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Originally Posted by The Reaper
One point to demonstrate how woefully unprepared we are to confront this single threat.
The Russkies appear to have between nine and eleven divisions of troops around Ukrainian borders. These are mostly heavy divisions with a lot of armor.
That is more combat power than we have in our entire active military. As we used to say, quantity has a quality all its own.
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TR, et all
Does the Ruskie massive heavy armor build-up not set the stage for the exact problem the Germans run into in WWII.
I'm thinking the Eastern Europe transportation infrastructure has improved somewhat, but those improvements will focus that armor into limited and concentrated roads as the Spring thaw starts.
Effectively making the armor easy targets,, not unlike the "Highway of Death" between Kuwait and Basra in 1991.
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Rasputitsa – Quagmire on the Eastern Front, 24 Mar 2018 by Steven Thomas
The rasputitsa are severe weather conditions occurring in Eastern Europe, particularly in areas that were part of the Soviet Union during WW2.
The rasputitsa occurs twice a year, in the spring and autumn.
The spring rasputitsa occurs when the surface level ice and snow starts to melt over ground that is still frozen.
The Autumn rasputitsa occurs because of the rainy season. Although the cause is different the effect is the same.
The ground, including unpaved roads, dissolve into mud and rivers can become enlarged. The result is transport bogs down, making troop movement and logistics very difficult.
The Russian term ‘time without roads’ very aptly describes the conditions.
https://balagan.info/rasputitsa-quag...-eastern-front
from: Steven's Balagan, Spanish and Portuguese Military History, Wargaming, and other stuff
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