Talk:cauldron

RFV discussion: February 2023

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cauldron

Rfv-sense Armed groups encircled by enemies. In Russian military doctrine a large, strategic level concentration of trapped enemies, distinguished from the smaller sacks and nests.

Probably needs cleaning up a bit, too. Theknightwho (talk) 15:34, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Cited but I changed the definition to simply "A strategic encirclement", firstly because it refers to the encirclement itself rather than the troops within it, secondly because the term apparently originates in German, not Russian, military doctrine, and I couldn't find a reliable source for the cauldron/sack/nest distinction as representing terms of art. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 15:49, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

RFV Passed. Ioaxxere (talk) 18:56, 20 February 2023 (UTC)