The Weakness of Russian VDV Airborne Force Structure

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@MadMadCommando 2 жыл бұрын

Their weaknesses are overstated. With the right jamming codes retrieved from a satellite, the VDV can easily take Washington DC. The only one who could stand a chance at stopping them is Ramirez.

@BattleOrder 2 жыл бұрын

lol

@josevictorionunez9312 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattleOrder Ramirez! Take this AK-12 and kill that VDV Battalion!

@MaxwellAerialPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

You had us in the first half.

@thearthritisgamer946 2 жыл бұрын

I read the first two sentences and was like, "who is this Russian troll?" Then saw the final part and laughed. Good comment.

@nitesy381 2 жыл бұрын

This is the troll i like

@esbenm6544 2 жыл бұрын

"Where is Ivan?" "He's sick today" "What? The whole operation depends on the 6 of us, and now we're just 5?" "Actually I'm sick too."

@thebbqbandito2868 2 жыл бұрын

* Ivan an Oleg where posted at the red forest *

@RPMZ11 2 жыл бұрын

Live from kabul, it''s Esben showing us how it's all done.

@Molten_Slugger 2 жыл бұрын

"IVAN LOOK A CHILD!"*

@joebenson528 Жыл бұрын

@N M "Slava Cocaini" - NATO Installed Actor in Chief

@WalterTheWalrus Жыл бұрын

And the pilot fell out a window, so your flying

@ld871111 2 жыл бұрын

Summary: - Russia doesn't have the strategic lift capability to make the Soviet VDV doctrine work, so they're used as light mechanized infantry in Ukraine. - As mechanized units, their light fighting vehicles can't hang with better armed and protected vehicles from other regular formations. - As infantry units, they have too few shooters in their platoons and companies causing units to become combat ineffective after suffering some casualties.

@geodkyt 2 жыл бұрын

The *Soviets* never had the aviation to support use of VDV in a truly strategic airborne role, when you take into account the need to secure air supremacy and rapid SEAD of the air route for an airborne strike *in addition to* all the other needs. They were intended for *operational* depth operations (one of the reasons they went mech rather than light infantry for the airborne) in about battalion sized elements. Quick, shallow strike (realistically 15-25km past the Soviet/Russian FEBA) with heavy firepower (compared to typical Western airborne/air assault forces), to sieze division/army ("corps" in Western terms) objectives with a rapid linkup with conventional heavy forces. As they say at Ranger School, "Well, that's a technique." Nor is it necessarily a *bad* technique... if your war planners understand their limits and capabilities. But if you want to use the 76th GAAD as if it's the US 101st ABN Div because your advisors don't dare tell you no, well, you're going to be disappointed. Same for confusing your "pure parachute" airborne divisions like the 98th GAD for the 82nd ABN Div. And who the Hell though an airfield seizure- with *no* SEAD prep, air superiority, fighter escorts, or CAS on station, 45km beyond a city you can't even *get* into with ground forces, was a good idea?!? I mean, airfield seizure is a basic *battalion* mission for Western airborne forces, and it's not like its a big secret how to do it properly.

@monaliza3334 2 жыл бұрын

Is that why in real life the Russians are winning In Ukrain? Is that why Ukrainians running from battlefields and Azove Nazi's are shooting them in the back so they stay to be killed from both sides? There is no more men in Ukrain to fight so they take 50.. 60 years old guys without training. This people getting killed instantly. Yuh continue to talk the cr@p ... because in the end it's just western propaganda on KZbin...

@cooldudecs 2 жыл бұрын

They are North Korea with a lot of reserve equipment

@vesnapetrovic4401 2 жыл бұрын

@@geodkyt So you think all the Russians are stupid and don't know all that. And if it is like to be why "supreme nation's" as Americans like to be seen Biden is commander? Man.. sorry they didn't have wage a wars for 224yrs in 250yrs of existence.. mostly striking some poorest country like Panama, Vietnam, Serbia and Afghanistan.. but we all see how it's worked out for America. 👍🤣🤣🤣🤣 So don't bs to others because you corrupted all of American integrity in past 30y of hegemony!

@geodkyt 2 жыл бұрын

@@monaliza3334 If the Russians are winning, why are their offensives stalling out, while Ukraine slowly keeps clearing out more and more Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia? Fact check - Azov, despite being called a "regiment", was a battalion sized element (about 800-900 or so troops, roughly equivalent in troop numbers to a Russian Battalion Tactical Group, albeit without the heavy mechanization of a Russian BTG) at the beginning of this conflict. They are present in *one* location in an area 100% surrounded by Russian forces since the initial surge of the Russian invaders. So even if they were doing what you claim (and thr constant claims of Azov being "Nazis" is based on a *four month period* when they existed as a *private* militia group spontaneously formed to fight the 2014 Russian invasions, before they were brought under government control and the neo-Nazis left because they didn't want to be subject to government control), it literally would cover an area of four square miles (10 sq. km) out of a total of about 49,000 square miles (127,000 sq. km, roughly) that represents the high water mark of the Russian aggression. Meanwhile, Russia is losing armored vehicles at a rate higher than they can replace (even from reserve stocks), while the Ukrainians are *capturing* Russian equipment and putting it back into service faster than they are losing vehicles (note, I'm not even talking about replacement vehicles being sent to Ukraine - just the fact that they are capturing more Russian equipment in serviceable condition and putting them back into service under Ukrainian command faster than the Russians are destroying or capturing Ukrainian equipment... even discounting imports of equipment, Ukraine has more armored fighting vehicles today than they had when the latest invasion started in February).

@BlindMonk93 2 жыл бұрын

Very much appreciate you looking first at the smallest unit size, and then working up to the bigger formations. Really helps with understanding the scale of these forces. Keep up the great work!

@BattleOrder 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I found that makes it somewhat easier to grasp

@kettelbe 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattleOrder that s the most logical, great video

@sandman_-_ 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video but i got seriously confused by the variations of colours in the graphs. However i understand it's easier to teach these by separating units with different colours

@BattleOrder 2 жыл бұрын

@@sandman_-_ Here is our icon set so you can see what the colors mean: www.battleorder.org/icons

@Mygg_Jeager 2 жыл бұрын

That's standard practice on this channel. ;)

@TheJianJian25 2 жыл бұрын

Given the respective ranges of the PKP and the RPG-7, it's curious to see PKP deployed at the squad level but 2 dedicated RPG-7 teams in the Company Level. This is the exact opposite to what the soviet mechanized units did during the cold war, with PKM teams as a company asset and RPG-7 being standard in each squad. Does anyone know why the VDV choose to arrange their heavy weapons like this ?

