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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    Ahab, do you remember these? From Russia with Love, The Russians are Coming, Failsafe, and Dr. Strangelove. All 1960s Russian themed Hollywood movies.
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    How cool. Here is a mostly new build YAK 3M, powered by a rebuilt Allison V-1710 engine. The aircraft was raced at the Reno Air Races in 2019. You can purchase one of these aircraft as they are in production again. From what I understand these aircraft use original Russian built wings, with new...
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    cucvmule, these newer aircraft are nice, but being that I'm a little long in the tooth, I still love the aircraft of my youth. The MIG 21 & the Vought F-8. These aircraft were the last of the gun fighters. The missiles were air to ground, and Air Combat was settled with 50 cal. machine guns, and...
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    Great pics USSR.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    There is some truth to this popular mechanics story. The AN-225 was developed because Russia didn't have a large commercial airliner to transport the Buran. NASA used the 747 to transport the space shuttle, and it worked quite well. Here is the 2nd AN-225 still in the hangar. I hope one day this...
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    The AN-225 with the Buran Space Shuttle. There is a second AN-225, that is still sitting in the production line, after production stopped decades ago.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    The worlds largest aircraft the AN-225, delivering supplies around the world to combat the coronavirus.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    The worlds largest Aircraft the AN-225 delivering coronavirus supplies.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    Wish I spoke better Russian, I would like to attend Victory Parade 2020.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    Not a sailing ship. This is the Armored Cruiser Aurora, the deck gun on the bow fired the first shot that started the October Revolution. The Aurora is one of the oldest steel hulled ships in the world, and she is now a Museum.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    USSR, I miss the Zil. I hear they are out of production and the factory is closed? :cry:
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    That's often the way it is, I can remember back years ago, the only Vodka you could get here in the States was Smirnoff Vodka. Part of Seagram's I think. Then after the Cold War ended folks would come back from Eastern Europe, Finland, or Russia and tell us how good the Vodka was over there...
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    May I counter with one of my favorite Russian Air Force Vids.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    Here in the States this is an Elite Vodka. Everyone likes a little Stoli.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    All of the Sherman tank engines were odd-ball gasoline engines. Here is the 1st engine, the 30 cylinder A57 radial engine. It had 5 banks of 6 cylinders each, it produced 400hp but was extremely heavy. Later engines were an Air Cooled Continental 7 cylinder radial, and a Ford V8 that was 2...
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    This is a parade I would love to attend, as I enjoy the ones here at home. I'll bring some Tito's Vodka. It's distilled in Austin Texas.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    I've heard the term Zippo's used as well.
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    Modern Russian Army in the photos.

    That is true. People forget that the M4 Sherman was a medium tank with a 75mm cannon. They were cheap and quick to manufacture with the idea being to flood the battlefield with them. But they were at a disadvantage in the open countryside against heavy tanks with 88mm cannons. I understand that...
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    I hope I'm not going too far off topic but, since were are on the subject of the Battle of Stalingrad, and our hobby is Military Vehicles, I couldn't pass this up. This is the recovery of a Russian T-34/76 tank from the Don River, that's just a few miles from the City of Volgograd where the...
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