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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Fri Sep 9, 2022, 10:40 PM Sep 2022

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Russian troops fleeing and surrendered tons of supplies... [View all] pbmus Sep 2022 OP

Ukraine employed a brilliant strategy. BootinUp Sep 2022 #1

Exactly... pbmus Sep 2022 #2

Not sure if planned or they took quick advantage of an opportunity Kaleva Sep 2022 #9

Good point, but either way BootinUp Sep 2022 #18

Yes. Kaleva Sep 2022 #21

A lot of it is strategy. GoCubsGo Sep 2022 #19

Thanks! I'll read that later. Kaleva Sep 2022 #22

Ukraine's publicised southern offensive was 'disinformation campaign' Nevilledog Sep 2022 #33

K&R UTUSN Sep 2022 #3

I am pretty sure the video was not released until BootinUp Sep 2022 #6

hahaha idiots ZonkerHarris Sep 2022 #31

Amazing.. Goliath is Getting Cha Sep 2022 #5

Astounding! peggysue2 Sep 2022 #7

Video of the tank running into the tree KS Toronado Sep 2022 #8

So tanks don't typically have to travel at high speed in combat? Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #13

Typically not KS Toronado Sep 2022 #23

I don't believe they jumped off KS Toronado Sep 2022 #26

I wondered if they jumped or fell. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #27

Tank crew would all have a seat inside KS Toronado Sep 2022 #28

Thanks! Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #29

My Dad was in Patton's 3rd Army KS Toronado Sep 2022 #30

Wow. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #34

Sorry about your uncle KS Toronado Sep 2022 #35

Oh wow, was your uncle part of Operation Tidal Wave? Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #36

Yep, Operation Tidal Wave KS Toronado Sep 2022 #37

It was one of the bloodiest and most heroic missions of all time. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #38

How often did a tank throw a track that way? Aristus Sep 2022 #20

About 1 in a 1,000,000 KS Toronado Sep 2022 #25

Great caption pasted on the tank, too DFW Sep 2022 #11

Boots Randolph, "Yakety Sax", 1963 nt Ilsa Sep 2022 #16

Ukrainians these past couple of days... Nevilledog Sep 2022 #32

Hopefully this means the war is soonish coming to an end vercetti2021 Sep 2022 #12

Not much chance of that, unfortunately DFW Sep 2022 #14