AmINotAlpharius t1_ja77w4l wrote
Reply to comment by ComanderLucky in Belarus to Mobilize 1.5 Million Potential Soldiers Outside the Armed Forces in Case of War, Senior Belarusian Official Claims by Leshracc
Any rush grinds out some defender's forces. Small part by small part, inch by inch. It is an extremely inefficient method but it works if the attacker has an unlimited supply of meat.
weealex t1_ja7jwhe wrote
But the point of the zerg rush is to create pressure into a checkmate scenario before your opponent can get established. A 4/6/10 pool is basically dead if the attack is deflected or fails to cause sufficient economic damage. In this analogy, Russia tried a rush, failed to cause sufficient damage, and now Ukraine is getting a fully upgraded army of siege tanks, goliaths, and science vessels
AmINotAlpharius t1_ja7kiir wrote
If you have ten million soldiers and your enemy has nine million bullets, you win.
pythonic_dude t1_ja8ivdq wrote
In real world, by the time you lose five million your soldiers are already hanging you.
weealex t1_ja7lpy8 wrote
Unless the bullets i'm firing kills 2 per shot.
Austoman t1_ja7ykic wrote
Or 1 million soldiers die from friendly fire, starvation, environmental conditions (freezing), overdosing, disease, infighting, and general injury from poor troop movement/management with a complete breakdown of supply lines.
Attrition is a major soldier killer. Its most effective when an army is undersupplied, unprepared, and undisciplined.
Guess what the Russian army is.
All of that also ignores that zerging doesnt work when attempting to occupy a location. When the guerrilla civilian fighters are better equipped both with weapons, equipment, intelligence, and communications, you have a serious problem. Theres a reason you dont invade cities. A city on the defensive is at a significant advantage vs an invading force.
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