Russian command has not learned anything since prior to WWI, all of their tactical concepts revolve around the human wave assault against an entrenched opponent. They succeed (when they succeed) by sheer mass of numbers.
By the bye, the M60 machine gun was developed out of our experience in Korea against the Chinese human wave assault battalions. The older, water-cooled '30 from WWII could not keep up. The M60, on the other hand, comes with a spare barrel, an asbestos mitten, and a quick-change system so that when the barrel starts to melt down from sustained fire, you can swap it out and resume firing.
As an amateur military historian, I've always been astonished at how little and how slowly Russian high commands seem to learn over time. Then again, when you value human life so little, human wave assaults can be a legitimate tool.
Having fired an M-60 machine gun frequently during training while I was in the Army, I was always astonished at its ability to fire rapidly, maintain structural integrity, and swap out barrels quickly. It's an amazing piece of engineering. As a country, we excel at finding ways to kill people.
I enjoyed your novel way that you reviewed Prigozhin by unfavorably comparing him to Kobe Bryant, because they both perished in aircraft. That's impressive, I'd not seen Prigozhin's legacy examined this way via such a comparison.
Russian command has not learned anything since prior to WWI, all of their tactical concepts revolve around the human wave assault against an entrenched opponent. They succeed (when they succeed) by sheer mass of numbers.
By the bye, the M60 machine gun was developed out of our experience in Korea against the Chinese human wave assault battalions. The older, water-cooled '30 from WWII could not keep up. The M60, on the other hand, comes with a spare barrel, an asbestos mitten, and a quick-change system so that when the barrel starts to melt down from sustained fire, you can swap it out and resume firing.
As an amateur military historian, I've always been astonished at how little and how slowly Russian high commands seem to learn over time. Then again, when you value human life so little, human wave assaults can be a legitimate tool.
Having fired an M-60 machine gun frequently during training while I was in the Army, I was always astonished at its ability to fire rapidly, maintain structural integrity, and swap out barrels quickly. It's an amazing piece of engineering. As a country, we excel at finding ways to kill people.
I enjoyed your novel way that you reviewed Prigozhin by unfavorably comparing him to Kobe Bryant, because they both perished in aircraft. That's impressive, I'd not seen Prigozhin's legacy examined this way via such a comparison.