This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...

[Tenacious E]

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Their insignia throws me off. Three stars on the shoulder is a colonel?*

*edited to note this suggests he is indeed a colonel because there are two red lines going through the 3 stars

Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation - Wikipedia

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[binsfeldcyhawk2]

On a different subject...

Russia has been exposed...while they've made technology advances with their top end stuff, which is pretty good....their command and control/tactics, logistics and the training of their forces suck.

To take advantage of the better equipment you have to be on point with the last 4 items...they aren't.

Makes me wonder about the Chinese....they've also made great advances in tech. How are they in those 4 area's? We really have no data points to judge on that front.

Folks have speculated that sooner or later the Chinese will make a move on Taiwan. We do know that the Taiwanese military is very "westernized" and highly trained. This whole Ukraine debacle may give China pause...

 

[h-hawk]

Looks a lot like Stalingrad. We can only hope that somehow it turns out that way for Russia this time.

 

[h-hawk]

 

[TigerHawk33]

On a different subject...

Russia has been exposed...while they've made technology advances with their top end stuff, which is pretty good....their command and control/tactics, logistics and the training of their forces suck.

To take advantage of the better equipment you have to be on point with the last 4 items...they aren't.

Makes me wonder about the Chinese....they've also made great advances in tech. How are they in those 4 area's? We really have no data points to judge on that front.

Folks have speculated that sooner or later the Chinese will make a move on Taiwan. We do know that the Taiwanese military is very "westernized" and highly trained. This whole Ukraine debacle may give China pause...

I know our spending on military technology and equipment is controversial and I totally get that. One thing that should never be controversial is the amount of money we invest in our armed forces from a force training or force readiness perspective. The amount of advanced training, drills, exercises, multinational exercises, etc….I think gives us and our Allie’s a huge advantage on the battlefield. It is pretty apparent that while Russia has some good weapons, they are terrible at employing them and that goes back to training. I wonder how much money that was intended for training had been turned into yachts and vacation homes.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I know our spending on military technology and equipment is controversial and I totally get that. One thing that should never be controversial is the amount of money we invest in our armed forces from a force training or force readiness perspective. The amount of advanced training, drills, exercises, multinational exercises, etc….I think gives us and our Allie’s a huge advantage on the battlefield. It is pretty apparent that while Russia has some good weapons, they are terrible at employing them and that goes back to training. I wonder how much money that was intended for training had been turned into yachts and vacation homes.

Agree....we've seen this before.

Before Gulf War 1 there were estimates of 10K US casualties because Iraq's military was relatively "modern". They had relatively large and well stocked Air Force...MIG-29's and Mirage F-1's. Decent Air Defence systems etc....

We basically obliterated their Air Force in the first couple days....

Their troops were mostly ill trained conscripts....

Anyway...it turned into a cake walk.

A well trained/motivated force is essential...

 

[bdcolt45er]

This makes perfect sense when we see video of some of the tank attacks and how close it seems the Ukrainians appear to be. Doesn't look like there's anything preventing closer contact.

Thanks for the explanation.

I read up a little on this. There was a guy from US armed forces explaining this and his point was without training your natural instinct is to stay in your vehicles. You perceive them as protecting you. But tanks and vehicles need screening and you need lots of training to be able to stick your head out, and coordinate movement to be effective.
Many of the Russians are apparently one year conscripts. You aren't going to be very good at this type of thing in that limited amount of time and many are probably unmotivated were just biding time until they were discharged. I think the Russians ahave realized that have to screen but since they aren't trained they don't know how to do it.

 

[Tom Paris]

Well of course.

Enthusiasms!

 

[Joes Place]

 

[noleclone2]

 

[h-hawk]

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How high of rank can a climate envoy be in Russia?

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

How high of rank can a climate envoy be in Russia?

Putin probably didn't even know she resigned

 

[Joes Place]

Putin probably didn't even know she resigned

Anatoly Chubais - Wikipedia

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"She sounds hideous"
"Well.....she's a guy"....

 

[Aardvark86]

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That is probably something Putin could not care less about.

 

[Joes Place]

That is probably something Putin could not care less about.

Actually, Putin views stuff like this as an act of disloyalty.
Poisons people for less....

