I don't think anyone considers them not to be incredibly dangerous. But in terms of logistics, organization, strategy, and leadership they have proven to be nothing like they were imagined.

I am no expert but my understanding is that plain old artillery is the main tool being used in this conflict, and that's like how long have people been shooting cannons at one another? If you have 20x as much artillery as your more competent opponent you're still very dangerous.

I wish Ukraine the best vs the invaders and I think they will prevail, but there is no doubt the cost will be high.

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean we now see a war between two conventional forces where neither has a clear technological advantage. We havent had that in a long time. It is very well possible, that shooting cannons at each other will still be up to date in terms of tactics in 500 years like it was 500 years ago.

[–] coffeetest@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Or sticks depending on how it goes.