Russia's War Against Ukraine

[Gusington]

^You whipped that up in under ten minutes!

[bobarossa]

^You whipped that up in under ten minutes!

He whipped it up so fast he beat the website for getting it available!
All I get is "episode not available".

[Gusington]

Me too...503 error :/

[Tripoli]

^You whipped that up in under ten minutes!

Not really.  It was posted on 8 December.  I listen to it a couple of days ago when working out.  It sounds like you are having trouble getting to the site?  I just checked, and the link is

https://warontherocks.com/2022/12/winter-and-beyond-an-inflection-point-in-the-war-over-ukraine/

It is working for me.  Let me know if you can't see it, and I'll find another method

[Gusington]

The podcast is there now, thanks. The site was working before but that particular podcast gave an error.

[GDS_Starfury]

the current state of russian armor.

[Gusington]

Looks like some, er...performance enhancements are needed.

[Sir Slash]

Viagra upgrade? ???

[bobarossa]

Looks like expectations have been deflated.

[FarAway Sooner]

An interesting tidbit from The Economist, citing a recently released Ukrainian analysis.  It contradicts some of the fanboi hype surrounding early impressions of the war, but the central message is one that's been recurring:  Western powers need larger stockpiles of expendable items (artillery shells, drones, etc.) and greater ability to ramp-up production volumes on short notice. 

The "peaceful status quo" military procurement system hasn't really prepared us for a high intensity war of even limited scope.  This seems especially true for Western European nations.

https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/11/30/what-is-the-war-in-ukraine-teaching-western-armies

[GDS_Starfury]

a pretty good article about the importance of Bakhmut.

https://typefully.com/J_JHelin/REYoHS7

[Gusington]

Is this war a limited war from NATO's point of view (not Ukraine's). Does Russia consider it a limited war? Is there a category between limited and total war?

[al_infierno]

Is this war a limited war from NATO's point of view (not Ukraine's). Does Russia consider it a limited war? Is there a category between limited and total war?

Yes.  "Special Military Operation"   

[W8taminute]

the current state of russian armor.

Ha, it has a limp d                                                                -30 smoothbore 120mm main gun.

[Sir Slash]

Is that the new model, "Putin" tank I've been hearing about? You have to admit it's probably very energy efficient. And can double as a Weather Balloon in a high wind.  :bd: