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re: Russia Unveils New Main Battle Tank, Among Other Things
Posted on 5/6/15 at 9:44 am to StraightCashHomey21
Posted on 5/6/15 at 9:44 am to StraightCashHomey21
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This isn't WWII, and logistically no other nation can match what we can do.
You're right, it's not WWII. But you're not taking into account the sheer volume of stuff we would be expending daily in a war in Europe against Russia. If we were to try to rely on nothing but C-17s to keep a front fighting against Russia, here's what each C-17 could take....
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Capacity:
102 paratroopers or
134 troops with palletized and sidewall seats or
54 troops with sidewall seats (allows 13 cargo pallets) only or
36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and medical attendants or
Cargo, such as an M1 Abrams tank, three Strykers, or six M1117 Armored Security Vehicles
Payload: 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
We have like 223 of these planes total. There's no way, even if we used every single one of them round the clock, which would be impossible BTW, they simply could not keep up with the demand for everything we'd need from replacement troops, tanks, ammo, food, and all the general supplies it requires to keep a fighting force in the field maintained.
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Russia on the other hand would have a nightmare logistically pushing west.
do you honestly think the Russians would have more trouble driving truck convoys and trains across Poland than we would trying to supply our army across the Atlantic using nothing but air cargo aircraft?!? Come on now.
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Posted on 5/6/15 at 9:45 am to Darth_Vader
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Darth_Vader
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Posted on 5/6/15 at 9:48 am to Darth_Vader
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You're right, it's not WWII. But you're not taking into account the sheer volume of stuff we would be expending daily in a war in Europe against Russia. If we were to try to rely on nothing but C-17s to keep a front fighting against Russia, here's what each C-17 could take....
Not just C-17's brother. That was a C-5 I posted. Those pilots fly those routes daily. Also we have so much shite stockpiled in europe, we would be fine until a major resupply happened.
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We have like 223 of these planes total. There's no way, even if we used every single one of them round the clock, which would be impossible BTW, they simply could not keep up with the demand for everything we'd need from replacement troops, tanks, ammo, food, and all the general supplies it requires to keep a fighting force in the field maintained.
C-5 and C-130 also man.
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do you honestly think the Russians would have more trouble driving truck convoys and trains across Poland than we would trying to supply our army across the Atlantic using nothing but air cargo aircraft?!? Come on now.
Like myself and others have posted. Poland would become an IED waste land and the Russian non combat arms troops would be in a world of shite.
This post was edited on 5/6/15 at 9:49 am
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