@BattleOrder 2 жыл бұрын

They most likely couldn't afford to have the typical Russian/Soviet arrangement of an RPG and automatic weapon at the squad level due to the space restrictions of their vehicles. With the autocannon and gun/ATGMs on the BMDs, it was probably a better to lose 2/3 RPGs at platoon but only 1/3 of the dismounted machine guns. Should also be noted that the general Russian infantry (Motor Rifles) also now use the PKP as the standard squad automatic weapon.

@TheJianJian25 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattleOrder Simple yet convincing, I did not consider the space inside the BMDs as a factor, thank you for answering and this high quality video !

@safeandsound7220 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattleOrder i think they used RPG-7 same as US Army using AT4 not bc they couldnt afford better equipment.

@BattleOrder 2 жыл бұрын

@@safeandsound7220 We use the word "afford" not in terms of money but in terms of "there is not enough space in the platoon's vehicles to have 3 RPG teams and 3 PKP teams at the same time"

@piotrstankiewicz9512 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm wrong, but there could be another explanation - there is more probability that VDV unit will fight unarmored infantry, headquarters or other personel outside tank, APC, etc. than to confront tank or mechanized brigade. In conventional infantry unit the opposite.

@ryanmuro Жыл бұрын

I encountered the VDV in bahkmut last year right before the city fell. The VDV was apparently very prevalent there after Wagner group was pulled out. They were very organized and relentless. They systematically hit every building in a bracketed attack using talking RPGs. Our position fell and we had to withdraw. I think the Russians are definitely not as capable as the world thought prior to the invasion but you will have to very quickly come to terms with your Hubris if you underestimate them.

@RuzgarYldrm-zj9ec Жыл бұрын

well its easy to hit bakhmut " relentlessly " its close to the russian border you can always pull a quick retreat and then get more supplys through convoys or that train they are using ..tbf though gotta give em credit i guees it does take more than your avarege dude to hit every building they wanted

@AmericansElite 8 ай бұрын

Well said

@bera2899 8 ай бұрын

Talking rpgs?

@jascen4192 7 ай бұрын

@@bera2899 same approach as talking MGs. one shoots while the other reloads. with MGs its one fires a burst in between the others burst fire

@p_filippouz 5 ай бұрын

The problem with the russian army is mostly the commanders, not the soldiers themselves.

@MrBandholm 2 жыл бұрын

This is arguably the goldstandard of information videos on military formations on KZbin. Superbe video, that really highlights some of the formational issues the VDV has suffered through.

@curtisweller7556 2 жыл бұрын

It seems that the Russian military's biggest issue in this conflict is the lack of infantry. The Russian battalions and BTG have a variety of support unit types, but seem to lack the infantry necessary to take and secure objectives. No wonder the Russian's couldn't secure their supply lines in the North, and are having difficulties advancing in the East.

@XxTheGreatDestroyerx 2 жыл бұрын

They entered this war with a drastic shortage of manpower for the scope of the conflict. I mean Kyiv is a city with a population over two million, even if 100% of the Russian troops in ukraine were dedicated towards *just* Kyiv, that would still be very light on troops. Horrible strategic planning.

@user-qd5sz1bo1p 2 жыл бұрын

When the US and Poland give Ukraine new toys it seems to come down to that

@Kevin-xq2tv 2 жыл бұрын

@@XxTheGreatDestroyerx 3,010,000 in early 2022 even to take and hold that city the would need a stupid amount of troops

@Zetler 2 жыл бұрын

The Americans invaded with Iraq with a force half of the Russian army and took Baghdad, a city of 6 millions in two weeks. Two. Weeks. Now compare that to this cluster fuck in Ukraine. The Russians don’t lack manpower, they lack competence. Everything the Americans did in Iraq, the Russians can not do. This super power is fraud.

@braith117 2 жыл бұрын

Problem was that around 280,000 was the absolute largest force their logistics could support. For reference, when the US rolled into Iraq, there were over 500,000 soldiers taking part, and Iraq was both smaller and less populous than Ukraine.

@daryllyew62 2 жыл бұрын

The basic paradox of Airborne Armor is that any AFV light enough to be air transportable will be too light to be effective against any well equipped opposition.

@dave_sic1365 2 жыл бұрын

They are effective against lightly armed enemy's. An air assault usually doesn't attack frontline troops but police forces or small local militia.

@dave_sic1365 2 жыл бұрын

For example the mk1 heavy tanks of ww1 could only resist small arms fire. The leopard 1 mbt was only able to withstand 23mm autocannons. But both tanks were able to fight infantry

@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 2 жыл бұрын

Now we wait for the Russians to try make flying tanks. “Ah but you see Ivan, if you put glider wing on T-90, it fly good enough!”

@daryllyew62 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 They already tried that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_A-40

@dave_sic1365 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 antonov a 40

@arkad6329 2 жыл бұрын

The failure of the VDV recently and the history of combat airdrops in the past; makes me want to know what the feasibility of a D-day style paradrop is in a modern battlefield.

@BattleOrder 2 жыл бұрын

Airborne operations were incredibly risky even back then. Both sides had their fair share of failures when it came to airborne operations, and as the war went on the western Allies' airborne objectives got less and less ambitious relatively speaking. Basically going from dropping in *before* ground forces started their move to link up (and at night) to dropping in after during the day. But that was the first conflict that large scale airborne ops were done so it was a learning process. Now, with modern air defense technology, mass airborne operations (not including smaller special operations) are basically a non-starter in a contested environment against a foe with a proper air defense network. This is why the US is adopting things like the Infantry Squad Vehicle and MPF, so they can theoretically land airborne forces a fair ways from the objective (and air defenses) and then drive there.

@arkad6329 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattleOrder I’m not going to say you should make a video on the subject. But I will say; I’d watch that video.

@cracklingvoice 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattleOrder I can see a limited drop on the order of a Brigade assault, immediately prior to a ground forces entry and with an extremely intense SEAD effort directly before the transports arrive. Hit one discrete area, clear all relevant ADA assets, drop troopers, and get out. Best case, bite off a few bits of key terrain and hold until the ground-pounder arrive. A less-stupid Market Garden, if you will. It would be extremely difficult to plan, and only a few militaries could even consider it as an idea (much less execute it).

@zee7056 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattleOrder risky for sure. See Crete airborne drops.

@WellBattle6 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t most ‘airborne’ units operate as air assault units today?

@d0nutwaffle 2 жыл бұрын

I see all those AKs with foregrips and scopes on the infographic squad, but I cant say thats what we've actually seen.

