A Russian Major General (with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)
I am the very model of a Russian major general,
My standing on the battlefield is growing quite untenable.
My forces though equipped and given orders unequivocal,
Did not expect the fight to be remotely this reciprocal.
I used to have a tank brigade, but now I have lost several,
My fresh assaults are faltering with battle plans extemporal.
I can’t recover vehicles, but farmers in a tractor can -
It’s all become rather reminiscent of Afghanistan.
My ordnance is the best, but only half my missiles made it there.
I would have thought by now that we would be controllers of the air.
But at the rate the snipers work my time here is ephemeral -
I am the very model of a Russian major general.
Boru
I am the very model of a Russian major general,
My standing on the battlefield is growing quite untenable.
My forces though equipped and given orders unequivocal,
Did not expect the fight to be remotely this reciprocal.
I used to have a tank brigade, but now I have lost several,
My fresh assaults are faltering with battle plans extemporal.
I can’t recover vehicles, but farmers in a tractor can -
It’s all become rather reminiscent of Afghanistan.
My ordnance is the best, but only half my missiles made it there.
I would have thought by now that we would be controllers of the air.
But at the rate the snipers work my time here is ephemeral -
I am the very model of a Russian major general.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
