tuscaloosa | 13 Jun 2015 9:12 p.m. PST |
Interesting plans to preposition combat equipment sets in the Baltics and Eastern Europe: link It's hilarious that many of the critical commenters, with American names and claiming to be posting from the U.S., use non-native English with Russian grammar forms. I'm not sure Strykers are the best vehicles for possible high-intensity combat… |
Mako11 | 13 Jun 2015 9:52 p.m. PST |
I hope Russian Spetznatz troopers don't seize them. Shades of Iraq, and losing 2,300 Humvees, 42 M-1 tanks, and 52 Palladins. That could be embarrassing as well. |
Generalstoner49 | 14 Jun 2015 8:05 a.m. PST |
From what I read Baltic states would have no more than a company worth of materials. However Poland, the Czech Republic etc etc would possibly station at least a battalion if not a brigade worth of material. |
darthfozzywig | 14 Jun 2015 8:41 a.m. PST |
Seems like easier ways to give the Russians out equipment, but that's just me. |
Inkpaduta | 14 Jun 2015 10:20 a.m. PST |
At this point, I believe ISIS has a lot more of our stuff. |
Legion 4 | 14 Jun 2015 10:33 a.m. PST |
At this point I don't think the US needs POMCUS in the Baltics. The Russians are strong … but not that strong. Or anywhere near their strength of the old Cold War/ CD I days … |
Generalstoner49 | 14 Jun 2015 11:38 a.m. PST |
I agree on not putting anything more than a token force in the Baltics. Given a real shooting war the Baltics are going to fall pretty quickly and will have to be recaptured when/if it comes to that. If I had to I would put POMCUS sites in Poland and Hungary. If there is ample warning perhaps a Marine unit could deploy to the Baltics. |
Tgunner | 14 Jun 2015 1:58 p.m. PST |
This is a token force. Roughly a brigade in total being spread through Eastern Europe. Heck, each Baltic state is getting what amounts to a company team. 150 dudes with 14 or so AFVs and other supporting stuff. A true token force, not even a speed bump. Although I'm sure the computer trolls will turn that into a massive invasion force! |
Mako11 | 15 Jun 2015 11:51 a.m. PST |
You may get your wish GS49. 150 troops to the smaller countries (about a company each), and 450 troops for the major ones, like Poland, so definitely only a "token" force, with little to no true fighting capability in the larger scheme of things, e.g. protecting a country from invasion. |
jowady | 15 Jun 2015 2:16 p.m. PST |
Perhaps a token force but it's a token AMERICAN force. It's a show to our allies that we are willing to put our troops, even in small number initially in the way. The American people may feel one way Russians killing some troops from a Baltic Nation, they're going to feel something else again if it's American boys and girls being killed. And Putin knows it as well. Land your Spetznatz and capture an American Motor Pool, parade it on TV and it's war, and not just war with the Ukrainians or the Poles, it is WW3. Simply put this is a message that we are serious. |
Tgunner | 15 Jun 2015 4:06 p.m. PST |
Here's more about this deployment: link |
Legion 4 | 15 Jun 2015 8:37 p.m. PST |
If the Russians kill US troops … it would be war … |
tuscaloosa | 16 Jun 2015 4:52 p.m. PST |
But the way they'll do it, is to use Latvians, Estonians, etc who are ethnic Russians. I.e., see Crimea playbook. They're much more cunning that we give them credit for. |
Legion 4 | 16 Jun 2015 9:23 p.m. PST |
Putin and company are certainly cunning … we should never under estimate the "Neo-Russians" … |