@chinesesparrows 2 жыл бұрын

Yep 😂

@Ianmundo 2 жыл бұрын

they sold them for a chocolate bar 🍫

@renegadeone9479 2 жыл бұрын

AK74M >>> AK12

@sus5976 2 жыл бұрын

They do have them, watch vdv videos in ukraine

@512TheWolf512 2 жыл бұрын

Ukrainians have plenty of those, but mostly that's because they buy them themselves, for their own guns.

@SilvanaDil 2 жыл бұрын

By contrast: The U.S. military maintains a huge fleet of transport planes, transport helos, aerial refueling tankers.... (Heck, it maintains huge amounts of everything.)

@rowmagnvs 2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Sam is unmatched in logistics

@kevinverduci7600 2 жыл бұрын

we spend over 12 times the annual budget the Russia does three times budget China does on military per year. That's not including research and development and a lot of stuff in the private sector. and by a lot of stuff I mean trillions of dollars in r&d and prototypes. our whole military theory is being able to defeat two large militaries at one time simultaneously. hence Russia and China .Nazi Germany and Japan

@jamesgarner327 2 жыл бұрын

It can afford it!

@Kroq_Gar 2 жыл бұрын

@@rowmagnvs up against a force that's had top of the range arms funnelled into it for 8 years, even the U.S would struggle.

@nicholasbrown668 2 жыл бұрын

@kira thats a lie lmao, over half the Javelins and stingers in service in the UMOD arrived during the Trump presidency, Trump also formed training deals for the Ukrainians that saw thousands of their troops trained in NATO countries on NATO equipment Biden didn't do anything until the invasion had already happened (and even kept information on the invasion from Ukraine even though we had intelligence stating it was going to happen about a year in advance)

@Fusilier7 2 жыл бұрын

One thing you should know about VDV Battalion Tactical Groups, is that they are dependent on proxy troops and paramilitaries to make up their shortages in manpower, and this is where the problem lies, although these regional troops can provide manpower, they will be disorganised and lacking firepower, plus these local forces could strain logistics, not just food and ammunition, but equipping them with small arms, and radios so they can be coordinated, this is difficult to do in the middle of combat, effectively sapping the VDV of the initiative.

@longnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what we are seeing, russian paramilitaries crowdfunding DJI, EOtech, Garmin GPS and radios.

@joebenson528 Жыл бұрын

"they will be disorganized and lacking firepower" That's a contradiction. RU proper provides the firepower Pantsir, Tanks, Grad, Tornado etc, the proxies provide the men to man the firepower. Same thing the NATO is doing with UA banderites (where is "retired" General Roger Cloutier?), "Turkistan" Islamic Party, YPG, Al-Nusra, Grey Wolves, ISIS-K etc te****ists in Syria, Afghanistan 2021-present, Dagestan, Chechnya, Xinjiang etc. People often conflate DPR and LPR with actual RU forces. RU hasn't been on the front since March 20, 2022 when they encircled Kiev and passed responsibility of ground ops to the militias/proxies. This is effectively a civil war between two proxies serving their arms dealers NATO/Russia. Difference is NATO wants resources and -land- a new ally, and RU wants a buffer state. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnLVfKudd7ekg80

@namesurname624 11 ай бұрын

Where did you get the info about proxies and paramilitaries? We were taught that we would be alone and surrounded and most likely die. One way death mission. So what we had on us is all we could rely upon.

@urie6168 10 ай бұрын

Wagner isn’t vdv

@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022 2 жыл бұрын

An important detail might be that VDV's continued existence and large budget/personnel is closely connected to political struggles inside Moscow. Since they are a separate arm from the army, they could possibly be depended upon in an event of an army coup.

@MarcosElMalo2 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely before the invasion. Now would they be an effective counterforce against a military coup? Perhaps not so much. Politics has had a lot to do with Russia’s failure in Ukraine, both in the Kremlin and in the military. It’s one of the weak points of such a corrupt authoritarian government. The decision to invade was kept secret from brigade level officers until 24 hours before the kickoff. That’s not enough time to plan and prepare. The intelligence was bad and pre-shaped by Russia’s own propaganda, which also hindered planning. This secrecy is a symptom of the distrust and jealousy between individuals at all levels. The swallowing whole of one’s own propaganda (aka buying your own bullshit) is a symptom of valuing loyalty and punishing competence as disloyalty.

@soldierbr8726 2 жыл бұрын

i dont think so it think its more because it would be easier to conduct large scale operations with the VDV removing them from ground force military districts is probably better for organization of the brigades and divisions

@monaliza3334 2 жыл бұрын

@theprinceofcrows8691 2 жыл бұрын

@@soldierbr8726 Exactly, they are just like the 82nd Airborne or the 101st AB and are a quick response rapid deployment force set up to be transported to any hot zone in 24 hours if needed. The FSB has enough manpower to protect the government leaders and being that it is made of of former security forces people they are the most loyal and reliable on this role. They have their own paramilitary and they may have a better budget too because the defense budget of Russia is obly 80 billion a year right now. Hardy a country bent on world domination and rebuilding the USSR when the US is well over 10 times that once non discretionary spending is included to the almost 1 trillion on the open books. That figure alone should be enough to make a thinking person ask themselves what's really going on.

@wisemankugelmemicus1701 2 жыл бұрын

@@theprinceofcrows8691 80 billion is piss poor spending yet that’s just about as much Russia can afford. ‘Swat happens when a country has a GDP the size of Texas.

@owllegostopmotion7633 2 жыл бұрын

this was nice. I wish to ask if you could perhaps do a video on Air defence units, from any military really. It would be really intresting to see.

@alexanderfenn4457 2 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd see the Russian Airborne make Germany's Crete Jump look like a tactical masterstroke

@TrangleC 2 жыл бұрын

So that one has been given a bad reputation by the Anti-Wehraboo community too now? Despite, you know, them actually getting the job done against terrible odds.

@mr.monhon5179 2 жыл бұрын

@@TrangleC The terrible odds are make severely worsen because of insufficiencies in doctrines, planning and deployments. That's why it's an example of what not to do when you go for airborne ops.

@TrangleC 2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.monhon5179 Seems like a pretty extreme case of Monday Morning Quarterbacking. It was pretty much the first large scale air assault operation ever and it was conducted against a 2 to 1 numerically advantaged, entrenched defender and still the Germans only lost 3000 men and took the island. How much more do you demand before you call something a military success?

@512TheWolf512 2 жыл бұрын

even operation market garden was more sound.

@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022 2 жыл бұрын

@@TrangleC a military operation doesn't have to fail in its objective for it to be looked as a tactical shitshow. Germans suffered so much casualties at Crete that it deterred German leadership from ever doing an airborne essentially for the rest of the war (they did rescue Mussolini later, but that's about it).

