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The AH-64 Apache Helicopter, Ukraine’s
Kursk Offensive and the Return of ‘Maneuver
Warfare’ in Europe

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Posted By: sunset, 8/21/2024 5:56:46 PM

As armored and ‘maneuver warfare’ emerges in Europe, the one weapon that can pin down enemy steel and infantry, which Ukraine lacks in large numbers, Russia has and the US is fervently potentiating, is the attack helicopter. The stunning Ukrainian incursion into Kursk finally marks the dawn of Western ‘maneuver warfare’ on the front. Fast moving mechanized formations assaulted the frontline ‘screens’, driving deep into the enemy rear, exploiting the lack of Russian defensive preparedness there. But as Western think-tanks like the ISW (Institute for the Study of War) suggest, it is important to capitalize on the “operational surprise,” “restore” maneuver warfare and address the “problems” with “permanent positional warfare.”

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Reply 1 - Posted by: watashiyo 8/21/2024 6:37:02 PM (No. 1782420)
"This will not end well.", is an understatement! A desperate cockroach(Russia) driven against the wall will resort to desperate action. Nuclear Missiles.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: sw penn 8/21/2024 6:50:41 PM (No. 1782430)
They seem to be doing fine with their much, much cheaper drones, no?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Kate318 8/21/2024 6:54:27 PM (No. 1782437)
I. Don’t. Care.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 8/21/2024 7:28:01 PM (No. 1782451)
Watching the US pouring untold money down the Ukrainian rathole definitely not uplifting. Win or lose, we lose.
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