How Finland would defend itself

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1. Many people have wondered how the Finns defend Finland today, so here’s a very short introduction to modern Finnish defence policy – and a brief synopsis of how the Finnish military would probably fight if any hostile country decided to invade. 1/
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2. Oh good, sub-marine countermeasures.

3. With guns and tractors.

4. A remarkably detailed and interesting thread

5. you will never know if a Finnish sniper is there waiting for you 😉

6. This latest conflict shows the need for an abundance of good anti-armor weapons such as the American kamikaze antitank drones. Molotov cocktails stir visions of valor but they involve near suicidal determination on the user’s part.

7. Can it? In Russia’s culture if 100 Russians die for every enemy killed then that’s a fantastic victory in their eyes. How can you defend yourself against a numerically superior enemy with no regard for their own men’s lives?

8. That is a very good camouflage in the photo! The boot of the soldier revealed his location.