@Truthbomb918 2 жыл бұрын

Russia used them as shock troops in the early stages of the war. They were up against much stronger forces and had no reinforcing from army tank and infantry units. They didn't have the strength and were used incorrectly and that's why they got mauled

@discipleofdagon8195 2 жыл бұрын

The Virgin Drop Vanguard vs the Chad Ukrainian Rapid Response Force

@idk1111 2 жыл бұрын

@@discipleofdagon8195 Rapid Response Force of Ukraine? My guy, in order to retrieve Antonov Airport Ukraine had to wait for a national guard, which is your QRF is part of. So we got about 250-300 paratroopers against special force regiment, and national guard brigade. So battle for Antonov made Ukrainian army regroup, thinking that the main assault was from Belarus, and that's why the Russian army took positions in Lugansk, Donetsk and Zaporozhye so quickly.

@brokenpotato438 Жыл бұрын

@@idk1111 Imagine calling the RRF that Ukraine deployed special forces lmao

@idk1111 Жыл бұрын

@@brokenpotato438 Are you trolling or you just can’t read? I didn’t say that QRF is part of special forces (but they are better equipped and well trained compared to regular army of Ukraine) QRF was part of a national guard which included tank battalion and artillery division. And ALSO there was a special forces which is 3rd Separate Special Purpose Regiment named after Prince Svyatoslav the Brave.

@captainbroady 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see proper captions, it's a feature I've been hoping to see for a long time since it makes the experience much better :D

@discipleofdagon8195 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing an AK-12 with actual optics on it for once is a sight to see

@pvt.potato1943 2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

@SurplusTrader 2 жыл бұрын

oh you,get outta here

@FontaineLovers 2 жыл бұрын

literally

@rockfella1377 2 жыл бұрын

This never gets old...just like most VDV troopers.

@lucanoquelfarabuttomane4013 2 жыл бұрын

You're referring to the ones in hostomel or the ones under the black Sea?

@dankengine5304 2 жыл бұрын

@@lucanoquelfarabuttomane4013 - Yes

@vacample3892 2 жыл бұрын

@@lucanoquelfarabuttomane4013 обе ситуации фейк и это никого не смущает, забавно

@lucanoquelfarabuttomane4013 2 жыл бұрын

@@vacample3892 translate I English.

@jesusizquierdo3831 2 жыл бұрын

@@vacample3892 there's pictures of Gostomel, cope harder vatnik, shouldn't you be fighting (fertilising Ukrainian soil) by the way?

@HighwayMule 2 жыл бұрын

I've read opinions that Russian paratroopers were a 'shock & awe' kind of force, meant more to intimidate the oponent into submission rather than the heavy frontline work. Their combat record is Budapest '56 and Chechoslovakia '68

@NeuroScientician 2 жыл бұрын

Most of the units that invaded Czechoslovakia were just random conscripts from far east that didnt even spoke russian. VDV is just a propaganda tool, just gibberish for parades. The russians effectively called their own bluff.

@konstantinshev1320 2 жыл бұрын

missing Afghanistan, Syria, Balkans, Kazakhstan. But they are conscripts too and their experience fades away

@Ass_of_Amalek 2 жыл бұрын

you mean a sort of bloody sunday force?

@anon-iraq2655 2 жыл бұрын

Its sort of adorable how Americans use the baby talk their politicians feed them "Shock and awe"

@maarten1115 2 жыл бұрын

@@anon-iraq2655 Shock and awe was developed by the armed forces silly boy. And yes, the official term is rapid dominance.

@kdaltex 2 жыл бұрын

Basically sending undermanned platoons with light armor vehicles into a complex urban environment with motivated defenders is an extremely poor idea. Modern weapons basically nullify the advantages of armored vehicles and you're better off having a light, highly mobile and dispersed infantry company with UAV reconnaissance assets and good coordination. Sitting in a metal coffin waiting for a javelin or rpg to kill everyone in it is terrible. Keep spread out to limit casualties and have a solid drone and manned reconnaissance element. Then coordinate an effective dismounted strike from there. If you have armor keep it in the rear for fire support. Good thermal sights, a drone and an arty team with a good assault element will do a world of good better.

@scratchy996 2 жыл бұрын

So the solution is to send more platoons with light armored vehicles ! Comrade, you are a genius ! For this, you will not get executed today.

@VK-sz4it 2 жыл бұрын

I think what everyone is not seing here is the fact that Ukraine gets tons of intel from USA/NATO. I am an armchair warrior, but my guess is that without it troops can do nothing against BMPs. Assuming equal forces on both sides. Even thing about ligsitics wouldn't bad if not for that intel.

@scratchy996 2 жыл бұрын

@@natebox4550 then you need more tanks !

@Goomba_N64 2 жыл бұрын

Shhhh you might give the Russians actual tactics that work.

@monaliza3334 2 жыл бұрын

@@Goomba_N64 They have. That's why they are winning in Ukrain. And you get to listen to BS...

@OtakuGekko 2 жыл бұрын

Mauled is a bit of a understatement, its closer to decimated Edit: did I say Decimated? I meant demolished

@EggwardEgghands 2 жыл бұрын

Decimation is -10%, but VDV has lost at least -30% of its strength or more. That's not decimation, that's a slaughter.

@Ponen77 2 жыл бұрын

@Free Speech historically it did mean a tenth but over the centuries the meaning of the word shifted to mean to kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of something. So its ok to use it in its modern sense. A lot of words have seen their meanings change over time for example the word Nice originally used to mean foolish, ignorant, frivolous, senseless etc. We use awful to describe something bad but originally it meant awe-inspiring, awe+ful, something like full of awe hence you may have come across archaic phrases like "O awful Majesty" or "God Of Awful Majesty". Wench originally referred to little children, then became used to describe young girls or servants and later on came to refer to prostitutes. Anyhoo you get the idea, words and their associated meanings change over time.

@marcelosoaresdasilva2691 2 жыл бұрын

Mauled because they lose probably 2 companies or 1 battalion, you people need to knmow the difference between regiments and divisions too.

@aaronpaul9188 2 жыл бұрын

All of your critiques are very valid and correct. But I think what is badly missing from russian poor performance early in the war is they honestly didn't expect a fight. They had supply trucks with little supplies and parade uniforms. They weren't concerned with sending under manned lightly equipped vdv to hostimel because they didn't they they'd face resistance. That's a strategic miscalculation that few if any fighting formations can overcome.

