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2004-01-24 Caucasus

1,500 hard boyz running around in Chechnya

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-01-24 12:34:24 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I've noticed most of the alleged "Hard Boyz" seem to fold up like lawn furniture when confronted with (U.S. Army) regular infantry.

Of course, I could be mistaken.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-24 12:39:16 AM|| 2004-1-24 12:39:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 That's because the Russians are fighting these guys by and large with draftees - hence the high corpse count on their end. We have a far more professionalized and trained military and to be quite frank - you get what you pay and train for.

Not to say the Russians don't have their own trained and disciplined forces, they do, but the difference between the average American and the average Russian soldier are rather striking and I know who I'd rather at my back.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-1-24 12:41:59 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-1-24 12:41:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe we should deploy a brigade (173rd?) to chechnya, give the mutts something else to shoot at*.

*you know what i mean if you=grunt

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-24 1:00:53 AM|| 2004-1-24 1:00:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Russian Army is generally made up of people to poor to buy their way out of consciption. Even with the war in Chechnya, the Russia Army loses more soliders in non-combat situation tan in fighting. This is due to the hundreds of suicides, the scores of murders, and the spread of HIV, Typhus and other diseases through the ranks.
Most soldiers barely get enough to eat, are beaten and tortued by their superior officers, and try to get through the war alive, while making money from various criminal enterprises; such as smuggling, gun running and extortion.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-1-24 1:41:25 AM|| 2004-1-24 1:41:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's not only the conscripts. The Russian NCO and officer corps are thoroughly corrupt. I'm sure the Hard Boyz get a long way with a little cash.

Posted by Pete Stanley 2004-1-24 2:18:33 AM|| 2004-1-24 2:18:33 AM|| Front Page Top

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