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Ukraine would be in Moscow in 3 days if they had this technology.
by throwaway11460 3y ago
Ukraine would be in Moscow in 3 days if they had this technology.
- jonplackett 3y agoEven f16s are too fragile to give to ukraine. They can only land on perfect runways because their engines are slung low. Most of the modern USA weapons only work under condition of being totally dominant and being able to have your supply chain work perfectly. This story really is a very good analogy. One further point - and this is what makes this war even more tragic - say Ukraine do get all the super weapons annd they do work as expected, and are on their merry way to Moscow, what would Russia do? Most likely their military doct9rine of dropping some tactical or not-so-tactical nukes. As Sean Bean knows, one does not simply invade a nuclear power.
- actionfromafar 3y agoIt's a tough problem. It's not very palatable to just fold either. The Russian government can always wave the nuke card, it's not going away, but neither will their ambitions.
- throwaway11460 3y agoI'm not suggesting they should. But the parent is acting like the technology wouldn't make a difference - it'd make all the difference. Ukraine controls a lot of their territory, they have a lot of well paved runways to operate out of.
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- zrn900 3y agoYeah. Like how they got to moscow in 3 days when the earlier wunderwaffe were provided to them... This delirious out of touchness is making the West lose the war.
- wiseowise 3y agoBy earlier “wunderwaffe” you mean bits of 70s equipment that was due to decommissioning?
- zrn900 3y agoYeah. The 70s equipment that was due for decommissioning. Like the M1 Abramses that are being destroyed by drones right now. Or the Challengers. Or the Leclercs.
- throwaway11460 3y agoNothing like this was provided to Ukraine.
- seoulmetro 3y agoLol did you even read the story?
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- throwaway11460 3y agoYes, what's your point?