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So some (random) thoughts: I am wondering if the Russian shelling of the Ukrainian cities is ultimately a very stupid move from a tactical standpoint? I am assuming they are doing this out of frustration as their forces are having such trouble due to lack of training/logistics/mud season. But...

Just curious, but what makes you think China's are less so?

Well, I would have to completely disagree. Bit of a long post, but I just wanted to fully explain my position: From what I have read on it, you are in possession of the many kernels of truth that fuel the myths. For example, it is very true that yes, the tankers wanted up-gunned versions of the...

There is a book I am trying to find that I remember someone once mentioned on this website (not necessarily this forum) that talks about Soviet antisubmarine warfare and the corruption involved in how the Soviet military worked. It was mentioned in regards to China's military and how...

Took out the entire Soviet naval upper command:

Anyone think there are some eerie similarities to WWI and WWII with this? Like Russia invades Ukraine, let's say they fail and have to pull out, the West then punishes the crap out of Russia with the most harsh sanctions economically, and then over the following twenty years, a new, much more...

I think the article has a bit of a leftward slant in saying about how politicians have "actually valued child care with real support," giving the impression that price controls to address inflation would be an acceptable thing, and in not stating the drawbacks of the Interstate Commerce...

That has actually been pretty thoroughly discredited from my understanding. M4s did very well in combat. There is somewhat of a joke in the military historical community on this that the M4 was so good at protecting the lives of its crews that the vast majority of them survived the war and were...

Oh yes, I certainly think the Chinese are observing closely the Western response. But I think it will be a different with Taiwan due to different dynamics (Europe not directly threatened by Chinese takeover of Taiwan, money at stake with China's economy, etc...)

Yes, was thinking that myself, especially about the corporations. It is easy for corporations to come out against Russia as Russia isn't a huge market for them, but to come out against China and stop doing business with them if/when they attack Taiwan, that will take some fortitude.

On the Russians shelling this Ukrainian nuclear plant, if they could possibly cause a major meltdown that would release a huge amount of radiation that would threaten the West (and the rest of the world), could that constitute a form of attack on NATO and thus justify NATO intervening directly...

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I was thinking about how it's to bad they don't have any A-10s or Apaches, they could then really wreak havoc with the Russian forces.

Do you mean they had to fly a plane to a carrier, land, give a paper copy, take off, fly to another carrier, and repeat? Only a fool of a military professional would mock logistics. People who don't know any better sometimes mock them because they're the "fat ugly POGs," "rear echelon MFers,"...

Fox News With all the various "expert" talking heads on TV and writing articles, one had said about we should supply Ukraine covertly, so I wasn't sure. I guess some believe being overt about it will increase Russian aggression against us.

Forgive my ignorance, what is the joint targeting cycle and "fires" professionals? You mean our ability to shoot at and hit targets? Some of the things I have been talking about is for example how the Russian tanks and armored vehicles have seemed to be so vulnerable to Ukrainian anti-tank...

Yesterday (Feb. 28), Ukraine took out five Russian planes apparently. S-300 missiles took out three of them, and Ukrainian fighter jets took out two Russian fighters. Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners used a BUK-M1 anti-aircraft system to shoot down a Russian helicopter and one cruise missile as...

Well Ukrainian forces it seems have destroyed multiple Russian vehicle columns. I've heard (have no way of verifying) that the Ukrainians have even learned a tactic of leave Russian armored vehicles alone, then attack the very vulnerable fuel supply trucks that come up after, then when the tanks...

Wow, German Chancellor now promising to significantly up defense spending, to exceed the 2% GDP for NATO spending continuously, both for Germany's allies and friends and for Germany's own security. Apparently the invasion of Ukraine has really shocked them.

Apparently the Ukrainian forces blew the hell out of a column of fifty-six tanks transporting a Chechen special forces group known for barbarism and human rights abuses. Apparently they were being sent to kill Zelensky himself and others, but the Ukrainians killed them and their highly-decorated...

This whole ordeal kinda reminds me of the Greeks' stand at Thermopylae.

Maybe I am wrong, but it just strikes me as so cynical that NOW, because Ukraine has shown it isn't a pushover, that everyone is deciding to send arms to Ukraine to help it counter Russia and/or engage in stricter sanctions. This, IMO, should have been the position of the West from the get-go...

Just curious, but how do you know this (about his resources)? Do hope you are correct.

Some talking heads were saying that Putin maybe went in lighter instead of going with an all-out attack because he thought the Ukrainians would roll over and the world would thus roll over, whereas if he went with an all-out attack, the world and Ukrainians might really turn on him, but since...

