Where did all the the money go?
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- $54 Billion Dollars in American Military Power Projection gets Ukraine no tanks, Infantry Fighting Vehicles or Fighter Jet Aircraft like the M1 Abrams, M2 Bradley, or F-35. What is the strategy here with this money? What is the United States goal with sending aid to Ukraine. Will it help with the counter offensive?
Can the US Army intelligence services hope to help out in this war for that amount of funds? The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has entered a new stage in the south in Kherson and east in the Donbass. Who will win, remains to be seen.
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Thanks for watching spare parts army. This is only my theory , and some evidence to support it. Would be great to hear what parts you agree / disagree with. Your advice always helps shape my thoughts. If youre interested in unironically hooah photos: instagram.com/cappyarmy/ and my motivational tweets twitter.com/Cappyarmy
Can you do IWI Negev in the next video??
Can you do a video on the North Koreans who are going to be sent to Ukraine?
Yes, please talk about North (best) Korea possibly sending equipment/aid/"highly trained and experienced" "volunteers" to fight in Ukraine
Looks like there are a lot of Russians (with fake American names) who think you support Russia now. I appreciate you taking the time to
show some of the less obvious aspects of the US support in this war. Keep up the good work and ignore the trolls.
What the hell is Otan?
As a Ukrainian I can say that, while USA may have its own reasons to act how it acts, we are still grateful for all the help and support America sent. Not to mention that the quality of US/European equipment is incomparable to the old soviet metal scrap Ukraine and Russia were operating. So god bless America!
totally agree
They'll leave you worse than you could have ever been
God Bless all of you Ukraine people. Prayers for you all. I watch every day about Ukraine on CZcams. People there are so strong and brave!!! Love you all!!!
So, if Russia is using the old sovier metal scrap and beating the shit out of you with it, then I guess US/European equipment aren't that awesome at all, is it?
@@NotUrDJ OK Vanya
The Russians have always been willing to accept acute levels of pain in the wars they fight. This business with Ukraine could go on a long time.
When they start sending back zinc coffins to Moscow and Petersburg instead of just the slums and the fake republics, their pain tolerance will see a sharp decline.
You could say the same for Ukraine they just lackthe weapons
Mind that during the Soviet times, the government minimized the pain by pretending everything was fine. Many only realized how poorly the Soviet army did in Afghanistan when the reforms allowed the press to report on it. Even during and after the Kursk disaster the Kremlin tried to control the information about how bad things were going, and that was post Soviet.
And still today casualties aren't talked about very openly. There's Vkontakte posts about deaths that go missing.
If we allow it to, I don't doubt it. And it seems we are planning to allow it.
This was quite an eye opener for me 😳
Yo what happened to the Taiwan video? I was really enjoying it while doing the dishes and now I can't do them anymore. So please for my kitchens sake re upload it so i can finish my dishes! 😁
The USA also signed a agreement in 1994 saying we would, as did Russia and Europe in exchange for Ukraine giving up their nukes
I think it was a big giant fucking mistake on our side cause, as it is said, deals with russia aren't even worth the paper they are written on
And NATO also promised Gorbachev not to expand to the east, became the guarantors of holding legitimate elections after the coup in Ukraine in 2014 and became the guarantors of the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Everything turned out to be a lie. So everyone understands very well that NATO will only fulfill its promises that are beneficial to them.
I think the motivation here is much more unclear than you might think. This was has been going on for less than 6 months. At the start, the most important weapon deliveries were clearly the defensive weapons, especially MANPADs and ATGMs. At the same time, the Ukrainians mobilized and created a lot of light infantry forces. These needed to be trained and equipped. I think we are now at the cross roads point, where Ukraine needs to replace armored vehicles and tanks in the existing units. The tank force is being supplemented by the Eastern Europe members of NATO led by Poland.
Now we get to the question, does NATO help Ukraine build new armored and mechanized infantry battalions out of some of the infantry formations that were built. This would allow the Ukrainians to field a more formidable offensive force. I still would not expect Abrams and Bradleys going to Ukraine. There are still BMPs and BTRs variants that can be sent and replaced. I don't know where the tanks (if any) are going to come from.
you're absolutely right, I'm sure it's far more complicated than the way I condensed it down. great point about whether or not NATO will help build a new mechanized force of armored vehicles there. I would be surprsied if they didnt send BMPs instead of western types as well
Well lots of NATO countries still have Soviet tanks. Like with Poland the US can do a trade. Some Abrams for money and your soviet tanks.
Poland are sending tanks (modernised T-72s and locally made PT-91s) to Ukraine as Poland is going on a real spending spree for new armour. They won't be the most amazing tanks ever, but they're apparently getting 500 in total which would certainly be enough to make Putin's forces think twice.
@@Taskandpurpose I think they'll try and avoid sending Soviet/Russian kit if possible.
That pivot has already been underway for a while.
For a start (apparently) many of the stocks of Soviet/Russian kit/parts/ammo in Western Europe have already been sent.
Secondly who are you gonna buy the ammo from? Russia? China? Sure some Russian ammo is made in Western Europe - but not much, and probably not enough 125mm tank rounds or 122mm arty rounds. From what I can tell most of the Russian ammo being made in the west is small arms ammo, not ammo for the big guns that will actually win the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine is a NATO partner (Partnership for Peace program), so it makes sense to move them to NATO kit, which is actually what has been happening, because spare parts, ammo and supplies are available from NATO countries for NATO kit and not much Russian stuff is available from NATO/europe. countries, and I suspect that despite all their foreign exchange and trade issues the Russians aren't gonna be all that interested in selling NATO/Ukraine much ammo or spares at the moment.
do you realize americans have abrams tanks sitting in storage not being used. they make more tanks than they need just to use up the defence budget every year. if you dont use up your budget you lose it and get less next year so they make alot of extra stuff that is just sitting in warehouses.
As far as Planes, Tanks and other Western gear, there's the issue of training as well as logistics and other support services.
If Ukraine had gotten them 5 years ago and had a major training program to build up not only the familiarity of the pilots, but the vital skills of the ground crews, then they could be useful.
But "Here's a F-16 and a operating manual,… have fun." doesn't work.
They had been prepared for 8 years the largest army in Europe before Feb...now that title goes to Poland
@@davidnderitu2933 we can give all medicare by reduce warfronts, no more allowing new daca abusers, force senators to cut their own wealth in gov by half if they want to keep above 70% of current daca population so inflation/living cost stay reasonable
just look at fact pelosi/ryan unlimited print money after kill cali prop187 to support daca!
then escalate print money stay illegal in syria occupy oil, but if forced to withdraw will do artificial refugee crisis
print 5 billion dollars for activists in ukraine as cover to be sponsor violent coup 2014 plus bush seeded!
