AmINotAlpharius t1_ja7kiir wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Reply to comment by weealex in Belarus to Mobilize 1.5 Million Potential Soldiers Outside the Armed Forces in Case of War, Senior Belarusian Official Claims by Leshracc

If you have ten million soldiers and your enemy has nine million bullets, you win.

pythonic_dude t1_ja8ivdq wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:12 PM

In real world, by the time you lose five million your soldiers are already hanging you.

weealex t1_ja7lpy8 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:12 PM

Unless the bullets i'm firing kills 2 per shot.

Austoman t1_ja7ykic wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:55 PM

Or 1 million soldiers die from friendly fire, starvation, environmental conditions (freezing), overdosing, disease, infighting, and general injury from poor troop movement/management with a complete breakdown of supply lines.

Attrition is a major soldier killer. Its most effective when an army is undersupplied, unprepared, and undisciplined.

Guess what the Russian army is.

All of that also ignores that zerging doesnt work when attempting to occupy a location. When the guerrilla civilian fighters are better equipped both with weapons, equipment, intelligence, and communications, you have a serious problem. Theres a reason you dont invade cities. A city on the defensive is at a significant advantage vs an invading force.