With Russia outgunning Ukraine’s artillery at an estimated 15-1 it looks like the main tool for halting Russia’s advance is about to start running at marginal effectiveness. Ukraine’s main industrial hubs are either already occupied, have incredibly difficult issues with supply lines, or have sustained physical damage, and artillery has been one of Ukraine’s most effective tools at slowing the Russian advance. The fact that Ukraine is simply using this ammunition faster than the west is willing to donate and faster than Ukraine’s domestic production can keep up with does not bode well for their ability to mount a meaningful defense for much longer. The last aid package passed by the US bought Ukraine only about 2 weeks worth of artillery shells.
Check my math here folks but it sounds like Russia’s current battle group in Ukraine (just a fraction of Russia’s total equipment) could outgun all of NATO combined? Staggering admission of weakness if true
Russia: wait NATO is 3 kids in a trench coat? God damnit Gorbachev
Russia saying "Fuck it" and steamrolling to the Atlantic would be the funniest thing for 2023.
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Worth remembering that the original intent of NATO at its inception was to keep Germany from re-arming. Consequently, much of Central Europe has functionally been US occupied territory since the 40s. Europe was never supposed to be able to re-arm itself. It was supposed to be reliant on America forever
NATO is made up of thirty countries and only twelve of them have a decent military.
To add to this, some of the decent militaries are also very small and designed to really to only be able to prosecute war while combined with the larger forces like Germany, France, and Britain. I have no doubt that the Austrian military is fairly competent and modernly equipped but as per wikipedia (grain of salt, I know) they only have 22,050 active and 160,000 reservists. Such an army would be deeply reliant on allied nations for air cover and intel.