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Original [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 12:49:37 AM  
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August11 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 6:00:13 AM  
This is just getting sillier and sillier.
 
Warthog [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 6:32:33 AM  
I can't believe they're going to play against Tier X German tanks in a Tier VI.

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HighlanderRPI
2023-01-27 6:33:53 AM  
Next up, Mongol pole arms!
 
zbtop
2023-01-27 6:38:08 AM  
No they arent going to the front lines, they're for parades to stir "Great Patriotic War" fever.

Also no they were not built in 1944 and are not going "back" to Russia. They're mid 1950's Czech production vehicles because Russia scrapped all of theirs. This purchase also went down 3 or 4 years ago.
 
Nicki Minaj's Cousin's Friend's Swollen Testicle
2023-01-27 6:39:08 AM  

zbtop: No they arent going to the front lines, they're for parades to stir "Great Patriotic War" fever.

Also no they were not built in 1944 and are not going "back" to Russia. They're mid 1950's Czech production vehicles because Russia scrapped all of theirs. This purchase also went down 3 or 4 years ago.


Other than that, great story!
 
Nimbull
2023-01-27 6:39:35 AM  
I wonder if those tanks arrived in better condition then what they will be when they reach the front after going through the mafia chop shops of Russian Ministry of Defense getting their cut?
 
strapp3r
2023-01-27 6:40:29 AM  
soon

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Eravior
2023-01-27 6:40:52 AM  
Let's just hope they don't get their hands on Ghost Army technology.

"Hey you! That vehicle's parked in the wrong spot!"
"I don't have the keys."
"I said "move it," Soldier!"

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Tank fight!

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Future Russian army on the march.

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Unobtanium [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 6:41:51 AM  
"[The tanks] came out of the sea carrier by themselves."

That's one hell of an upgrade.

/Yes, I realize it's probably just bad translation
 
The Envoy
2023-01-27 6:45:10 AM  
"This equipment came in a very good condition".

I speak Russian, this is what he said; "We just took a shipment of scrap iron".
 
hardinparamedic [OhFark]
2023-01-27 6:46:49 AM  
If the Russians are defying, the T 34 in Frontline combat, this is beyond what we thought was bad for Russia.

Even for its time, the T 34 objectively sucked. Even the improved and uparmored -85 versions.
 
hardinparamedic [OhFark]
2023-01-27 6:47:08 AM  
DEPLOYING.
 
FormlessOne
2023-01-27 6:49:43 AM  

August11: This is just getting sillier and sillier.


These idiots still think that they can somehow wear down the Ukrainians - that, by throwing antiquated hardware and unwilling conscripts against the Ukrainians, the Russians can somehow exhaust the more expensive & modern hardware the Ukrainians are receiving from external sources.

Problem is, the Ukrainians aren't having to pay for their hardware (I suspect) - this is costing the Russians a lot more than rubles.
 
FormlessOne
2023-01-27 6:51:15 AM  
Also, what's up with the mortar mounted on a camo-covered camel?
 
iheartscotch
2023-01-27 6:52:20 AM  

Warthog: I can't believe they're going to play against Tier X German tanks in a Tier VI.

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Some of those looked like regular T-34s,  not T-34-85s.
 
caljar
2023-01-27 7:00:14 AM  
They are parade and museum pieces, and old news that anyone who is interested in WW2 tanks already knew about years ago, and both Fark and the twitter poster should be shamed for posting this fake news.
 
thisispete
2023-01-27 7:00:42 AM  
After much debate we're withholding our Bob Semples in NZ. They've never been defeated and would give an unjust advantage if fielded.
 
Ragin' Asian [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:01:33 AM  
They brought back tanks that were designed for freezing to temperate weather from a tropical country (Laos). I'm sure those things will be in top top shape.
 
stuhayes2010
2023-01-27 7:03:23 AM  
I imagine a modern 50 cal would punch through the side of those.

T-34 were famously built to only last a month, the Russians were going to beat the nazis with numbers, even if their tanks had space between armor plates.
 
UncleDirtNap
2023-01-27 7:05:34 AM  
"This is Casey Kasem and welcome to tanking with the oldies."
 
tembaarmswide [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:07:45 AM  
Getting into a fight you can't lose isn't the worst thing a person can do.  But, I get less satisfaction destroying a video game opponent if i'm using landships and bombers and they are still equipped with spearman and triremes.  Please proceed, 80 year old tank users.
 
