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Cavalry said:
Honestly you didn't miss anything. I'm too big to be a tanker, so I had that against me from the getgo. The driver compartment would be cramped even for a little guy. Everything in there can wound you, exposed linkages, places to get hung up on or pinched. Its pure utilitarian, zero finishing or comfort. Operating one is akin to a WWII vintage bulldozer except much faster.
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The Abrams is probably a Cadillac,so to speak, in comparison.

Just the soft excesses of our western anglo-saxon capitalist pig bitch society.
 
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Vapor said:
The Abrams is probably a Cadillac,so to speak, in comparison.

Just the soft excesses of our western anglo-saxon capitalist pig bitch society.
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The Abrams was very comfortable for the drive, just if the halon system went off and you weren't fast enough out the hatch or the gunner didn't turn the turret you were fucked.
 
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top independent radio station has been shut and a leading independent TV station has suspended its operations as Russian authorities stepped up efforts to stifle criticism of the country's invasion of Ukraine. Ekho Moskvy (the Echo of Moscow), has been one of the most influential and respected media outlets in the country ever since it was founded in 1990. The station was taken off the air over its failure to toe the Kremlin’s official line while covering the invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24. On Thursday, the station’s board of directors — which is controlled by its majority owner, a media arm of Russia’s state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom — declared Ekho Moskvy closed.
 
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holdover said:
Another Vet and sniper says something seems wrong

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Something is wrong: Russia's military sucks ass.

2018 post-mortem on their 2008 performance in Georgia. They were still using a ton of old shit, old tactics.

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Russian Performance in the Russo-Georgian War Revisited - War on the Rocks

In August 2008, the Russian military fought Georgian troops in a brief five-day war. Russia defeated the Georgian forces, but the war revealed profound
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Here's one from 2015 calling russia's military a paper tiger:
nationalinterest.org

Not So Scary: This Is Why Russia's Military Is a Paper Tiger

Certainly Moscow’s military forces will continue to modernize, but Russian military might—other than its nuclear forces—is an illusion. It’s a paper tiger.
nationalinterest.org nationalinterest.org

While the Soviet system worked well enough during the Cold War, it is not well suited to the modern era. As such, for Russia’s short-notice actions in Georgia, it had to assemble ad hoc forces out of those units that had troops available. As one might imagine—it was a disaster. While Russia still won due to the sheer size of its forces, it should have be been an easy victory.
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That exact thing is going on now.
 
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Blimey said:
Something is wrong: Russia's military sucks ass.

That exact thing is going on now.
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More than that.I could see if they were playing against the pros. You dont stop your convoy on the road for four days during an attack. You dont just forget to bring diesel. You dont let the enemy have communications and internet. You dont send your troops in until the sky is clear.

This is basic stuff. You think the Russians dont know this? Is that what your saying? They cant read? they dont study? They cant do math? or accounting? Thats absurd.

They re not as good as advertised Illl give you that. but nobody forgets the basics. I dont buy it for a minute.
 
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Blimey said:
Something is wrong: Russia's military sucks ass.

2018 post-mortem on their 2008 performance in Georgia. They were still using a ton of old shit, old tactics.

warontherocks.com

Russian Performance in the Russo-Georgian War Revisited - War on the Rocks

In August 2008, the Russian military fought Georgian troops in a brief five-day war. Russia defeated the Georgian forces, but the war revealed profound
warontherocks.com

Here's one from 2015 calling russia's military a paper tiger:
nationalinterest.org

Not So Scary: This Is Why Russia's Military Is a Paper Tiger

Certainly Moscow’s military forces will continue to modernize, but Russian military might—other than its nuclear forces—is an illusion. It’s a paper tiger.
nationalinterest.org nationalinterest.org



That exact thing is going on now.
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from your link

Russia has started to move to a professional force, but the transition will take time to complete. (2015) Only about a quarter of Russian ground forces are fully staffed, well-trained professional troops. Those professional soldiers—who are not quite trained to Western standards—are part of a corps of rapid reaction forces. The Russians have also taken steps to overhaul training and professional military education, based on a Western model. They have also made many organizational changes—the Kremlin cut the military’s bloated headquarters staff, command and control was streamlined and logistics have been improved. Further, many old Soviet-era division-sized formations were cut and reformed into fully staffed combat brigades that are similar in concept to a U.S. Army brigade combat team. But the reforms are incomplete and will remain so for years to come—especially as Russia’s economy continues to face massive challenges thanks to low oil prices and sanctions.

forgot to bring gas? really ?
 
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Now this I don't understand.

www.npr.org

The 'United Nations of cat federations' bans Russian cats from its competitions

The Fédération Internationale Féline is temporarily placing restrictions on cats that were bred in Russia or belong to exhibitors who live there, in response to its attack on Ukraine.
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I can understand banning Russian oil.

I can understand banning Russian banks.

I cannot, in good conscience, ban Russian pussy.
 
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libertysnake said:
Now this I don't understand.

www.npr.org

The 'United Nations of cat federations' bans Russian cats from its competitions

The Fédération Internationale Féline is temporarily placing restrictions on cats that were bred in Russia or belong to exhibitors who live there, in response to its attack on Ukraine.
www.npr.org www.npr.org

I can understand banning Russian oil.

I can understand banning Russian banks.

I cannot, in good conscience, ban Russian pussy.
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Definitely going to make the Russian cats blue.
 
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Ukrainians should just let them have it. At least you can turn it back on later if you win. But if its broken, everybody has problems

and if the Russians break it, what are they going to do ? Evacuate their troops?
 
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