#6781 ·
Klotzen:
"Let's talk weaponry. The only things we haven't actually seen in action are those long-awaited F-22 Raptors and both versions of the M1 Abrams—everything else is being used in mass quantities. We sit here debating whether using ATACMS counts as an escalation, meanwhile Russia is throwing every missile they have at the problem—Tomahawks, Kalibrs, Tomahawks, S-300s. Since Putin has already kicked off mobilization, the US needs to help Ukraine start hitting logistics deep inside Russian territory. There’s no more waiting around; in a few months, we'll see those Russian reservists flooding the front lines. They need to hit the rail hubs where supplies are loaded and take out railway overpasses in border areas like Belgorod. Force the Russians to rely on trucks—we saw near Kyiv how much they struggle with that. It would effectively neutralize those 300k new troops before they even arrive.
Russia can't just pummel Kyiv—and honestly, the reason NATO members aren't doing more is simply because they don't have enough of these advanced missiles. They still strike Kyiv, sure, but it's not every day; they wait until they've scraped together enough calibers and Tomahawks. As for their air force? We know now they aren't all that impressive. It's not even that they failed to crush Ukrainian air defenses; it's likely they haven't even tried. Since the war started, they've basically been flying low to dodge air defenses, which makes bombing Kyiv impossible—especially now that Ukrainians have plenty of Stingers and other gear to swat low-flying planes out of the sky. It's not that they won't hit Kyiv—it's that they can't.
The UK is currently training 10k Ukrainians. The program lasts about 120 days, and the first 5,000 trained soldiers started heading back this September. There are plans to expand it, too. As for the rest, most countries keep the details under wraps, except for when they donate specific weapons. You've seen reports of Ukrainians training in Poland and Germany, and about ten days ago, a training agreement was signed with Denmark—though they aren't sharing the specifics on numbers.
What the West will do first is start placing massive orders directly from manufacturers. This war is clearly dragging into next year, and probably well into 2024. If they order new batches of weapons and ammo for Ukraine right now, they'll be ready for shipment by spring, meaning they won't have to just bleed their own stockpiles dry. It also sends a clear message to Putin: you're fighting against Western industrial capacity, not just what happens to be sitting in a warehouse. I really hope Macron has realized his mistake with that "peace-seeking" policy toward Putin—Putin doesn't care about peace; he wants an empire.
"Let's talk weaponry. The only things we haven't actually seen in action are those long-awaited F-22 Raptors and both versions of the M1 Abrams—everything else is being used in mass quantities. We sit here debating whether using ATACMS counts as an escalation, meanwhile Russia is throwing every missile they have at the problem—Tomahawks, Kalibrs, Tomahawks, S-300s. Since Putin has already kicked off mobilization, the US needs to help Ukraine start hitting logistics deep inside Russian territory. There’s no more waiting around; in a few months, we'll see those Russian reservists flooding the front lines. They need to hit the rail hubs where supplies are loaded and take out railway overpasses in border areas like Belgorod. Force the Russians to rely on trucks—we saw near Kyiv how much they struggle with that. It would effectively neutralize those 300k new troops before they even arrive.
Russia can't just pummel Kyiv—and honestly, the reason NATO members aren't doing more is simply because they don't have enough of these advanced missiles. They still strike Kyiv, sure, but it's not every day; they wait until they've scraped together enough calibers and Tomahawks. As for their air force? We know now they aren't all that impressive. It's not even that they failed to crush Ukrainian air defenses; it's likely they haven't even tried. Since the war started, they've basically been flying low to dodge air defenses, which makes bombing Kyiv impossible—especially now that Ukrainians have plenty of Stingers and other gear to swat low-flying planes out of the sky. It's not that they won't hit Kyiv—it's that they can't.
The UK is currently training 10k Ukrainians. The program lasts about 120 days, and the first 5,000 trained soldiers started heading back this September. There are plans to expand it, too. As for the rest, most countries keep the details under wraps, except for when they donate specific weapons. You've seen reports of Ukrainians training in Poland and Germany, and about ten days ago, a training agreement was signed with Denmark—though they aren't sharing the specifics on numbers.
What the West will do first is start placing massive orders directly from manufacturers. This war is clearly dragging into next year, and probably well into 2024. If they order new batches of weapons and ammo for Ukraine right now, they'll be ready for shipment by spring, meaning they won't have to just bleed their own stockpiles dry. It also sends a clear message to Putin: you're fighting against Western industrial capacity, not just what happens to be sitting in a warehouse. I really hope Macron has realized his mistake with that "peace-seeking" policy toward Putin—Putin doesn't care about peace; he wants an empire.
