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| The Woes Of The Great Russian Army Continue Part Two |
| 2008-09-16 |
| The five-day conflict between the Russian army and Georgia last month exposed serious Russian weaknesses in the field of radio-electronic warfare. It turns out that Russian electronic countermeasures systems are unable to jam and suppress enemy surface-to-air missiles and reconnaissance systems, radars and UHV communications and troop-control networks. This is rather disturbing, especially as the Georgian army lacked modern systems. As a result, the 58th Army sustained unnecessary casualties and also lost more combat equipment than it should have. ,,, |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #3 I wouldnt' wish casualties on anyone but it would be nice if the Red Army was forced to walk back to Russia because everything more or less broke down. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-09-16 17:29 |
| #2 As a result, the 58th Army sustained unnecessary casualties and also lost more combat equipment than it should have. That's funny. Personally I would have liked to have seen catastrophic Russian casualties. The more the better. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2008-09-16 12:25 |
| #1 Russia's military capibilities are much weaker than they seem, but little trials like Georgia and Syria helps them fix some of their problems. It would be nice if NATO was still an actual force. Oh well, looks like we may have to wrestle the bear again, for awhile. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-09-16 11:32 |