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all fault lies on daca supporters whom let pelosi never made self sacrifice!
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A pilot can transition from one airframe to another. the basics are the same. and no one is just handing them the keys, they are training pilots on the planes.
@@SoloRenegade What matters more is the maintenance of the machinery; their mechanics and engineers are far more used to legacy Soviet-designed gear
yes they have been trained but not on heavy vehciules/planes, USA had to be discrete. So you can't take thousands of Ukraine military and train them on nato Tanks and Planes that would just say you're planing a war against Russia.
Chris, I feel this needs an update revolving around the offensive that just occurred. How has your perspective changed on this
If you mean Herson, it's a deal. And it's go is to open world market to russian resources. And this is Mr Putin's big mistake.
Thanks Chris for your well-rounded CZcams publication: I thoroughly enjoyed it. I see from the comments it has stimulated lots of minds and topics of conversation, which only good communication achieves:)
I think a big part is that UA showed their mettle. Remember even America thought Kyiv would fall in a week. The preparations were for a guerilla war like Afghanistan. All of a sudden Ukraine needed stuff to fight a stand up war, not an insurgency. That the US could ship as much as it has across an ocean and half a continent is often over looked. No one else has that kind of reach and it costs. If you'll look you see the US has slowly been escalating deliveries. This way makes it hard for outside parties to condemn the new weapons because Russian atrocities and brutality now make it seem appropriate. Just an angle I think you might not have looked as closely as.
So Nato let Russians do atrocities to then send more weapons, interesting!
@@thomaslacornette1282 not at all tankie, NATO being the defensive alliance that it is, does not want to touch off a wider war. Sending more gear too early results in equipment UA is not capable of using/supporting well and possibly in the growth of Russian support if NATO can successfully be branded as a warmonger. The method was calculated to support Ukraine without being self defeating.
Good analysis
@@specialnewb9821 Defensive alliance? Nice joke. I guess sadam was a defensive patriot as well with that logic
@@EE-kt8sh NATO exists for Europe to keep the Americans in, the Germans down, and the Russians out. There's only a little remaining American isolationism, Germany seems to be solved, and Russia has resumed herding countries into NATO.
I am Ukrainian. I have an appartment in Mykolaiv (for now), but at any moment I might loose everything. And I am not talking about my real estate. I'm talking about my close family. So... do I feel angry because of the West not helping my country to win this war as quick as possible? No. I am grateful for any help. Big or small. In the end of the day, this war is a red line to separate modern civilizations and barbaric states. And I am proud that I am Ukrainian and therefore part of the future. And that we will never be placed with russians again.
Anyway, thanks a lot!
Does Israel belong to "modern civilizations"?
Your country can't win this war and Western meddling only prolongs the inevitable.
you wont lose your apartment when the russians take the city, dont worry
@@klebleonard they’ll just take your freedom
@@klebleonard wtf
One major rule: don't change borders by force. Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances which promised the security of Ukraine if Ukraine surrended their nuclear weapons. As simple as that.
A drunk Yeltsin signed Budapest Mem....Czar Putin did not sign.
@@daxmac3691 despotic logic
Honestly I'm sick of hearing about this one; it was a memorandum not a ratified treaty, not even close to being the same thing. Also, Soviet weapons were being handed over to Russia from Belarus and Kazakhstan as well as Ukraine and the USA had programs in place ensuring improved security of these weapons, there was major cooperation between Russia and the US in ensuring the safety of the Soviet atomic weapon systems. It's really misleading, Ukraine had not the economy to support a nuclear weapons fleet of over 1000 warheads while keeping them safe, keeping them secret.
Budepest is not even on their maps anymore :(
They are fighting to protect their stranglehold on the pipelines that feed western Europe.
If Russia loses, enjoy burning wood this winter :)
You are asking all the right questions and giving reasoned caveated explainions often offeing alternatives views. It's a bit strange that in our present world this is praiseworthy, but hey here we are. Thank you!!
Thanks for watching ! Glad people see I’m trying to bring up the important questions
Don't put down the m113. It can cross rivers without a bridge. turret have been added to it in the past. And it is basically bulletproof against small arm fire or indirect hits from artillery. And it is a lot easier to keep running than a Bradley.
true but the inner ways are infantry and scout platoons work dont really have a way to employ them.
There are almost no situation the're usefull in UA, and for modern weapons can easily harm the M113, the people would dispersed on food or bicycles be way more save than in such a deathtrap wher ethe soldiers are bunched up tightly. If there where turrets, you might ask yourselve if it can cosplay a light version BMP, but then again - they have BMP's which peform way better in all aspects - manouverability and fuel economy first. It might work as a mobile platform for StuGna-P or other heavy ATGM's, but this also counts for a Toyota Jeep, which is faster, of lower mainanance, fuel cost, silhouette and ... everything else. And as there is rarely a chance to get close to armored troops, missile them and survive the answear if you're not able to run as fast as you can - and the M113 can't do that.
Also they eat up strategical ressources like fuel and maintanance, which is short allready. Adding more stuff to care for (and you have no clue how to repair on most engeneers trained on soviet equipment) is weakening the ressources of a fighting force. Ironically that has been the estimation of the US miltary too.
@@nikitatarsov5172 How about this case: You need to bring ammunition to a frontline unit from your supply point. The road between the supply point and the unit you are trying to reach is under consistent but light artillery fire because the enemy has spotters within visual range at a higher elevation. Would you rather send a pickup truck that will get knocked out from any shell landing within 20m or send an M-113 which will survive any hit further than 10m? It should also be noted that the M113 is not really any worse armored than a BMD, BTR, or even early BMP.
@@nikitatarsov5172 in fact it IS really useful right now in classic APC role, because of relatively good protection from indirect fire (which is by far the greatest source of casualties in current war).
And it will be even more useful when autumn rains will kick in.
Regarding the need to maintain it, well, yes, we need to maintain it, and we need to learn to maintain it. But it's not that hard, it's relatively simple machine, and spare parts are plenty and easy to find.
A lot easier, in fact, compared to spare parts for old cold war era stuff.
So please stop spreading BS, M113 is really needed and well accepted machine.
We need more, please : ) .
@@nikitatarsov5172 Umm bmp is a complete joke. Cramped, way more less unarmored, cannot cross ANY river or waterside for that matter, less gunned etc. than m113. M113 is actually a good chassis for multiple thing's such as holding AA-equipment and such. Also there's far more room for infantry than bmp ever had. And they are waterproof actually.
As a UAF soldier and citizent, I can say that regardless of the purpose we are infinitely grateful for all the help to protect our homeland. That's something we shouldn't forget for generations
Respectfully, you're aware that Ukraine cannot win this war?
