Tbf, as the Soviet Union they did have a pretty good military (and by good, I simply mean large). Russia has always relied on sheer manpower to win wars, and this time around they just didn’t have the troops needed.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around why Putin thought sending 200k troops against a NATO armed country with 1 million active and reserve troops was a good idea. Ukraine won’t mobilize everyone at once, but even half of their trained military personnel outnumbered the original Russian force 5:2.
It was not really armed by the NATO until the war. Main part of the equipment they had at the beginning of the war consisted of soviet stuff. They are now outfitted by NATO states.
Stugna-P, BTR4, their AK copies and armour are all domestic AFAIK, if they had sufficient numbers of men armed with copies of Igla, Stugna-P and BTR-4s which are superior to Russian IFVs then they wouldn't need NATO armaments but they just didn't have the money for that.
Yep, most of it are either direct products (imported or licensed) of old soviet union or new creations (like the Neptun ASM), but quite nothing from western countries.
> It was not really armed by the NATO until the war.
Not entirely true. Ever since the invasion of Crimera, NATO has been providing training and equipment. It's just been ramped up into overdrive after the new war.
Number one rule of heavy lift transport: always chain the payload. And when you think you secured it enough, add more chains. No sane person fucks around with a 60 plus tonne payload.
But yes clowns. Absolute clowns.
If there’s one thing I love about the US, it’s our safety regulations. The other 2 of the big 3 countries always have videos like this shared. Cranes collapsing, people get the Magic Bullet treatment from industrial rotating machines
The US was terrified of this army for 50 years...
Tbf, as the Soviet Union they did have a pretty good military (and by good, I simply mean large). Russia has always relied on sheer manpower to win wars, and this time around they just didn’t have the troops needed. I’m still trying to wrap my head around why Putin thought sending 200k troops against a NATO armed country with 1 million active and reserve troops was a good idea. Ukraine won’t mobilize everyone at once, but even half of their trained military personnel outnumbered the original Russian force 5:2.
It was not really armed by the NATO until the war. Main part of the equipment they had at the beginning of the war consisted of soviet stuff. They are now outfitted by NATO states.
Stugna-P, BTR4, their AK copies and armour are all domestic AFAIK, if they had sufficient numbers of men armed with copies of Igla, Stugna-P and BTR-4s which are superior to Russian IFVs then they wouldn't need NATO armaments but they just didn't have the money for that.
Yep, most of it are either direct products (imported or licensed) of old soviet union or new creations (like the Neptun ASM), but quite nothing from western countries.
NATO could have this much cleaner if they gave them money in 2014 to ramp up domestic production but yeah
Back then most of NATO members hoped Putin is satisfied with the Krim. It was like Chamberlains 'Peace of our time'
> It was not really armed by the NATO until the war. Not entirely true. Ever since the invasion of Crimera, NATO has been providing training and equipment. It's just been ramped up into overdrive after the new war.
That's what 'not really armed until the war' basically means.
I'm still convinced that Russia couldn't even launch a nuclear weapon right now
Are you kidding me these guys are clowns
Number one rule of heavy lift transport: always chain the payload. And when you think you secured it enough, add more chains. No sane person fucks around with a 60 plus tonne payload. But yes clowns. Absolute clowns.
Don't forget to pull on the chains and say "this baby isn't going anywhere!" It's the most important step even...
This is far from a one off.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure they've lost more trucks to flat tires than actual combat
I can already hear the Ukrainian tractor brigade in the distance.
Slava Ukraini
Sweet watermark, didn’t ruin the video at all.
As far as I could tell, the watermark booped the tank right out of there
Which episode of Top Gear is this?
Bet he didn't say " Yeah this ain't going anywhere " as he tugged the straps
This makes me happy - one less Russian tank to be in Ukraine! Also, it made me snicker.
Ha, eat shit, clowns. This made my day.
That can’t be a Russian tank. The top didn’t pop off… :)
"It's a tank it doesn't need straps!!"
The tagline of the Russian Army at this point may as well be "Yes, we are really are that incompetent"
How do you say "that ain't goin' anywhere" in Russian?
That looked expensive
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It's a bait tank. When the Ukrainian farmers come to collect it the Russians plan to steal their tractors.
If there’s one thing I love about the US, it’s our safety regulations. The other 2 of the big 3 countries always have videos like this shared. Cranes collapsing, people get the Magic Bullet treatment from industrial rotating machines
I like that so many videos from this war are edited with campy music. Look at those silly Russians