Su-30/Su-35 don't have external fuel tank capacity under the wings, so don't search for them. Su-34 have a lot of range without fuel tanks... like other flankers but have the capacity to carry them under wings. Still, fuel tanks are more or less ripped open on high G manoeuver, so jet carrying them have big restriction, way better to be clean and be able to do SAM evading.
The War in the Ukraine
- Thread starter SampanViking
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The longer the war goes on the better it is for Russia. Ukraine is 100% dependent on western aid, Russia is not.
People who think Ukraine will get stronger are living in fantasy land. The whole western economy is imploding, yet we're supposed to believe they can continue pumping hundreds of billions into the Ukranian regime.
The main thing for Putin to do is not to b*tch out and be prepared to fight all the way. As a politician I think he has no match in the west, so he is capable of doing it.
I would not run to catch a quad around Ukraine, so many are used to drop explosives... What is the gun that they used to disable it ?
Ukrainian military complains to Zelensky about the command that uses them as "cannon fodder".
And now with the official video release by the Ukrainian Army
Ukraine Can Hold Out Against Russians for Years, Former Ukrainian Soldier Says
As a mention, the UK claims it can train 15,000 Ukrainians every 4 months. NATO claims capacity to train 20,000 Ukrainians in the period of 16 to 18 months, carrying out the training in Poland. The US individually will train 2,500 Ukrainian servicemen per month in Germany, in annual terms 30,000 new soldiers. This adds up to 60-65 thousand new Ukrainian soldiers every 12 months.
As a mention, the UK claims it can train 15,000 Ukrainians every 4 months. NATO claims capacity to train 20,000 Ukrainians in the period of 16 to 18 months, carrying out the training in Poland. The US individually will train 2,500 Ukrainian servicemen per month in Germany, in annual terms 30,000 new soldiers. This adds up to 60-65 thousand new Ukrainian soldiers every 12 months.
"...from his home in Michigan"
Reminds me of all those people who keep asking to invade China but have no intentions of enlisting to be the first ones there.
As they totally stopped the Little Green Men from taking over Crimea without firing a single shot.
I'm sure they can. The problem is the available manpower, long term effects on the population levels and the economy once the war is over and so on.
Then there is the whole equipment thing. Does Europe even have the capacity to both equip 65.000 a year AND their own forces?
If they loss about 250 a day on average, it's 91500 casualities per year. So 60-65 thousand is not enough... We heard loss at 1000 a day for some periods.
Yeah they need trained troops but they clearly need surviving ones. They need to loss on average less than 180 a day, to be able to continue with 65 thousand trained per years. Just to fill the gap. It's just astonishing and horrible to continue like that. They need to change the way they are fighting to hold Out Against Russians for Years.
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Looks like Russians are bugging out from Zaporizhzhia region