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brush

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4. They drove tanks into the river after bridges blown up?

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2022, 05:44 AM

May 2022

WTF is up with these Russians and the ridiculous decision making? Tanks don't float, are heavy as hell and tend to get stuck in mud at the bottom of rivers if anyone is stupid enought to drive one into a river.

Are Russian tank commanders dense? No wonder they're losing.

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Gen. Mick Ryan on how to cross a river. Or not. Brilliant thread! [View all] Tomconroy May 2022 OP

They actually made 3 attempts! 2 pontoon bridges, both blown up. Then they tried just driving PortTack May 2022 #1

They suffered the greatest defeat of the war so far Tomconroy May 2022 #2

The Guardian reports: Tomconroy May 2022 #3

They drove tanks into the river after bridges blown up? brush May 2022 #4

Death By Combat modrepub May 2022 #6

I will add that another reason The Soviets were successful in WW2 marked50 May 2022 #9

Exactly modrepub May 2022 #10

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"What I did to destroy Russian pantonne bridge over Siverskyi Donets" pecosbob May 2022 #5