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The Russians Bolted 1950s Naval Guns To Armored Tractors—And Produced Nearly Useless Combat Vehicles (www.forbes.com)
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It’s apparent the Frankenstein’s monster of a combat vehicle is even less than the sum of its crude components.

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[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 87 points 1 year ago (23 children)

Crazy that two years ago we thought this was the second best military in the world. They’ve currently got the second best military in Ukraine.

[–] Firipu@startrek.website 11 points 1 year ago

They used to be the second best military in their own country until Wagner decided to basically call it quits...

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