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| USA and Britain drew up an offensive plan for the Ukrainian Armed Forces using board games |
| 2023-12-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. What a load of codswallop by the Wapo. [Regnum] The US and Britain helped Ukraine plan a counteroffensive through a series of military tactical games. The Washington Post wrote about this on December 4,citing high-ranking American, European and Ukrainian officials. According to the publication, in the first months of 2023, the American, British and Ukrainian military held eight military-tactical board games at the US Army base in Wiesbaden (Germany). It is noted that the exercises were carried out using specialized software for war games, as well as Excel spreadsheets. Additionally, sometimes planners simply moved the figures on the map. According to the newspaper's interlocutors, despite the jointly developed plan, the parties disagreed about the strategy, tactics and timing of its implementation. The Pentagon, in particular, wanted the offensive to begin in mid-April. As Regnum news agency previously reported , Polish General Leon Komornitsky said that the Russian Armed Forces have moved to the complete liquidation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the absence of radical changes in Kiev’s plans will lead to its imminent defeat. In his opinion, the Ukrainian command made a major miscalculation by delaying the counteroffensive, which gave the Russian army enough time to prepare for defense. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported on December 1 that during the six months of the so-called counter-offensive, which began on June 4, the Ukrainian army lost over 125,000 soldiers and 16,000 weapons. Earlier, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky , said that the Ukrainian conflict had entered a new phase. According to him, this happened due to the onset of the winter period, which could complicate the conduct of military operations after the summer counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which did not produce the expected results. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 I used to wall my spy behind the mines in an attempt to bamboozle my opponent. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-12-05 22:48 |
| #8 Aint that the truth Super Hose; can absolutely wreck your game quick. Buck Rogers and The Battle for The 25th Century. Never did get a chance to play the Red Storm Rising/Red October Combo Game. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-12-05 14:07 |
| #7 "You sunk my battleship!" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-05 13:34 |
| #6 Obviously, they do not play Statego or they would have prioritized mine removal. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-12-05 13:33 |
| #5 MicroProse. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-12-05 13:06 |
| #4 I dug playing Panzer Blitz when I was 12 years old. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-05 10:36 |
| #3 They should have went with AHs Advanced Squad Leader. Instead, they used Stratego. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-12-05 10:15 |
| #2 #1 Got their 'Avalon Hill' stuff out, did they? Posted by: ed in texas 2023-12-05 08:56 Ed, Now that's a name I've not heard in a long, long time.... Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-12-05 09:01 |
| #1 Got their 'Avalon Hill' stuff out, did they? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-12-05 08:56 |