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I must say – I am surprised by the various amount of older equipment still being used by the Russian (from the news footage I have seen!), in the likes of T-62 MBT, what with all the more modern and more advanced MBT designs like the T-72 and T-80’s the Russian’s must have. And then there were the old true and trusty BM-21 ‘Grad’s’.
I thought that the Russians would have been keen to use and demonstrate their latest weapons – for operational evaluation
And more importantly for Russia at this time its potential export sales value!
Then again this area was classed as a Category 2/3 area by the Soviets.
In the end a tank is a tank, if you are a baggy assed, poorly equipped and trained Georgian soldier!!
And you wonder why people don’t have a clue sometimes.
The T-64s belong to the Abkhazian/South Ossetian forces.
Both the Grad and Uragan systems were fielded – why would Russia only bring up new, expensive weapons, when they walked over Georgia in days with their less-advanced kit? Something they knew they could do.
From reading this thread it really is disturbing, that much like the current hopeless US government, people here (and other places) seem to think that Medvedev, Putin, and the Russian govt. are the reincarnation of the Bolsheviks – for lack of a better way to put it. . . When you have a country with break-away republics, that then engages your own peacekeepers/people, who would expect Russia to stay calm? Should they ask the UN for help? While they get bombed? I mean if Russia is so evil, why didn’t they take over Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan – why don’t they even have problems with those states – since I mean – the “Bolsheviks” are back? Oh and get this – the worst decision of all. In this situation, the US could pick Russia or Georgia. Who, would, for whatever reason, pick Georgia over Russia? You think the US is going to get ANYTHING done in Iran now? Haha, yeah right!
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