Comments by "" (@ericp1139) on "Ukraine has finally received Western tanks | DW News" video.

  1. Ukraine has zero air support and operate at a severe artillery disadvantage. I don’t care how good those tanks are, they are going to be 1 time use.
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  2.  @cantinadudes  why would it be a tank versus tank battle in real war? Most tanks are taken out by anti-tank weapons, air strikes, mines, etc. It’s not common to have a Hollywood tank battle.
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  3.  @dpelpal  when’s the last time you heard about the javelins? Weren’t they the original “game changing” wonder weapon?
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  4. Crews that relied on a crash course, no air support, and no logistics tail? These tanks will be 1 time use.
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  5.  @samfetter2968  Kharkiv offensive was against nobody. Russians had already withdrawn.
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  6.  @truth2774  How long do you want them to take to siege a fortress, considering it took NATO 8 years to build it up? And why should they go by your timetable? Mosul took the US around the same amount of time to "liberate" as well. And how are they doing this with shovels, washing machines, and unarmed convicts? In 7 months, shouldn't the AFU be able to march into Moscow by now, if the Russians are as ill-equipped as you say?
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  7.  @bjorndebar8361  Sure. But artillery that hits things are useful.
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  8.  @greengarnish1711  where will AFU get all that? They can’t even match Russia output.
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  9.  @ashleygoggs5679  it wasn’t a feint. It was simply knowing that most Russian mercenary contracts were due to expire and they knew that was the perfect time to strike when Russian manpower was at its weakest.
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  10.  @varyolla435  and how will these wonder weapon tanks be maintained?
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  11.  @richardcowling7381  I will bet against that. Either the tanks stay in West Ukraine or they end up as Russian trophies.
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  12.  @richardcowling7381  what kit was left behind? If so much was left behind, then why is Ukraine begging for more weapons? Russians don’t stay behind to get slaughtered or captured like in Mariupol or Bakhmut.
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  13.  @ashleygoggs5679  is there proof that they moved anything to Kherson? That’s on the total opposite end of the battle field. And they decided to withdraw to the other side of the river there too. The contracts were up and the Russians just didn’t have the manpower to defend such a big line. But now that they have the 300K+ mobilization, that won’t happen again.
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  14.  @bjorndebar8361  so, if they get damaged, they have to get sent all the way back to Poland. You think that’s just fine?
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  15.  @jwil6902  Ukraine destroyed thousands of tanks? And yet, Ukraine is still begging for more tanks? How is the math adding up?
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  16.  @bjorndebar8361  This isn't a computer game. Things don't just re-spawn on the battlefield.
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  17.  @ashleygoggs5679  Just look at a map. Kharkiv and Kherson are on total opposite ends of the battlefield.
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  18.  @bjorndebar8361  If a tank gets damaged, it needs to be hauled all the way back to Poland. Look at a map and tell me how that's going to work out? You gonna send a tow truck?
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  19.  @bjorndebar8361  Ukrainians aren’t some mythical repairmen. They still need parts that aren’t readily available and maintenance training that takes months. You make it sound like they have magic powers.
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  20.  @thanemlesstrue-arrow5724  how are they hurting? The ruble is at all time highs, their GDP is expected to grow thus year, war production is far outpacing the West, etc. Your sanctions totally backfired.
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  21.  @truth2774  so then what are all those Russian things in the sky? If they are losing them all the time, then how many do they have?
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  22.  @ashleygoggs5679  no point for you to keep arguing. Russians were short handed, especially after the expiring contracts. Even if they shifted troops for a ruse, they didn’t have enough manpower to hold such a large defensive line in either Kherson or Kharkiv. And Kharkiv was especially difficult to hold because it has a lot of open land. Kyiv will find this out the hard way.
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  23.  @bjorndebar8361  where are all these spare parts? And you realize Leopards, Challengers, and Abrams all use different parts? NATO could barely send the tanks themselves. And they’ve admitted they’re out of ammo. And is there a magic tow truck or supply line that you know of that I don’t?
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  24.  @truth2774  like I said, then what are all those Russian planes flying out there every day? If they’re all getting shot down, then how many do they have?
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  25.  @truth2774  lol, didn’t you all say Russia would be out of ammo since last March? When’s your next prediction of that happening? So what are the Ruskies fighting with in Bakhmut and Avdiivla? Shovels and washing machines?
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  26.  @truth2774  So what are the Ruskies fighting with in Bakhmut and Avdiivla? Shovels and washing machines?
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  27.  @truth2774  so, unarmed prisoners and restrained artillery fire is defeating Bakhmut and Avdiivka? What does that say about Ukraine and it’s NATO support?
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  28. The tide sure has turned a lot.
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