Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Shaman.

This is coolbert:

From the "Small Wars Journal" and the article by by Chuck de Caro Tue, 06/28/2022.

"UKRAINE: THINK DEEP ATTACKS AGAINST RUSSIAN LOGISTICS"

ATTACK THE RUSSIAN MILITARY WHERE HE LIVES!

"The current state of the Ukraine-Russian war has fallen into a see-saw struggle for small territorial gains, much like the War in Korea in 1952-53."

"While the Ukrainians are now beefing up their capability for offensive naval operations in the Black Sea, as recommended in these pages months ago, those actions against the vulnerable Russian littoral left flank have yet to occur."

"With those naval operations presumably soon at hand, the Ukrainians might be well advised to begin attacking the Russian war effort’s other great vulnerability:  Logistics.   Specifically, the Russian Rail System, and the command and control structure of the Russian Army’s Material Technical Support Brigades."

Comments:

* I like to think the Ukraine Conflict more like the Winter War of 1940. Finland and the Soviet Union.

* Attacks on vulnerable Russian logistics already occurring. See Ukrainian "Shaman" ranger/commando special operations the Conflict. Purportedly crossing into Russian territory for sabotage missions.

* Black Sea adventures a side-show of the Conflict and not much can be expected from events if indeed they do transpire?

* Think too precedent! The "War of the Rails" during the Second World War [WW2]. Russian Guards Minelayers and Red partisans wreaking havoc on the rail supply network of the German.

* Such attacks most effective when combined and done in support of conventional military operations. Think the French Resistance WW2 attacks on German forces in the days immediately before and after the Normandy Invasion.

coolbert.




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