@rowmagnvs 2 жыл бұрын

@@armacham take your meds, you traitor

@mallardofmodernia8092 2 жыл бұрын

@@armacham "russia stronger than ever"? Are you blind?

@Fractured_Unity 2 жыл бұрын

@@armacham The war is only a small player in inflation. That’s a very complex problem.

@francoiscamy5066 2 жыл бұрын

Russia struggled before the US began to send weapons to Ukraine. Tired of that lame explanation. Everyone want peace, tell your dictator to bring his soldiers home. Ukrainians just want to live free. I don't care what the US want.

@Fractured_Unity 2 жыл бұрын

@@armacham You’re reading into my comment too much. All I was saying is that US involvement is hardly making a dent on what’s causing inflation.

@Allofmynamestaken 2 жыл бұрын

Who would have thought that light air assault troops without air or ground support in contested air space are vulnerable to armour counter attacks, presighted artillery and overlapping anti air defenses? - Some wood league Russian General probably

@МихаилОрлов-б8щ 2 жыл бұрын

Despite that, they hold Hostomel for 2 months in complete encirclement

@MaxwellAerialPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

@@МихаилОрлов-б8щ no they did not. They were rofl stomped by Ukrainian reservists within a few weeks

@kyleknox4129 2 жыл бұрын

@@МихаилОрлов-б8щ ya dude you got lied to. Clear footage of these clowns getting wiped to a man.

@TheArklyte 2 жыл бұрын

@@MaxwellAerialPhotography wait, they held for over a week? Which landing wave was that? 5th? 7th? Or was it when the ground forces arrived already that they "held"?:D

@MrGhjkl63 2 жыл бұрын

@@МихаилОрлов-б8щ they abandoned Hostomel after two days

@MaxwellAerialPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t help but feel that the VDV would be better served trading in some of their BMD for Tigr-M IMV. Similar protection, lighter, better range and on ground mobility, outside of difficult or boggy terrain, easier maintained and logistics, but admittedly less firepower.

@tommymaddox6785 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if the height will fit.

@kylint7683 2 жыл бұрын

but the real reason is that they are lost because of the strategic misjudgement from Putin

@MostlyPennyCat 2 жыл бұрын

I can't help but feel flying dozens of troops around in big dumb flying SAM magnets is an issue.

@alifio2183 2 жыл бұрын

BMD got 100mm cannon and 30mm autocannon. You cant fit the 100 cannon on Tigr let alone the 30mm. Its a massive downgrade to use Tigr.

@MatoVuc 2 жыл бұрын

Certain units within the VDV structure as a whole that need that do in fact operate on 4x4 vehicles, like the tigr, but i don't think for their purpose they would be well served being converted to a light motorized infantry force. When you are behind enemy lines, waiting for your forces to reach your position, you need as much firepower as possible. Also, the BMDs and BTR-MDs are amphibious. Tigrs a aren't.

@bombingburrito 2 жыл бұрын

It would be worth looking into the VDV POW interview made by Volodymyr Zolkin for additianal insight into the failures of the VDV. I can't imagine any military force would be effective if they weren't even made aware they were going to war until after already in-flight. There's little surprise the units showed so little initiative when going through those kind of shocks, plus being consistently misinformed / uninformed about goals and strategies.

@MarcosElMalo2 2 жыл бұрын

And the battalion level commanders didn’t get briefed until 24 hours before the invasion. Not just the VDV, but across the entire invasion force. Even with so little time, they were also given faulty intelligence about the resistance they faced. It would be exceedingly difficult to plan and prepare on such short notice AND with faulty intelligence. These are symptoms of the structural problems that undermine authoritarian regimes.

@n1cekita 2 жыл бұрын

As one who currently serves in 76th air assault division, I would say that this video has great sources and this information is very accurate. 10/10, enjoyed this

@joshjwillway1545 2 жыл бұрын

What are your feelings on the SMO?

@Zeunknown1234 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshjwillway1545 we need to know this

@n1cekita 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshjwillway1545it's just another war for resources, neither Russians nor Ukrainian s want this war, but that's just how world works now it seems.

@RCmaniac667 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshjwillway1545 as he currently in service he has no say besides the obvious

@akiralangley4411 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshjwillway1545 He will have to glue his friends back together. That is If there is anything left of them. Soooo... feelings of regret and impotent rage?

@Phoenixmaster131 2 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you mate! I always wondered what they are structured! Thanks a lot !

@saudakar9004 2 жыл бұрын

Another huge point to make, is the fact that equipment was extremely badly kept. Most vehicles were in really bad shape, individual supplies were far below the standard issue. Allot less ammo, less medical supplies, less heavy weapons like mortars/rpgs/grenades etc. These are small things that are absolutely essential for any military operation, yet usually overlooked by military command. They see expensive tanks and don‘t think of the importance that inexpensive ammo, food etc. has.

@woodland5325 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely if you are the best infantryman on the planet but your vehicle breaks down you're not any good to the war effort.

@grandayatollah5655 2 жыл бұрын

This is false, VDV vehicles were most definitely not "poorly kept". VDVs failure had nothing to do with equipment, it was completely tactical. If anything, I think VDV's equipment was perfect for them. They would've been successful if Russia didn't send them on a suicide mission

@bobron7688 2 жыл бұрын

@@grandayatollah5655 Huge facts

@XxTheGreatDestroyerx 2 жыл бұрын

@@grandayatollah5655 can’t speak specifically on the state of the VDV’s equipment and arms but I think OP was referencing the overall poor state of readiness of the Russian military. I would be surprised if some of this didn’t impact the VDV too, but it makes sense that they might be in a better shape than regular Russian ground forces.

@tricky1992000 2 жыл бұрын

One of those support companies needs swapping out for a drone strike/information capability. The vdv were getting wacked because they were driving into atgm ambushes blind, localised knowledge of where your enemy is, is vital.

@GloriG_C17 2 жыл бұрын

True, But dont Blame the VDV. Blame the Commander or Highranks that Set up the Tactics. They (VDV) Think that The Entire Support Division is Ready and Their Command Already Reconing the Surrounding Areas. Also They Deploy them in middle of Heavily Guarded Lands.

@nicholasbrown668 2 жыл бұрын

@@GloriG_C17 bro you dont have to capitalize every word

@GloriG_C17 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasbrown668 Sorry, I like it This way.

@importantname 2 жыл бұрын

If you get an e-mail from Russia, they will probably ask you to re-organise their forces, as you seem to know more about them than most their generals.

@therover65 2 жыл бұрын

All airborne forces are inherently weak. It's not how they are equipped or organized, but how they are used, and supported. In WW2, the airborne forces of the US, UK and Germany all got badly-mauled at one time or another. That's their lot, unfortunately.

