But, but, but, Ukraine is kicking their asses and at the same time, the US military is no match for them!?!? I’m so confused. Please CNN, set me straight with the truth.
Idk how fair it is to say the Russians are "holding back". Ukraine is for all intents and purposes, a fully equipped NATO power at this point. So in addition to the same Soviet style weapons Russia has relied on for decades, they also have the more modern NATO upgrades. Russia's army is bigger, but Ukraine has had limitless access to all the coffers and armories of the US and EU.
So the end result is an artillery standoff from both sides. The US is providing the targeting coordinates for the Ukrainians and so far the Russians havent targeted our drones or satellites. So any time there is a cluster of troops big enough to present a target, Ukraine can use their artillery. And while Russia enjoys air superiority, and can launch cruise missiles towards Ukraine with impunity, plenty of intact radar has allowed early warning minimizing casualties deeper into the country.
Both sides have taken a pounding from this. I am actually flabbergasted Putin has committed as few troops as he has to this engagement. All I can think is that higher concentrations of troops in an artillery war might be a liability instead of an asset
Russia only has air superiority up to their own front lines. Neither side are capable of flying into enemy territory without an extreme risk of being shot down.
But I agree with the rest.
Russia's combined arms strategies have been shockingly ineffective. I suspect it is a result of rivalries within their armed forces and that their "stealth" technology just isn't there yet.
The amount of propaganda in this conflict is staggering. Every arm chair military expert has been weighing in on this with nothing but propaganda in their arsenal. It doesn't seem to matter which side of the fence they are on, everyone has their "insight" into military capabilities. Whatever is actually going on over there and whatever the reasons behind why either side does what they do, we will probably never know the full truth of any of it. If you have opinions, state them as such. If you have first hand intelligence or actual hard evidence for an analysis, please share that tidbit too.
Interesting....I noticed that the Colonel did some explanation of the weapons capability of the other nations and was very careful in divulging our weapons systems. It was artfully done. I am aware of some of the capabilities of both our NATO allies and some of the capabilities and weapon systems of both China and Russia. Although I am not an expert, nor do I have any secret back channel of military intelligence, I do have 30 years in the DoD. My area of expertise is outside of offensive weaponry. All that being said, I am somewhat of a weapons fanatic and have a fairly extensive knowledge of both religious and military history. This gives me some leanings in what I am ready to believe and what I find difficult to swallow. Russia has extensive knowledge of both the topography and the capability of the Ukrainian forces. They have an extensive knowledge of most of our weapon systems and capabilitie as well as our NATO allies. The FSB is on par with our CIA, dare I say, perhaps less evil, but extremely profficient in covert intelligence gathering. Whatever Putin appears to be doing, you can be fairly certain that it is what he wants us to believe. Putin is former intelligence and is very intelligent and capable. If the media portrays him as a fool that is out of his depth, you can be certain that the media is peddling propaganda. I know that some of our members believe the information put out by the media and many strategic and tactical "experts" via social media, and I mean them no disrespect in their choice to believe these things, I tend to listen to both sides and not believe either one. The truth is generally somewhere in between, however I believe that Ukraine has already lost and the Russians are actually draining the weapons and financial inventories of both NATO allies and the US. At the same time, they will be gathering first hand intelligence of our technical weapon systems and capturing examples for study. Putin has successfully mired us in a tar baby that is draining the US military of its tools. God forbid that we hyper extend and end up with an insufficient inventory to effectively defend our own borders.
But, but, but, Ukraine is kicking their asses and at the same time, the US military is no match for them!?!? I’m so confused. Please CNN, set me straight with the truth.
The US military got the best of the best and even the better of the best of the best. CNN knows this ad will win any war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwx-2R9swDg
My goodness, our enemies must be shaking in their boots.
The USA army certainly has more pronouns? Russia military police…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuQv_1IkgCk
From a week ago…reality on the ground…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3IPqtxqYOo
Idk how fair it is to say the Russians are "holding back". Ukraine is for all intents and purposes, a fully equipped NATO power at this point. So in addition to the same Soviet style weapons Russia has relied on for decades, they also have the more modern NATO upgrades. Russia's army is bigger, but Ukraine has had limitless access to all the coffers and armories of the US and EU.
So the end result is an artillery standoff from both sides. The US is providing the targeting coordinates for the Ukrainians and so far the Russians havent targeted our drones or satellites. So any time there is a cluster of troops big enough to present a target, Ukraine can use their artillery. And while Russia enjoys air superiority, and can launch cruise missiles towards Ukraine with impunity, plenty of intact radar has allowed early warning minimizing casualties deeper into the country.
Both sides have taken a pounding from this. I am actually flabbergasted Putin has committed as few troops as he has to this engagement. All I can think is that higher concentrations of troops in an artillery war might be a liability instead of an asset
Russia only has air superiority up to their own front lines. Neither side are capable of flying into enemy territory without an extreme risk of being shot down.
But I agree with the rest.
Russia's combined arms strategies have been shockingly ineffective. I suspect it is a result of rivalries within their armed forces and that their "stealth" technology just isn't there yet.
Been saying this for a while now...
The amount of propaganda in this conflict is staggering. Every arm chair military expert has been weighing in on this with nothing but propaganda in their arsenal. It doesn't seem to matter which side of the fence they are on, everyone has their "insight" into military capabilities. Whatever is actually going on over there and whatever the reasons behind why either side does what they do, we will probably never know the full truth of any of it. If you have opinions, state them as such. If you have first hand intelligence or actual hard evidence for an analysis, please share that tidbit too.
A good start… https://www.youtube.com/@DouglasAMacgregor/videos
Interesting....I noticed that the Colonel did some explanation of the weapons capability of the other nations and was very careful in divulging our weapons systems. It was artfully done. I am aware of some of the capabilities of both our NATO allies and some of the capabilities and weapon systems of both China and Russia. Although I am not an expert, nor do I have any secret back channel of military intelligence, I do have 30 years in the DoD. My area of expertise is outside of offensive weaponry. All that being said, I am somewhat of a weapons fanatic and have a fairly extensive knowledge of both religious and military history. This gives me some leanings in what I am ready to believe and what I find difficult to swallow. Russia has extensive knowledge of both the topography and the capability of the Ukrainian forces. They have an extensive knowledge of most of our weapon systems and capabilitie as well as our NATO allies. The FSB is on par with our CIA, dare I say, perhaps less evil, but extremely profficient in covert intelligence gathering. Whatever Putin appears to be doing, you can be fairly certain that it is what he wants us to believe. Putin is former intelligence and is very intelligent and capable. If the media portrays him as a fool that is out of his depth, you can be certain that the media is peddling propaganda. I know that some of our members believe the information put out by the media and many strategic and tactical "experts" via social media, and I mean them no disrespect in their choice to believe these things, I tend to listen to both sides and not believe either one. The truth is generally somewhere in between, however I believe that Ukraine has already lost and the Russians are actually draining the weapons and financial inventories of both NATO allies and the US. At the same time, they will be gathering first hand intelligence of our technical weapon systems and capturing examples for study. Putin has successfully mired us in a tar baby that is draining the US military of its tools. God forbid that we hyper extend and end up with an insufficient inventory to effectively defend our own borders.
https://twitter.com/GonzaloLira1968/status/1643890540390301696
Kraken something some thing ?
Was any of that clip NOT computer graphics?
Not even Russia is claiming they're holding back units.
They're all in and they're being fought to a stand still.
Russia's army turned out to be a paper tiger.