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2023-09-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

RETRO: Ukraine: Will the railroad decide the war?

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-27 05:35|| || Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 Some Russian analysts been asking "Why Ukraine still has railroads?"

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-27 12:26|| 2023-09-27 12:26|| Front Page Top

#2 For the same reason Russia still has railroads. Hard to blow up and easy to fix. Even the Americans in WW2 stopped targeting rail junctions and switches and started going after the locomotives. Much harder to build a new chew chew.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-09-27 12:49|| 2023-09-27 12:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Silly strategists.
Loiter for the 2nd responders.
Dump on them (personnel) and equipment.
'Attrition leads the way!"

Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-27 23:32|| 2023-09-27 23:32|| Front Page Top

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