MSN in the dark, but NATO planning deployment of 5 divisions to Poland & Baltics | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 73872508 Australia 01/31/2017 01:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not enough detail for you? Okay. High level planning for the operation began in earnest last year during Exercise Trident Junction. In that command exercise they wargammed a hypothetical 'Red Force' invasion of the Baltics with 25 brigades and regiments, airborne, tank and mechanized. The wargame ended with a counter-attack with over 200,000 troops, with high intensity fighting lasting 21 days and ending in NATO victory in 3 out of 5 run-throughs. In the other 2, the enemy resorted to nuclear weapons. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 34243751 United States 01/31/2017 02:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is no way in hell that Trump is putting 4 divisions on Russia's border For one thing that is half our fucking army. For another it is provocative. 5 divisions is a lot these days. I could see setting up ghost divisions where a hollow corps is set up with command and control infrastructure and some equipment ( some field guns, hospital, some dozers and trucks, etc). But there'd be no to little actual fighting capacity, just the ability to rapidly bring troops into the area. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72741263 01/31/2017 02:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you can't see Russia wants the Baltics back you are blind. The three countries are in between Russia and their port base to the west. Also Poland they would love back. But most of all -- this is diversion -- Russia wants Ukraine back. Watch and wait and see. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73874477 Australia 01/31/2017 08:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is no way in hell that Trump is putting 4 divisions on Russia's border Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34243751 For one thing that is half our fucking army. For another it is provocative. 5 divisions is a lot these days. I could see setting up ghost divisions where a hollow corps is set up with command and control infrastructure and some equipment ( some field guns, hospital, some dozers and trucks, etc). But there'd be no to little actual fighting capacity, just the ability to rapidly bring troops into the area. These plans were drawn up under the previous administration. Does Trump even know yet? The Pentagon does, Merkel does. But has Trump been briefed? |