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While I'm not an expert on Russian army tactics (and was only in the Navy, not the real military), it seems rather obvious that what Russia is doing and what we
by mikece 5y ago
While I'm not an expert on Russian army tactics (and was only in the Navy, not the real military), it seems rather obvious that what Russia is doing and what we're expecting don't line up. There was the whole story of the miles long "stalled convoy" on the way to Kiev which was interpreted by some as a tactical pause while building forward bases and establishing supply lines. It took the US over three weeks to get to Baghdad back in Operation Iraqi Freedom and we were moving "as fast as possible" at the time. Moving an army is a lot more of a logistics exercise than pointing in the direction of your objective and charging.
And running into an armed populace who will shoot at you and then drag away your vehicles with their tractors doesn't make for a smooth operation either.
- justsomehnguy 5y ago> than pointing in the direction of your objective and charging The only thing what comes to mind is what someone just selected all units and right-clicked at the minimap, Command & Conquer style. > what Russia is doing and what we're expecting don't line up The problem here is what Putin expected doesn't line up with what the army could do and he can't do anything other than just to continue.
- NicoJuicy 5y agoRussia is currently doing logistics with civilian transports. Which is not well adjusted to the terrain for eg. Off-road/mud. I think their logistic capabilities are almost reduced to 0 and this could become a decisive factor ( eg. Around Kiev at this very instant). Additionally, all the new weapons are produced in limited quantities and mostly sold to foreign countries because they need the money. Their actual equipment is mostly rusty and from the Soviet era.