"Their strategy and tactics are mired in the Cold War and haven’t been adapted to the modern battlefield." -- I had this conversation with someone a while back, and argued that, if fact, their tactics and use of their soldiers have not changed appreciably since WWI, probably earlier. All they understand is sending their people straight at that machine gun, and then shooting any who retreat.
"They know their backs are up against the wall and fight as if their lives depend on it" -- Interesting point. Sun Tzu in "The Art of War" argues that the wise commander does exactly that so as to motivate his troops to fight with greater determination.
The Russia infantry still fights as if artillery pieces are drawn by horses and soldiers are inexhaustible resources. They don’t waste much time or energy on training.
In WWI, the British high command assumed ordinary soldiers were too stupid to learn any actual tactics or maneuver, which is why they had them just run straight into the machine guns on the Somme. (60,000 men died on the first day.)
They did, eventually, learn better. It never once occurred to the Russians that there even was such a thing as "better."
"Their strategy and tactics are mired in the Cold War and haven’t been adapted to the modern battlefield." -- I had this conversation with someone a while back, and argued that, if fact, their tactics and use of their soldiers have not changed appreciably since WWI, probably earlier. All they understand is sending their people straight at that machine gun, and then shooting any who retreat.
"They know their backs are up against the wall and fight as if their lives depend on it" -- Interesting point. Sun Tzu in "The Art of War" argues that the wise commander does exactly that so as to motivate his troops to fight with greater determination.
The Russia infantry still fights as if artillery pieces are drawn by horses and soldiers are inexhaustible resources. They don’t waste much time or energy on training.
In WWI, the British high command assumed ordinary soldiers were too stupid to learn any actual tactics or maneuver, which is why they had them just run straight into the machine guns on the Somme. (60,000 men died on the first day.)
They did, eventually, learn better. It never once occurred to the Russians that there even was such a thing as "better."
They’ve lost well over 300,000 KIA this far. Who needs “better?” 🤷🏻♂️🙄