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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1417913)9/5/2023 4:08:48 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Respond to of 1583413
 
Wharfie,
I think that depends on how he's replaced.
No one has any plans for how PooTin will be replaced.

The RuZZian civil war is looking more and more likely, especially as PooTin encourages more private military companies like Vagner, and especially as PooTin encourages the various factions within RuZZia to compete against each other.

If that is an inevitability that we need to prepare for, then so be it.

Or if that scares the Brandon out of everyone, then we need to listen to Trump Chamberlain and declare "Peace in our time."

(In other words, we can't be scared about it.)

Tenchusatsu



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1417913)9/5/2023 4:30:53 PM
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RuZZian ingenuity:

Russia is piling tires on top of its prized bombers, images show — a possible crude attempt to trick Ukraine's missiles (msn.com)

It's possible that those images are fake, so I'll wait for confirmation.

But if this is true, it's yet another boneheaded idea by someone in the RuZZian bureaucracy who needed to prove to his superiors that he is "doing something" about the drone strikes.

Because what's better than cardboard drones spreading shrapnel over the surface of air frames?

That's right! Tire fires!!!

Tenchusatsu



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1417913)9/5/2023 4:54:18 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1583413
 
Tenchu's Thoughts: The Difference Between PooTin Cucks and Z-nationalists

Here is a post from the YouTube channel "Ukraine Matters." This shows a typical post from a RuZZian milblogger, which are often run by Z-nationalists who are genuinely interested in Making RuZZia Great Again.

These milbloggers, although they skew facts into a world view that is optimistic toward RuZZia, are often more grounded in reality because they represent sources that are closest to front-line RuZZian troops. And the flood of negative facts coming their way is just too great to ignore or spin.

That's a LOT different than the PooTin cucks out there, who have bought into Kremlin propaganda hook, line, and sinker. They are separated from the facts, immune to logical reasoning, and living in a complete fantasy where the RuZZian BRICS house stands firmly against the "eViL gLoBaLiStS."

So the next time you come across one of the PooTin cucks on this thread who claims that PooTin's war of choice is going aLl aCcOrDiNg tO pLaN, remember that their views run 180 degrees contrary to reality:

(Some parts of the post below have been emphasized by me, not by the original poster.)

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I often mention that the ru bloggers don't really share the optimism of western pro-ru shills.
So in this post I will give you a sneak peek into that world. Remember that this is written by russian znazi, so we should not take everything for granted, but what is written here is echoed in many, many other sources. Try to pick up the vibe, instead of focusing on specific facts.

(Thanks chatgpt for translation)

"So, about the bunkers and assaults.

Not so long ago, an inspection arrived at one of the units fighting near Klescheevka. The inspection itself wasn't very harmful, just two stacks of A4-sized papers. BUT. Along with the inspection came political officers from deep space.

And these zampolits(see below) from deep space told the unit's headquarters staff, "Here are some beautiful examples of visual propaganda - portraits of heroes and descriptions of punishments for cowardice and desertion, which should be hung in each of your forward bunkers!

(The term "zampolit" is an abbreviation for "deputy for political work." In the Russian military, zampolits are political officers responsible for ensuring the loyalty and morale of troops to the russian ideology.
In this context, "deep space" is a colloquial expression indicating how detached or out-of-touch these political officers are with the reality on the ground.)

The headquarters staff of this unit, people who have, let's say, seen some shit in their lives and, therefore, have no blind obedience to any authority, respond:

- It's impossible. We simply don't have advanced bunkers.

Then they explain to the uninformed inhabitants of deep space that the power difference between our and Ukrainian "artillery and missile troops" is such that any attempt to construct fortifications, even at the basic level of connecting trench sections, is immediately thwarted by the enemy upon detection by their drones with intense artillery fire. And any bunker, if captured from the enemy or somehow survived from previous battles and is inhabited, is hammered by enemy artillery until it is destroyed by a direct hit. Sorry, but the only effective protection against a direct 155mm hit is solid concrete; the logs that can be manually dragged or sawed on the spot are easily shattered by a 155mm shell.

Our artillery in this area can't operate as calmly and methodically because of the enemy's effective counter-battery, relying on their abundant aircraft drones, "Himars", and guided munitions of 155mm caliber. Our side can quickly fire at the advancing enemy groups, but then the artillery quickly hands over to tanks, essentially self-propelled vehicles with anti-shell armor, which finish off whoever they can from concealed positions. Again, tanks also can't operate as methodically because they are within the reach of enemy FPV (First Person View drones).

Consequently, whether they are defending their own positions or the enemy's captured positions on their defensive front, even if there are bunkers, they sit in maximally camouflaged individual pits under the greenery. They dig as many of these pits as possible for each person in different locations because, in any case, the enemy spots these from the air.

And do you know what the political officers from deep space said after hearing about this reality? They said, "Then these materials should be hanging on a tree where you sit..." and added a phrase that warmed the hearts of the headquarters staff: "WE WILL CHECK!"

The headquarters staff of this unit, as I already mentioned, people who have seen some stuff, including before their military service, collectively pictured how these political officers from deep space would make their way to positions where food, water, ammunition, and radio batteries are delivered only once every 2-3 days. They had a good laugh.

As for the whole story, it's a postcard to our military bloggers who talk about how our situation has improved over the year. In reality, our situation has worsened significantly when not looking at detached indicators of growth but comparing to the enemy.

For understanding, citizens, military bloggers, these "sitting in pits" tactics, without trenches and bunkers, under the threat of any fortification being decimated by artillery - this is how the Ukrainians were last summer between Bakhmutka and Seversk during the period our forces were encircling the Lysychansk pocket. The aerial view was exactly the same, and our artillery, guided by "Mavics" (DJI Mavic drones), was picking them off or dispersing them without consequences. In a year, the Ukrainians not only received a lot of good artillery from their allies, but they also established a system to manage this artillery and the operations of a large number of aerial drones for the benefit of artillery reconnaissance and counter-battery fire. And we are lagging behind fatally."

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Tenchusatsu