Comments by "Andy Monaghan" (@229andymon) on "Russian Forces Recapture Strategic Heights On The Flanks of Bakhmut | Bakhmut Front Update 24/05/23" video.

I'm no military expert, but I'm assuming the 3-1 ratio for attackers/defenders won't apply if the attackers have artillery and air superiority.
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@psalmno.51 There is nothing new under the sun, as they say. I recommend you read “Anabasis” by Xenophon, detailed how 10,000 Greek mercenaries battled their way home from the heart of the Persian Empire before the rise of Rome.
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@psalmno.51 Looks like great books to read, however I'd recommend you read Xenephon even just coz it's a fantastically written and entertaining account of ancient warfare. In my very humble estimation the tactics, organisation, bravery and skills of the Greeks would stand to teach armies today. All the best.
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@davidlazarus67 Perhaps because of the absurdity of thinking Russia would invade even one NATO country. Article 5 would mean almost the whole of Europe plus USA would respond. There’s not a chance Russia (alone) would conceive of such a suicidally stupid idea. Russia is a (relatively) strong military country, but it’s economy is smaller then Italy’s and it’s population half of USAs. Of course it has nukes, but it always has, so that’s not changed.
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@davidlazarus67 This is the Russia struggling to overcome Ukraine we’re talking of, right?
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@davidlazarus67 Even if that was true, which I'd argue, it still doesn't mean Russia would ever make the colossal mistake of invading a NATO country. If there was one thing that would be guaranteed to destroy Russia, it would be that.
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