• mihies@kbin.social
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      3 Abrams seems likely, Bradleys probably as well and at least one HIMARS. Also they could have destroyed a Patriot battery and a NASAM radar. But hey, it’s war, those aren’t indestructible. I also"admire" US with “here, take 30 ‘not even a better model’ Abrams and go win the war against Russia”, no more help from us required.

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        7 months ago

        Yeah. Losses are to be expected from materiel that is in use, and people shouldn’t be surprised when western equipment shows up in loss statistics. It wouldn’t be a problem or even that noteworthy if the US could pull its head out.

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      There’s video of a destroyed patriot launcher as well. No point blaming the new command staff. The freeze on munitions by the republican party in the US has meant rationed fire by the UAF. Their casualties have climbed, and they have been steadily forced back. They are forced to push critical equipment forward to prevent the steady retreat from becoming a break in the line.

      Whether consciously or not the US Congress has given the Russian war effort a much needed boost. Artillery is the jab of the battlefield, once the ammunition runs out it’s all eye gouging and knees to the groin. Losses are inevitable.

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      This is not especially devastating. Bragging about killing 3 tanks in 10 days is, frankly, quite pathetic.

      To put that in perspective, if those losses were to continue at that rate, Russia would kill approximately 100 tanks over the next year. In comparison, Russia has lost 1120 tanks in that same time period.

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        7 months ago

        I appreciate that perspective, but the alternative perspective is they lost 10% of all their Abrams. It’s not great news.

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          It’s not great, no, and Ukraine is really going to struggle without continued support, but it’s still really telling that Russia considers it such an accomplishment.

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            7 months ago

            Absolutely, the real problem is the west is failing to live up to its promises. I hope republicans either develop a conscience or can have their arms twisted into doing the right thing.