Tactical advantage: Russian military shows off impressive new gear

[longknife]

[Maybe this should be in Europe but seems to fit here too]

Tanks-to-troops modernization

Elite Russian troops are displaying a new arsenal of body armor, individual weapons, armor-piercing ammunition and collar radios — a menu of essential gear that gives them a big tactical advantage against a lesser-equipped Ukrainian army.

If President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion, the new-generation body armor, in particular, would provide exceptional protection against small arms if Russian troops go street by street to capture Kiev and other cities.

Read more: Tactical advantage: Russian military shows off impressive new gear - Washington Times

I originally found this at War News Updates blog where the editor said this:

I concur with this analysis. I have been studying the videos of Russian special forces in operation in Crimea .... the professionalism and the new equipment that they have is impressive. It is almost as if they took the best of what they saw in what U.S. and British special forces were (and are) doing, and improved on it.

I have to agree with him/her [I never know which]. These guys are ready for anything and I have a hunch our own special forces would love to have similar equipment. So, why don't they?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Without going nuclear, the firepower aboard the USS Ronald Reagan can lay ruin to the entire Russian Army in and still be back to watch the end of "Judge Judy"

 

[longknife]

Without going nuclear, the firepower aboard the USS Ronald Reagan can lay ruin to the entire Russian Army in and still be back to watch the end of "Judge Judy"

You are absolutely right! A massive indiscriminate attack with untold "collateral damage".

The point of the article is the specialized and advanced equipment individual soldiers that give them a marked advantage on the battlefield.

 

[Moonglow]

Ruskies have been copy cating our tactics for years. The only original innovation that they have had is their tanks...

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Ruskies have been copy cating our tactics for years. The only original innovation that they have had is their tanks...