@@AdamMaxx don't think so. But I'll take not losing as well
@@user-sw7ln9ro7y respectfully!! [Fuck Russia] but respectfully, all I have seen is Ukraine losing.
My understanding is USA wants to fight to the last Ukrainian, and it is militarily impossible to "win" or "defeat Russia".
Is this not the analysis you guys have?
I want Ukraine to continue to exist, and would expect an unconditional surrender to be the best possible outcome- lest your country cease to exist entirely.
Let me know your thoughts.
@@AdamMaxx russian propaganda detected
@@KravchenkoIgor you're deranged. Honestly so deranged.
One of your very best. I’m glad you’re willing to take on more complex and less clear topics that are actually much more important. Like most of your audience, maybe, I’m not qualified to make hard decisions on all this, but I’m eager to learn more about this unique European war that no one seemed to foresee clearly, even though we’d already been through Russia in Georgia and Syria.
I love how level headed and informed you are. There are a lot of veterans with channels that are just talking out of ignorance. Thank you. Really. Thanks.
He's no where near as knowledgeable as you are suggesting. Remember that he was arguing that the Russians were on the verge of encircling Kiev when every scrap of evidence showed how strained their logistics were. I mean, I am also hesitant to say the Ukrainians "will take back land", but take his take on tanks. Its true that the Ukrainians have lost many tanks (the Russians have lost far more), but Poland and the other former Warsaw Pact countries have provided significant numbers of tanks to Ukraine, not enough to fully replace losses, but hardly "the last Ukrainian tanks remaining."
Turns out a lot of vets arent the most educated. Who would have thought
I like that he tries to reason through things but he track record with figuring out what is actually going is pretty awful.
@@Roman92UA its war. No one knows "what's really going on"
@@FrankYammy Hey! During covid days I became a virologist and could question every word Fauci spoke. (thanks FoxNews)Then about 6 months ago I dusted off my doctorate in eastern european military history from google university.
We is smart.
M113 is still used by the US by some engineers. It's a perfectly good APC. When you consider previously ukraine was using hatchbacks to get troops to the fight, it's an exceptional upgrade.
exceptional video as well. No other media is getting close to this sort of thing
thanks really appreciate it, yes the M113 is better than nothing and will serve Ukraine well. A lot of people are unhappy with my M113 comment , I may have been too harsh on it but I think my main point stands that its not the M2 Bradley , BMP2 or BTR that they really need. the M113 has no way to defend itself against a vehicle with an auto cannon is what I should have said !
@@Taskandpurpose No your comment is fine.
Having experience with the M113, its better then nothing. But ya it's not a M2/M3.
I honestly would take a up-armored HUMVVE Over it.
I bet it's good for towing field guns too
@@Taskandpurpose I'm reading "Battlegroup!" by Jim Storr about NATO vs WP forces in Germany at the close of the cold war (published 2021), specifically their doctrine which the Russians seems to still be following. He was a staff officer as part of the British Army on the Rhine during that time. One of the things that he noted was that in wargaming IFVs that engaged with their cannon or ATGM got targeted and taken out whereas if they dropped off their infantry and scooted back like the battle taxis that they were originally envisioned, they and the squad survived to fight (chapter 6). You dismount the squad while the M113 remains under cover, deploy man-portable ATGMs, and stay concealed until the last second, you probably win the engagement with relatively few losses. You charge in like you are reeneacting 73 Easting, your force will probably get lit up by the Russians. If you fight mounted, your company would most likely be rendered combat ineffective and the mission would be a failure.
Additionally, the M113 can actually bring a squad unlike the reinforced fire team that the M2 can bring. Dismounts matter. The Russians have been finding that out the hard way since the beginning. US doctrine might not be as good as we'd like to think, especially since we haven't had to worry about squaring off against a major dance partner in over 25 years. It's more than a little disquieting when you realize that junior officers that went against Iraq in 91 are now at the end of their careers and there isn't any knowledge after them about taking on a major combatant. We've been doing low intensity fighting since the mid-90s and what we're seeing in Ukraine is a much different beast. I sure hope that folks are paying attention and learning the hard lessons that the Ukrainians are paying cold hard cash to teach.
@@panachevitz Best of all, at least _some_ of the damn things will be used as bait for russkie artillery!
And thank you CAPPY! Im a fan
Thanks for sharing those facts, amazing job)
This completely misses the whole bit where we're bringing in Ukrainians to NATO to train on advanced equipment. You all got so close when you were talking about the loss of people qualified on equipment such as their tanks. If you look at the most recent deals going through on the Ukraine front, they have involved bringing Ukrainians in to train on these advanced weapons systems with higher requirements, including advanced surface-to-air equipment and NATO fighters. Before we give them modern standard equipment en masse, we also need to give them the training first.
Enjoy eating nukes for breakfast.
@@froheschwanz dont be ridiculous. Russia fires any nukes it will be wiped off the map and its game over for the human race. Everyone loses if this goes nuclear.
@@froheschwanz What nukes? You mean the nukes that fail to even get out of russia due to lack of maintenance and corruption don't you.
@@froheschwanz As dumb as putin was to start this war I doubt even he is dumb enough to escalate like that.
@@froheschwanz Russia isn't stupid enough to use nukes. They know that they'd get nuked too.
I found the M113 a joy to drive on snow and of all the various military ambulance vehicles I got assigned to the M113 was the best at not breaking down. It's dependable and quick with the right driver. The patient will get there on time in that thing barring any interruptions.
Best machine for Military drift contests
I'd rather have the M113 than Humvees. It is light and mobile where it can be fitted with Javelin to become T72 killer...especially where the Ukrainians have the advantage of being familiar with their home terrain to fight against foreign invaders.
Not to mention that its not meant to be an infantry support vehicle. Its meant to protect from small arms fire and shrapnel damage from artillery to get troops to where they want to go. The troops will dismount near the combat zone and fight. I assume that is how they will be used. They also make pretty good ambulances and/or supply vehicles in rough terrain.
Mike Sparks is that you?
The main issue of the M113 is that it's utterly useless in combat. Even modern military rifle rounds will punch holes into it, not to even mention machine gun fire and heavier weapons.
However it will protect from indirect artillery hits, shrapnel. So it's a nice ride to replace those old cars that the Ukrainian military has been using to transport soldiers inside "safe" territory. It's not going to turn the tide of combat. It won't be useful for killing Russians, but it will be somewhat useful as a taxi to take soldiers from bases to near the front lines.
Excellent analysis - so much better than anything on MSM.
A balanced and very objective walkthrough. Thank you 😃
USA indeed has quite a lot of spare M1 Abrams, but these tanks can be very sophisticated depending on the version, they are very heavy and not all Ukrainian bridges can withstand the Abrams weight, and above all, they consume extremely high amounts of fuel. Shipping those from the USA and then operate them in Ukraine could prove very difficult.
