Prevent Ukraine from immediately following up on withdrawal from Kherson since Russians have shitty thin lines of defense rather then thick ones with multiple fall back positions. Desperate attempt to prevent a rout where then Ukraine follows up and TEMPOTEMPOTEMPOs russians for another thousand square miles. Also a bit or spite, typical orc "haha you got you territory back but we fricked it up!"
Finally for internal consumption they may well claim Ukraine did it and THAT is the reason for the retreat I mean tactical regrouping. >hohols are monsters and warcrimed the dam we never imagined they would flood a civilian city so our forces had to withdraw to avoid their america-isis-nazi tactic!!
etc
>haha you got you territory back but we fricked it up
That is the thing with russhits, no matter what they frick it up. Flooding something is still better than having russhits living on your land for a year or, god forbid, longer.
Well they love to WW2 LARP, so wgat if Russia just decided to repeat glorious deeds of grandfathers in a form of cargo cult? >During World War II, the strategically important dam and plant was dynamited by retreating Red Army troops
Yes I know that this one is a bit upstream. But they can't reach that hydro dam so have to settle for the next best thing
Also, never completely deny possible Russian idiocy
>they can't be this moronic
Your lips to god's ears.
https://i.imgur.com/Ug7nGtx.jpg
What is the military advantage of blowing up a dam and flooding the territory you are trying to conquer?
>What is the military advantage of blowing up a dam and flooding the territory you are trying to conquer?
They're retreating over the ground that will be flooded, at the start of Winter, a semi-frozen swamp will make a really good defensive barrier and they'll set up their trenches at the dry edge of it.
Unlikely to be tank or bushmaster rushes over or through the swamp, so they're dealing with infantry mostly.
In reality, they'll just be naded by night-drones with thermo until their lines thin enough to penetrate.
>Ukraine will shut it off anyway and the Russians aren't going to be getting control back any time soon.
This. Everyone who claims "oh vatniks wouldn't do that cuz crimea" forget Russians probably already see it as a foregone conclusion. So if they can squeeze some advantage or at least "revenge" out of it might as well while they can. Vatniks are disgusting but that's how they've behaved this entire war.
This is what Ukraine used to temporarily block the canal while they constructed a proper dam. It was just a pile of those white bags which are full of dirt.
All nuclear power plants have a secondary reservoir that provides the bare minimum for SCRAM cooling. It's like a recessed "sink" that exists below the water line, for this exact scenario.
Is Paris burning? Are the Kuwaiti oil wells destroyed?
Is the Nova Kakhovka dam broken?
I suppose we're already in the vengeance weapons phase anyways.
It's the old Russian game, accuse their opponent of something they gonna do themselves. Just watch it, you'll see dozens of those threads in the near future getting shilled.
>It's the old Russian game, accuse their opponent of something they gonna do themselves
Russia was making noise about a Ukrainian false-flag nuke on Mykolaiv to bring US into the war.
Let's hope Russia doesn't go on and do that too.
Yes makes sense russian love blowing up their own infrastructure for no reason. Its definately not ukrainians shelling the nuclear powerplant that russians are occupying and russians definately went right up to the swedish coast just to blow up a pipeline that starts in saint petersburg. Makes perfect sense russian do it because they are evil and stupid of course.
Quick question: which country was famous from using the tactics "scorched earth"
Another quick question: Which current country is straight up obsessed with their world war 2 moments?
Bonus question: The dam is not even their own, so how does your reasoning make sense?
civilians tend to become much more pliable when you stick a gun in their face
for the ones that don't there is always rape, either of them or their loved ones (or both)
>even as they get pushed out, the Russians still insist on stealing people from their homes
My hatred for these creatures is almost boundless at this point.
>How are they moving the civilians that dont want to be moved?
"We are evacuating our loyal citizens to protect you from the Ukrainians, get on the bus" >I don't want to go
"Are you not a loyal citizen in fear of the invading Ukrainians?" >err...
You gays aren't thinking moronic enough
The Russians are going to blow the dam to cover their retreat, only for the subsequent flood to drown the retreating Russians themselves
They will then declare that this is proof it was the Ukrainians who blew up the dam, despite Russian state media having earlier run reports celebrating the strategic genius of their damn busting plan along with video footage of Russian troops performing the demolition.
In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse" and vatniks will flood the board proclaiming this to be the final doom of Ukrainian resistance
>In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse" and vatniks will flood the board proclaiming this to be the final doom of Ukrainian resistance
>despite Russian state media having earlier run reports celebrating the strategic genius of their damn busting plan along with video footage of Russian troops performing the demolition.
It’ll be even better, they’ll have “secret recordings” of men in Ukrainian uniforms planting bombs but they’ll be sloppy and have obvious Russian shit on them that blows their propaganda piece.