Kar98
2023-01-27 7:14:31 AM  
Three years ago...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/europe/russia-t-34-world-war-ii-tanks-laos-intl/index.html
 
tembaarmswide [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:16:49 AM  
How Ukraine will maintain new Abrams, Leopard and Challenger tanks? Former US DoD expert explains
Youtube z4FUxKtzNZw


Worth watching for the obviously-endorsed and badly-mimicked voiceover on German wildlife.
 
damageddude [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:17:30 AM  

zbtop: no they were not built in 1944 and are not going "back" to Russia. They're mid 1950's Czech production vehicles because Russia scrapped all of theirs.


So instead of being from the Hogan's Heros era they are from the era of M*A*S*H? That's still 70 years ago.
 
Smurfnazi420
2023-01-27 7:20:00 AM  

caljar: They are parade and museum pieces, and old news that anyone who is interested in WW2 tanks already knew about years ago, and both Fark and the twitter poster should be shamed for posting this fake news.


Welcome to the internet.
 
Sexy Jesus [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:22:22 AM  
Is good tank, strong like gopnik, run on potato, shoot potato.
 
tembaarmswide [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:25:16 AM  

Sexy Jesus: Is good tank, strong like gopnik, run on potato, shoot potato.


anyone ever pointed out to Russians that the potato isn't even native to Russia?
 
Rapmaster2000
2023-01-27 7:27:34 AM  
You see, Russia, like all great armies of the past, sent in all of its old and inferior men and equipment to start the war.  Now that they've been at war for nearly a year, they've decided it's time to turn up the heat and unleash their best T-34s and elite super soldier conscripts.  To the front line, boys!

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wademh
2023-01-27 7:28:31 AM  
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tricycleracer
2023-01-27 7:30:46 AM  
Is there enough benzene left in Russia to get these engine to fire?
 
LoneVVolf
2023-01-27 7:31:05 AM  

hardinparamedic: If the Russians are defying, the T 34 in Frontline combat, this is beyond what we thought was bad for Russia.

Even for its time, the T 34 objectively sucked. Even the improved and uparmored -85 versions.


Eh; they're just going to load them with C4 and leave them in a field to try and IED some Ukrainian tractors.
 
hubiestubert [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 7:32:40 AM  
Hey, the good news is that Laos finally unloaded these things. I mean, can you imagine trying to get parts for these things? Shipped to Ukraine? In the middle of a war?
 
Gleeman [BareFark]
2023-01-27 7:36:10 AM  

HighlanderRPI: Next up, Mongol pole arms!


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Hey that's a legit strategy!
 
NM Volunteer [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:41:23 AM  

Rapmaster2000: You see, Russia, like all great armies of the past, sent in all of its old and inferior men and equipment to start the war.  Now that they've been at war for nearly a year, they've decided it's time to turn up the heat and unleash their best T-34s and elite super soldier conscripts.  To the front line, boys!

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Little boys in the back, some serious middle aged paunch in the front.
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 7:43:14 AM  
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oooooh. The motor works and it can drive slowly on a flat surface.

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Gleeman [BareFark]
2023-01-27 7:45:08 AM  

stuhayes2010: I imagine a modern 50 cal would punch through the side of those.

T-34 were famously built to only last a month, the Russians were going to beat the nazis with numbers, even if their tanks had space between armor plates.


Statistically you were much more likely to die in a T-34 than a M-4, but the Sherman gets all the hate from the armchair generals.
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 7:45:36 AM  

damageddude: zbtop: no they were not built in 1944 and are not going "back" to Russia. They're mid 1950's Czech production vehicles because Russia scrapped all of theirs.

So instead of being from the Hogan's Heros era they are from the era of M*A*S*H? That's still 70 years ago.



At this rate they'll be buying confederate black powder cannons on eBay by next year.
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:45:47 AM  

zbtop: No they arent going to the front lines, they're for parades to stir "Great Patriotic War" fever.

Also no they were not built in 1944 and are not going "back" to Russia. They're mid 1950's Czech production vehicles because Russia scrapped all of theirs. This purchase also went down 3 or 4 years ago.


I'd believe that more if the Russians hadn't used commandeered Scooby Doo vans painted with a Z for troop transport and logistics.
 
UNC_Samurai
2023-01-27 7:47:22 AM  

damageddude: zbtop: no they were not built in 1944 and are not going "back" to Russia. They're mid 1950's Czech production vehicles because Russia scrapped all of theirs.

So instead of being from the Hogan's Heros era they are from the era of M*A*S*H? That's still 70 years ago.


And they're for parades and morale-boosting.  They aren't deploying them to combat.  Even the one that's in a contested city is just repainted to serve as a static decoy.
 
