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Message 490 of 995 (893099)
03-26-2022 11:52 PM
Reply to: Message 489 by Percy
03-26-2022 9:42 PM


Re: Ваше здоровье!
Russia's military has around 280,000 soldiers.
the majority of which are conscripts on 1 year contracts. They have no professional NCOs, they have very little institutional knowledge. The russian army is a large paper tiger as we've seen in Ukraine.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
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Message 492 of 995 (893101)
03-27-2022 12:58 AM
Reply to: Message 491 by Percy
03-27-2022 12:23 AM


Re: Ваше здоровье!

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Message 498 of 995 (893111)
03-27-2022 10:49 AM
Reply to: Message 496 by Percy
03-27-2022 10:10 AM


Re: Ваше здоровье!
Since that makes no sense I conclude it it could not be true.
of course if it doesn't make sense to you it can't be true, way to sound like a creationist Percy
1 year is enough to provide basic training but not much else. I find it hard to believe that an effective army could be mostly soldiers with less than 1 year of service. An effective fighting force of mostly very green privates? Just doesn't sound possible.
well your problem is you're confusing quality with effectiveness. The russians have always favored quantity over quality. 30 disposable conscripts can be as effective as 1 highly trained soldier, you just need to be willing to throw them into the meat grinder.
Ukraine update: Stink, stank, stunk. The Russian military has always been awful
Something in the 25% range makes a lot more sense to me, with moderately higher percentages in fighting units
I'll admit to hyperbole in my initial post. Still 25% is a large chunk, do you think any western military has 25% of it's force composed of soldiers who have have just barely learned the difference between their ass and a hole in the ground?

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 503 of 995 (893124)
03-27-2022 5:38 PM
Reply to: Message 500 by Percy
03-27-2022 12:59 PM


Re: Ваше здоровье!
I don't know what people with actual military experience would say, but it would be my guess that a unit consisting solely or mostly of conscripts would be useless under fire the first few times.
sure, where do you think all those tanks the ukrainian farmers are harvesting are coming from? Do you think it is experienced troops who are simply walking away from their vehicles and leaving them for the U forces to capture?
Yes, Russia has had difficulty achieving its military goals in Ukraine, but that doesn't mean that their army is a bunch of inept bumblers.
yes the 40 mile long traffic jam was a sign of a competent military.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 516 of 995 (893145)
03-28-2022 8:18 PM
Reply to: Message 507 by Percy
03-28-2022 9:17 AM


Re: Ваше здоровье!
You could start by explaining the apparent contradiction that they're incompetent yet can reduce cities to rubble
because there is a metric fuck ton of them. Quantity has a quality all of it's own. A large idiot is still dangerous. I have no doubt they can turn Kyiv into the next Grozny/Dresden/Hiroshima and that they probably will.
move around pretty much at will inside an invaded country
they can't, they're mostly roadbound due to the Rasputitsa. There are still UKR SOF/TDF/partisans operating behind the lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I09fBeM_g0E&ab_channel=Wa...
another example of their lack of experience, what is this truck doing running around without any escort?
It is a deadly and effective fighting force.
solely because of it's size, if you think the Russian army is full of elite stormtroopers operating bleeding edge equipment then you're wrong.
If too many Americans come to believe that the Russian military is a joke that the Ukraine can handle without assistance,
I've never said that the russians aren't dangerous.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 642 of 995 (893425)
04-12-2022 7:49 PM


russia v. ukraine
A comparision of the two militaries by a guy who knows what he's talking about.
I Commanded U.S. Army Europe. Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies. - The Bulwark

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 685 of 995 (893545)
04-16-2022 11:53 AM
Reply to: Message 682 by Percy
04-16-2022 10:26 AM


Re: Russia Warns US to Stop Arming Ukraine
Why isn't Ukraine a no-fly zone?
cause it would mean NATO forces killing russian personnel and attacking russian units inside russia. NATO does not want a war with russia.
Edited by DrJones*, : No reason given.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 689 of 995 (893552)
04-16-2022 1:19 PM
Reply to: Message 688 by Percy
04-16-2022 12:54 PM


Re: Russia Warns US to Stop Arming Ukraine
But why should uninvited Russian jets be permitted to fly over Ukraine and attack targets with impunity, while welcome NATO jets that could provide defense are excluded?
because NATO does not want a war with Russia.
I don't get this one. I grant that it would make turning Ukraine into a no-fly zone easier if we took out airbases and other airborne support resources in Russia, but why is that necessary?
to enforce the no-fly zone your aircraft need to be protected. If Russia parks a SAM system on their side of the border and targets aircraft in Ukrainian airspace that SAM system needs to be destroyed.
Then call it a peace mission.
as we've seen with Russia's "Special Military Operation" you can call it whatever the fuck you want it's still war. War never changes.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 691 of 995 (893562)
04-16-2022 2:37 PM
Reply to: Message 690 by Percy
04-16-2022 2:06 PM


Re: Russia Warns US to Stop Arming Ukraine
Why does NATO need to avoid a war with Russia?
cause war is bad.
Because we knew Russia was going to invade, before that happened we could have set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Then it would have been Russian planes coming into airspace occupied by American planes.
yes and it would have lead to american planes shooting down russian planes. We don't want NATO forces to kill russians. NATO does not want a war with russia.
The US has invested heavily in stealth technology.
stealth does not mean invincible.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 693 of 995 (893574)
04-16-2022 4:46 PM
Reply to: Message 692 by Percy
04-16-2022 4:40 PM


Re: Russia Warns US to Stop Arming Ukraine
Better to fight sooner rather than later, because putting it off only makes things worse.
discretion is the better part of valor, maybe we shouldn't rush headlong into global nuclear exchange.
Nothing in any military is invincible,
great so you agree that any SAM system that targeted a NATO aircraft enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would need to be eliminated to ensure the safety of said aircraft, which leads to NATO Forces attacking russian units on russian soil.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 696 of 995 (893577)
04-16-2022 6:26 PM
Reply to: Message 694 by Percy
04-16-2022 5:10 PM


Re: Russia Warns US to Stop Arming Ukraine
Did you know that Soviet pilots flew against American pilots in the Korean war?
yes and there was Soviet "advisors" operating NVA SAM sights during Vietnam. You're talking about proxy wars, not straight up conflict between NATO and Russia.
You're not addressing the appeasement problem
you're not addressing the global nuclear war problem. I don't think we should just roll over and spread our ass cheeks for Russia like trump and his ilk would have us do. I also don't think we should just run towards open conflict with a nuclear armed adversary. This is not a black and white situation.
Why would you think that?
because you admitted that aircraft enforcing a no fly zone over Ukraine would be at risk of attack by russian SAMs. Threats need to be eliminated to ensure the no-fly zone can be enforced.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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Message 865 of 995 (895716)
07-14-2022 12:56 AM
Reply to: Message 864 by Phat
07-13-2022 12:23 PM


Re: The War Drags On
Looking at our planet from a larger lens, the conclusion about who is good and who is "bad" seems to get murkier at times.
not in this case. The good guys are the ones who are defending their homes from the bad guys.

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Message 886 of 995 (901936)
11-15-2022 11:02 PM
Reply to: Message 885 by Percy
11-15-2022 10:27 PM


Re: Missile Strikes Poland
Who fired the missile is not known. Some reports say the missile is of Russian manufacture but do not say how they might know that
by looking at the remains of it. Of course both russia and Ukraine use russian built weapons.

It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry
Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor

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