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"Obviously Russians won't bother with ROE"

Nice...

In case you didn't notice, he's not been here that long, so lighten up on the sarcasm.

I've seen 120mm go through T-90AM at about 1000m, so two tin cans are understandable  . 

"Obviously Russians won't bother with ROE"

Nice...

"Obviously Russians won't bother with ROE"

Nice...

St Petersburg case:
-So NATO would risk fighting ~35% of all active Russian military, surrounding a 5M city using three weakest NATO members being the aggressor and risking a full-blown thermonuclear retaliation for a diversion? I mean, fine, but what would they be diverting? Most of Ukrainian fighting would be handled by Southern MD with reinforcements form Western MD and Central MD's, while fighting in the Baltics would be handled by the bulk of western MD with reinforcements from Central MD's. 
 
Kaliningrad case: 
-So NATO would risk provoking the said ~35% of all active Russian military surrounding the largest naval base in the area with about 14K active fighting land personnel, blockading 440K city being the aggressor and risking a full-blown thermonuclear retaliation for a bargaining chip? 
 
Russian intervention into NATO states:
-So we would risk provoking NATO reserve mobilization in a region not connected to the operation in Ukraine, straining our economy beyond measure activating over 50% of our active standing personnel, acting the aggressor and thermonuclear retaliation for a bargaining chip?
 
None of those scenarios are adequate or make sense if both sides are fighting a war of limited objectives in the Ukrainian theater of operations. At least to me anyways. 

They are indeed increasing spending greatly, however it's part of a vast overhaul of the military.  It's not exactly "more" in the sense that now there's even more military capability, as much as it's replacing stuff that's now hopelessly broken and obsolete, or standing up new forces that are better adjusted to operate post 1995 or so.  Russia had some very bad years in defense spending and procurement, and it still has a fair way to go.  To that end again it's doubtful Russia could fight a full spectrum conflict in the Ukraine, take the Baltic states, keep NATO from attacking Kaliningrad in 2017.  A full spectrum fight in the Ukraine, and sort of a deterrence presence elsewhere  is about what it can reasonably carry out (and honestly about what NATO can manage too on short notice).  
 
The CMBS scenario basically assumes no one really wanted a war in the Ukraine, but through a comedy of errors it occurred anyway.  It stands to reason Russia isn't playing to restablish control over Eastern Europe (as a "win" in Estonia or something would unleash the sort of international crapstorm that would at best make Russia a even more of a pariah state, at worst, mean another conventional war some day in the future, and full NATO response).  NATO certainly isn't planning victory parades through Kursk following the restoration of Konigsburg or whatever.  Ukraine just wants its eastern parts back.  
 
I think it's important to separate what's going on now from a continuation of the last cold war, to a new cold war with different players, realities and playing pieces.  Assuming because there's war the long dead Red Army will surge forth astride it's mothballed T-80 fleet, reconquer through Poland and then take Berlin is neglecting the actual Russian actions, goals, intentions and capabilities, and instead simply trying to view the world through 1980's glasses again.

Sigh. This was a good thread. Please don't let it get locked.

Im Russian and live near the Baltic States, I am not driven nuts by this nor is anybody I know. I think this tends to be the Baltic perception more than reality.

Attack on Zasissya
 
Started as a good scenario, like the 1st in the campaign. Liked the map. But there is a small issue...
 
I started by bombing the highground to dust with Oplots and 152mm, while 120mm struck the warehouses. Under the cover of the barrages I moved in from the left with one platoon of infantry to cover the warehouse and provide base of fire for later attack. Hinds kept killing stuff further away, but they didn't report any contacts.
 
I then isolated the highground with smokescreen and moved in with 2 Oplots and 1 platoon of infantry. The few last surviving enemies were mopped and the highground was taken. Simultaneously along the highway my tanks and APCs kept killing individual BMPs and infantry teams as they were spotted. Even a T-72. Then I took the warehouses losing one APC with all infantry inside to a RPG team.
 
So far so good. With no contacts whatsoever, and reinforcements arriving, I decided to flank from right. I went around the forest with the reinforcing 4 Oplots and infantry platoon, with 4 other Oplots providing cover. I approached the final objective from the right, with only few individual Russians trying to resist. Good thing the APS kept RPGs from hitting and the trailing APCs bombed the spotted targets with autocannons.
 
