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Originally Posted by NYC88mm ONe question, how big is russia????
even if the americans manage to destory russia, conqueroro it, which is unlikely becuase russian forces are not to be underestimated. The land of russia is very big, nazi germany fielded 5 millon + 5000 tanks and couldnt cover very muche ven belurus and ukraine, imagine all of soviet union
Us forcfes would be so spread out that a russian field army will roam freely to kill
supplies, sure, its very important, but dont forget that russians could sack american supply lines to steal and take. |
Naturally, the USSR was enormous. Nobody is claiming that its an easy win for either side. But lets consider a few things:
1.) Unlike Germany, the West would be engaging Russia with relatively equal numbers. That's something that Germany never had. Not even close to it.
2.) Russia had lost an immense number of its military aged young men against Germany. They were bled dry, much moreso than the Western Allies. They still had more to give, but less depth in that category.
3.) Remember how the Ukraine welcomed the Germans as liberators? Well this time, the USA, UK and France would play their cards right ... it would be hard to play them wrong afterall. Any portion of the USSR that is taken would seize the opportunity to assist any movement that frees them of Stalin's tyrany.
The moment that the Atom Bomb is brought into the equation, it ends very quickly.