Re:How to Beat Russia [pdf]
by red-iron-pine on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:11PM
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> but Ukrainian terrain and conditions are rather particular.
Wide open spaces and cold weather aren't unique to Ukraine, and their impact on large offensives was well documented going back to Napoleon. The WW2 Germans wrote extensively about the challenges there.
> NATO's weapons systems aren't designed for use by a mobilized population; they're designed to enrich big arms companies
Who do you think will be manufacturing these cheap, simple, disposable weapons? This means instead of shipping expensive systems now contactors go for bulk sales.
NATO systems are complex but highly effective at fighting large, combined arms wars. Mobilizing population means you're desperate.
> By contrast, Ukrainians are building weapons from off-the-shelf drones and homemade grenade release mechanisms.
Artillery and high-end spotting drones, not crappy DFI quadcopters and grenades', are still the #1 killer by a long shot. HIMARS -- long range missiles -- were a serious game changer. Shit-tier drones aren't going to with the war; ACATMS and Excalibur shells might.
Wide open spaces and cold weather aren't unique to Ukraine, and their impact on large offensives was well documented going back to Napoleon. The WW2 Germans wrote extensively about the challenges there.
> NATO's weapons systems aren't designed for use by a mobilized population; they're designed to enrich big arms companies
Who do you think will be manufacturing these cheap, simple, disposable weapons? This means instead of shipping expensive systems now contactors go for bulk sales.
NATO systems are complex but highly effective at fighting large, combined arms wars. Mobilizing population means you're desperate.
> By contrast, Ukrainians are building weapons from off-the-shelf drones and homemade grenade release mechanisms.
Artillery and high-end spotting drones, not crappy DFI quadcopters and grenades', are still the #1 killer by a long shot. HIMARS -- long range missiles -- were a serious game changer. Shit-tier drones aren't going to with the war; ACATMS and Excalibur shells might.