Waste not want not: Ukraine is using WWII-era weaponry against Russia
The war has already seen heavy use of decades-old machinery and schematics. But what about century-old equipment?
By MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Published: DECEMBER 2, 2022
Since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries have been forced to pull all their resources, even equipment dating back to World War II, in order to keep the war effort going.
The war has already seen heavy use of decades-old machinery and schematics. At least two thousand Soviet-era Russian armored vehicles have been destroyed, captured or damaged by Ukraine, according to open-source intelligence analyst Oryx. Soviet machinery that was produced in the 1960s and 70s, as well as weaponry designed during the Cold War and manufactured later, is being used on both sides in combat.
However, there are some even older weapons involved that date back to the Second World War — And even older than that.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-723927
The war has already seen heavy use of decades-old machinery and schematics. But what about century-old equipment?
By MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Published: DECEMBER 2, 2022
Since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries have been forced to pull all their resources, even equipment dating back to World War II, in order to keep the war effort going.
The war has already seen heavy use of decades-old machinery and schematics. At least two thousand Soviet-era Russian armored vehicles have been destroyed, captured or damaged by Ukraine, according to open-source intelligence analyst Oryx. Soviet machinery that was produced in the 1960s and 70s, as well as weaponry designed during the Cold War and manufactured later, is being used on both sides in combat.
However, there are some even older weapons involved that date back to the Second World War — And even older than that.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-723927