Originally Posted by Sycamore
Originally Posted by OSU_Sig
I didn't know the term and the way it was explained to me was that Russia will run out of supplies/materiel within 14 days. That could change if they get supplied by China, I suppose.


new one on me too, wiki says:

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The culminating point in military strategy is the point at which a military force is no longer able to perform its operations.[1]

On the offensive, the culminating point marks the time when the attacking force can no longer continue its advance, because of supply problems, the opposing force, or the need for rest.[2] The task of the attacker is to complete its objectives before the culminating point is reached. The task of the defender on the other hand, is to bring the attacking force to its culminating point before its objectives are completed.[3]

The concept of a culminating point was formulated by the Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz in his book On War published in 1832.





Sycamore, thanks.

I called a friend of mine who is retired military (colonel) and he said the same as you posted on “culmination”.

His shop talk with old cronies leans toward Putin’s removal and him not going quietly into the night or exiling. They felt that Putin’s being declared a War Criminal will cause even more sanctions and deeper hardships on the Russian people.

He also said that both countries are politically rotten to the core as many here have said. No secret there.

We shall see.