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I was shocked that Ukraine can't go into a counteroffensive because of mud. Mud as an impediment to warfare in 2023! In the Netherlands you could drive an enti
by WeylandYutani 4y ago
I was shocked that Ukraine can't go into a counteroffensive because of mud. Mud as an impediment to warfare in 2023!
In the Netherlands you could drive an entire armored division straight into the capital over the many highways. Some of them you could land a Boeing 747 on.
Roads are important Infrastructure that you take for granted like power and clean water.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoThe problem with the mud is that it FORCES the use of highway infrastructure. It’s not that the Ukraine doesn’t have a ton of paved roads. It’s that you have to use them, just like the Netherlands It’s pretty easy to defend against an invading force if they have to all go nose to tail in one line on infrastructure that you know everything about. You can further limit where they go by disabling choke points like bridges, and just destroying the roads faster than the engineers can repair them.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoIf I remember, this was what led to that 40-mile catastrophic traffic jam, at the start of the war. The Russians were forced to stay on the roads.