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The Great War between Ukraine and Muscovy reminded the world of a number of things forgotten after 1945.
Missile troops and artillery rule
This, of course, in conditions where one side failed to establish dominance in the air, while the other can organize 10-11 ground air strikes per day at best.
People are important
The number/density of forces matters, but firepower can only to a certain extent compensate for the lack of manpower.
A deep offensive operation of the Second World War model (with a wide breakthrough front and a penetration depth of hundreds of kilometers) is possible when millions of people are “under arms”.
< p> And as soon as several hundred thousand, spread out along a large front, then there will be a very slow advance in separate narrow sections at best.
Logistics is a priority
It is important not only the quality of tactics, that is, how fighting, but also a constant influx of new resources and reinforcements.
