• SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
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    11 days ago

    Try running tanks or planes without fuel, parts or ammo production. Covid was a little inconvenience compared to the supply chain nightmare a war could bring. It takes a TON of upkeep to keep a military rolling.

    And to be fair the taliban never had conventional air support either. And Ukraine has proven that commercial drones can be just as lethal.

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      11 days ago

      Try running tanks or planes without fuel, parts or ammo production. Covid was a little inconvenience compared to the supply chain nightmare a war could bring. It takes a TON of upkeep to keep a military rolling.

      What does this even mean? That a private citizen is going to have better access to fuel, parts and ammo than the government?!?