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5kyl3r t1_ite3zgf wrote

they can't even make tanks. literally. they turned on production of their world war 1 OLD AF* tanks because they're literally incapable of making anything newer.

same with cars. they can't even make their cheap econobox Ladas. they're literally restarting production of the moskvich, a soviet era car.

so.... getting to orbit is probably low on their list. they can't even make weapons for their terrorism they're waging in ukraine. they're literally having to buy weapons from iran.

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shark_snak t1_ite5i1o wrote

War war 1 tanks? What?

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I-Hate-Mosquitos t1_ite62jy wrote

The russians have started running out of modern tanks (t90,t80,t72) and are upgrading very old ones ( t62).

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blood_kite t1_ite7p7a wrote

Yes, but all of those tanks were designed and produced AFTER WW2. Saying they’re turning on WW1 tank production is like saying Ford is turning on its Model T factory to build more NASCAR race cars.

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I-Hate-Mosquitos t1_ite7vh8 wrote

I think the original commenter just said ww1 as a way to emphasize the sheer loss of equipment.

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warthog0869 t1_ite8ejh wrote

In Mother Russia, gap between Ford and NASCAR is Trabant,

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shark_snak t1_ite7avm wrote

Ah, thanks def not ww1 tanks though it sounds like 1970 equip

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I-Hate-Mosquitos t1_ite7ouz wrote

Mor like early 1960s equipment. The t80s and t72 are 1970s equipment.

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GronGrinder t1_iteae0f wrote

The Russians are rolling into Ukraine with Tsar tanks.

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Goyteamsix t1_itecjk8 wrote

They're not making WW1 tanks. That's ridiculous.

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sgrams04 t1_itfe8pw wrote

I don’t think Russia even had tanks in WW1. France, Germany, Britain, but Russia?

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5kyl3r t1_itegsma wrote

is it? because i literally watched a video of them touring a factory they brought back online. they're bringing tanks in from belarus nonstop for weeks now. you think that's without reason? they need more tanks and they can't build anything remotely new because of sanctions

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Goyteamsix t1_itehj86 wrote

Dude, WW1 was a long time ago. Tanks didn't even exist when the war started.

This is what Russia came up with during WW1. Russia is not making these to fight a modern war. They're retrofitting some old soviet T62s made through the 60s and 70s with new parts.

The arrogance is a nice touch, though. Keep it up.

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5kyl3r t1_itekw5y wrote

ww1 era maybe would be better to say, they looked ancient

but even their latest stuff is still mostly running on old platforms. they really screwed themselves into a corner using western tech for their armament

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Goyteamsix t1_iteotfy wrote

They were not WW1 era. They weren't even WW2 era.

You're wrong, accept it.

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toodroot t1_itf0pu9 wrote

Belarus is giving Russia T-72A tanks, which were built up to 1985, and some T-62 tanks, produced up to 1975, and which Belarus retired by the year 2000.

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TheRoyalUmi t1_itee3g4 wrote

What are you smoking, they’re definitely not making WW1 era tanks

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