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Tango0106 Jan 2021 9:51 p.m. PST

… antitank guns

"Although created in the Second World War, the ZiS-3 anti-tank gun is still actively used by the Cambodian Army, Asian Defence News reports. As visible on a picture, some of these guns are used namely for training by firing a carbine attached to the barrel as a sub-caliber solution…"

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Cuprum206 Jan 2021 10:54 p.m. PST

It is not anti-tank gun – a divisional gun that could be used, including anti-tank and how.

Barin107 Jan 2021 2:06 a.m. PST

Had a chance to use it in 1986 – it is extremely good, easy to maintain and operate. I guess they have got some guns from the storage facilities, so their service might not be 80 years, but it is a gun that might still be used abainst zombies or aliens when all fancy electronics falls apart :)

donlowry07 Jan 2021 9:55 a.m. PST

So if they're ever invaded by Laos, they're all set.

Tango0107 Jan 2021 12:32 p.m. PST

Thanks!.


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Old Tech … but in works for their purposes …

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