The sleeping giant is waking up. 2% GDP is more than $90 billion for the military!
Ukrainian War Developments
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The sleeping giant is waking up. 2% GDP is more than $90 billion for the military!
Okay I'll have a go now:
- Tu-22 are retired, Russia use Tu-22M
- The only winged missile it uses is Kh-32, which is an anti-ship cruise missile
- Kh-32 has 1000km range, you can easily hit Kiev while launching from inside Russia, no need to go to Belarus. Hell you could probably launch while above Moscow and hit Kiev
- To intercept a Kh-32 you probably need something like a S-300 or better, it's highly unlikely Ukraine have any of those left
we havent seen the global shortages and real inflation to make decision yet.
Europe is completely squeezed between Chinese exports and Arab energy prices. both groups are making money out it.
even Russia exports 100% stops to Europe. it can rely on these two. Russia is too attractive for routes , technical people and resources. that these two parties will hammer Europe with Russia.
I even think Russia exports to Turkey can exceed Germany easily.
Interesting , how you get to this conclusion ?
We don't know the number of drones ect. we don't know anything from the Russian side.
Stop posting disinformation. Just look at their cammo patterns. Those look like Ukrainian military with light olive garb who don't even have helmets. Russian Army uses different pattern. And military requisition happens in war.
Actually I think the Russians aren't cutting the civilian communications on purpose. They have an EW system to interfere with cellphone communications. Notice how there is next to no footage of actual combat.
See above.
Not 100% in Day 1 & 2. Russian effort to take out the Ukrainian Air Force was too soft. Russia should have flattened those air bases instead of just popping a few buildings with Kalibr missiles. As a result, Ukrainian Su-25s have strafed a number of Russian convoys. That was a strategic mistake.
Now the Russians have started to hit harder at more Ukrainian Air bases and fuel depots around the country. They are starting to correct that costly mistake. Soon the Ukrainian Air Force will be silenced.
German Navy is completely cost ineffective.
Sachsen class frigates cost 700 million EUR, display 5600 tons, require 230 crew and have 32 VLS.
Comparison to Russian Navy (never mind PLAN):
Admiral Gorshkov class frigates cost 250 million USD equivalent, displace 5400 tons, require 210 crew, and have 32 VLS.
Germany does not lack money. They lack production. Since they lack production, most of the extra funding will simply go into price inflation, not increased production of military assets.
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