Originally Posted by
RAFEngO74to09
How in the hell does your country get invaded and you not go to full mobilization?
Justin remarks on this early in the video and then goes on to discuss the 500,000 Russians in theater. (It appears that Ukraine has 200,000 under arms?)
EDIT TO ADD
Mooch is the goods.
A few more points to take away from Justin's very informative brief.
1. Crew survival a huge benefit in Western Armor
2. Russians are a learning military: have figured out EW answer to GPS guided munitions.
3. 152mm Russian laser guided howitzer shells, drones with lasers designating.
4. ATACMS is not a GPS cripple.
5. EUCOM's posture has become in the last two decades an avenue to project power into CENTCOM, and Justin sees that as its current prime purpose. Interesting take.
6. Over 8,000+ missile strikes on Ukraine since war started. And Ukraine is still in the fight.
My caustic observation is "Air Power
au outrance advocates need to pay attention to that"
Many other issues raised, and the training piece was a good one.
7. Any of us who know the business already knew that F-16 isn't a silver bullet, and I appreciated Justin re-emphasizing that point.