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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The one problem with a blitzkrieg like attack is that logistics units are slower. Saddam used this in Kuwait, and his attack lost its initiative because the attack had to slow down to be refueled and re-armed.
With the Russian's I agree with you their attack was designed around speed and a punch that was designed to be a knock out blow on multiple fronts. Because of that they left their logistical train behind and the Ukrainians have exploited that smartly.
Right now I'd say that the Russian's have completely lost the initiative, and once that's lost its really hard to get it back. It gets even worse if the Russian's are having logistics problems. An armored column that's low on fuel can't maneuver in battle and loses all of its advantages.
The only way that the Russian's can regain the iniative is to either release their masses of reserves. Of to open another axis of attack and force the Ukrainians to shift their forces.
But I have to wonder about the Russian's satellite capabilities as they're having trouble hitting targets, which might mean a problem with their GPS systems. But also that their photo recon satellites aren't that good.
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Capt Crunch not quite true about Saddam and his attack on Kuwait. He had the whole of Kuwait sown up in short order. Its less than an hours drive from the Iraq border to Kuwait city.