Now, what really annoyed me... It's 0930, and out of nowhere a 2 platoons of BMPs and 2-3 T-72s (there is no AAR tool!) spawned 10 meters from my BTRs trailing the Oplots that have just reached the objective. 3 minutes of total carnage follow, with the whole infantry platoon blowing up inside their BTRs during the first 5 seconds of action. Lost one Oplot too, otherwise the enemy that materialized from thin air was obliterated. Russians surrender and I get a total victory, but I think the platoon that was lost will be useful later in the campaign?
 
Maybe the scenario author didn't take into account either the amount of time it takes to finish the scenario or the possibility to quickly flank from the right? The enemy reinforcements spawned right in the middle of my force, which is a real immersion killer. In this particular scenario, the map could be extended further to have the reinforcements arrive from somewhere rather than spawn. Having them start where they spawned would make them Hind food if the player, like me, uses them early on to hunt for targets in the enemy rear. Maybe it will be different after a patch?
 
This was just a quick feedback from the Ukrainian campaign. Finished 2 mission of it so far and also a number of single scenarios. Good stuff!

Yep, my friend. We'll get it eventually.

I would like digital only pre-order too. Deliver is pretty expensive (27 dollar) to Finland, Europe.
 
Plz, release it soon! I'll buy digital only as soon as it's there...

Depends on the army. The chances of getting killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Desert Storm was significantly lower for US soldiers than it was for the iraqis: during Iraqi Freedom, from 20 March 2003 – 1 May 2003, the Coalition suffered approximately 170 fatalities while defending iraqi troops suffered approximately 30.000 combat deaths. That is a kill/death ratio of 176, which is incredibly in favor of the coalition forces.
 
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq

Can you give me context of when I game they say it? I can't think of any and went through the script and couldn't find one in my mind that sounds like that to my ear. I'd like to help you.

It is saying "done talking" ie: over

This sort of reminds me that in CMBB the Soviet troops used a phrase that always tickled me. I don't know what it meant or even what the actual words were in Russian, but to my ear it sounded exactly like, "I'm a gecko!" I used to smile every time I heard that and I heard it a lot. So I guess you could say that BB made me happy even though it didn't run well on my machine.
 

 
Michael

It is saying "done talking" ie: over

It is amazing to me that the United States did not require threat analysts of theSoviet Union to speak Russian or to at least have a working knowledge of at least operational terms and unit designation types. Our analysts most certainly speak English and/or the language of who they analyze . Differences in thought processes are interesting to me.

Nope. That is not what happened at Donetsk Airport. The Ukrainian Army had rotated soldiers there when the fighting flared back up again. Separatists bombarded the airport for like a day before assualting. They finally cornered the UA and killed around a plataoon (Ukrainian estimates is like 34 I believe) and captured some more. (These are the ones you see paraded around on Separatists videos). The UA was trapped on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the new terminal I believe with the Separatists on the 1st and 4th. They just wore them down until the actual terminal collapsed in on itself and killed a handful of soldiers. There was nothing left to defend and the Separatists took some prisoners.
 
Of course there was a wider battle going on around Pivsky and the other suburbs around Donetsk. The UA trusted to take back the airport and they made gains at first, but they were pushed back into the airport was cut off and the defenders were defeated.
 
And this happened like a week to 10 days ago I believe. There is a lot of videos out there of the fightiing and the aftermath. Along with Ukrainian sources stating that they were "decisively defeated". There was no withdrawal.

Наряд - so much in such a small word. 

I am a Russian whose cousin works in a circus. Is this a challenge? 

I remember that in front of our barrack there was a large rock that seemingly often needed to be painted a different color.  Salary was difficult to obtain, but the budget was always available for paint for that rock.

It seems every Army has a surplus of paint. In the '80 we still had the M33 helmet (yes, 33 means 1933) and a guy of the armory told me that they were repainted regularly every 3-4 years.

I remember that in front of our barrack there was a large rock that seemingly often needed to be painted a different color.  Salary was difficult to obtain, but the budget was always available for paint for that rock.

Buhahahhahaha!

May I add picking up all the sticks from nearby forest or collecting cones for several hours.