However, there is the solution of shipping European-made MBTs to Ukraine, and replace the depleted European stocks with US-made armour. Poland will most likely end up giving all its T-72M1 and PT-91 to Ukraine, replacing them with Abrams, and my guess is Czechia and Slovakia will do more or less the same. That's about 500 MBTs just from Poland, and probably around 600 if you count Czechia and Slovakia. Bulgaria also has quite a large stockpile of Soviet era MBTs, including modernized ones like the T-72m2 Moderna.
Furthermore, Spain seems to be willing to give spare German-made Leopard 2 MBTs, I guess these are specifically the Leopard 2A4 which is currently in the Spanish Army storage. Poland also possesses Leopard 2A4 tanks. Overall, if you make an estimate of how many Leopard 2A4 Ukraine could receive from NATO members, I guess it would amount to a few hundreds. By the way, the German company Rheinmetall stated that they could send Leopard 1 MBTs, even if they are obsolete, they could always be useful in the overall numbers game or for Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces.
Last but not least, let's not forget Ukraine's main supplier of MBTs during this war : Russia. Ukrainian have captured hundreds of Russian MBT, mostly T-72 tanks, and I guess they do everything they can to redeploy them as fast as possible.
Edit on September 13th, 2022: Ukrainian officials are now specifically asking for German-made Leopard MBTs and Marder IFVs, as you can see here: czcams.com/video/TOQp-Ot_4yw/video.html
these are really interesting points that I'll try to include in a future video
@@Taskandpurpose Thank you, by the way, I will probably edit my comment when I remember a few details I haven't mentioned.
no way abrams could work they just to big consume to much and needs and entire army behind them to keep them moving
Poland is also purchasing a large number of tanks and IFVs from South Korea. The latter is more than happy to a) build its domestic defense industry and b) aid in the protection of liberal democracy.
The Germans manged to move 56 ton Tiger I and 60 Ton Elefants and 65 ton Tiger II's around the region 77 years ago. It can be done. They even could have moved the 200 tons Maus. It could be done.
Big thank you for the continued in depth dive into Ukraine! Keep it up!
Very well put and great content! Keep on with your great work!
Great analysis! Thank you for your impartiality
The problem is that, even if they bring M1abrams, and really advanced equipment, it's gonna take months, years, for the Ukrainians to get used to it and to actually use it
Yeah, lets damage our economy even more and weaken ourselves further. Great idea.
according to CBS journalists only 30% of aid actually gets to the soldiers, the rest disappears into various hands.
From what I understand, they have upgraded the old M60's a lot. They have a bigger main gun, a bigger engine, and thermal sites. They could probably nail down some of the jobs the M1's are doing.
@@huwhitecavebeast1972 ok, do YOU know how to drive, fire, reload, and use the advanced systems of the M1Abrams tank that is worth an arm, a leg, your kidney, your liver, your first born son or daughter, and your entire life savings? Yea. No, if US ever sends Abrams tanks it would take a long time, perhaps long enough till one of the powers eventually gives up, be it Russia or Ukraine, also considering we have a megalomaniac running a autocratic nation the size of YOUR MOM, it dosent really make much room for risks, that's why US, well yes sending important stuff that is probably the reason why Ukraine is still going, can't send advanced stuff, but idk, tell me your opinion
@@georgepalmer5497 depends, I haven't heard of that before
Your intelligence is rare and you express it with so much charm.
This definitely needs an update as it has not aged well and it's not that old.
Dude you really do your homework… awesome channel, thanks.
Very nice that you use open sources skillfully and cite them. (Nice use of corruption index, for example.) It gives the viewer an idea how to find info, so they can really dig in and not just listen to declarations of talking heads or numbers given by DoD statements.
JUST dont be too enthusiastic about it ... There is still WAR and Dod'S are Gods !
Thats precisely WHY Russia shouldnt EVER started something like that ...because the WAR has the power to SWITCH/change the minds of the people.
Coming now and saying to me.... hey look at the corruption index...is like extinguishing diesel with water
OUTSTANDING. THANKS. Very enlightening as to USA GOALS. Not what we, the public believed. Essentially as you state a stalemate.
Glad you do this shit man. And you really take care to explain things in a understandable way. Thanks dude 😎
This is by far your best piece of work yet. A thoughtfull explanation of economic politics. I hope you reach lots of people who can use some real information in these blurred times we live in. Greetz from Holland (not the New York or Michigan one....)
This video is like a cross between Ryan Mcbeth and Perun youtube channels.
Dude quoted an interview about how Ukraine has lost most of its tanks, that occurred before Poland started shipping it's hundreds of PT-91.
Can't believe you said all that Cappy. You're a legend. But it's the US go-to strategy, not the exception.... That kind of honest analysis is refreshing.
Another excellent video, thank you.
Thank you and greetings from Ukraine!
Cappy, you may have missed that the newest systems like tanks, and aircraft are being sent to former Warsaw pact now NATO members. Their old soviet weapons are going to Ukraine. It simply takes too long to train and they need to fight now.
thanks for pointing that out! yes, I'm aware that a few countries send some tanks a few IFVs etc, right in the beginning Poland sent over 200, these are still negligible numbers compared to the order of a 1,000 of each that they need, just to replenish what they lost. they likely do not have mechanzied brigades of troops who are trained on that kind of equipment
@@Taskandpurpose damn wishes the countries around Ukraine would send them over quicker like in 2-4 months tbh
@@Taskandpurpose It' estimated over 600 tanks from Poland, Slovakia, Nortern Macedonia,Slovenia, Thechia ec.. and more coming
@@Taskandpurpose Poland send almost 250 t-72 tanks, and now is sending t-91 tanks. That at least 300 tanks. Other european countries also send their t-72 tanks to Ukraine. So 500 at least. Poland also supplied ukraine with around 40 Krab's, alongside soviet era artillery. Your point of view is US centric, to a point completly neglecting support from other countries.
Tanks that you are showing in this video are actually from Poland. So, by far, they are not, "one of last ukrainian tanks".
@@markuscook4429 I think rumors still, not official announcement.
There are so many possibilities in war that are unaccounted for…. In 1965, India almost lost half of a state when Pakistanis with their superior Patton tanks were up against Indian Shermans. Well almost until the Indian general flooded the fields, the patton tanks got stuck and then were pounded by artillery. The battle can be looked up as “The battle of Asal Utar” and was pivotal in turning the tide of the war.
What could have been a slaughter for the Indian Armoured forces turned out a surprise where the Pakistani armoured division got decimated. All because someone turned on the tap
Awesome story, thanks for sharing!
