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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:52 pm to RuLSU
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:52 pm to RuLSU
Yes, the short-term vs long-term dichotomy about attritional warfare is that it might favor Russia in the long term, as Russia has a much higher population of men of fighting age.
But in the short term, attrition favors Ukraine, as Russia is spread very thin across the southern front and getting thinner, and the more that Russian forces are thinned out, the easier a Ukrainian breakthrough becomes.
Right now, a pattern of one-to-one losses favors the Ukrainian offensive.
But in the short term, attrition favors Ukraine, as Russia is spread very thin across the southern front and getting thinner, and the more that Russian forces are thinned out, the easier a Ukrainian breakthrough becomes.
Right now, a pattern of one-to-one losses favors the Ukrainian offensive.
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 9:15 pm to GOP_Tiger
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 9:17 pm to RuLSU
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Russian forces have dedicated significant effort, resources, and personnel to hold settlements such as Robotyne and Urozhaine, and recent Ukrainian advances in these areas are therefore likely reflective of a wider degradation of defending Russian forces.
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This is what Ukraine did with Kherson.
I can't tell if y'all are serious when you say things like this. We're pretending that after two months of attempting to take Robotyne (population 400) the Russian forces are degraded because they're pulling back? Ukraine continues to take ridiculous losses here, especially in armor. Russia probably couldn't be happier with the outcome at this tiny settlement, but yeah, things are great. Obviously any Ka-52 loss is significant but outside of that, you're grasping at straws.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 9:44 pm to ColtRange
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 9:47 pm to LSUEnjoyer
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 9:48 pm to LSUEnjoyer
Its also why we arent sending f22s and 35s. Too afraid of the Russians ending the hype and propaganda from our corrupt MIC
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 9:58 pm to WestCoastAg
Lsu enjoyer is one of the Pt tards who thinks the United States military would lose decisively to Russia in a direct head to head conflict.
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:00 pm to WeeWee
The best thing about this news of the F-16s are that they will be coming from the 75 or so that the Dutch and Danish have between them. They will be getting the older model A/B block 15/20 aircraft that are in service with those countries but they have all been modernized with the MLU (Mid-Life Update) package that includes better a better fire control radar, modular mission computer, heads up display, new wiring and avionics and tech that allows the pilot to track several targets at once. They can also use any of the newest air to air or air to ground missiles in the U.S. stocks. This upgrade brings them to the equivalent of the F-16 block 50/52 which is the main variant in U.S. active service today. Ukraine will be getting aircraft that can hang with anything Russia can put in the air against it. The F-16 may not be nearly as big as the Su-30 or Su-27 but it’s like that little fly that you can’t swat. It’s fast and nimble and can see much farther than Ukraine’s older Migs which is just what Ukraine needs.
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:02 pm to WestCoastAg
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:08 pm to LSUEnjoyer
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Imagine your head being so twisted up you make both of these statements in the same post.
Imagine being so stupid as to not understand plain language.
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Hell of a return on that 100 billion.
Man, you frickers are so damn emotional about what amounts to accounting tricks.
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Another amazing geopolitical victory for the best and the brightest in Washington.
It's actually more of a geopolitical victory than anything the US has produced recently. You degrade the combat power of what was once considered a near-peer adversary without direct US military intervention. Russian technology has shown itself to be lacking in key areas as well as entirely dependent on Western components, which will result in the Russian's losing market share in military sales, with the resulting business going to US allies and the US itself.
This is clearly above your paygrade, so why don't you shut up for a bit?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:13 pm to LSUPilot07
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The F-16 may not be nearly as big as the Su-30 or Su-27 but it’s like that little fly that you can’t swat. It’s fast and nimble and can see much farther than Ukraine’s older Migs which is just what Ukraine needs.
Still think the F-16’s combat range is going to be a big hinderance.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:13 pm to crazy4lsu
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:17 pm to LSUEnjoyer
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The reason you have not seen and will not see an Abrams tank in this war is because at least Americans are smart enough businesspeople
Old 1st generation tanks permanently retired. They don't even have the composite armor.
Try harder you are pitching a losing argument AGAIN
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:19 pm to LSUEnjoyer
China doesn't want to be seen as backing a loser.
The technology is made in the USA meanwhile Russia never had been able to make a computer chip.
The technology is made in the USA meanwhile Russia never had been able to make a computer chip.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:21 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
That’s what drop tanks are for. They also have conformal fuel tanks that are on both sides behind the cockpit but I highly doubt Ukraine gets any of those. Drop tanks are plentiful though.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:22 pm to LSUPilot07
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That’s what drop tanks are for.
Yeah but that severely limits their payload and maneuverability.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:25 pm to CitizenK
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Old 1st generation tanks permanently retired. They don't even have the composite armor.
Kinda fricked up they aren’t getting the composite armor. I’m not a tanker but it’s my understanding that the armor is the real difference maker for the M1.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:31 pm to LSUEnjoyer
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What specifically because actually they seem to be manufacturing military hardware very competently.
Well firstly, they supply most of their weapons to just 4 countries, with 12 countries overall receiving arms exports. That's down from 37 countries in 2010. The fall began before this phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Exports to India have fallen from $4 billion to around $1 billion, as India has sought a new focus on developing its arms industry, with the aim to become the major supplier of military technology in Asia. China is also seeking to become less reliant on Russian weapons, as Russian exports amounted to less than $1 billion in 2021. The same trend is true of Russia's other market, Algeria, though that market is more cyclical.
The timing of the war and the subsequent sanctions is absolutely going to eat up Russian market share, as the international defense industry has some newer players, like Turkey and South Korea, both of whom spent the last decade attempting to build up their own domestic production in the same way the Indians have.
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:36 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Hence the name “drop” tank. It can lose it if it ever comes in contact or is painted on radar and needs to maneuver. The F-16 can take off with a 600 gallon drop tank and still take its complement of weapons. It may be a small fighter with only one engine but that’s a really well built aircraft with a really powerful engine.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:39 pm to crazy4lsu
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The timing of the war and the subsequent sanctions is absolutely going to eat up Russian market share, as the international defense industry has some newer players, like Turkey and South Korea, both of whom spent the last decade attempting to build up their own domestic production in the same way the Indians have.
It’s true that Russia has been and will continue to lose market share in the defense industry and some of that will probably be due to the war and sanctions, but the simple fact is that the rest of the world is just catching up to Russia and even the U.S. This is happening in all industries.
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