Russian-Belarussian Wargames - "West 2009"

[Razgovory]

Russia today would be crushed by Germany or France in a defensive war.

Maybe if the Germans would leave their barracks. 

[Valmy]

Maybe if the Germans would leave their barracks. 

I wonder if Germany was invaded if there would still be people protesting the war.

[Razgovory]

Maybe if the Germans would leave their barracks. 

I wonder if Germany was invaded if there would still be people protesting the war.

There was last time.

[citizen k]

Population of the Russian Federaton: 142 million

Population of the United States: 307 million

Our human waves > their human waves.

Except we're not willing to use human waves

That was before Obama. Now we have ACORN suicide squads.

[Ed Anger]

Population of the Russian Federaton: 142 million

Population of the United States: 307 million

Our human waves > their human waves.

Except we're not willing to use human waves

That was before Obama. Now we have ACORN suicide squads.

And the white pimp shall lead them.

[Richard Hakluyt]

The EU gets about 25% of it's gas from Russia IIRC. If it came to a proper war then this is merely a minor inconvenience, wearing an extra layer, that sort of thing.

[Neil]

No, Norway has 90 days to jack up the price of north sea natural gas, Sweden has 90 days to make 150 million axeheads to export to central europe for chopping wood, Finland has 90 days to start a peat bog export business and Denmark has 90 days to arrange for transport.

No, because all those places will be occupied by the Russians.

[Viking]

No, Norway has 90 days to jack up the price of north sea natural gas, Sweden has 90 days to make 150 million axeheads to export to central europe for chopping wood, Finland has 90 days to start a peat bog export business and Denmark has 90 days to arrange for transport.

No, because all those places will be occupied by the Russians.

Show me a Soviet, eh Russian Motor Rifle Division which can advance 100 kilometers and I'll care.

[Agelastus]

I do think that Germany, France or Britain would win but it would be very hard going.

I don't. Numbers have a magic all of their own. And I would not be surprised to find that the Russians were still maintaining a vast reserve of mothballed obsolete tanks and other weapons, the same way the Soviets did. Once Britain, France or Germany had run through their stockpiles of "precision weapons" I doubt wartime production could come remotely close to the required expenditure to stop the Russians.

[Razgovory]

I believe the 19th motor Rifle division advanced about 100 KM last year through South Ossetia and into Georgia.

[Viking]

I believe the 19th motor Rifle division advanced about 100 KM last year through South Ossetia and into Georgia.

Ok, so now they have reached the Norwegian Border. Another 100 km later they will have reached the second village.

[Neil]

Show me a Soviet, eh Russian Motor Rifle Division which can advance 100 kilometers and I'll care.

Show me a Norwegian government that wouldn't immediately surrender.

[Viking]

Show me a Soviet, eh Russian Motor Rifle Division which can advance 100 kilometers and I'll care.

Show me a Norwegian government that wouldn't immediately surrender.

Good point. I concede on the issue.

[Neil]

Show me a Soviet, eh Russian Motor Rifle Division which can advance 100 kilometers and I'll care.

Show me a Norwegian government that wouldn't immediately surrender.

Good point. I concede on the issue.

Question:  Has the Norwegian attitude towards Russia deteriorated or improved since the collapse of communism?

[Viking]

Question:  Has the Norwegian attitude towards Russia deteriorated or improved since the collapse of communism?

Now Norway can legitimately hate Russia since they no longer have ideological reason to oppress their own people. I suspect you approve.