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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 125 points 3 days ago (3 children)

An effective countermeasure would be retreating to within Russian borders.

They could enhance the effect further by forcing a regime change at home.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If every soldier turned toward Moscow right now, they'd have the higher ups scrambling to throw each other out windows, starting at the top, before they get to the city limits.

They just, and I cannot stress this enough, stop until they have taken Red Square. Just ask Prigozhin

[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

MushuChupacabra for president

My reign of terror would be firm, yet fair.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

#BRILLIANT.

[–] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I once read that during WW2, German tank crews in North Africa would drive over camel dung piles (for luck?), so the Allies started making AT-mines that looked like dung piles. And when the Germans found out and started only driving over piles that had already been driven over, the Allies made driven-over-dung-piles AT-mines

I'm not checking, though, so the whole story might be camel dung

[–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago

I'm sure there's a metaphor in there we can apply today

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] sepi@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah well I blame what I had last night for dinner. It was spicy as hell.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 48 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lol.

Fucking Karen Orks. They always complain.

[–] otto@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

β€œHow dare you fight back against our invasion!β€œ

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen!"

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

"Hostile work environment!"

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Huh: Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore who has two opposite roles. In some motifs she is described as a repulsive or ferocious-looking old woman who fries and eats children, while in others she is a nice old woman who helps out the hero. She is often associated with forest wildlife.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some kids are annoying, some are polite. Simple as.

Most are both in different contexts.

[–] don@lemm.ee 16 points 3 days ago

Good. They can put this in their β€œeducational vr combat simulators” to show school kids what it’s like

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lol I love the idea of the witch flying around in a mortar and pestle dropping AT mines and cackling.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I forgot about the flying cauldron thing! I was imagining chicken houses running around pooping these out.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 days ago

Oh no, the horror! Disguised anti-tank mines! Don't they know those are supposed to be as brightly colored as possible to prevent detonations?

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Honestly, that would be pretty hard to spot out of the little tiny viewing slits one gets in an APC or Tank. Hell, even unobstructed that could be tough at speed.

[–] Gorram_Reavers@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good. This is directed to every Russian that isn't actively opposing Putin. I hope you step on a mine.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 5 points 3 days ago

Be fair, or drive over one.

[–] cristo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

That's the nasty patty from spongebob