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Combat Ineffective War Room

by Combat Ineffective

This podcast is dedicated to all of you Armchair Commanders around the world. Everyone else focuses on the success stories on the battlefield. We focus on the failures! We tell you the history, what lead to the failure, and why it was such a failure. Come join us in the Combat Ineffective War Room.

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Episodes

  1. Long Odds for the Panjshir Resistance.

    Now that the withdrawal of American and Nato forces is said to be completed, what will that mean for the Panjshir Resistance that is fighting for their very lives? We explore what the Panjshir Resistance has and what they are up against. We look at what other parties may have an interest in the...

  2. Combat Ineffective reacts to President Biden's remarks on August 26th, 2021

    After the ISIS-K attack on the Kabul Airport that killed 13 US marines and dozens of Afghan civilians, President Biden held a press conference to give his statement. This reaction is in response to one specific question that was asked of the President. These words are of my opinion and mine…

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  3. Who is afraid of the big bad SLAM-ER?

    The People's Republic of China! One of the most powerful nations on Earth. They are on the verge of becoming another Super Power. Their Military is the largest in the world. Their economic prowess continues to grow year after year. So you would think that 135 missiles would be considered a…

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  4. Hope in the Panjshir Valley

    Is all hope lost for Afghanistan? Will it fall completely to the Taliban? Or is there hope for a counteroffensive to defeat them? We talk about the resistance in the Panjshir Valley. Is history going to repeat itself? Will the Taliban roll them up? Or will the Resistance fight back and push the...

  5. Afghanistan: Seriously WTF happened?!

    20 years, billions of dollars, thousands of lives lost, and in the end it all reverts back to the same jerks we kicked out in the first place! I seriously have no idea what happened and why the Afghan National Army was so ineffective. This was a spur of the moment podcast tonight. I and my family...

  6. The Failure of the Modern Russian Navy

    Remember when the Soviet Navy was one of the most feared on the high seas? In the popular culture of the 1980s, it seemed that the prowess of the Soviet Navy was on the rise. Ships like the Kirov class, and submarines like the dreaded Typhoon class that was popularized by Tom Clancy's Hunt for…

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  7. Combat Ineffective reacts to the new Sukhoi Checkmate fighter.

    Since the late 1980s, the Sukhoi Bureau has designed the most advanced and combat capable aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russian Federation. Aircraft like the SU-27, the SU-25, and the new SU-57 began to replace the venerable Migs that once populated the Russian fighter ranks. But lately the...

  8. Combat Ineffective War Room Falklands Fails

    In the realm of bad ideas from many of the dictators around the world, very few compare to the incredibly bad idea of Argentina invading the Falkland Islands. From underestimating the British resolve to retake the islands. To the inability to stop the British from launching an amphibious…

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  9. Submarines: Elite tools of the Modern Navy or Expensive Toys more dangerous to the service using them.

    If you have studied enough Naval History, you know full well the potential for the submarine in warfare. World War 1 and World War 2 are textbook cases for the usage of the submarine in modern warfare. But since the end of the Second World War, the submarine has never really taken center stage in...

  10. MI-24: Flying Tank or Stinger Bait

    The MI-24 was once one of the most feared Soviet weapons. It was big, heavily armed, and most importantly, it looked the part of being angry and mean. But, was this icon of the Soviet Union really such a feared opponent? Special thanks goes out to our Patreon members including General Richie and...

  11. The Caspian Sea Monster

    In the history of Modern Warfare, weapons developers never cease in trying to make new and innovative ways to wage warfare. The Soviet Union was no stranger to this, and like many of their adversaries and allies, some strange designs went well past the design stage and became true prototypes. In...

  12. What is this podcast all about.

    Transitioning from a video format over to a strictly audio format is going to take a little bit of time to get used to. But this could be a blessing in disguise. Come join us as we create our first podcast.

  13. T-72, Feared or Failure on the battlefield.

    The T-72 was once considered the most feared Former Soviet tank on the battlefield. With a larger main gun than most of their Western adversaries and with production numbers far above the best of the west, it could quickly equip large tank divisions. In their baptism of fire, the T-72 handled…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This podcast is dedicated to all of you Armchair Commanders around the world. Everyone else focuses on the success stories on the battlefield. We focus on the failures! We tell you the history, what lead to the failure, and why it was such a failure. Come join us in the Combat Ineffective War Room.

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Combat Ineffective War Room currently has 13 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Combat Ineffective War Room about?

This podcast is dedicated to all of you Armchair Commanders around the world. Everyone else focuses on the success stories on the battlefield. We focus on the failures! We tell you the history, what lead to the failure, and why it was such a failure. Come join us in the Combat Ineffective War Room.

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