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Interesting point. I hadn’t really considered that a US goal, but they very well could be using this conflict in order to assess Russian military capabilities.
I definitely think that was part of the goal, but Russia hasn’t really revealed much so far. We now know that Russia has excellent EW capability that can disrupt western guided weapons and drones. They also showed that they have missiles that western AD can’t handle.
None of this revealed much about Russian overall capability however. One thing Russia made clear is that they have very strong military industrial complex and are not at risk of running low in terms of weapons. The big surprise for everyone, including Russia, was just how effective Russian drones ended up being.
So, far we haven’t seen any really advanced weapons like Su-57 or T-14 used, so Russia is definitely not playing their full hand here. Seems that they’re largely just clearing out their old Soviet inventory for the most part.
we haven’t seen any really advanced weapons like Su-57 or T-14
Makes me wonder if it’s because they’re vaporware, just like yankee Wunderwaffe.
Inb4 western propaganda
Nah, I just live here and know folks in scientific research and engineering. It’s all very westernised
So far, we’ve seen a lot more practical tech deployed by Russia than by the west in the conflict. The dynamic with state owned industry and private contractors is very different. The whole set up in the west is a basically a scheme to siphon as much tax money out of the system as possible and transfer it into the hands of the people who own the war industry. That necessarily means making weapons that are expensive to produce and maintain. That’s how you make the most money. On the other hand, a state owned military complex sees costs as a negative and the pressure is to produce things that are cheap and reliable.
Is the Armata actually good? I’ve met tons of tank buffs that all shit on it while favoring the T-34??? (for it’s time), but idk shit about military hardware, like a week ago I assumed being a tanker was like the safest thing to be in the military, but apparently you can only survive or die absolutely terribly
If the US war game against China has a big question mark about Russian engagement, it would make sense to both get them wrapped up in other conflicts and also draw out their capabilities to improve intelligence. Remember Sun Tzu. Direct force comparisons are a lot less useful than intelligence imbalances.
