How does Ukraine still have fuel oil?

[westwall]

Plus it is the same as those fools who think the US should have invaded the Soviets after WWII.

As the Russians advance, their supply lines stretch, and it becomes harder to get materials to the front. And inversely, the Ukraine supply lines are shrinking, making the distances to the front shorter. Most who really understand how the military works concentrate on logistics more than the number of tanks or aircraft missions flown per day. And the Russians have always had a problem with their logistics.

They were so unprepared for the German attack during WWII that they were barely kept alive by the US. And only because the US sent them over 4,000 trucks and 2,000 locomotives and train cars. The Soviets had a lot of men and equipment, but almost no way to move and supply them efficiently. And the Soviet leadership admitted as much, that logistics was their largest hurdle to fighting the Germans.

And the funny thing is, they have still never learned much from that lesson. And they are paying for it now.

Actually we sent them 600,000 vehicles of all types. We mobilized the Soviet army.

 

[Mushroom]

Actually we sent them 600,000 vehicles of all types. We mobilized the Soviet army.

True, everything from jeeps, ambulances, sedans for senior officers and runway tugs to anything else. But the numbers I was discussing was only the large trucks that are key for major logistical operations. Primarily the 2½ ton 6x6, commonly called the "Deuce and a half".

The others helped also, but that is the one that made their entire advance all the way to Berlin possible.

And ironically, the main Soviet made truck was the ZIS-5. A licensed copy of the Autocar While the name is not commonly known, they were a major Alabama commercial vehicle company, that is still in operation today. During WWII they made a lot of the US Halftracks.

 

[badger2]

This is your fucking answer?

Russia has blown up a majority of Ukrainian fuel storage. And HOW is it getting distributed?

My bet is part of the Kiev move is that Ukraine can't fuel their vehicles to go the 400km to the Donbas front.

If they get there they damn sure can't retreat. Something is funky, but again, that's Ukraine for you.

 

[Dayton3]

One thing at least we're getting out of this conflict is people online aren't prattling about how great "Soviet (or Russian) military doctrine" is.