First time hearing this. Awesome read
@@yajamanvamsikrishna509 necessity is the mother of invention
Warning True face of war
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You forgot to add that Patton tanks advertised as the last word in armour at that time, was very vulnerable to recoiless guns mounted on Willys jeeps at point blank range. That and probably some shit tactics led to a nice chunk of Pak Army's newest toys then getting chewed up bad.
very well put tugether. thank you
You're overqualified, Cappie.
We've gotta get you a raise.
Also you're leaving out that Russia and China were also architects of this "" rules based order". Thus their PERMANENT seats on the council, and how any one of these countries can torpedo an agenda by themselves.
So the rules based order aka the UN was set up to "Benefit only the architects of the system, namely the United States". But Russia was just as big of an architect of the UN and holds the same power as the US on the most important institutions within the UN. The rules of the UN arent "whatever the US says" because both Russia and China have permanent veto power on the security council. Seems like wholey incoherent line of argumentation on the video
@@excuseyou1526 no not realy .... and the un wasnot created by the us, and the us russia and chian are not the only ones with veto power ... but are the only 3 to use it witouth any respect for other .... vetos should not exist in the un for anione
only partly, the swift is also part of the "rule based order" and the us weaponizes it against countries that doesn't bend to the us will.
@@randomdude2832 no just a country that invaded and wants to eleminate the ukrainian people .. but you agree with that up to you
@@markcasila8310 oh so true. And I ABSOLUTELY agree, no one state should be able to torpedo an agenda all by themselves, the desire to be in charge or take their ball and go home has made the UN impotent. Sadly, that was by design. The UN _could_ and should have been the single greatest accomplishment for peace of the human species. Instead the powers that be only wanted to use it when it suited them. 😑
I would point out that the M113 is more of a Jack of All Trades vehicle. Officially, an Armored Personnel Carrier. In actuality, it's the basis for the M270 MLRS, M142 HIMARs' bigger, older sibling. It's also adaptable into a Mortar Carrier as well as a mobile SAM platform as well as a AAG mount.
In addition, the M113 can be a Command-and-Control vehicle. So, technically, very useful on the Offense.
Additionally, M113 has been adapted to be a Tank Destroyer firing ATGMs. Some further M113s have been converted in Gun Tank Destroyers by simply adding Tank Turrets to the hulls. Not very effective like the ATGMs, due to the technical difficulties there.
On the other hand, a Poor Man's Light Tank has been created from M113 by simply adding a Light Tank's Turret with Gun included. I've seen photos of M113s with 75mm and 76mm Tank Turrets taken from M24 and M41 American Light Tanks.
If that isn't enough, well, M113s have been made into rather effective Infantry Fighting Vehicles by adding 25mm or 30mm Gun Turrets, both Manned and Unmanned. The spacious interior has allowed for such conversions and even some Light Tank models of the M113 used these smaller, but highly effective guns.
In addition to that, the M113 can be used as a Medical Transport. Though Russia might shoot these ones up, it would be a blatant violation of International Law. Which, of course, it doesn't care about, since there is a subsection regarding Foreign and Irregular Forces in a Standing Military that provides them with protection as well as an additional subsection that protects Resistance Fighters.
Of course, the Ukrainians care about the M113 as a Medevac. Because it's their wounded that will be carried, largely safer, to a medical facility or field hospital. With room inside for the medics to work rather than cramped vehicles they already have.
The M113 can also do recon and spotting as well as be equipped with Smoke Generators and even be modded to be a cargo and ammo carrier.
Honestly... The only thing the M113 can't do is fly. On its own at least.
There is also a Turkish version of the M113, which is the M113 modified and produced in Turkey.
Plus, many nations are about to replace their M113s in service. Many upgraded and using new tech and equipment. So, the American M113s will likely be joined as other nations upgrade their own defenses first. Which would give the Ukrainians a lot of useful vehicles that they can modify to their hearts' content.
I remember that the Swiss army used to have quite a large number of M113 equipped with a heavy mortar since the 1960ies.
Sounds like another game changer...😂👍
I used to be a driver and occupant m113 and it is a piece of freaking junk the armor couldn't stop at 7.62 and it had almost no combat effectiveness for its personnel the only good thing about it was the engine can keep you warm at night when you're sitting on top of it.
@@pointofnoreturn4804 I figured it was good for moving troops and equipment from point a to point b, along with pulling out the injured. Didn't expect it to be used as an offensive weapon.
@@coalitionoftheilling i think Ukrainians made modifications but no they use it for logistic transports of troops and supply cus they didnt had that
Thanks for the unbiased video which looks at war from both sides, which is extremely rare.
One of the best video on Russia Ukraine war. Wars are ugly but world powers that manipulate rules in their best interest will inevitably create more conflict in future.
Not letting Ukraine to be too successful for the fear of escalation sounds more like an appeasement, and appeasement never works.
Certain levels don't work. But super small levels do work. Hopefully soon Russia gives up or Ukraine can hold Russia in place and both sides can come to the negotiating table.
The difference between hitler and putin is that putin has nukes.
@@vyros.3234 Sounds like appeasement. I wouldn't surreneder or negotiate if the devil knocked on your door and destroyed your house.
@@michaelthompson9548 Thats really stupid tbh. Imagine some kid made Mike Tyson angry enough to start a fight , that boy ought to negotiate quickly
I suspect it's a balancing act between damaging Putin enough that he's removed without risking the collapse of the Russian state, or risking the Russian people turning on the West and supporting Putin with a general mobilisation. Clearly Putin doesn't feel like people would support a full mobilisation or he would have done it already.
Weirdly, Russia *was* benefiting from the "rules based system". They were getting more people to invest in their country, they were importing high tech planes, machines, and consumer devices. They were on the way toward modernizing and integrating, with a lot more of the world becoming interested in their natural resources; and even now, the largest chunk of their economy is not domestic services, it's exports of fuel: Exporting goods is participating in a rules-based system where you can be reasonably certain that when you send somebody a freighter full of stuff, that you'll get the pay you agreed on. They only suffered the "stick" of the rules based system when they broke the rule that says you aren't allowed to attack your neighbors.
The problem with your "rules-based system" is that the rules are made in DC, London and other capitols that are unfriendly to Russia by people who think they have the right to rule the world. The main issue is sovereignty and overthrowing this unipolar Western hegemony and bringing about a multipolar world, and most of the world agrees with Russia.
@@black_eagle bollocks. The rules were the only thing saving Russia from economic oblivion and complete ostracization from all the major parties that matter on the geopolitical chessboard.
Russia found out the rules were put their for their protection, not ours.
You said it yourself, the largest sector of their economy is exporting oil and gas. The reason Russia ended up fighting with their neighbors is because their neighbors were fucking with their oil industry.
