Signs of war
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Yeah. No way russia will lose face. They are probably prepared to do this as long as it takes. Russia has been in tougher situations than this.. like mass starvation of tens of millions and tens million dying in wars.
I still think ukraine will be where the israeli will flee to if they lose. To start the Kharkian kingdom again. Thats the long term plan. We gonna give trillions to make sure israeli have a kingdom in ukraine.
It would be incredibly obvious if Russia actually got serious. They've just been using the war as a training exercise and excuse to modernize / propaganda on the home front. Taking a page out of the US playbook with a low intensity forever war.
Also a way to get rid of riff-raff they've built up over the years: top-heavy military bureaucracy, poorly maintained units, and prisoners. I guess that's one sort of modernizing.
They've been testing out their new Universal Combat Platform, as well as seeing how effective their decades old equipment is at certain tasks (using T-55's as mobile and hard artillery for example). Smart, with the US doing the same thing.
So using tannks to shoot shells at a high angle to hit further targets? Like a quasi artillery gun?
They are using them more as medium or close range hybrid infantry support/artillery with 100mm High Explosive shells. Unlike traditional artillery, which is a very soft target, these T-55s can maneuver into position with infantry and use their large guns to take out hard targets and lighter enemy vehicles. Plus, each T-55 has a heavy machine gun mounted for both air and ground defense. Overall it's an interesting strategy to use otherwise outdated vehicles, but I'm not sure how effective it will be.
Lose what?