@vksasdgaming9472 2 жыл бұрын

Battle of Crete showed their flaws and benefits. Germans saw how costly airborne invasion was and Allies saw how much they could achieve.

@danieljohnson1053 2 жыл бұрын

Friendship ended with Pandas Now VDV is my favorite endangered animal

@JustChill-zd4ib 11 ай бұрын

You should reserve n. 1 spot for your brain cells. Oh wait you did not have any to begin with my bad.

@huntclanhunt9697 11 ай бұрын

I think rather than it being a fault of the VDV, it was more of a market garden situation of the main army not reaching them fast enough.

@Cartho8236 2 жыл бұрын

Wow the details on the video were outstanding and the comparison in force from a Russian Airborne unit and a US Airborne unit, really catches the eye.

@schnelma605 2 жыл бұрын

"Over the past few months any positive reputation Russia's airborne had has basically gone"

@miketaylor5212 2 жыл бұрын

any positive reputation the russian army has is gone.

@luminaaeterna1259 2 жыл бұрын

Any positive reputation Russia had is gone

@mallus1313 2 жыл бұрын

16:00 BMD has light aluminum armor (and not very comfortable inside). All this was done so that the BMD could be parachuted with the crew inside, and immediately go into battle (and so that the planes could carry more of them).

@steellegion7054 2 жыл бұрын

The aluminum also does not do a thing for bullets.

@luka2298 2 жыл бұрын

@@steellegion7054 just as that of a Bradley IFV...

@Fractured_Unity 2 жыл бұрын

@@luka2298 Bradley does fine against small arms

@mallus1313 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomhenry897 I'm not sure, but as far as I know, this landing option is possible, although rarely used.

@TRPilot06YT 2 жыл бұрын

@@mallus1313 Because of the chance for failure on tank sized chutes, Russia isnt dropping their airborne AFVs with crews inside. *If* i remember correctly there was an accident in 2012 where crews and the BMD was dropped seperately and the chute on the BMD didnt open and just slammed to the ground. And yes, crew was totally fine

@Relyt345 2 жыл бұрын

It seems like the VDV wasn’t played with its capabilities in mind. Mobile light units are for attacking vulnerabilities and exploiting heavy forces’ lack of mobility. I think their biggest issue is a lack of competent command and control.

@sirborkington1052 2 жыл бұрын

For sure they could have been successful. It's up to the commanders to know what their men can and can't do with a good chance for success. Seemingly they didn't or underestimated the enemy.

@fatfingergaming5246 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't till towards the end of the video when you said the doctrine was "left over by the soviets" did I finally realize why they were set up like that. Soviet European battle plan was to nuke Nato bases, then swoop in and mop up, this Airborne set up makes sense in respect to that plan. The plan was flawed as hell because it was contingent on Nato saying "They're only tactical nukes, so we shouldn't retaliate with nuking Moscow".

@Ragnaroz6000 2 жыл бұрын

CCCP: nono its not war-time nukes, just special operation nukes )))

@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ragnaroz6000 is not real nuke, you see? It’s just baby, few months old! He good boy, just want to be a bomb like his brothers, so please, no nuke backsies :)

@TheMax0005 2 жыл бұрын

The VDV on paper is inspiring. Mechanized airborne that can drop light amphibious infantry fighting vehicles and variants (IFV, Anti-Air, Mortar, APC that can carry 12 troops, 125mm anti-tank)....and allegedly with the crews and troops inside. A wet dream for maneuver warfare. In reality they don't have the lift capability to support this. And on the ground those undermanned and underarmored units have little chance versus full strength mechanized units. A recipe for high casualty rate and it's why the west never copied that

@akiralangley4411 2 жыл бұрын

Russian logistical capabilities pretended to be something they never were. Russian officers pretended to be actually competent. Russian MOD pretended to upgrade the military while syphoning the money with the silent approval of everyone else. AK-12 pretended to be able to hold zero. Soldiers pretended to fight for a good cause. Russian politicians pretended their own propaganda was true. Russian population pretended to be citizens. Russia pretended to be a functioning country. This isn't just the military. The entire country is like that. I speak from experience.

@MrAwsomenoob 2 жыл бұрын

@@akiralangley4411 this whole "special military operation." Is pretty much a shitty fanfic of the Gulf war/2003 invasion of Iraq. Russia bungled it's day 1 shock and awe and preceded to get bogged down in exactly the type of fight the us/coalition did everything to avoid.

@SovietUnion100 2 жыл бұрын

@@akiralangley4411 Sounds like the U.S.

@barbarapitenthusiast7103 2 жыл бұрын

The thing is the VDV would have worked during the cold war. The soviets had more than enough lifting capacity and could achieve small corridors of full air superiority and do their job

@AP-qs2zf Жыл бұрын

@@SovietUnion100 What happened to the soviet union? refresh my memory

@condotiero860 2 жыл бұрын

from an outsider point of view, i see nothing wrong with the tactical formation. in another time, i might have made the same call. Ukraine just has a more efficient chain of command, and were able to take advantage of the hubris at the top of the russian chain. 'everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face' 'plan A never works, but how you transition to plan B'

@andrerothweiler9191 Жыл бұрын

I am Ukrainian but I watched a video and one of the main US military aid was radio and communication. Americans were right. However, it's easier to steal money from Tzar, if it's about some wunderwaffe and not really what army needs, Russia has talented people, but they aren't able to show it off

@capobilotti 10 ай бұрын

Ask Guderian about Russian VDV's south of Moscow. Ask Monty about Operation Market Garden. Airborne troops are the toughest fearless MOFO's on planet. But they have like 2 days of supplies. They catch strategic targets, if main force doesn't make it soon enough, they are out of firepower.

2 жыл бұрын

Very intersting Video. Particularly the discussion of the pros and cons of their IFVs. Which reminds me of the part of "Red storm rising" in which the commander of the VDV unit embaqurd in a transport ship is told by the captain of said ship that his vehicles are not at all heavy and just take up some space. Which from an air transport point of view is strange for the vdv officer. Always intersting to be reminded of these differences in possible view points

@theskilllessgamer5795 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Airborne troops are considered "elite" and usually think of themselves very highly, but in reality they have very limited supplies and only light equipment. Especially what they can carry with with them to counter tanks is very limited. Once they used up their few AT Missiles and rockets, a single MBT can wipe out all their vehicles without breaking a sweat and supposedly around Hostomel one did just that. Airborne troops imho are just very expensive, highly trained canon fodder troops on a suicide clock. ;)

@Gurfi28 2 жыл бұрын

@@theskilllessgamer5795 Let‘s just imagine Russian SEAD would have worked and they would have been able to establish air superiority within the first few hours or days of the invasion. Using airborne and air mobile troops to capture air fields around Kiev, then continuously flying in heavier equipment could have been great to quickly surround Kiev and force negotiations. But seeing as SEAD failed miserably and Russia doesn‘t have air superiority even months after the invasion, the VDV was just cannon fodder.

