Arkanghelsk Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:07 am
famschopman wrote: Arkanghelsk wrote:I will stop there
In addition, the comparison between the US fighting Iraq and Russia fighting Ukraine is really nonexistent.
Ukraine is supported by NATO with modern equipment incl. manpads and javelins, army training, western mercenaries (e.g. blackrock), satellite imagery, high altitude UAV's. We have already seen the hourly reports coming from US with exact locations of Russian troops. I have no doubt there is a dedicated operations room in the Pentagon where teams of strategists are working around the clock working on strategy and troop movement. The US is involved deeply and most probably actually running the show while Zelinsky is a fundraiser for the military industrial complex.
Iraq had none of that. A few Toyotas with guns and outdated material what was left after Desert Storm 1 was finished. Still the US lost over 4.500 people, and Iraqi civilian casualties ended up around 250k
I don't consider NATO support to be at all taken into consideration when estimating Ukrainian strength
Ukraine is what it is, due to its
soviet doctrines and weaponry
HIMARS, M777 and all those weapons as well as TB2 had no effect in the war whatsoever
The biggest impact was done by mines, Neptun (kh35), car bombs, human wave attacks, and other such tactics
And Russian own neglect of battles
I don't have esteem for NATO in slightest