As someone not into war, I didn't know those words meant anything different from just large scale war or all out war. From Wikipedia, yes it seems total war is what is meant:
Total war is a type of warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilizes all of the resources of society to fight the war, and gives priority to warfare over non-combatant needs.
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Do you mean total war?
As someone not into war, I didn't know those words meant anything different from just large scale war or all out war. From Wikipedia, yes it seems total war is what is meant:
Which is pretty much what Russia has been doing for a while, adjusted for their actual capabilities to conduct such effort.
Russia cannot go to total war because they lack equipment and willing men.
I think there is a scale where the max setting says total war. Russia is nowhere near that setting.