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@Homelander

The Russian apologist thing right now is that while Russia may be at a deficit regarding modern weaponry, they have the edge in numbers and will simply swamp Ukraine like a zombie horde. Putin will mobilise every able-bodied citizen if need be and somehow that won't be politically untenable. So, low-spec tanks by the bucketload and low-spec men in and alongside them until Ukraine either gives up or runs out of bullets.

Assuming that Russia could mobilise another million men, say (a number I've heard bandied about) - there still remains the small detail of how to keep that many men fed and kitted, not to mention motivated. If someone could give an analysis on the logistics needed to make that number of men effective and where Russia stands in these terms, it would be interesting reading, I think.

They have managed so far when we were told they would freeze in bunkers and the Russian army would collapse while Ukraine pushed forward all snug in the best NATO winter gear.

Yet it’s Russia who are pushing forward.

They wouldn't have produced jack shít if the Americans weren't supplying them with the means to do so. A point conveniently forgotten by all you russophiles, is that anything Russia achieved in WWII would not have been possible without Lend Lease. And in typical Russian fashion they then make the country that saved them from the nazis their primary enemy. Only a nation as stupid as the Russians could come to that conclusion. It says alot about those who support them.

What use is 20 thousand tanks when a single man with a rocket launcher can kill one and block a road for a few hours.

Russia can win battles but won't win the war.

Ukraine cant win battles, but will win this war eventually, since NATO won't allow Ukraine to lose.

Apparently they are less advanced than ATACMs but for cheaper and available in large numbers. Might be a better fit.

Some assembly required !

Apparently, this conflict has caused the Moldovans to not want anything to do with Transnistria, according to an opinion poll. The only way it gets dealt with is if Orcs there attack Ukraine and they go in and deal with every last one of them and the top echelon of their supporters. 15 % of Moldovans are pro Orc/Transnistria.

Meh, I wouldn’t give him that much credit, to think he’s a stupid useful idiot - he’s not, he’s a snide first-class narcissist. This thing is about the internal politics more than anything else. He will say and do just about anything to put up an opposition to the PM, has done from day one whatever the topic, up to the point you’d think it’s personal, and their rivalry is now starting to get embarrassing for the whole country. Of course, an element in this is also the fact that he comes from the political left.

The PM has also lost the recent parliamentary vote he wanted to get passed, to help train Ukrainian soldiers in Croatia, by a narrow margin. This shows the old, and bitter, ideological rivalries of left vs. right are still rather alive, much more so than for example right after the war of independence etc. It’s very disappointing, considering the parallels between these two countries.

Who is 'they'? Germany?! Your post makes no sense. It is a rant against Russia even though I was talking about German production in WW2.

What about my post makes me a Russophile? I don't mention the word orc? That I don't say Russia is doomed and has no chance?

As it went completely over your head let me try again.

Wartime economies can produce vast quantities of arms. I used Germany in WW2 as an example as Russia is in a similar position today. Isolated and needing to do it on it's own(and run by a bunch of Nazis - anti Russian enough for you?).

Given time a wartime Russia will be able to produce huge amounts munitions and arms. Will the Russian people support such action? Hopefully not, but only time will tell.

They do have modern anti tank weapons unfortunately

Russian Army Headed by 'Totally Incompetent People,' Ex-Russian VP Warns (newsweek.com)

The Russian ATGM are a two man unit. Neither are fire and forget, they have to be guided onto the target. This is a much more dangerous task that using a Javelin where it's a one man operation you aim it at the target and fires it. Now two things first as the operator can drop the empty tube and get out of there, secondly the Javelin targets the top of the tank where it is most vulnerable as the armour is lightest. As well Russian tanks were vulnerable to LAWS which would bounce off modern NATO tanks NATO tanks while not completely invulnerable to ATGM would still stay going even after a few hits unless the tracks were damaged

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