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2006-05-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian Army to get new weaponry in 2006

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Posted by DanNY 2006-05-20 00:09|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Its gonna bust da budget, no doubt.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-20 22:06|| 2006-05-20 22:06|| Front Page Top

#2 That's all well and good, but it's still made by Russian industry, maintained by conscripts, most of whom barely speak Russian, and at best is based on 1990 technology - or earlier. It'll give the Ruskies the ability to confront the Chinese, the Iranians, or to battle some of the former "soviet" states, but is no match for a technologically superior, faster, more accurate US (or allied) military.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-05-20 22:08|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-20 22:08|| Front Page Top

#3 So, we have an armoured battalion, 2 Mech Infantry battalions and an attack helo company. Sounds like a single brigade to me. Sheesh, this is less than the Iraqi Army.

Posted by Brett 2006-05-20 22:17|| 2006-05-20 22:17|| Front Page Top

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