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I'll look, but if I remember right, that's the reason the M-34 Sherman was gasoline-powered: - The engine was an off-the-shelf item, already engineered and U.S. manufacturing was also already tooled for the mass-production The T-34 was put into production in kind of the same way. There's a...

I read somewhere that the American tankers themselves gave the nickname "Ronsons" to their Shermans: - They were gasoline-powered, and they were prone to burn when hit Ronson was the name of a popular cigarette lighter of the time. Tankers (Soviet and American both) apparently had a sense of...

I recall a grim passage from Beevor's book ("Stalingrad") that early in The Great Patriotic War (German Operation Barbarossa): - Soviet T-34's that were knocked out by armor piercing shells in the fighting compartment, were cycled right back into combat after repairs - First however the "pink...

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I read a history or two about that horrible siege of Leningrad (can't recall the authors just now): - Never really a battle on the part of the German Wehrmacht but a slow deliberate siege, it lasted close to 900 days if I remember it right - Hitler apparentlly never intended to take the City...

Knowing history isn't much our strong suit here really: - Hollywood and the Oscars get more attention than our Constitution and the Bill of Rights "Whatcha" going to do? Just the way it is...

That Russian statistic (26 million causalties), is not common knowledge over here. That wasn't taught in our history classes (not sure if it is even today). Communism was a threat after WWII, the Cold War broke out, and making Russia look good was nobody's goal here in the U.S. Few here know...

Wondered what the green spray-painting was all about. Until the light filtering through the roof panel "dawned" on me... 🙃

"Bang-for-the Buck", funny today that a simple laptop outdoes a MIG 35 UB. Who would have guessed it?

The Russian vids are always so first-class, purely professional productions. Thanks for the post, USSR. Two quick questions: - at 0:08 that rubber-tired vehicle looked to drop off the ramp submerged, is it submersible? - at 1:46 what is the purpose of the "pincers" on the front of that...

Hearing stories here in the U.S. There's talk of a new citizenship status for Americans to be called "A-1" for those who demonstrate fluency in Russian. It'll give you: - TSA boarding priority for all airline travel - an annual $500 federal tax credit, and - free refills on any drink...

Whoa...swimmers! Sweet. The BTR80 is the 4-axle machine, or is it the 2-axle?

Hey, WARWAG, who is the "they"?

Between you, me, and the lampost, Mr. Tracer, that's where I stopped watching. Watching stupid is alright. It's entertaining. But watching tragedy. There's no fun in that.

Today's first lesson: - Spasiba! https://www.russianpod101.com/blog/2017/11/27/how-to-say-thank-you-in-russian/

You mean it's not?! :shrugs:

New sustainable energy program by the military: - It's for drying laundry (division strength).

USSR, greetings. There is a rumor here on the streets. Some are saying the U.S. is going to sell Alaska back to the Russians. The net proceeds of the sale will be used here to teach the Russian language to each and every American (even the undocumented). The lessons and schooling will all be...

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That manuever in the second vid, from 1:07 - 1:15 (+/-) is pretty remarkable. I wonder what G's that throws against the pilot?