@@black_eagle boy what planet do you live on? "Most of the world agree with russia", fam i live in CHILE and i saw people protesting agaisnt russia's invasion, the world does not support russian aggression, and this "multipolar world" bs, is nothing more than russia desperately looking for the relevance it lost after the USSR collapsed and its NEVER coming back, heck this dumb war might end up collapsing russia itself
@@black_eagle correction, very little of the world agrees with russia. Im sure plenty dislike the western hegemony we have now though.
God bless America! Thanks to the American people for supporting Ukraine. But we still need help in weapons
The US is the biggest joke on the planet
Wow, 1300 dollar per European. I know about 1000 useful way to spend this money.
Excellent analysis. Thanks. 👌👍🏼
Bro, excellent analysis and a very balanced presentation of the actual issues. Well done.
Even after two and a half millennia, Thucydides quote still remains oh so relevant - “Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
― Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
Your time scale is off there.
as a bit lost until the "yo bro-part" in the end, thank you for clarifying it !
It's called money laundering.
The biggest problem with sending western tanks, are that Soviet-built bridges were always built to withstand vehicles up to 45 tons. This was on purpose, to allow lighter Soviet tanks to cross, while not being able to support western tanks that typically weigh 15-20 tons more than Russian ones.
That's a factor but I'd argue not a deal-breaker. The biggest problem is more like that the Leopard 2, Challenger 2, Abrams, etc, are all extremely expensive and complex systems that take months to train on and would stretch the logistical capabilities of the Ukrainian Army. The cost of a new or newly upgraded western tank is much less than those following the Soviet model of quantity over quality. That's fine for any of the world's leading economies, not so much for Ukraine, which struggles with corruption and a weak agrarian economy.
Not so much of an issue after you can launch a missle from 100 miles away these days though
@@shaddaboop7998 Yeah training is crucial too. I remember people crapping on Germany for sending some of their older mothballed gear they had back from East Germany, but thing is that was Soviet gear and Ukrainians already had trained operators that could put the stuff to use immediately.
They are nit collapse if a few tanks go through them
@@zaxarispetixos8728not really.
Your content has improved so much since this video brother! Keep up the good work
This might be one of the best videos you've put out. We'll done Sir
I love how Cappy shows us that he googled how to pronounce Kherson in American English. To be fair, the important part is the emphasis on the "son" part. Read it like "kher space? no, *kher zone*"
"HERSON"
Cappy seems to intentionally butcher most pronunciations lmao, I'm sure it's a running joke at this point or part of his non-pretentious charm
K is silent
K is silent
it's a hard H, it doesn't really exist in english. #gethard.
Why didnt u mention the Budapest Memorandum of 1994 where the US, UK and Russia agreed to not violate Ukraines borders. This is reason number one UK and US are strong supporters of Ukraine now. They signed an agreement to do so. In exchange, Ukraine gave its nukes to Russia btw
In all fairness if Budapest memorandum did not happen, the support would probably be about the same. That agreement was a complete scam.
You should read that document I dont thinknit means ehat you think it means
That was a pre coup government agreement. Treaty's are only as good as the party's will to uphold it and for the original party's to be around.
In 2014, Obama and crew did not do a damn to help Ukraine.
@@FM4AMGV Its an evil fascist coup when i disagree with it and a wholesome democratic revolution when i agree with it!
As a Marine, i suspected as much, knowing our own Corrupt Govt, thanks for Breaking it down a little bit Task and Purpose.
Superior presentation. Love your work.
Secretary Austin pretty well stated the objective - destroy Russia’s ability to do this again.
How is that not backfiring? Russia doesn't have a service economy like much of the west with millennials sitting in cubicles making apps. They have an industrial and commodities based economy. Things that make the world go round. The Russian economy is actually larger than Germany's if you subtract all that hollow GDP. So they will survive sanctions and all this will do is force new alliances that further undermine the rules based system. China, Russia, etc don't want our rules anymore. They are setting up their own economic union so the sanctions thing is pretty much over. The US can't effectively bully people through the global economy. We're going to have to start leaving people alone or shooting people in the face again. The Ukraine war didn't need to happen. That's how you address this problem. Leadership going back decades and not once the bad action leaves you with only bad options.
@@RJT80 , are you overlooking the fact that Russia invaded Ukraine? Putin has led Russia into an abyss - his enemies only need to sit back and watch. His is an unforced error on an epic scale.
All without the cost of American boots on the ground too. That's also important to point out.
@@arcturionblade1077 American boots on the ground would be a perfect excuse for escalation by Putin though. Much as I suspect many US military types would love a crack as "Ivan", they don't want to give Putin an excuse for nukes or general mobilisation of the population.
@@arcturionblade1077 sounds like a good deal
Loving the deep dive in this video.
Great informative very interesting abd excellent job 🙏👍🙏👍🙏😃
Right on target young man! They are sending them surplus crap, and charging for the biggest and best for the US. Wonder what contractor and politicians are getting paid off?? Keep going on this topic!
I was born in russia and lived there for the first 2 decades+ of my life; even served in the (still Soviet) army in the 80s (it was total, universal draft, no exceptions for anyone - I got drafted at 18 after my first year in college). Well, there are no two ways about it, my old country is a messed-up, blood-thirsty threat to the survival of the humankind at this point. russia and putin must be stopped. I acknowledge that there are no easy ways/no silver bullet way to stop him at this point. But, well, there are regular-ass bullets that also work. Yes, anything we do it's going to be painful for us, i.e. for the Free World too; but we have to do it. And there is definitely no way of stopping putin that does not involve helping Ukrainians to inflict maximum damage possible on the russian army. I've been a U.S. taxpayer for what, 32 years - since 1990; every Javelin missile we've sent there has some microscopic contribution in it for me as well. I'm willing to pay MORE taxes; I'm willing to pay $10/gallon for gas for a few years, if that's the price of f***ing putin up.
If it's a bullet that kills Putin, it won't be made out of silver but from a ton of gold.
HELL YEAH!
edit: Really enjoyed reading your comment and story. Am glad you are here, and I feel the same way you do. Just without the real, personal history and investment. Really appreciate what you're saying. Since 2014 Ukraine has been very influential for me. So I do really care. just... thanks. Your comment really affected me.
Agreed 2X. Helping Ukraine with weapons and financially to get rid of Putin is the bargain of the century. Too bad Ukraine has to fight it out alone, but as long as they are willing to fight, maximum effort must be put in to sustain their fighting ability.
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The thing is, we don't have to pay 10 gal gas at all. It has a lot less to do with Russian oil than what the media wanted you to believe.
What about the Droid attack on the Wookies?