@theskilllessgamer5795 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gurfi28 Could have would have should have... you are describing the aforementioned suicide clock that all airborne toops live on. Either the main forces (that the ones with the real combat gear) catch up to them in time or they are dead or captured.

@Rampant16 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gurfi28 The thing about Russia's SEAD attempt is that is was so laughable, it never had any chance of working. They fired in some cruise missiles for a few hours and then basically tried flying transports right into Kyiv. In the Gulf War 1 the US and coalition spent weeks bombing Iraq to soften it up for the invasion, including enormous operations in the first few days/hours to gain air superiority. But Russia lacks the resources and the time so they tried (if you can even consider it really trying) to do half-assed and it literally blew up in their faces.

@ssgus3682 2 жыл бұрын

@@theskilllessgamer5795 that is true but it also might be when I was in the 82nd every 11B from PFC on up knew how to call for fire effectively far beyond an EIB standard and NCO's worked with JTAC's from Pope AFB on how to do CAS. By comparison when I joined the NG other prior service guys from some other units had no clue how to call for fire as it was only an EIB task. Not saying even the lowest ranking private having some idea on how to call for fire or possibly CAS makes Airborne forces elite it was just something that was expected that was not an SOP in some other units.

@iainbaker6916 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Airborne mechanised infantry has its uses, but they are very niche - such as taking an airfield. The problems happen they are used as conventional mech infantry. Also, sometimes you just need lots and lots of foot soldiers which these VDV formations lack.

@thewhite8uard 2 жыл бұрын

Problem is they have no own air support. They have no own attack aircraft, nor own utility helicopters. They are deployed and supported by Air Force aircraft. In Hostomel Air Force helicopters leave them behind without support as soon as helicopters began to suffer losses.

@jb03hf 2 жыл бұрын

The biggest prohibition was them not having air superiority and then flying their transports into an area known to have ground fire... again... and again...losing entire planes at a time.

@CBRN-Fan-Boy 2 жыл бұрын

I was laughing at all the optics you showed on the AK-12s during the infographic. Good stuff man, really enjoyed the video.

@harbomarbo4695 2 жыл бұрын

one of the best analysis about the ongoing war so far.. I apreciate your work a lot...

@killer3000ad 2 жыл бұрын

Battle of Crete: Thousands of fallschirmjäger airdropped on Crete with the belief that paratroopers alone could take the island. Ends up needing the Wehrmacht to bail them out. Although the island is taken by the Germans, heavy casualties amongst airborne troops causes Hitler to forbid such massive airborne operations for the rest of the war. Operation Market Garden: 90% successful. Allies advance 60 miles into German-held Netherlands, many Dutch towns liberated but failure to secure bridges over the Rhine marks this operation as a defeat for the Allies. VDV at Hostomel: Hold my vodka, blyat. Weez gonna make the Crete and Market Garden look like professional hour, comrade.

@Arcanespaghetti 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see you do a “fantasy or sci-fi” series where you use your knowledge to plan out divisions, platoons, and sections of the armies of various fictional empires.

@deanfirnatine7814 2 жыл бұрын

I watched one of their units film itself when they first attempted to take the airport North of Kiev, they looked like a bunch of guys who had not even finished Basic. Later I watched a bunch of Russian soldiers who were filming themselves that had many VDV mixed in under attack while in a column of light armor, again they acted like guys who had not finished Basic, they were clueless what to do while under fire.

@gingerlicious3500 2 жыл бұрын

"Hurry dudes if we lie in the ditch and don't return fire they'll think we're dead and will just go away!"

@hirameberhardt8643 2 жыл бұрын

Our US Marines or Army recruits can fight better then these Russians, a bunch of amateurs and we can thank our NCO'S who knows how to get these troops motivayed to do their job.

@kebabremover970 2 жыл бұрын

To better understand who actually serves in the VDV google the images " 2е августа вдв позор".

@viconichol 2 жыл бұрын

I heard the Israeli military who voluntarily trained Ukrainians in 2014-15. He said that the level of training of the VDV troops is no higher than that of ordinary Israeli infantrymen.

@kebabremover970 2 жыл бұрын

@@hirameberhardt8643 There are no feedback mechanisms in the Russian army, the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers - an organization literally consisting of mothers, defended the rights of conscript soldiers and not only. Cases of hazing, arbitrariness of officers, robberies, etc. So, in 2021, the organization was de facto banned by the FSB. After the collapse of the USSR, the military machine slowly rotted. Our colonel used engineering vehicles to make himself a cottage. All officers, starting with the lieutenant, were engaged in paperwork like office plankton, all the exercises were purely for beautiful reports to the authorities. No one even read Soviet textbooks on warfare. Half of the officers are stupid like ... (I don’t know the English expression for comparison). And monstrous corruption that cannot be verified: all contracts are classified.

@user-dv4bu6jq4n 2 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly surprised the VDV has any units left

@jaroslavdudas7227 2 жыл бұрын

There are thousands of them

@Usual_User 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaroslavdudas7227 proof?

@BillyBurnsfield 2 жыл бұрын

they lost a few hundred at most at hostomel there are 40000 of them

@AP-qs2zf Жыл бұрын

@@jaroslavdudas7227 they lost their best

@AP-qs2zf Жыл бұрын

@@BillyBurnsfield they lost their best

@Mrgunsngear 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@resevoirdog 2 жыл бұрын

15:12 15:13 "Our lord and savior Michael Kaufman" hahah

@davidgoodenough6450 2 жыл бұрын

*VDV* !!! A video about French combat engineering regiments would be greatly appreciated sir

@forekin836 2 жыл бұрын

My roommate that I work with currently is actually former Russian volunteer military, and I'm former US military. We get along great, told me a lot about life in the RUAF. I was surprised to hear that enlisted in the USA make more than some Doctors in Russia and most/all Officers in the RU military. Also that most volunteers volunteer because they are either A) Poor and there are no/limited opportunities or B) Teenagers that are lured by recruiters and want to become "Men"

@СвинкаСкреппа 2 жыл бұрын

There is also a third type of "volunteers". Soldiers doing mandatory 1-year services who were lured or even forced by their officers to sign a contract.

