Equipment losses in the Russia-Ukriaine war, Russian missile stocks and implications for modern warfare

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[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Like you mentioned, Russia is having difficulty with mud, but also poorly maintained vehicles. This is a problem in the US military as well, so its no surprise to see it in this war. Military vehicles are typically overcomplicated monstrasities that need expert maintenance, but the motor pool is often staffed with random, mechanically untrained soldiers that get sent there because they have no use for their actual MOS. A lot of these losses are mechanical breakdowns of soviet junk that had been collecting dust.

The timing of the invasion suggests Russian generals and Putin were expecting this to turn into a longer war. Most of the western media claims about Russian failures seem to be poorly supported. They simply play the same clips over and over to shine the spotlight on any Ukrainian victories while simultaneously concealing Ukrainian failures. If Heinz Guderian was still alive he would be wishing he could plan an invasion as successful as this one.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

If Heinz Guderian was still alive he would be wishing he could plan an invasion as successful as this one.

I taught the Russians well- he would smile to himself.

[–]Nombre27 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

One of the far too often repeated items that I hear is that somehow it's taking too long, and I'm not sure what that's based on. No one ever follows up with any evidence supporting that claim or a deadline that was given by Russian command.

Seems like Western MSM is grasping at straws and manufacturing nonsense wins that people uncritically accept.

[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Western media set expectation that Russia would Stormin' Norman Ukraine, which isnt realistic. The Russians arent fighting camel jockeys.

[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think this is just a participation trophy that Western MSM is convincing people of. There's literally no basis for that claim, but likely millions of people think it is so.

Barring some miracle, Russian victory isn't a matter of 'if' but 'when'.