ska invita
back on the other side
i dont know if it possible, but would imagine it must be to some extent. Going for the corrupt oligarchs is a good place to start
I for one welcome your generous rule
Ukraine 2022 - Possible Lessons from Past Wars?
- Thread starter deeyo
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A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
That’s Rosie and Jim fucked then. And frankly about time too.
( yeah, I know 70 x 6…)
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please ~Machiavelli
In July 1914 both Germany and France had a plan for a quick victory, over in a couple of months. Neither country expected it to go on for over four years, leaving millions dead and the world changed forever.
When German tanks entered Poland in 1939 people knew it would be a big one, but not that it would end almost six years later with the US dropping atom bombs on Japan.
When the US sent troops to Vietnam and Afghanistan they didn't expect to crawl home in defeat a decade/two decades later.
Wars are unpredictable. Where they'll end can't be known at the start. Starting wars is always a bad idea.
In July 1914 both Germany and France had a plan for a quick victory, over in a couple of months. Neither country expected it to go on for over four years, leaving millions dead and the world changed forever.
When German tanks entered Poland in 1939 people knew it would be a big one, but not that it would end almost six years later with the US dropping atom bombs on Japan.
When the US sent troops to Vietnam and Afghanistan they didn't expect to crawl home in defeat a decade/two decades later.
Wars are unpredictable. Where they'll end can't be known at the start. Starting wars is always a bad idea.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
We could always add exceptions such as boat design, total value less than a certain amount, or the use of the boat as a primary residence.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Nah, sequestrate the little rag doll fuckers' assets.
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deeyo
hurled unheard to this world.
what i know of that war is from the other side. mostly childhood memories of grown-ups discussing it. (my family lived there for a while, a long time ago & after the war)
i'd be interested to read bout that project, if you got any links?
hadn't heard that song either, liked it.
I've seen it suggested that the ground would normally still be frozen at this time of year but Ukraine is having an unusually mild winter.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
A wise move. We don't want sea levels rising TOO much...
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
Don't seem to have planned for anything.
N LAW and Javelin are having more effect than I thought they would.
They are easy to counter. Use drones to find the operators and then shell them. In 2014 the Russians used artillery to deadly effect. Now they can't even seem to do that
airborne assaults have failed. The Russian air force has enough planes to darken the skies of Ukraine seemed to have decided to give this one a miss.
deeyo
hurled unheard to this world.
.. or maybe they took the lessons from the winter war to heart & decided to start this one a bit later?
they should have watched cnn (8/2/22)
Experts are speculating over Russia's next move. They may want to check Ukraine's weather forecast
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Tell you what, the Ukrainians learned from the recent to-do between Armenia and Azerbaijan with their use of drones
not-bono-ever
meh
also held back on the action until the winter olympics had finished in order to keep China happy
not-bono-ever
meh
they will also have to deal with the harvest of iron that still plagues france today
I think they waited until the Winter Olympics were over to keep Xi happy and were planning on winning the war in a few days so there would still be time.
And still ending up kind of ruining it, the Russians and Belarusians are kicked out the Paralympics and this is ultimately what the Winter Olympics will be remembered for.
deeyo
hurled unheard to this world.
the old school fascists didn't wait for no commie olympics
The 'Protest' Olympics That Never Came to Be
A leftist response to the 1936 Games being held in Nazi Germany, the proposed competition was canceled by the Spanish Civil War
(was gonna say that at least putin respected the olympic truce, but apparently he didn't- was supposed to last til the paralympics was over.)
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
Blitzkrieg could still work . The Russians were stopped by their shitty logistics and co-ordination. Shell the opposition then drive armour over them. A javelin takes longer to reload than to aim a tank gun at the smoke cloud it produces.I think there could turn out be a bit like an inverse of German WW2 blitzkrieg into France.
France was still using outdated trench warfare tactics, but modern technology had changed the nature of warfare to make these tactics useless. Nazi Germany incorporated technological changes into their tactics and won.
But now, Russia is attempting to use something similar to Blitzkrieg tactics, but Ukraine's use of drones to target supply lines is proving effective. Lots of tanks running out of fuel and getting lost. Ukraine only has a few drones but I could see them getting more. Quite possible this turns out to be the war where use of drones renders old Blitzkrieg style tactics outdated.
Ukraine’s Secret Weapon Against Russia: Turkish Drones
Videos of Ukrainian drone strikes are a crucial weapon in the propaganda war as well as in the military onetime.com
Their fearsome gunship helicopters are equipped with dumb rockets instead of anti _tank missles so get shot down .
I joined the army at the end of the 80s the fear some red army would sweep us aside in 5 minutes. This lot make the Iraqis look good.
not-bono-ever
meh
give yer troops something a but more modern that a stalingrad era Mosin might help - apparently the local Donbass recruits are being handed new but well old stock Nagants before being send to the front. Misery retro.
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