Here's one of many snapshots of that 40 mile long traffic jam of Russian heavy equipment. Some thoughts:
First, it'll take longer for it to get where its going than you think. This isn't the Canadian trucker convoy where they could stop for fuel as they goal...
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They have to bring their own. 40 MILES of vehicles will move vvvvvvvvvveeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy sssssssssssslllllllllllooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwllllllllllllyyyy. Military vehicles like tanks get about 1 mile per gallon. They'll likely all run out of fuel multiple times.
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And the convoy is so long and moving so slow that every time one vehicle stops, EVERY VEHICLE BEHIND IT MUST STOP AS WELL. I can explain away much of what has gone wrong for Russia in the war to date as it simply being the first week...
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...but this is pre-school logistics. If the Ukrainians had any real airpower, they could obliviate this entire column.
Second, this underlines one of the many reasons I - FROM AN AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW - really don't worry about fighting Russia in a conventional war.
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The only thing the US military is better at than logistics is glassing targets like this. If there's ever a direct US-Russian fight, it'd be a wipeout...which is why I never want to see it. The only Russian option shy of capitulation would be the nuclear option.
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