Krugman tweets about an article on Russian logistics

[BootinUp]

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=CueOZL25GuXEodW24pp24g

[underpants]

1. 👀

Reading later. Thanks. Tanks need gas every single day from my personal experience with them.

[Straw Man]

10. Well ...

Tanks need gas every single day from my personal experience with them.

... not if they aren't moving.

[underpants]

11. They burn a lot of gas

Jet fuel actually in the unit I was in (Bradley and M1 mix per platoon). They at least topped off everyday. Some of it was almost superstition, some of it was being fully loaded should we need to move a lot in the coming days.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Per analysis by Kamil Galeev, Russia put most money into Navy they can't afford

This amazing Kamil Galeev analysis explains many geopolitical things including the training.

The twitter thread has images I've never seen before and is worth looking at for its own merits.

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216413169

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1497993363076915204.html

[underpants]

4. 👀

Looks like a deep dive. Thanks.

[underpants]

7. Kicking.

[crickets]

8. Wow. What an amazing read.

Once started, hard to stop. Galeev explains so much about what Russia/Putin have decided to do (and not do) and why. The concluding discussion of mythos is fascinating. The only issue (a big one) left unaddressed is the lack of air support. It's strange that he doesn't mention it.

[underpants]

3. Good read. Seems the Russians are built mainly for defense.

The different rail gauge and having to be so tied to rail doesn’t seem like a good way to attack let alone occupy.

[crickets]

9. It's amazing the rail gauge issue has been left unaddressed for so long. nt

[keithbvadu2]

5. Strategy... Let the enemy advance faster than their supply line.

Some reasons why Eisenhower was given top command:

He was an expert in logistics

and

he did not have the ego of Montgomery or Patton.

[Scrivener7]

6. That is a fascinating article. But it makes it even weirder that he decided to do this now.

He really must have completely lost his marbles.