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[-] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 41 points 2 years ago

I'd suggest guns, missiles, and militarized drones. Maybe some tanks and stuff. I'm just spit balling here though.

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

Artillery. Artillery wins wars. The role of a soldier in the modern battlefield is a) spot for artillery and b) kill what artillery can't.

Ukraine has been making absolutely devastating use of every piece of artillery they've been given, even using highly unorthodox (but effective) tactics like using Russian news broadcasts to zero their shots.

The Russians have, to be fair, also made excellent use of artillery, which has historically formed the backbone of their military. This has been largely a conflict of big guns engaged in sniper duels, when they're not laying waste to anything that pops it's head out in the open.

[-] CollisionResistance@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

It's clearly working

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago

Well, Putin is 71. I’d say most 43 year old Ukrainians have an advantage.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago

Beware of old men in careers with short life expectancies. Doubly so when the Russians have been killing them off and on for over 10 years.

On the other hand, a draft of all adult males isn't exactly going to result in a lower average age. Still, the premise of the article is garbage.

[-] nekandro@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago
[-] naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

How would ketamine help? Sleeping or tripping soldiers aren't really what you want on the field, or what do I miss?

[-] nekandro@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Old story about Ukraine giving soldiers ketamine

this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2024
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