UNC_Samurai
2023-01-27 7:48:08 AM  

Gleeman: stuhayes2010: I imagine a modern 50 cal would punch through the side of those.

T-34 were famously built to only last a month, the Russians were going to beat the nazis with numbers, even if their tanks had space between armor plates.

Statistically you were much more likely to die in a T-34 than a M-4, but the Sherman gets all the hate from the armchair generals wehraboos.


Let's be honest here.
 
qorkfiend
2023-01-27 7:49:30 AM  

SpectroBoy: [Fark user image image 583x262]

oooooh. The motor works and it can drive slowly on a flat surface.

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This is a significant technological upgrade for the Russian military.
 
tembaarmswide [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:50:01 AM  

SpectroBoy: The motor works and it can drive slowly on a flat surface.


So they are in better working order than Russian T-14s.
 
Befuddled
2023-01-27 7:50:24 AM  

FormlessOne: These idiots still think that they can somehow wear down the Ukrainians - that, by throwing antiquated hardware and unwilling conscripts against the Ukrainians, the Russians can somehow exhaust the more expensive & modern hardware the Ukrainians are receiving from external sources.


The Russians have one huge advantage over the Ukrainians, that being the Russians can destroy all the infrastructure in Ukraine whereas the Russian infrastructure goes untouched. No matter how resilient the Ukrainians are, if they can't get food or stay warm in winter or all the other things that make staying alive possible, the Ukrainians will eventually lose. That's why it's imperative to get them everything they need to win right now. Not a handful of tanks (and other weapons) but overwhelming numbers so they can win ASAP.
 
noitsnot
2023-01-27 7:51:04 AM  
These are for quashing domestic problems.
 
qorkfiend
2023-01-27 7:52:48 AM  

Befuddled: FormlessOne: These idiots still think that they can somehow wear down the Ukrainians - that, by throwing antiquated hardware and unwilling conscripts against the Ukrainians, the Russians can somehow exhaust the more expensive & modern hardware the Ukrainians are receiving from external sources.

The Russians have one huge advantage over the Ukrainians, that being the Russians can destroy all the infrastructure in Ukraine whereas the Russian infrastructure goes untouched. No matter how resilient the Ukrainians are, if they can't get food or stay warm in winter or all the other things that make staying alive possible, the Ukrainians will eventually lose. That's why it's imperative to get them everything they need to win right now. Not a handful of tanks (and other weapons) but overwhelming numbers so they can win ASAP.


The vast majority of Ukraine is in no danger of this and winter is coming to a close.
 
Permanent Solutions For Permanent Problems
2023-01-27 7:54:10 AM  

FormlessOne: These idiots still think that they can somehow wear down the Ukrainians - that, by throwing antiquated hardware and unwilling conscripts against the Ukrainians, the Russians can somehow exhaust the more expensive & modern hardware the Ukrainians are receiving from external sources.


Hey, it worked for Zap Brannigan again the Killbots. Who are we to doubt his legendary tactical genius?
 
SuperChuck
2023-01-27 7:54:32 AM  

hardinparamedic: If the Russians are defying, the T 34 in Frontline combat, this is beyond what we thought was bad for Russia.

Even for its time, the T 34 objectively sucked. Even the improved and uparmored -85 versions.


Well that's just objectively wrong. When first introduced, the T-34 was fantastic and the Germans had no answer for it. They designed the Panther specifically to copy/counter it. In particular, the sloped armor was revolutionary and informed the design of the majority of tanks going forward.
 
Albus Grundledore
2023-01-27 7:59:30 AM  

FormlessOne: Also, what's up with the mortar mounted on a camo-covered camel?


Somebody has been playing waaay too much Metal Slug....

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/ "Raw kit lawn chair!"
 
Befuddled
2023-01-27 8:00:06 AM  

qorkfiend: Befuddled: The Russians have one huge advantage over the Ukrainians, that being the Russians can destroy all the infrastructure in Ukraine whereas the Russian infrastructure goes untouched. No matter how resilient the Ukrainians are, if they can't get food or stay warm in winter or all the other things that make staying alive possible, the Ukrainians will eventually lose. That's why it's imperative to get them everything they need to win right now. Not a handful of tanks (and other weapons) but overwhelming numbers so they can win ASAP.

The vast majority of Ukraine is in no danger of this and winter is coming to a close.


So we shouldn't be giving everything the Ukrainians ask for right now but continue to dole out what they need in piecemeal fashion? Make it so this war drags out for a year or two longer than needed?
 
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