Web_Automatic t1_j6gfyg5 wrote
We gave him so much shit how he blown through it all already
brooksram t1_j6gks4t wrote
I'm not sure if you have seen, But Ukraine is actually at war right now.
There are hundreds of thousands of armed soldiers in their country, actively trying to blow all their shit up and kill them.
/s ..... OP , this one's for you.
1111111 t1_j6gmdzy wrote
They are at war
Djentleman420 t1_j6gk63f wrote
War and shit eh
Web_Automatic t1_j6gkm1b wrote
Valid, I get that but still crazy that even with all this support, they are getting blasted. And this isn't even if Belarus joins in, which is very close to their capital.
TazBaz t1_j6goevx wrote
They’re getting drip fed heavy equipment vs the thousands of Russian tanks that’re rolling out from Russia’s reserves. 12 HIMARS and (promised) 24 western MBT’s really aren’t that significant vs thousands of Russian tanks and artillery.
Nerevarine91 t1_j6gtjnq wrote
The Belarusian Army has about 10,000 professional soldiers, and a budget that’s literally only 1% of the Russian military budget
eypandabear t1_j6hgfc4 wrote
You have a completely warped understanding of attrition rates in a “proper” war between nation states, which this is.
ralfp t1_j6if23u wrote
Belarus is a joke of an army that still includes horse-pulled interwar-era artillery in their tallies.
Lazorgunz t1_j6gkvsl wrote
russia alone lost more troops in a year than all allies in korea, vietnam and the gulf.
the shit we send will get destroyed eventually, especially shit that goes to the front lines. our APCs, IFV, even MBTs will be lost en masse after they are sent, because they fight until they are destroyed.
Its not about getting through the gear we give, its making sure the toll on the ruzzians is way higher per lost piece of equipment, and in that regard, its working
the war is at an intensity we in the west are just no longer familiar with
Scary-Poptart t1_j6gpben wrote
Not necessarily that simple. I don't think Ukraine has really tried going on the offensive that much during this war(edit: *warm) winter, because of the soft ground. I think they're accumulating forces for a rapid push in Spring. Still, ammunition is very easy to blow through, russia has stockpiles from the Soviet Union.
Turbofox23 t1_j6hbotv wrote
Vehicles and armaments are meant to be expendable, people, on the other hand, you can't replace them so quickly.
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kotwica42 t1_j6he6ed wrote
Things go quick when they're being resold on the black market.
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