After finding out how much was misspent in Afghanistan we need open accounting of we’re the money is going and who’s getting it
Good stuff, thanks
That’s a good vid, thanks for your support from Ukraine! One thing is - names of the cities you mention should be spelled with “h”, not “k”. Diplomats that are speaking at that fragment of video spell those names correctly) There’s the rule of transcribing Ukrainian names into English, but the least I could say - it’s not really based on something understandable to English native)
P.S. Both Kherson and Bakhmut sound Arabic when spelled with “k”))
There has never been a “rules based order”. Never. The only rule is achieving and maintaining “full spectrum dominance”.
Surprisingly balanced and fair information.
I love your programs, they are entertaining and educative...
I enjoyed the nuance that you displayed in this video. It’s really fun watching you grow as a person as you research more videos and expose yourself to more information.
Keep up the good work bro
So one thing of note is that the US signed the lend lease act but it actually hasn't come into effect. I think with the larger weapons it's mainly about training. Takes a hell of a long time to train enough people to run and fix Abrams to field them in large numbers compared to artillery or rocket artillery.
But you don't need to train people to maintain an Abrams - you simply contract anything but basic field maintance (e.g. daily, weekly and monthly services and recovery procedures) out to a civillian firm e.g. General Dynamics and perform the service ina. neighbouring NATO country, idealluy one that is also using Abrams - e.g. Poland.
Or Ukraine hires contractors directly - e.g. ex US Army tankers/techs/mechanics which is legal and customary under the laws of land warfare.
Then the training for someting like an Abrams becomes relativeluy simple - probably 6-12 weeks - you don't need to teach much tactical skills/doctrine - Ukraine already has qualified tankers - they just need to transition them to new vehicles.
@@1337flite It's the logistics and supply chains required for said field maintenance. Tanks are actually very maintenance intensive and require massive and constant supply trains to successfully keep operational. You also aren't going to get the U.S. to sign off on sending any civilians anywhere near a warzone that the U.S. itself isn't directly partaking in. They aren't going to be able to fully trust the Ukrainians or Polish to fully protect said civilian contractors.
Will, don't forget that the Ukrainians (and Poles) are already skilled in:
1) Maintaining high tech military weaponry
2) Operating a LARGE military logistics system
3) Training new staff to perform all of the above
4) Defending all of the above
5) Doing all of the above while _at war_
Don't, for even a second, compare Ukraine to the Iraqi or Afghan situation. These guys are for real and have spent a decade rebuilding their military from the ground up.
From the ground up and _very successfully_ too.
They had prepared for years for this and when those first strikes came in and the West was drooling on the floor, the Ukrainian military _ghosted_ Russia.
They preserved most of their air force, air defence, rocketry and artillery, feel back in good order, extended the Russian supply lines and then _spanked_ them in front of the world.
And that was planned and practised.
In Putin's wetest dreams his "modernised" military isn't this good.
And then they sunk an air defence _cruiser_ with _no ****ing navy_
Yes Russia's navy is hot garbage, but that's _still_ somewhat like sinking a Ticonderoga with bad language.
I don't think parts with English names and mph on the dial are going to phase them.
Theres a hundred reasons why LL wont materialise in any significant way but the number 1 is USA actually expects UA to pay back the loans and the leases. UA have to show they can repay/pay for whatever they buy.
UA was stripped of assets to use as colateral before the war to secure all the IMF/WB/EU development loans /bailouts theyve blown through since 2014. Even the EU have stopped lending money to UA. A Recent loan of $9bn was cancelled by the EU central Bank because they judged UA would never be able to repay it.
This is not the open line of credit that USA gave to the Allies in WW2. It's more of a way to help US arms corporations make as much profit as possible.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 there is a lot of gas in the occupied areas of Ukraine, enough for Russia to invade and enough to repay any debt.
Politik is a point on its own. Corruption and the fight against it is there problem. I feel sad and worried about all the civillians and parents of killed soldiers in this horrible war. Nice video btw!!!!!
I think this is your most objective and informative video to date. Keep up the brilliant work!!!
First of all the rules in ~1947 was driven by Americans chamber of commerce wanting a basically a world free market trade. And were willing to help reward the world agreement. Communist nations never joined in and Islamic nations limited their participation. However; we let Chicoms in to free trade without requiring them to follow all the rules, less then Islamic nations.
The American Chamber of Commerce made the rules so they can change those rules. They have significantly in the last decade change those rule, unrecognizable . Chamber of Commerce pine for the rules of communism. That is what the WEF tell us and there minions in government have show us during the Covid pandemic. The corruption in Ukraine was made possible to reach this level by the rule makers rewarding corruption. Corruption in part achieving the world the WEF pine for.
Ukraine is not Vietnam, Iran, or Afghanistan since we sent in our troops that did most of the fighting. They never showed the capacity if given the tool the ability to win. Second these were much closer to Civil Wars not an invasion. Ukraine may have been occupied by the USSR but showed that the Ukraine was never part of Russia. Note the starvation by Stalin of Ukrainians in ~ 1920s. Giving better weapons or more of them will not be turned over to Russia without a fight. Russia could overpower them but so far that is unlikely.
Corruption is Ukraine will be allowed is we allow it. We are responsible for auditing what we send to them. Small corruption will never be stopped but large scale corruption is much easier to detect even from afar with few sources. We determine the level of corruption and in the above wars we let in happen.
Ukraine is a civil war too
@@ThePuppyman12 yep. Half the country sees Russia as liberators half as conquerors. The Russians will take the black sea coast and Ukraine up to the Dneiper they don't want to try and conquer and Banderistan in the west.
Really well done video! As someone who studied Russo-Ukrainian relations for years and International Relations in general, you did a really good job answering the questions in understandable language. Loved this and most of your videos in general! Keep it up! 😊👍
Never did I imagine over 30 countries need to be a military alliance, just because they fear 1 country(Russia).
It show Russia strong leadership and professional of Russia soldiers.🇷🇺🏆
@@harrierr628How would you ever think that 30 powerful nations united against Russia could ever be good news for Russia?
@@Jkim890 first ask yourself why are you afraid of a single nation?
@@karantikoo9302 Be honest. Russia is more scared than anyone else in the world. That’s how they are behaving.
@@karantikoo9302 Nato’s not scared of Russian leadership, military, or equipment, they’re scared of what a losing country with as many nuclear bombs as Russia will do
What happened to the Pelosi/China video? 🧐
Would love to see an update today on where all the money has gone to Ukraine
Russia parking weapons and munitions inside of a nuclear power plant definitely doesn't change anything... 🌻👀
Which ?
@@NURGLESBLESSING Zaporizhzhia. 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 Slava Ukraine!
The main problem with supplying tanks to Ukraine is how different western tanks are from soviet ones. All the eletronics are different but most importantly they need a human ammunition loader which is a crew position extinguished in soviet based tanks since 1972 that Ukrainian tank crews would need to learn from scratch. The fact that tank crews need far more training than artillery crews to operate effectively at the frontlines makes the task even harder.