 

[Joes Place]

 

[mnole03]

If this is real, it’s spectacular.

 

[SalAunese]

517 tanks and and 1578 APC’s….is that really accurate? That’s quite excessive and I assume a crew of at least three in each tank. What a gd slaughter. I feel for the kids being forced to serve. Could be any of our sons.

 

[Joes Place]

How high of rank can a climate envoy be in Russia?

 

[torbee]

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Only a colonel? Yawn. 😉

 

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[torbee]

Agree....we've seen this before.

Before Gulf War 1 there were estimates of 10K US casualties because Iraq's military was relatively "modern". They had relatively large and well stocked Air Force...MIG-29's and Mirage F-1's. Decent Air Defence systems etc....

We basically obliterated their Air Force in the first couple days....

Their troops were mostly ill trained conscripts....

Anyway...it turned into a cake walk.

A well trained/motivated force is essential...

David Patreus was talking about this on CNN last night. He was being pushed about Russia being able to realign its strategy and bring in more men and equipment and he said “Yeah, but this is the Army they’re stuck with. It doesn’t matter how good the equipment it is or how many men there are, if they aren’t well-trained, they cannot perform.”

 

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[Aardvark86]

This does seem pretty big. Swiss authorities have seized a vacation home belonging to a close associate of Putin’s. The Swiss have overlooked and enabled for 100 years. Unlike a mega yacht, this property could be flipped for relief funds pretty quickly.
https://www.businessinsider.com/swi...eved-to-belong-to-russian-oligarch-2022-3?amp

The swiss taking a few steps back from their historical neutrality may be one of the biggest stories of this whole affair.

 

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[mnole03]

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

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And here it starts.

****ing scumbags.

 

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[PoopandBoogers]

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I enjoy these posts way more than I honestly should.

 

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[TC Nole OX]

In case you missed this yesterday

 

[tumorboy]

Would you hit Vladimir Putin in the back of the head with a wooden Louisville slugger bat like Babe Ruth hitting a grand slam in 1928 if you were guaranteed to get away with it?

I'd do it even if I couldn't get away with it.

 

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He's an oligarch and was in charge of privatization during the 1990s.

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[torbee]

 

[h-hawk]

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"Jurek Owsiak broke the system! In cooperation with @ krzaskowski_, he built a huge professional hall for Ukrainians escaping the war! There are beds, armchairs, tables, play areas for children, a kitchen, toilets, showers .. Perfect organization in 6 days !!"

 

[mnole03]

"Jurek Owsiak broke the system! In cooperation with @ krzaskowski_, he built a huge professional hall for Ukrainians escaping the war! There are beds, armchairs, tables, play areas for children, a kitchen, toilets, showers .. Perfect organization in 6 days !!"

Yeah, just going by the picture you’d assume he promised to put every girl in Ukraine in his music video.

 

[h-hawk]

"Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has taught Taiwan many lessons about preparing for a possible Chinese invasion. Japan should also take this opportunity to learn. What more can Japan’s Self-Defense Forces do to prepare given their inevitable participation in any potential conflict over Taiwan?

Based on the Chinese Communist Party’s unwavering resolve to annex Taiwan, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been developing air and naval forces as the major element of anti-access/area denial capability. Now, PLA air and naval assets can reach beyond the first island chain into the Western Pacific. However, Beijing does not control any land in the first island chain. Therefore, the PLA needs to secure, by force, passages for their air and naval assets to gain access deeper into the Pacific Ocean. The PLA’s shortest passages from China’s mainland to the Pacific Ocean are on the north and south sides of Taiwan. The former is through Japan’s Southwest Islands between Japan’s mainland and Taiwan, and the latter is through the Luzon Strait between Taiwan and the Philippines. The former consists of about 200 islands and is about 650 nautical miles (1,200 kilometers) long. The latter consists of about 35 islands and is about 135 nautical miles (250 kilometers) long. Both areas are only 270 to 430 nautical miles (500 to 800 kilometers) away from China’s mainland and, in the event of a conflict, would likely be exposed to fierce PLA attack to secure air and naval passages."

How Japan Can Help Save Taiwan: Securing the First Island Chain - War on the Rocks

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has taught Taiwan many lessons about preparing for a possible Chinese invasion. Japan should also take this opportunity to

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