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If russia had the funding, they could make some pretty good tanks that would give the abrams a run for it money. This one looks interesting.
http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/5pansar/index.htm (scroll down to black eagle tank) It needs only 3 people to operate and has more armor and a larger gun than the abrams. I don't think they'll produce it anytime soon since it's been postponed for awhile, but they could make something that can rival western tanks like they always did in the past. |
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The only good thing I can say for the Hind is that it is a flying tank. It's slow, and it needs to work in pairs.... but at least it can carry troops which is a unique touch for a gunship. |
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![]() On the topic of Russian technology their scientists are very skillfull and capable of designing and bulding good equipment however in a country that saw free marked economy not so many years ago I do not expect an M1A2 killer this decade. It is always a question of money, isn't it? |
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One of the problems with the Russian economy is that the Government wants to either own or control much of it, if not everything. This puts brakes on economy growth and development into robust market one. Russia has more than enough money for the weapon production(from her oil profits), but it is not enough to raise the infrustracture, communications and many other things to be able to produce the modern weapon systems on a big scale. However, it doesn't mean, they can't make some asymmetric and cheap answer to our sophisticated weaponry. Do you remember that news frenzy in 2003 when Bagdad has been bombed and it has been blamed on the Russians that some smart bombs have missed. It has been said that the Russian devices made the GPS-based targeting systems fail |
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I rember rumsfeild being asked this and responding "We hit GPS jammers with GPS guided munitions." |
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Probably, we were watching different channels ![]() I am not saying that these jammers have made a difference then. However, there is always a possibility of the cheap and assymmetric answer to a complex, powerful and sophisticated weapon... Like roadside bomb or suicidal bomber... |
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