War in Ukraine

[Hunerwadel]

Absolutely. That’s one of the few places they have any influence left in their former satellites. They will move in troops to “stabilize the situation and protect ethnic Russians” and then insure fair and democratic elections are held. Sound familiar?

And take care of their NAZI problem while they're at it.

 

[Pennheel]

From anything I've ever read, Russia and Belarus is a match made in dictatorship heaven. Russia tells them to jump ,and Belarus simply asks "How high?" Pathetic

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

From anything I've ever read, Russia and Belarus is a match made in dictatorship heaven. Russia tells them to jump ,and Belarus simply asks "How high?" Pathetic

No different than the US's relationship with the other NATO nations right now.

 

[KB5252]

No different than the US's relationship with the other NATO nations right now.

LOL, not even close. Lukashenko (sp?) Is such a puppet he can taste the grit under Putin's fingernails.

 

[Pennheel]

No different than the US's relationship with the other NATO nations right now.

While that might be the case to an extent, I wouldn't classify the NATO nations mostly as dictatorships. I'm also sure those countries near Russia in NATO don't like an aggressive Russia invading a country on their doorstep.

 

[Pennheel]

LOL, not even close. Lukashenko (sp?) Is such a puppet he can taste the grit under Putin's fingernails.

Exactly! Well said.

 

[Burhead]

 

[evillawyer]

Well, we know what's going happen to the Russian Mr. Clean as soon as he passes ab open window

 

[Velo Vol]

 

[AM64]

Well, we know what's going happen to the Russian Mr. Clean as soon as he passes ab open window

I'm thinking Prig's upper floor should be below sub-basement level.

 

[USF grad in TN]

I'm thinking Prig's upper floor should be below sub-basement level.

It seems that he's safer in Ukraine than Moscow at this point.

 

[AM64]

It seems that he's safer in Ukraine than Moscow at this point.

In his place, I'd definitely not be opening any packages or letters ... and probably have a food taster, too.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

While that might be the case to an extent, I wouldn't classify the NATO nations mostly as dictatorships. I'm also sure those countries near Russia in NATO don't like an aggressive Russia invading a country on their doorstep.

Where were you during the C-19 lockdowns?

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

While that might be the case to an extent, I wouldn't classify the NATO nations mostly as dictatorships. I'm also sure those countries near Russia in NATO don't like an aggressive Russia invading a country on their doorstep.

As long as those other countries are not threatening other Russian identifying peoples or staging NATO weapons on their soil aimed at Iran Russia, then there is no problem.

 

[BeardedVol]

As long as those other countries are not threatening other Russian identifying peoples or staging NATO weapons on their soil aimed at Iran Russia, then there is no problem.

"Russian identifying people"

Lol.

 

[KB5252]

Prig is a shrewd man if nothing else. He knows the writing is on the wall and he's drawn attention to the issues Russian forces are facing. He's embarrassed the corrupt Russian leadership into giving him and his men what they needed. He must find a landing spot.

 

[Hunerwadel]

In his place, I'd definitely not be opening any packages or letters ... and probably have a food taster, too.

And don't even think about changing underwear.

 

[Pennheel]

Where were you during the C-19 lockdowns?

That's even a bit of a stretch to compare countries to dictatorships due to the handling of COVID. A once in a lifetime sickness that takes everyone by surprise is going to have any country scrambling to find a way to solve it.Not all of them I agree with. That being said, I can't compare them to countries like Russia and Belarus (the latter ,being a puppet to the former) as dictatorships. I didn't realize I'd be saying "dictatorship" so much.

Anywho,thanks for the discussion.

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

 

[tbh]

Prig is a shrewd man if nothing else. He knows the writing is on the wall and he's drawn attention to the issues Russian forces are facing. He's embarrassed the corrupt Russian leadership into giving him and his men what they needed. He must find a landing spot.

Bingo. As soon as he became vocal about the ammunition supply issues and his lack of trust/confidence in senior military staff, I couldn't help but think he was making some preliminary moves to jockey for position in either the current administration or a future administration. He knows the game, no doubt.

 

[Volsdeep4]

SIAD: did we give Ukraine our adm 160?

 

[Velo Vol]

Back from the "hospital"

 

[BeardedVol]

Master strategist.
Major blow for Putin as Moldova withdraws from Russia-led alliance

 

[KB5252]

Ukraine will be going in the offensive soon. I wonder what this is going to look like.

 

[LouderVol]

You are correct about that, but remember the Germans had designed the Tiger to offset numerical superiority and was built to be an open country tank. The new first version T-34s the Soviets had were weak gunned and couldn't even kill an unarmored Panzer at long range.

It was the use of the hidden tank traps and funneling structures forcing the Germans into artillery kill boxes that was the big difference.

I agree it was mostly the defensive structures that changed things.

at range, yes the Russian tank guns would struggle, thats why they had the defensives to help pin the germans in place so they could get in close and pick them apart. the germans didn't have enough tigers and panthers to make a real difference. Kinda like its forgotten that the T-34 was present at the start of Barbarossa, they were there, but not in enough numbers to win even though they were better.

The Tigers and Panthers were also hugely unreliable and prone to breaking down in '43, reliability rates of less than 50% were common.

I just don't consider Kursk a good tank on tank representation to say it was a schooling.