"Russian World War 2 T-34 tanks still fighting in Yemen war" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Apr 2021 8:53 p.m. PST |
"According to two pictures tweeted by an unidentified social network user from Qatar, Soviet-made T-34/85 tanks dating back to World War 2 are still used to fight in Yemen…"
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| Oddball | 25 Apr 2021 3:16 a.m. PST |
Wow, that's some long legs on that production. I've always said that how good a tank is depends on the anti-tank capabilities of the other side. This T-34/85 might belong in a museum compared to modern battlefields, but if the people he is shooting at only have an AK-74 and a hand grenade it might as well be a M-1 Abrams, cause you're not going to hurt it. A Type 95 Ha Go Japanese light tank would not be chosen by many as a great tank, but in Malaya in '42 where the British had almost no anti-tank assets, it might as well have been a Tiger tank. |
Frederick  | 25 Apr 2021 8:32 a.m. PST |
A well maintained weapon lasts for a long time – look at those old broom handle Mausers that are still around; working with our local law enforcement I had the occasion to come across a working Steyr M-95 which was made by Steyr about 1898 |
 Legion 4 | 25 Apr 2021 9:21 a.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 25 Apr 2021 12:02 p.m. PST |
They were quite rugged, and fairly simple to maintain back in the day. No doubt that helps with their longevity. |
| Tango01 | 25 Apr 2021 3:56 p.m. PST |
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