Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #11

ultimatewarrior wrote:

Who's going to pay for that? How much did Hitler pay to slaughter millions of Russians?

JohninMK wrote:Interesting Russian 2* in Syria

monitoring‏ @warsmonitoring May 21

Commander of 106th Guards Airborne Division, General Major Glushenkov Dmitry Valeryevich with head of LiwaAlQudus colonel Samer Jafar, Homs



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PapaDragon wrote:

This is not couple of days delay to notify the families. This is staring to reek of coverup in the name of preserving reputation (lol) of SAA.

Why isn't public informed about this on time and why are bodies of dead servicemen being sneaked back into the country like they are some dirty little secret?

Were they even given proper military burial at least? Were their families allowed to bury them in their uniforms?

Looks like somebody is reading from Afghanistan playbook again. Spoiler: it did not work back then and it will not work now.

OPEN ME:

calm wrote:Exclusive: Photographs Show Russian Air Force Supporting Syrian Army on Al-Tanf Front
http://russia-insider.com/en/military/exclusive-photographs-show-russian-air-force-supporting-syrian-army-al-tanf-front/ri19910#.WSRGeTNt0GU.twitter

Mi-35, Mi-24, TOS-1A, Msta-B 152mm howitzer, Artillery tractor "Bear" on the chassis KamAZ-63501, BTR-82A

calm wrote:Exclusive: Photographs Show Russian Air Force Supporting Syrian Army on Al-Tanf Front
http://russia-insider.com/en/military/exclusive-photographs-show-russian-air-force-supporting-syrian-army-al-tanf-front/ri19910#.WSRGeTNt0GU.twitter

Mi-35, Mi-24, TOS-1A, Msta-B 152mm howitzer, Artillery tractor "Bear" on the chassis KamAZ-63501, BTR-82A

PapaDragon wrote:

JohninMK wrote:Interesting Russian 2* in Syria

monitoring‏ @warsmonitoring May 21

Commander of 106th Guards Airborne Division, General Major Glushenkov Dmitry Valeryevich with head of LiwaAlQudus colonel Samer Jafar, Homs



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After this one is left for dead by the "allies" how long will public have to wait until learning about it?

Last two died on May 3rd. That was 20 days ago. News about it leaked only yesterday!

This is not couple of days delay to notify the families. This is staring to reek of coverup in the name of preserving reputation (lol) of SAA.

Why isn't public informed about this on time and why are bodies of dead servicemen being sneaked back into the country like they are some dirty little secret?

Were they even given proper military burial at least? Were their families allowed to bury them in their uniforms?

Looks like somebody is reading from Afghanistan playbook again. Spoiler: it did not work back then and it will not work now.

par far wrote:
According to that article, the VKS is testing the newer version of the MI 35.

BKP wrote:

par far wrote:
According to that article, the VKS is testing the newer version of the MI 35.

Interesting. Article stated that mi-35 is recognizable By non-retractable landing gear. I didn't know that. Why non-retractable? Wouldn't retractable would be preferable because of better protection?

calm wrote:And here is massive photo album of Russians in Syria.
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Vann7 wrote:

Is sad that Russia do not have the economy of China or even better. it will have been a lot
of fun to see a semi full scale Russia invasion in Syria with 1,000 tanks , 100 helicopters
and 100 combat jets. and 300 artillery pieces.. the fire works will have been spectacular.

To turn upside down the entire Syrian desert and see that terrorist running in the other
direction crossing border into  border nations.

soigneerin wrote:

Vann7 wrote:

Is sad that Russia do not have the economy of China or even better. it will have been a lot
of fun to see a semi full scale Russia invasion in Syria with 1,000 tanks , 100 helicopters
and 100 combat jets. and 300 artillery pieces.. the fire works will have been spectacular.

To turn upside down the entire Syrian desert and see that terrorist running in the other
direction crossing border into  border nations.

Would not happen even if Russia's economy would be China + USA.
A lot of Russian soldiers would die as a result of such reckless behavior, and that would lead to massive political backlash in Moscow. So forget about it.
The era of Clausewitz war tactics is over. The "Kalashnikov Revolution" ensured that no matter how many tanks or soldiers you have, you will bleed a lot for as long as your enemy has rifles. Russia learned this the hard way in Chechnya. USA learned this the hard way in Iraq.
Additionally, there is also a matter of political alliances. Russia needs to maintain a low profile militarily in the Middle East to avoid antagonizing potential allies such as Iran.
Small-scale but effective special operations is the way to go for superpowers in the 21st century.

JohninMK wrote:More on the job testing going on.

Perhaps the most interesting photo of them all. Among all those beat up vehicles is a brand new BPM-97 (Kamaz Vystrel). It's a modern Russian mine-resistant truck which is not even particularly common in Russia, much less in Syria. Next to it are three pasty guys in matching salmon helmets – in all likelihood Russian advisors watching over their charges.



http://russia-insider.com/en/military/exclusive-photos-russian-forces-help-syrian-army-ambush-isis-tanks-march-deir-ez-zor-begins#.WShcMdsVgoo.twitter