• Chariotwheel@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Especially given that Ukraine doesn’t even really have a navy. For all intends and purposes Russia should’ve been able to dominate thr Blacksea with their naval dominance.

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        This is an indication of modern warfare: small guided munitions are extremely effective and the days of “force projection” using large vehicles may be over.

        This war is going to completely reshape military doctrine this decade. We haven’t really had a war where both sides can utilize state-of-the-art technology since, what, Vietnam? A lot has changed since then, particularly in terms of computational power.