Your "combined arms" is missing the air power side of the equation.
The War in the Ukraine
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We have an airforce of pretty normal size
Not even sure they want to take even my old SKS rifle out of my hands with a new restriction bill on guns.
These statement is directed at Germany to give them room to contribute less in weapons to Ukraine.
I thought about the possible use of nuclear weapons a lot.
Logically, it makes sense to just nuke Ukraine and end the war. I think the reason why Russia won't nuke Ukraine, is simply because Ukraine is Russia. Makes no sense to nuke your own land.
how ever, Russia can nuke Poland, like warsaw. If Russia does that, NATO ends, and it is over for NATO. Because the USA is not going to be completely destroyed for Poland. Neither will France and UK. This nuclear attack will break NATO.
The end result isn't pretty. now, everyone will want a nuke. because it is clear in the new world order, nuke means security guarantee. No alliance will ever offer anyone the protection they need.
The west already sanction Russia to the point Russia has nothing left to lose. India and China aren't going to stop buying from Russia because of a nuclear attack. Both India and China are nuclear states, they don't care. The whole world will be shaken up.
cn_habs
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Poland hasn't directly that much bad deed to Russia to get nuked. I would stop fantasizing such scenarios.
I would see Hungary and Poland to take some Oblast to bring Nato a little bit more to the east than Russia nuking Poland. It would be a kick in the gut for Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is already the punching ball... why not going for a second run ? Russia could not just say no for self determination of a couple of oblast ?
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Russia military will lose popular support if they use nukes in Ukraine. Russians people will see it as self nuking.
Russian and Poland had historical rivalry. If Russia want to make a point and break apart nato, Poland is the easy escape goat.
The purpose of nuking Poland is to simply demonstrate to the world, NATO is really using eastern Europe as meat shield, the 3 great powers don't really want to risk their own life, and defend against a Russia nuclear attack.
I don't see Russia using nukes. But if they are to use nukes, the most likely target is Poland.
How? Canadian mech infantry regiments are equipped with LAVs + Leopard 2s in the best case scenario, and that's not even spread evenly across the 3 regular force regiments. For example only 2 battalions of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry are mechanized, with 3PPCLI only having trucks for mobility with no armor support. On top of that the 25mm autocannon on the LAVs that exist are completely overmatched when it comes to fire power. That's not the mention to complete lack of air defence, and I mean none. In an all out war Canadian Army at best could only serve as auxiliary formation of a larger army group, because it would be completely obliterated by enemy air power as soon as it set foot on the battlefield without support.
Infantry equipment is completely outdated as well. Can you imagine that Canada doesn't even operate infantry portable ATGMs? I remember my coworker was telling me how jealous he was of British army infantry kit, and that's really saying something.
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Why do you think accurate figures will ever be released for this war? It benefits nobody other than internet warriors trying to settle pointless arguments. The only way we'll get internal figures is if it gets leaked and nobody will trust it anyways.