"Revealed: Russia’s Deadly New Tank Force" Topic
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| Tango01 | 27 Apr 2015 9:53 p.m. PST |
"The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has for the first time officially revealed the Russian Ground Forces' most advanced armored fighting vehicles, including a brand new main-battle tank, self-propelled artillery, and new armored personnel carrier, ahead of the May 9 Moscow Victory Day Parade (see: "‘Arma Virumque Cano' – Parades and Militarism in Asia"). It is important to not that the recently published photos on the Russian MoD's website revealed prospective military hardware not yet commissioned into the Russian Armed Forces. Additionally, the vehicles displayed on the images have all their their weapon systems covered, which makes the initial analysis of the equipment highly speculative. "During the May 9 parade in Blagoveshchensk we will be showcasing for the first time the latest types of arms and military hardware the Eastern Military District received last year and this, including a BTR-80 tactical unit control complex, a BTR-82 amphibious armored vehicle, Patriot armored cars, and modernized Ural heavy trucks," EMD media spokesman Alexander Gordeyev told Sputnik News…"
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| Mako11 | 28 Apr 2015 12:03 a.m. PST |
I'm usually not a big fan of parades, but that's one I'd watch. Would love to see it live, but I guess YouTube may carry bits and pieces of it, since I doubt my local stations will carry more than a snippet of just a few seconds. |
| Noble713 | 28 Apr 2015 2:27 a.m. PST |
I suspect Russia Today will have live coverage of the parade. IMO, it's one of the best spectacles of the year for any military aficionado. And this is the 70th anniversary parade too? Yeah, it should be epic… |
| Jcfrog | 28 Apr 2015 2:37 a.m. PST |
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 Condotta  | 28 Apr 2015 5:51 a.m. PST |
JcFrog, please report back, and remember, stand upwind if possible to avoid the fumes :-) |
| David Manley | 28 Apr 2015 8:14 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 28 Apr 2015 10:33 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it boys. Amicalement
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bases up the rifle teams.