@canadaphil6068 2 жыл бұрын

"These visions are now fantasies"... Perfect summary in the closing sentences of this video right there!

@DSlyde Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the visual marker for the ad-read. I actually let the ad play because I knew how long it would be. Just a little feedback in a free comment for the algorithm

@IAmTheStig32 Жыл бұрын

>Play Wargame: Red Dragon >Pick Russian airborne >Play shit >People in the lobby tell you you're shit >Tell them that you play with historical accuracy in mind >Safe from criticism 😊

@truckerallikatuk 2 жыл бұрын

Also note the crazily small logistics unit in a regiment or battallion. A platoon at a regimental level? A unit with that little support is just not designed for long term deployments.

@SovietReunionYT 2 жыл бұрын

This being a general problem of the Russian army was pointed out in Wendover's video "The failed logistics of Russia's invasion of Ukraine". Basically, the Russian army relies heavily on the Russian railway system, and has so few trucks that it cant operate at full efficiency more than 150km away from the nearest railway connection, optimistically. 1 supply brigade (400 trucks) per Combined Arms Army.

@malenlhewig 2 жыл бұрын

🎶VDV, how many casualties?🎶

@acer9405 2 жыл бұрын

burning alive in aluminum BMPs!

@JustChill-zd4ib 11 ай бұрын

@@acer9405 Another idiot saying nonsense.

@Samm815 2 жыл бұрын

From what I've been told, the Russian VDV is the equivalent of the US Marine Corp. Less prestigious than the Special Forces, more prestigious than the Army. So my fellow Americans imagine with me the US Marines getting absolutely trounced in the same way the VDV was.

@vriesvak9094 2 жыл бұрын

VDV operates more like an airborn riot-police. They're more of a psychological warfare unit than a combat unit. Their only strength is fear, but if the enemy doesn't fear you when it's your only asset, you're lost.

@gotanon8958 2 жыл бұрын

Go to the wikipedia type the VDV do some reading cuz however told you that is pretty fricking clueless. Btw these two already fought it didnt end well for the VDV...

@liammarra4003 2 жыл бұрын

@@gotanon8958 when did USMC forces fight VDV forces?

@mitch-v6q 2 жыл бұрын

In what ways is the Marine Corps more prestigious than the Army? In terms of combat efficiency and doctrine one could argue the Army is far more effective. Additionally, the “school” training offered to combat arms soldiers (Ranger, Sapper, etc…) I would argue are far more prestigious than an infantry marine for a tabbed infantry soldier.

@xXjOmAmMaXx 2 жыл бұрын

Sure, but the USMC understands basic concepts like air superiority, logistics, follow-on forces etc unlike the VDV

@Frozander 2 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that this video thumbnail is the top result when you google "vdv"

@touho1003 2 жыл бұрын

With Finland joining NATO and Sweden most likely following suite, it would be really cool go see a video on the Finnish Defence Forces, something similar to your Sweden video. Maybe a breakdown of Jaeger infantry unit composition and tactics? Most of the manuals are readily available on the internet👍

@Jon651 2 жыл бұрын

The purpose of the VDV? Well, they used to look good in parades...

@jamesross8410 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Concise, informative and easily understood by laymen. Perfect video for flag officers.

@AdamSchadow 2 жыл бұрын

Parachute dropped armored vehicles are something truly terrifying just imagine instead of some dudes with rifles all the sudden you get shot at from kilometers away by autocannons and atgms.

@CharlieNasty-cd5hu Жыл бұрын

Not really that terrifying when you look how bad they perform in Ukraine

@AlexBrazhnikovBFE 2 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine which are now fighting in Popasnaya (in an engineering forces, First Lieutenant) said, that initially huge amount of losses we suffered from aimbushes and bad initial organisation due to amount of involved forces in a fast column advances (2 generals were fired actually), soldier even thought that they were betrayed, like during sturm of Grozny, but now tactics were changed, and they are technically step by step grinding UA forces with very few losses in conventional frontline battles. He said, that now officers actually surprised how well new approach work.

@AlexBrazhnikovBFE 2 жыл бұрын

@@natebox4550 he is ok, engineering forces are not so close to fights, we are in contact. Actually, in 2014 two of his friends were shot by bastards from nazi aidar battalion in Horlovka. 17 years old both, they grew together (he was born in Donetsk). That time he was also 17. So he is not pro putin, but he realise what he fighting for. Families of those killed boys now living in Saint Petersburg, my hometown, i met them once in 2015.

@geniusderweise400 2 жыл бұрын

@Nationalistic Pole this was a chance to make a point why the russian military sucks way more than ukraines and you did so with nice bit of rhetoric and "no u" well done mate

@oooopu4600 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is amazing, I’ve been watching it since your first videos on ww2 squads and saw it grow from a modest 1k sub count to now. Good job, keep it up. Could you do an analysis on conscription vs volunteer?

@Crimerenegade 2 жыл бұрын

5:38 Funny to see the graphics for AK-12's with optics on this chart, as pictures and videos from Ukraine show most of them were used only with iron sights...

@13Sol46 2 жыл бұрын

VDV used optics. Infantry used mostly iron sights.

@Just_A_Random_Desk 2 жыл бұрын

@@13Sol46 imagine not being able to equip your infantry with optics

@user-njyzcip 2 жыл бұрын

@@Just_A_Random_Desk chinese type 95-1: what's an optic?

@yuyuyu25 2 жыл бұрын

75% manning is pretty normal for a peacetime unit right? That's a pretty big problem when the unit's small to begin with and they're going into combat though.

@BattleOrder 2 жыл бұрын

Being undermanned is certainly common. I'm not privvy on the typical readiness level for a US Army unit (which is probably good, that's sensitive information) but I'm sure a veteran will comment what they saw. But it is often part of a force structure to have a certain amount of "float" personnel in the unit that can be used to fill gaps in critical areas if the unit is undermanned for whatever reason, takes casualties, or just loses someone for another reason (like an emergency leave). Larger units in terms of personnel can continue functioning longer as a unit when attrited than a smaller unit all else equal. But then theres other tradeoffs, like being able to have less of those units and potentially span of control issues.

@cracklingvoice 2 жыл бұрын

75% is certainly less than any commander likes, especially if a deployment is upcoming. I'm American, so how we operate is not at all indicative of how everyone else does.

@tankeroftheeast105 2 жыл бұрын

For context, I had a roommate that deployed to Iraq as part of a MP company (can't remember year, but I wanna say 2014ish), and his company was slightly over strength with about ~130 guys. Forgive me if I messed the numbers up, but it was 3 years ago I heard this.