Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Purely a matter of perspective, I suppose. But I found a smile or two here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Maybe it's just me, but if a guy on a tractor drove up and latched onto my tank, and started trying to drive off with it - I believe I would shoot him. I mean - I am a soldier, right? Doesn't that mean I've got a gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 simular to a bayonet....if thier close enough to stab, thier close enough to shoot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 32 minutes ago, Alpo said: Maybe it's just me, but if a guy on a tractor drove up and latched onto my tank, and started trying to drive off with it - I believe I would shoot him. I mean - I am a soldier, right? Doesn't that mean I've got a gun? I've heard that the Ukrainian's essentially cut them off from the Russian supply lines. When the tanks and whatever other vehicles ran out of fuel, the crews didn't stick around... they wisely bailed out and tried to save themselves ~ to heck with a worthless, immobile pile of iron, at best a target as long as they're in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Alpo said: Maybe it's just me, but if a guy on a tractor drove up and latched onto my tank, and started trying to drive off with it - I believe I would shoot him. I mean - I am a soldier, right? Doesn't that mean I've got a gun? If I recall correctly all that gear had been abandoned when bogged down by распу́тица. I've seen it described as "spectacularly gloppy mud that is most of a continent wide, most of a continent long, and most of a continent deep." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Lots of abandoned equipment there. I saw a middle launcher abandoned in a field with no battle damage to it. Either broke down or out of fuel. That wouldn’t happen in a well trained army with logistical support and competent leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Is that an American John Deere tractor doing the maul...... uh, hauling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 That's what it looked like to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 If the steel is used to make tractor parts it would be a unique example of “swords into plowshares.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 stolen from a YouTube reply Old Mikola had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had a Tank E-I-E-I-O With a boom boom here And a boom boom there Here a boom, there a boom Everywhere a boom boom Old Mikola had a farm E-I-E-I-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I read that the Ukrainian army has more tanks now than when the war started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 32 minutes ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: I read that the Ukrainian army has more tanks now than when the war started. Certainly spare parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 8 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: That wouldn’t happen in a well trained army with logistical support and competent leadership. I think the leadership was expecting a limited three day war and didn't plan for longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I think the leadership was expecting a limited three day war and didn't plan for longer. Somebody flunked "Contingency Planning 101." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I think the leadership was expecting a limited three day war and didn't plan for longer. If you can call it leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 It’s convenient when the enemy uses the same weapons. No surprises and plenty of opportunities. Especially if they are poorly led. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I wonder if the Army is giving the farmers the same deal they are giving Russian soldiers that take their tanks and surrender themselves and the tank to the Ukrainian Army? Read they are paying the equivalent of $10,000 US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It’s convenient when the enemy uses the same weapons. No surprises and plenty of opportunities. Especially if they are poorly led. They can even get spare parts from the planes they bring down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: They can even get spare parts from the planes they bring down. Well, small ones maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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