Reports about two months ago were that they had effectively emptied the enormous Soviet stockpile of usable kit.
Apparently not lol
Wow what an eco chamber…
It’s amazing they even work.
I mean, dig on Russian shit, sure… but I drive a 50 year old car and it’s not dying anytime soon. Of course, it’s German, so there’s that.
I mean, to be fair, a lot of Soviet stuff works poorly longer than most stuff… works.
when the soviets valued reliability they meant they valued field serviceability. yeah, the t-34 broke down a lot, but it could also be back in service after breaking down quickly because it was simple to fix by a field mechanic. this ethos shows up throughout their entire weapons development process. basically of the powers in wwii,
- the americans valued quantity and quality
- the soviets valued quantity
- the germans valued quality
- the japanese started valuing quality but eventually had to embrace quantity due to a lack of quantity
- the british started valuing quantity due to lack of quantity and eventually got to embrace quality due to backing from allies and their own manufacturing capacity
- the italians never had either quantity or quality
I think you crossed up quantity/quality in several places, because your comment reads very confusingly.
Tangentially, my favorite part of the T-34 is the track striker plate
For instance, the tracks on most of the German tanks were connected by pins with locking mechanisms that required special tools for field maintenance. The T-34 tracks were connected with pins without locking mechanisms. Instead, the pins stayed in place using the track’s motion and a welded striker plate on the tank’s hull. If a pin was lost, it was replaced by using the most basic tool, a hammer. Naturally, this was very time and cost-efficient.
This is absolutely one of the most hilariously simple - and at the same time logically pragmatic - solutions I think I’ve ever come across in the field of mechanical design.
Didn’t the Soviets simply use a pencil to write in space instead of designing a pen that could work with zero gravity?
In addition to what the other commenter said, it’s also a common misconception that NASA had anything to do with the development of the Fisher Space Pen.
Yes - but at the same time, the issue with pencils is that the graphite can break off and get into fun and interesting places, and graphite is highly conductive, so there’s a substantial risk of FOD when in zero-G
Ground control was ready to pull a Laika on them
There’s also the bit where the first Soviet spacewalk almost ended in the first dead guy in space because the suit blew up like a goddamn balloon, and he had to stab his own fucking glove (!?!?!?!?!) to decrease pressure enough so he could fit back in the hatch. Say what you will about the Soviet Union, but the early cosmonauts had absolutely fucking MASSIVE balls.
A lot of the old Soviet stuff works poorly with lots of relatively easy repairs, but didn’t give a fuck about the health and safety of the people operating them.
In the Soviet Union steel was scarce and humans were plentiful.
Same initial thought, but then I considered that I trust a Cold War era jeep that’s been stored for decades to still work with a bit of quick off-the-shelf maintenance items than I would any Hummer era military vehicles to work after even a short span in storage.
Most ww2 jeeps just need some new tyes, some replacement hoses, oil and a new battery, and they’re ready to go.
those are classics, man! now they’re all gonna get blown up by drones. what a shame. that truck in the background would make a sweet trail rig. I love those old Soviet era trucks
55hp, 3 speed gearbox, 90km/h top speed and four wheel drive.
Not bad for a car over 50 years old.
Lol, holy hell.
Probably runs better than what Russia makes these days tbh
Would you rather be in one of these or one of those Chinese ATVs we’ve seen?
You know what? I prefer being at home not invading anyone.
Both the GAZ-69 and the Chinese golf cart will have you killed so it doesn’t really matter which one you chose IMO. Seing the sky a last time in the golf cart?
Damn, imagine being a Russian soldier and they tell you to drive into the frontline in one of these. Your legacy will be that you died for the noble cause of clearing space in the warehouse for newer equipment.
Just complete cuckery.
Aw, I wanted to buy one if these some day. Wont be any left pretty soon.
If you can salvage enough of the blown-up ones, you can make your own.
Kit car GAZ69s to fund raise when?
How long until they bring back horse cavalry? Maybe Horse archers?
Aren’t they already using pack mules for transporting things in some fronts?
The US still maintains a supply of pack mules
Yeah, but not for their primary offensive operations.
Certainly not, and not in hardly any terrain other than mountains
Other than indoctrination, what is stopping Russian soldiers from defecting at this point.
Nothing, there are defectprs but they’re being reported as dead so their families aren’t punished.
@Neverclear @LaFinlandia Blocking units. Repraissels against their family back home. Drugs and Vodka.
Officers pointing guns at their back.
