Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 40 Years

Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by Animats on Friday April 15, 2022 @04:13AM (#31037709)

Historically, Russian units improve markedly after being banged around a bit. They don't go in for realistic training, don't have a good career NCO corps, and don't exercise their equipment much. Currently, Russian conscripts only serve one year, so they don't get enough training to know what they are doing. But after a few battles, the losers have been killed off and the units shake down into some level of competence.

The USSR lost 20 million people in WWII. Their historical level of acceptable losses is high.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by globalise83 on Friday April 15, 2022 @04:46AM (#31037884)

Problem for them in this war is that the survivors don't learn much, they just didn't get hit by the Javelin this time.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by Fatnino on Friday April 15, 2022 @09:36AM (#31040069)

The russian population "growth" rate is in no condition to sustain 20m losses again.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by rasz on Friday April 15, 2022 @10:31AM (#31040693)

Official WW2 USSR "losses" include people _they_ killed, like Polish officers in Katyn.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by dreamsbythelake on Friday April 15, 2022 @04:55AM (#31037939)

Did you serve to discuss the "history"? :-) "improve markedly after being banged around a bit." ... such a sweet child.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Sunken Moskva Could Be the Biggest Naval Combat Loss in 4... by Animats on Friday April 15, 2022 @01:22PM (#31042883)

It's a quote from a US general.

(Unfortunately, Google is no longer very good at finding historical items like that.)

[ Parent | on HN ]