Right, thanks for the reply doctor! It definitely feels like Russia's going to get this done, I just have a bit of a feeling that Ukrainians might be able to grind this down to a molasses pace, but I suppose that's only natural anyway, they've had a few days to regroup. Russia is going to start to see some casualties either way, but obviously video clips and propaganda reports aren't evidence of what's actually going on hour by hour.
I just have a bit of a feeling that Ukrainians might be able to grind this down to a molasses pace,
any hope for that faded when they let russians control their highways lmao. first rule of armored warfare is control of communications and transportation nodes. everyone just ignored that the russians were able to drive today a 3.5 mile long convoy of mechanized infantry and heavy armor on the road to kiev without even token opposition.
to use a ham-fisted gaming analogy: the first person shooter addicts and hearts of iron players will see the russian tanks burning and think it is a sign of victory since they can't imagine warfare as anything other than a personal affair or abstracted entirely from battlefield tactics.
the wargamer who spends a lot of time moving units around a hexboard will want to know what happened to the rest of the armored column! the fact that we haven't seen any videos from UA contact with russian armor in a pitched battle suggests to me they're losing all of them!!
i'm too old for that shit, my choice is steel panthers MBT from the mid 1990s before most hexbear users were even born probably:
https://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/MBT/MBT_page.html
It’s funny since there’s a video where convo of Russian infantry ride along the road, and stop when civilians cross, respect traffic rule. Like a normal drive, lmao
Right, thanks for the reply doctor! It definitely feels like Russia's going to get this done, I just have a bit of a feeling that Ukrainians might be able to grind this down to a molasses pace, but I suppose that's only natural anyway, they've had a few days to regroup. Russia is going to start to see some casualties either way, but obviously video clips and propaganda reports aren't evidence of what's actually going on hour by hour.
any hope for that faded when they let russians control their highways lmao. first rule of armored warfare is control of communications and transportation nodes. everyone just ignored that the russians were able to drive today a 3.5 mile long convoy of mechanized infantry and heavy armor on the road to kiev without even token opposition.
to use a ham-fisted gaming analogy: the first person shooter addicts and hearts of iron players will see the russian tanks burning and think it is a sign of victory since they can't imagine warfare as anything other than a personal affair or abstracted entirely from battlefield tactics.
the wargamer who spends a lot of time moving units around a hexboard will want to know what happened to the rest of the armored column! the fact that we haven't seen any videos from UA contact with russian armor in a pitched battle suggests to me they're losing all of them!!
Have you played the video game Mobius Front '83 by chance?
i'm too old for that shit, my choice is steel panthers MBT from the mid 1990s before most hexbear users were even born probably: https://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/MBT/MBT_page.html
Yo this game looks cool, I might have to give it a try
steep learning curve but its still a lot of fun. and the free version comes with 100s of painstakingly modeled units
Is it turn based? Looks cool as hell, added it to my list.
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It’s funny since there’s a video where convo of Russian infantry ride along the road, and stop when civilians cross, respect traffic rule. Like a normal drive, lmao