>In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse" and vatniks will flood the board proclaiming this to be the final doom of Ukrainian resistance
I do unironically hope this happens at least several times. General Death, General Obliterator, General Doom...
Russia's propaganda news show did an interview with some guy in Kherson who said, basically, that Ukraine was going to use chemical weapons (he specifically said 'prohibited weapons such as chemical weapons) and that Ukraine was going to blow the dam.
Based on all evidence, if Russia is claiming Ukraine will do it, then Russia is going to do it.
>...and flooding the territory you are trying to conquer?
Doing this would be their way of "playing chess by knocking all the pieces off the board, shitting on it, and declaring yourself the winnar forever and ever" while running away in terror.
A "take my ball and go home", except its not their ball, and their home is a broken down hovel without electricity or running water.
Pic related: Its the road back home. He wants Ukraine to look like that.
see topographic map
This one?
Prevent Ukraine from immediately following up on withdrawal from Kherson since Russians have shitty thin lines of defense rather then thick ones with multiple fall back positions. Desperate attempt to prevent a rout where then Ukraine follows up and TEMPOTEMPOTEMPOs russians for another thousand square miles. Also a bit or spite, typical orc "haha you got you territory back but we fricked it up!"
Finally for internal consumption they may well claim Ukraine did it and THAT is the reason for the retreat I mean tactical regrouping.
>hohols are monsters and warcrimed the dam we never imagined they would flood a civilian city so our forces had to withdraw to avoid their america-isis-nazi tactic!!
etc
>haha you got you territory back but we fricked it up
That is the thing with russhits, no matter what they frick it up. Flooding something is still better than having russhits living on your land for a year or, god forbid, longer.
You said it, brother.
I'd rather be anything but Russian.
It's a good thing, in a way. It'll clean off the stink and grime the Russians left behind just by being there.
Dont Nuclear Powerplants need massive amounts of cooling water?
What happens at the Zaporizhzhia NPP if the Kakhovka Reservoir runs empty?
It's already turned off. The funnier thing is that the water canal to Crimea will stop working if the dam is blown up
they conviently always forget this part
It's probably just an excuse to retreat. The Russians won't blow up the dam, they can't be this moronic.
>They can't be this moronic
You can sum up the entire invasion with these words
Well they love to WW2 LARP, so wgat if Russia just decided to repeat glorious deeds of grandfathers in a form of cargo cult?
>During World War II, the strategically important dam and plant was dynamited by retreating Red Army troops
Yes I know that this one is a bit upstream. But they can't reach that hydro dam so have to settle for the next best thing
Also, never completely deny possible Russian idiocy
>they can't be this moronic
Your lips to god's ears.
>What is the military advantage of blowing up a dam and flooding the territory you are trying to conquer?
They're retreating over the ground that will be flooded, at the start of Winter, a semi-frozen swamp will make a really good defensive barrier and they'll set up their trenches at the dry edge of it.
Unlikely to be tank or bushmaster rushes over or through the swamp, so they're dealing with infantry mostly.
In reality, they'll just be naded by night-drones with thermo until their lines thin enough to penetrate.
>The Russians won't blow up the dam, they can't be this moronic.
I think they've clearly demonstrated that they are, in fact, this moronic.
>they can't be this moronic.
There's one glaring flaw with your assessment...
>they can't be this moronic
They're about to do what's called a pro gamer move
Ukraine will shut it off anyway and the Russians aren't going to be getting control back any time soon. Besides, desperate vatniks do stupid shit.
>Ukraine will shut it off anyway and the Russians aren't going to be getting control back any time soon.
This. Everyone who claims "oh vatniks wouldn't do that cuz crimea" forget Russians probably already see it as a foregone conclusion. So if they can squeeze some advantage or at least "revenge" out of it might as well while they can. Vatniks are disgusting but that's how they've behaved this entire war.
Ukraine can't shut the water off because Russia blew up the dam months ago that was already blocking water into Crimea.
This is what Ukraine used to temporarily block the canal while they constructed a proper dam. It was just a pile of those white bags which are full of dirt.
All nuclear power plants have a secondary reservoir that provides the bare minimum for SCRAM cooling. It's like a recessed "sink" that exists below the water line, for this exact scenario.
They don't plan to flood part of the Kherson region to prevent the Armed Forces of Ukraine from advancing on Crimea, do they?
No, America plans on doing it and then saying it was the Russians.
Is Uncle Sam hiding under your bed, anon?
You are serbian
They did it earlier on.
What happens to the Crimea Canal if the hydro dam gets popped and the water level drops?
nothing, since it was already non functional to begin with
If it had been working it would run dry
Ukrainians can't defeat Russian military in the front on engagement so they have to force them to retreat
Is Paris burning? Are the Kuwaiti oil wells destroyed?
Is the Nova Kakhovka dam broken?
