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Uncle_Wolf

@demiurg.bsky.social

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EU Boomer General of anything that goes boom, Master of everything boomy and explosively, as well as Warden of the Fellas Arsenal of Badaboms!

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Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

The flooding and the blown bridge, and without alternative routing and fuel coming in... Goodbye tank salami.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

I agree.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

Only the Czech ones.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

That is the general idea.
Best is no war.
Second best is war without people in the firing lines.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

In reality we do not ask for much, we just ask for policies that treats all of us as human beings and that take care of us.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

From a Swedish perspective he is definitely not a socialist.
He's a bog standard oldschool Social Democrat, complete with a concrete butt. 😁

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

I read the reports from the procurement of the Swedish Leo's.
It was interesting.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

A country that never were able to fix the indoor plumbing problem is not a huge problem in reality.
If they can't fix the basics, why would they be able to fix anything else?

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

Mariupol, Soledar, Bakhmut and Avdivka victories cost them the war.
And obviously the initial tank salami.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

Absolutely, I mentioned accuracy briefly, but with such a short format I could really just cram in one single thing in the thread.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah, but being american he is confused and turned the correct name around, correctly phrased it is Social Democrat.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

Some are among the best in the world now.
Syrskyi is really good, even though nobody is saying it, beside other crusty generals.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

It isn't, especially if you forget that you need munitions manufacturing capacity to match it, and the logistics to keep on shelling.
Russia forgot the last two, plus that barrels get worn out and they didn't have any spare barrels.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

I'm refering to the one and only Zhukov.
The only Great General of the Soviet Union.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

AOC/Bernie has the answers needed for the DSA, but nobody is listening to them.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

Aka., The Tank Salami.
It was the moment where Russia failed the invasion by not understanding that they would need to plan for alternative routes, and to bring enough fuel bowsers to continue going all the way.
Rookie mistakes galore.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

It is indeed incredibly British.
We tried to have coffee machines installed in Swedish tanks and CV90s... But alas, no...

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

I had to keep it short, so I explained only one variable here.
Yes, Ukraine indeed has a similar mindset on how to use statistics.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 12h

All armies suffer from "bump, scrape and bruise" design choices.
Russia is just the design market leader on this.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 13h

No, but in a way the overpressure systems do help negate the worst of the problem.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 13h

Basically we are all on a trajectory that will make us meet up in the end.
US will though get pretty crowded since they are breeding a lot due to religion.
EU will though grow due to expansion, but that is another thing entirely.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 21h

Exactly, creature comforts in war is more important than people think, especially those people designing the protruding things that you will always bounce against.
There is a special circuit in hell for those military designers.

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 21h

Yes, but that didn't have much of an effect in the first few days.
And, if the invasion had been led by a good general the preparation and planning wouldn't have been totally cocked up.
That was also part of the wargaming.
Well, at least I learned that I'm better than the Russian generals...

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 21h

I have made a career on being jealous on that tank-kettle, and most of all, the automatic track-tensioning button. 😁

Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 21h

The DSA has opted out of the equation for reasons most Orange.
For the foreseeable future the DSA is not in the Democratic Alliance led by EU, so we need to make certain that we build and sustain the largest army.