The US claims to have sent 200,000 rounds of ammunition for the M77 howitzers. However that might last a month or less, and then what? Are more being sent? A third of the US' Javelin's have been sent to Ukraine, where I assume most have already been used. How fast can more be had? On the Russian side, how can they hope to ever replace the thousands of tanks and AFVs they've lost?
I wonder what the Russia stocks of artillery shells is looking like. Can they keep up their bombardments to the autumn?
School or older doing national service?
I wonder how many of those stockpiles of tanks and ammunition were properly maintained and preserved. I wonder if the arrival of the T-62 demonstrates a shortage of T-72s.Russian had storage of appr. 7,000 T-72s before the beginning of their attack and clearly also some T-62s. And they had massive storages of arty ammo and capacity to produce more, probably much larger scale than any Western power.
Older. And highly regulated and controlled under military regulations just like Switzerland.School or older doing national service?