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2023-03-30 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia STILL holds 40,000 square miles of Ukraine and has 800,000 more troops on the ground, and taking back Crimea requires a D-Day style operation... The savage truth? It'll take MUCH more than these fantastic British tanks to beat Vladimir Putin

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-30 00:13|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Where did Russia find 800,00o tactical fighting shovels??? China???

Posted by Mad Eye Omeretch7959 2023-03-30 00:54|| 2023-03-30 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 ...This is what it's going to look like, friends.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-03-30 06:54|| 2023-03-30 06:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Mike's linky fixed

Posted by Frank G 2023-03-30 09:00|| 2023-03-30 09:00|| Front Page Top

#4 There are a few things that need to happen to take the Crimea.

1. Break the overland supply route into Crimea at Melitopol. Hardest part of the operation, but doable with all of the newest tanks and IFVs.

2. Keep the Krymsky bridge out of action. Much easier for Ukraine to do with Melitopol in their hands. In range of Mr. HIMARs and a lot of other things that go boom.

3. Keep the canal gate closed at Nova Kahkovka to deny water to the Crimea.

4. Wait.

Those things would make the Crimea untenable for most people and Russia would have to give it up. Not easy to do, but it is the easiest operation for Ukraine to do currently and make a large impact.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-03-30 09:19|| 2023-03-30 09:19|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ That's when Vlad is gonna let off a nuke.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-03-30 13:23|| 2023-03-30 13:23|| Front Page Top

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