If the war continues for long amounts of time Training Ukrainian Troops is a thing that might happen.
I think Ukrainians know very well how to reload a cannon. Learning this "amazingly complicated" skill "from scratch" is the least of anyone's problems.
Tanks are smallest of the Ukrainians problems with weapons - they lost about 200+ tanks since start of war and... got more then 300 only from Poland (old t72 and 'twardy').
@@antonioalberto4680 Training Ukrainian Troops is what's happening on MASS SCALE since the beginning of the war... Do you really think that you're the first one that thought of this problem?
@@somebody700 Reading Kremlin news too much? Are you afraid of "western" influence? is the news "fake", but only Kremlin can provide you the "real" picture... It's ok, calm down.
Pretty good dissemination of current info !
Extremely accurate video and balanced. I really liked it ! Keep up ! 😜
Putin's criticisms aren't wrong, it's just that he wants Russia to be where America is, he doesn't want to actually eliminate neo-colonial structures. Russia's behaviour demonstrates his bad faith.
exactly. There are no angels, but if I had to choose a devil I choose the Western one that still allows us to pretend we have a democracy
One thing I should mention that is far more relevant then me just tossing some tidbits out: Israel.
The Yom Kippur War to be exact. The war started off very similarly to Ukraine. Last second mobilizations and heavy clashes between the vastly outnumbered Israelis using upgraded older equipment and Arab Forces using some of the latest and greatest Soviet toys on the Export Market and some that weren't.
Like the Ukrainians, the Israelis were highly successful in the defensive role and eventually, with what they had on hand, they were able to counterattack once the Arabs had been bled enough.
By your own statement Chappy, the Russians will lose about 50% of their Tanks by November 20th, 2022, whereas the Ukrainians will not until sometime in January 2023.
That's very significant. About two months difference. Which means, if the Russians lose enough forces, the Ukrainians losses will go down. The result being that new equipment would actually build up and then head into combat.
That said, the situation of the Yom Kippur War was such, that both the USA and USSR were actually stripping their own Stockpiles to resupply their respective side.
Vehicles still in US and Soviet paint schemes and ID markings were going into the hands of Israeli and Arab troops. Something we recently saw with a pair of former Czech Hinds now in Ukraine's service. They went into combat still painted in Czech Army Colors, but with Ukrainian IDs on them.
Which were hastily painted on.
Ammunition will be a big issue as well. The Ukrainians are getting new equipment, so as the US and Western Allies tool up for Ammo Production, the Ukrainians are going to be getting a share of that. The Russians have to try and figure out how to ramp up their own production or source ammunition from their own allies.
And China is now not in a very good position to supply the Russians, meaning that their best sources would be Iran and North Korea, two nations that have been historically dependent on Russia.
The Yom Kippur War also occurred when both the USA and USSR were able to produce plentiful amounts of arms and ammo. Now, neither the USA or Russia can do the same. Neither nation is set up.
As such, the Russians are burning through whatever they can field. They had a number of T-90Ms already in production when the war started. Those Tanks are going to be finished. Whatever they have on hand to use to produce T-90Ms until they run out of it all.
By contrast, the West as a whole can continue production. The Chip Shortage is a major issue, but not an impossible issue. It still means a major slowdown and it exposes the issues in the US Military-Industrial Complex that prevented a fully stock inventory in favor of constant production of existing systems with the odd new system thrown in for added measure.
While small arms and unguided rockets will become increasingly available, the 227mm Rockets the US Military uses are another thing.
The same with the Vehicles. It will be some time before what the Ukrainians need will even be partially met. That's why there are down payments now. So, as it becomes available, it can go to Ukraine.
There is a tact the USA can take. Simply recreating the American Volunteer Group and giving them American Hardware to use. Of course, you can imagine how THAT will go over with the Russians.
That said, of course, is the training. The US Military already knows how that looks. Poland uses both Western and Eastern systems. While they are sending much of their Eastern systems to Ukraine, they are having internal fights over it. Not so much as to not help Ukraine, but because there is divided opinion and who has the best equipment.
If you thought F-16 and F-15 drivers had difference of opinions or both against the A-10 guys or the three against the Strategic Bomber guys or the USAF and USN/MC rivalries... Yeah... They were using the same technology.
Poland... Not so much.
Though, now Poland wants HIMARs as well. About a couple of hundred of them. And with the possibility for a lot more.
Poland is making the transition from Eastern to Western. But there is still internal debate on the subject. At this point, the inertial for the change is simply that Modern Western Weapons are better. So, they are being swapped out simply due to being much newer and much better, as shown by how M1 Abrams eats up and spits out Eastern Tanks frequently.
But the MiG-29 and F-16 Fighter Communities in the Polish Air Force alone were reaching Imperial Japanese Military levels of Taking the Rivalry Too Far.
And that's before you get to the whole training and learning aspect.
One guy I noticed mentioned about handing over F-16s with just a manual. Yeah. That's right. It's not so simple as that.
Great comment. Thanks for taking the time. Good read.
I see there was some effort put in this comment.
Thanks for all your thoughts and putting time into your comment
I do my best to frame and present information.
Unfortunately, there are limits to how much information people can absorb in a single sitting and how much I can fit into a limited amount of space as CZcams does have limits in the comments on size.
As such it is a tricky thing to get relative information in without both overload and overlimit.
Amazing knowledge dump this veteran was blown away
WHY WAS THE CHINA VIDEO JUST TAKEN DOWN!?
I love how you don't take yourself too seriously, but make a very intelligent analysis at the same time 👌
We're just being fed what they want us to eat.
Why did the other China video get taken down?
Your pronunciation of Ukrainian cities becomes better! But still way much space to improve. Thank you for refreshing reviews! Victory is ours!
Quality analysis. Yes seams like US aid is designed to give Ukraine just enough to stay in tge fight. But not enough to win.
Terrible strategy considering they are printing billions and giving some of those to Ukraine
For multiple reasons. If Ukraine pushed back it could piss off Russia to much and possibly draw out the war even more. It's also to appeal to the American isolationists and those that support Ukraine but think we are spending to much. The American populations from what I can tell is easily majority support Ukraine but the rest being isolationists and those that want to appease Russia. And then there is that 1% that is pro Russia made up of the far left commies and the weird far right.
That is how our politicians make money
Fortunately they're not the only country supporting Ukraine.
US supplies those weapons to keep Ukraine to fight long enough for its own total destruction.
Doo, da doo! Send in the Clowns! The Kremlin and Trumper Clowns!
Very well said
I had a lol moment when I saw the burnt out husk of a Russian tank with a pristine "z" insignia.they should make the tanks out of that indestructible flame proof paint.
I was like "if the fire burned the green camo of the tank then it would burn the z paint"