Again About Fire ...

... impact. No, this is not Russian rah-rah, this is merely a representation of REAL war, not even Iranian strikes on US bases, or heroism of US Marines at Khe Sahn under the most adverse conditions, none of it comes even close to a density and fire impact (огневое воздействие) of the combined MLRS strike.

You can theoretically survive the artillery strikes, especially when you have with what to respond and suppress--your combat aviation, your own artillery et al. Here, you can do nothing even in dugouts, especially when you get "warmed up" with some thermobaric nightmare from 100 + km away by Tornado-S and Smerch with Grad following suit with "polishing" of the area. The level of casualties in this case is counted in 50%+ of the personnel on company to battalion (depending on area), with wounded wishing they were dead and the rest completely demoralized and shell-shocked reducing combat value of the unit to about zero. 

They really don't teach this in the US military academies because they are still discussing how F-18 with AIM-9 Sidewinder in Top Gun: Maverick shoots down SU-57 with ... well, let's not go there. But that's the reality of the modern combined arms. No NATO serviceman has experience with this on a prolonged basis--they are either killed or do not want to return to a deadly task of "studying" Russian way of war. But then again, no US War College can even conceive the fact that in real war with Russia operational and strategic depth is no obstacle for Russian stand-off weaponry dealing with HQs anywhere and disrupting Command and Control completely. In conclusion, here are some sounds from Kiev last night. 

This ain't Hollywood. Enjoy.