Die derzeitige Kriegslage... aus russischer Sicht!

[Noti]

March 28, 2003, 1448hrs MSK (GMT +3), Moscow - According to the latest intercepted radio communications, the command of the coalition group of forces near Karabela requested at least 12 more hours to get ready to storm the town. This delay is due to the much heavier losses sustained by the coalition troops during the sand storms then was originally believed. Just the US 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division sustained more than 200 disabled combat vehicles of various types. The 101st Airborne Division reported some 70 helicopters as being disabled. Additionally, the recently delivered reinforcements require rest and time to prepare for combat.

At the same time the US forces have resumed attacks near An-Nasiriya and An-Najaf since 0630hrs and are continuously increasing the intensity of these attacks. During the night and early morning of March 28 the Iraqi positions in these areas were subjected to eight aerial assaults by bombers and ground attack aircraft. However, so far [the coalition] was unable to penetrate the Iraqi defenses.

Also during the early morning the British units begun advancing along the Fao peninsula. Latest radio intercepts from this area show that under a continuous artillery and aerial bombardment the Iraqis have begun to gradually withdraw their forces toward Basra.

First firefights between troops of the US 82nd Airborne Division and the Iraqi forces occurred in northern Iraq in the area of Mosula. At the same time the arrival of up to 1,500 Kurdish troops has been observed in this area. So far it is not clear to which of the many Kurdish political movements these troops belong. Leaders of the largest Kurdish workers party categorically denied participation of their troops. They believe that these may be units of one of the local tribes not controlled by the central authorities of the Kurdish autonomy and "ready to fight with anyone" for money.

According to verified information, during the past 48 hours of the Iraqi counterattacks the coalition forces sustained the following losses: up to 30 killed, over 110 wounded and 20 missing in action; up to 30 combat vehicles lost or disabled, including at least 8 tanks and 2 self-propelled artillery systems, 2 helicopters and 2 unmanned aerial vehicles were lost in combat. Iraqi losses are around 300 killed, up to 800 wounded, 200 captured and up to 100 combat vehicles 25 of which were tanks. Most of the [ Iraqi ] losses were sustained due to the artillery fire and aerial bombardment that resumed by the evening of March 27.

http://www.aeronautics.ru/news/news0...war_ru_014.htm

Das mit den vielen nicht einsatzfähigen Fahrzeugen der 3. Infanteriedivision deckt sich mit dem Bericht von Ulrich Klose von vor 2 Tagen!

[Proteus]

Das interessante ist auch die Stimmung unter den Soldaten wie sie in dem Bericht deutlich wird:

It should be noted, however, that the way the war is being fought did create a certain sense of disappointment in most of the troops. Many are feeling that they've been lied to and are openly talking about the stupidity of the high command and its gross miscalculations. "Those star-covered Pentagon idiots promised us a victory march and flowers on the armor. What we got instead were those damned fanatics fighting for every dune and the sand squeaking in your ass!" said one of the wounded recuperating at a hospital in Rammstein. [ Reverse translation from Russian ]

Wobei auch an der Qualität der Verpflegung kein gutes Haar gelassen wird

Among the US soldiers there has been a wide-scale discontent with the quality of the new combat rations. Servicemen are openly calling these rations "shitty." Many soldier just take the biscuits and the sweets and discard the rest of the ration. Commanders of the combat units are demanding from the coalition command to immediately provide the troops with hot food and to review the entire contents of the combat ration.

[Noti]

Original geschrieben von Proteus

In Anbetracht der Tatsache, das wohl anscheinend etliche Soldaten verheizt werden, empfinde ich den Grinser nicht gerade als angebracht!

[Proteus]

Original geschrieben von Black Hawk
In Anbetracht der Tatsache, das wohl anscheinend etliche Soldaten verheizt werden, empfinde ich den Grinser nicht gerade als angebracht!

Mein Grinser bezog sich nur darauf, daß die Soldaten an der Marschverpflegung herumnörgeln, Blackhawk, nicht auf irgendwelche anderen Sachen die in dem Artikel drinstehen

[Noti]

Original geschrieben von Proteus
Mein Grinser bezog sich nur darauf, daß die Soldaten an der Marschverpflegung herumnörgeln, Blackhawk, nicht auf irgendwelche anderen Sachen die in dem Artikel drinstehen

Ok Sir!

[Gorres]

Original geschrieben von Black Hawk
In Anbetracht der Tatsache, das wohl anscheinend etliche Soldaten verheizt werden, empfinde ich den Grinser nicht gerade als angebracht!

Hm... wer wollte das denn unbedingt, gegen alle Warnungen, gegen alle Regeln?