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Happy Hoosier

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8. Because a modern military operation is very hard.

Reply to Beatlelvr (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2022, 12:57 PM

Mar 2022

Even the U.S, inarguably the best in the world at it, struggles under pressure.

Russia's army is huge, but poorly maintained and with only a small cadre of well-trained troops. The fact that they are widely using commercial radios without encryption tells you all you need to know about that coordination is going.

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Okay, I have a stupid question about Russia's attack [View all] Beatlelvr Mar 2022 OP

Maintaining a missile defence bubble and not outpacing supply lines (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Mar 2022 #1

Crappy equipment... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Mar 2022 #2

the air force cannot occupy a nation lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #3

Maybe they are low on jet fuel Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #4

Russian Air Force analysis. cachukis Mar 2022 #5

Not a stupid question - you're used to watching the US go to war FBaggins Mar 2022 #6

They don't have the logistics skills or troop morale for sustained operations. The best war toys... dutch777 Mar 2022 #7

Because a modern military operation is very hard. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #8

My personal option as a self-certified Internet Military Expert... krispos42 Mar 2022 #9

You would have thought, that with months available to plan, that the guys Chainfire Mar 2022 #10