I suppose we're already in the vengeance weapons phase anyways.
The russians are intent on gesture-of-good-will-ing Kherson and they are just preparing the public opinion/finding excuses for it.
>What is the military advantage of blowing up a dam and flooding the territory you are trying to conquer?
Worked for me.
t. Chiang.
Gee, ask the British. They were blowing up German dams like candy during ww2.
What German territory was Britain trying to conquer in WW2?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise
I accede that the Brits weren't quite ready to invade yet at that time. But dams were definitely considered a valid target.
You didn't answer the question, what German territory were the Brits trying to conquer in WW2?
Yeah, but the Brits tried to destroy Germany, not conquer it.
And who blows up candy?
The Russian race is so cartoonishly evil it really makes you wonder if this reality is even real
It's the old Russian game, accuse their opponent of something they gonna do themselves. Just watch it, you'll see dozens of those threads in the near future getting shilled.
We've seen this before, it's just a matter of time before they blow it up and accuse Ukraine of doing it.
>It's the old Russian game, accuse their opponent of something they gonna do themselves
Russia was making noise about a Ukrainian false-flag nuke on Mykolaiv to bring US into the war.
Let's hope Russia doesn't go on and do that too.
Lets hope they do so the US can destroy them in retaliation.
Yes makes sense russian love blowing up their own infrastructure for no reason. Its definately not ukrainians shelling the nuclear powerplant that russians are occupying and russians definately went right up to the swedish coast just to blow up a pipeline that starts in saint petersburg. Makes perfect sense russian do it because they are evil and stupid of course.
>Makes perfect sense russian do it because they are evil and stupid of course.
Yes.
I mean you might have been aiming for irony but there's none detected
Correct.
Quick question: which country was famous from using the tactics "scorched earth"
Another quick question: Which current country is straight up obsessed with their world war 2 moments?
Bonus question: The dam is not even their own, so how does your reasoning make sense?
By dam i meant plant, sorry guys
How are they moving the civilians that dont want to be moved?
civilians tend to become much more pliable when you stick a gun in their face
for the ones that don't there is always rape, either of them or their loved ones (or both)
>even as they get pushed out, the Russians still insist on stealing people from their homes
My hatred for these creatures is almost boundless at this point.
>How are they moving the civilians that dont want to be moved?
"We are evacuating our loyal citizens to protect you from the Ukrainians, get on the bus"
>I don't want to go
"Are you not a loyal citizen in fear of the invading Ukrainians?"
>err...
You gays aren't thinking moronic enough
The Russians are going to blow the dam to cover their retreat, only for the subsequent flood to drown the retreating Russians themselves
They will then declare that this is proof it was the Ukrainians who blew up the dam, despite Russian state media having earlier run reports celebrating the strategic genius of their damn busting plan along with video footage of Russian troops performing the demolition.
In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse" and vatniks will flood the board proclaiming this to be the final doom of Ukrainian resistance
>In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse" and vatniks will flood the board proclaiming this to be the final doom of Ukrainian resistance
>despite Russian state media having earlier run reports celebrating the strategic genius of their damn busting plan along with video footage of Russian troops performing the demolition.
Oh god, this is way too accurate.
Clearly this anon is a witch. Who else has such detailed knowledge of the future?
Omg, Girkin is posting here.
It’ll be even better, they’ll have “secret recordings” of men in Ukrainian uniforms planting bombs but they’ll be sloppy and have obvious Russian shit on them that blows their propaganda piece.
>In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse"
>General Superapocalypse
Holy shit. Will he be even more bald?
He won't even have skin. That's how bald he is
>In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse"
even General Superapocalypse seems disenchanted with Russia's chances.
>In response to the losses Putin will fire "General Armageddon" for his failures and replace him with "General Superapocalypse" and vatniks will flood the board proclaiming this to be the final doom of Ukrainian resistance
I do unironically hope this happens at least several times. General Death, General Obliterator, General Doom...
:clown face:
Russia's propaganda news show did an interview with some guy in Kherson who said, basically, that Ukraine was going to use chemical weapons (he specifically said 'prohibited weapons such as chemical weapons) and that Ukraine was going to blow the dam.
Based on all evidence, if Russia is claiming Ukraine will do it, then Russia is going to do it.
>...and flooding the territory you are trying to conquer?
Doing this would be their way of "playing chess by knocking all the pieces off the board, shitting on it, and declaring yourself the winnar forever and ever" while running away in terror.
A "take my ball and go home", except its not their ball, and their home is a broken down hovel without electricity or running water.
Pic related: Its the road back home. He wants Ukraine to look like that.
it's simple, we
>hop in the APC
>cruise over to Kherson
>take it
>hold up
>have a cup of tea
>and wait for winter to blow over
>If I can't have it, no one can