This goes to show why you don't just go Russian into a conflict. Putin did Nazi* the resistance he'd be facing. Now the questions remains how much will Russia's government and people keep Putin up with him. I am wondering if the scene in his headquarters is sort of like that scene from "Der...

I've read that the British logistics during the Falklands were world-class. It was in an article about a paper by some Chinese defense experts writing admiringly about the British logistics in it (as Xi Xinping has called for the Chinese military to improve its logistics capabilities).

From scouring the news: Forner Estonian defense minister saying he has intelligence that Putin apparently is raging that his military hasn't even taken control of a single city in Ukraine, apparently he thought this would be a pushover. He says that if the Ukrainians can hold off the Russians...

Do you have a link? Been Googling but can't find this one.

Got to hand it to that President Zelensky, he has some massive balls.

Max, are you in Ukraine? I ask because your profile says Belarus. If in Ukraine, good luck!

Oh, I see. Just curious, have you been able to read it, or just know of it from someone who has?

Things can of course change, but thus far it seems they are having trouble overwhelming a country with about a $4 billion defense budget. That should be a steamroller operation for big Russia. Yes, the occupation might entail an insurgency, but it shouldn't be difficult to take out Ukraine's...

Do you have a link? I would like to read it.

Yes but I am not talking about U.S. forces directly engaging Russian forces, I am talking about sanctions and proxy fighting (supply the Ukrainians). That said, the Russians need to be fearful of challenging the United States in the same way that many in the U.S. are fearful of Russia. Many...

On the nuclear issue, I think you could most definitely "bitch slap" someone like a Putin. Just because he has nukes doesn't mean he will use them. By that logic, Russia, China, etc...can do whatever they want and not fear anything from the West due to it being fearful of them. Remember, the...

So I am curious, but should the U.S. supply Ukraine with weapons and small arms to fight back against the Russians? I know some have been sent but I mean a serious amount. Or is there concern that they would just fall into Russian hands? I am not talking about sending stuff we absolutely...

You have Bulk and Skull in charge of the U.S. right now, Putin is 70, and Ukraine is a major strategic asset for Russia. It supplied a huge amount of food to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and has been known as the "Bread Basket of Europe" for many years, having the most fertile soil in...

Was just about to ask about this, because in order to project power, Putin is going to have to run supply lines and if the Russian military's logistics aren't up to par, then it doesn't matter how good their tanks and troops are. This inadequacy severely hampered the Germans in WWII. I have a...

There's actually quite a bit of original material now being written about World War II as well.

Most of the German army was supplied by horse-drawn transport, but I understand what you are saying. Regarding Vietnam, there were railways that near Hanoi where unloaded from the trains were supplies that were sent down the Ho Chi Minh trail and those could have been hit.

I know the Joint Chiefs of Staff drew up a list consisting of 94 critical targets to hit in order to inhibit the flow of supplies through North Vietnam but it was rejected by Johnson. There were also the railroads near Hanoi where supplies were unloaded for transport via the Ho Chi Minh trail...

So one question and one nitpick: The nitpick: Germany in WWII was not really a mechanized army, it was mostly horse-drawn actually, although I get your point in that it was a conventional-style military force nonetheless. The question: I get that the Vietcong were decentralized in how they...

Is this an accurate work of history? Knowing what I know of military history, I have learned that you have to be very careful of memoirs by veterans of wars as they can be horrendously inaccurate.

I am still learning about the Vietnam War so my history is sketchy, but was Vietnam really the unwinnable war it was made out to be? My (limited) understanding of it is that the U.S. military was heavily hamstrung in its actions due to how Washington was micromanaging the whole affair. For...

Where have you ever heard her talk seriously about the Chinese threat or Iran or Russia and the military requirements that will be needed to counter them, or about healthcare, or energy, or economic policy in terms of stimulating growth, etc...? I've never seen her speaking on issues and...

Not really. Put it this way, it is like if a recession happens and uncertainty goes up among the population. You can't really quantify that with a specific number but you know it is increased. With Bush and Afghanistan, I can't say specifically "how much" of the blame isn't his, but just that it...

IMO, Kamala wouldn't know what to do or say even if they needed her to. She strikes me as a complete dingbat and I am not saying that because I disagree with her political positions. We need Batman and Robin in the White House right now but instead we've got Cheech and Chong.

I can't attach a specific number to it.

I'd say most people are no more mentally evolved than a hunter-gatherer from what I've seen. In terms of regarding human as an animal, most people behave as the human animal in their behavior as opposed to behaving as a civilized human.

Not so much a pass, just that I don't think he should be blamed 100%. To just say, "Bush is who got us into this mess...." I mean yeah, BUT that was due to 9/11.