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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussia doesn't train it's troops for urban warfare (article)
Worth the read.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2022/03/08/russia-doesnt-train-troops-urban-warfare-its-about-learn-consequences-ukraine.html
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Russia doesn't train it's troops for urban warfare (article) (Original Post)
Tomconroy
Mar 2022
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I don't know they ever got that great at it during WWII. The defenders of Stalingrad learned on the
brewens
Mar 2022
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brewens
(13,396 posts)1. I don't know they ever got that great at it during WWII. The defenders of Stalingrad learned on the
job. They relied on just wasting their troops in many cases. Not a big deal if you have so many I guess.
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Sherman A1 This message was self-deleted by its author.
sarisataka
(18,216 posts)3. Urban Warrior was an interesting exercise
I had some involvement as a member of 'Red Force' with the goal to make it as difficult as possible. The lessons I learned viewing urban combat from the other side were very useful some years later.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)4. Good article, easy read. . . . nt
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)5. Yep, Russia Army MO is to be mechanized terrorist organization and kill unarmed women, children
... and elderly because they're too punk to go door to door.
Emrys
(7,188 posts)6. Carpet bombing and artillery fusillades from a distance make it all but redundant as a war tactic.
As an occupation tactic, however ...