Vikthor

Similar role and similar longevity to the M2 machine gun.

Well, the standard has changed since it was a polaroid of giving him the bird in 4G inverted dive some 40 years ago.

Czechoslovakia certainly didn't invade in the traditional sense, because:

• The troops were there before the bolshevik revolution with the agreement of the Russian government and on the way out of Russia when they were attacked.
• Czechoslovakia didn't exist yet.

Sure, that's already happening even with the dual use supplies. But it will make the supplychain more complicated and less steady and it will give us more clout on the countries reselling to them(China doesn't want lose access to the west, it's more about Central Asia). It will also make it cost more, but that's of no concern to these people.

But the high officials and oligarchs don't want to drink vodka for commoners, they want wine, cognac & whisky from the west.

We really should sanction exporting alcohol to ruskys, if only to save ourselves from Dima's delirium maddness.

JD Vance spreads HIV

~rumours.~

If he does I would like the Secret Service let her punch him back just to see his orange surprised pikachu face.

Was it really extinguished, or did it just burn through all the fuel?

So unable to accept being proven wrong you descended into elementary school level ad hominem attacks, pathetic.

You:

The T-34 is a direct design descendant

vs

The article you link:

The T-18 and its derivatives were essentially unsuccessful designs, ..., and in the meantime a number of foreign tank designs were available for production.

You were simply wrong.

WDYM? English Wikipedia article on T-34 also mentions origin from Christie's designs.