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To tank or not to tank, that is the question....
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Related to this, my grandfather was in 1/506 PIR during WWII (Mom's dad). IIRC, he'd told me he'd made around 60-70 training jumps between Ft Benning, Ft Campbell and England, before making 2 combat jumps. In 1967, he flew to Ft Benning (via ATL) for the 25th anniversary of the 506th's formation. When they were a few minutes out, a young lady sitting next to him was really nervous, so he tried to calm her nerves. She asked if he'd flown before, he said "Yeah, about 60 or 70 times". She asked him which was worse, the takeoff or landing, he said "Well, I'm not sure, I've never landed in a plane, I've always jumped". He said he started getting nervous and was useless to her.
The Japanese made a mistake that has been made many times in war thinking that atrocities committed against prisoners or civilians will intimidate them into surrender. But what often times happens is the opposite. American and Australians fighting the Japanese often got to the point that they were not going to surrender under any circumstances.
How much bombing did the US do in Vietnam?
The United States Air Force, the U. S. Navy, and U. S. Marine Corps aviation dropped 7,662,000 tons of explosives. By comparison, U. S. forces dropped a total of 2,150,000 tons of bombs in all theaters of World War II.
The United States Air Force, the U. S. Navy, and U. S. Marine Corps aviation dropped 7,662,000 tons of explosives. By comparison, U. S. forces dropped a total of 2,150,000 tons of bombs in all theaters of World War II.
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The problem isn't the tanks, the problem is how they are being employed and the (lack of) ground support they receive. Sending tanks into battle by themselves is insane. This is why the US always employs them as part of a Combined Arms element. This doesn't mean there is infantry a few feet or meters away. It means that there is infantry as a lead element or on the flanks...hundreds of meters or a Km away. They support each other.
The Russians has basically sent their tanks in with no support of any kind, either logistical or combat support.
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Hell, if i knew there was no way to have the fuel and food i needed, i'm parking it near a food source i knew was dependable, and just say screw it. I would be looking for a friend, not a foe.
MTG is disgusting.
They also have a Muslim battalion with the Chechens who haven’t sold out their people.
Russia didn't actually intend to fight a war it appears. I think they truly believed they'd walk in, Ukraine would surrender, and that was that. They spent zero time putting together thought on supply lines, on how to control the skies, I mean our armed forces take weeks just to make certain we'll be able to deploy proper communications equipment. Russia is using cell phones without encryption.
Ukraine is pushing the Russians back north of Kyiv. They took a Russian position with supplies.
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Ukrainians: they're just like you and me!!
Tank! Russia has armored cruisers they call tanks. We have land battleships that come in at almost double the mass. With armor that's far more advanced. 💪
Sounds like Russia is getting really ****ing close to outright losing this thing after completely ****ing up their economy and exposing their armed forces as a joke. Don’t see how Putin survives this.
Tanks have a place BUT they have to be supported by infantry. That’s always been the case…especially in built up area’s.
Seems like the Russians are just barreling in with tanks unsupported. Easy pickings for the anti tank weapons the Ukrainians have.
Like Jimmy, I’ve decided to get involved. I will donate money to Ukraine and buy white spray paint and paint Zs on the next shitty burnt out car I see on the side of the highway.
They did the same thing in WW2 but had the manpower to absorb the lessons learned by 1944
AOC-linked group blames US for Russia invasion and demands end to NATO
Immediately after demanding a ceasefire the group also called for an end to 'further intervention' -- even as Kyiv's officials invite Europeans and other allies to come take up arms and fight.
Hardly equivalent but nice swing and a miss from you again. Not surprised.No end to idiots in congress.AOC-linked group blames US for Russia invasion and demands end to NATO
Immediately after demanding a ceasefire the group also called for an end to 'further intervention' -- even as Kyiv's officials invite Europeans and other allies to come take up arms and fight.www.dailymail.co.uk
So long as 'anything' doesn't involve a NATO member, when wasn't that the case?
Kids are much more resilient than we give them credit for.
