I recently saw a blog post about a youtube video with a guy reviewing footage ostensibly coming out of the Ukraine conflict commenting on the weapons in use.
I thought it was interesting how a war being fought in conditions of relative scarcity for both sides is also probably the most documented war in history.
Fair warning, I did not view the youtube video that the blog post is about, so I'm not making any claims about the veracity of anything in this blog post:
https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=54559
Some highlights from his take on the video:
And the big standout for me:
Note:
I actually doubted this post would pass moderation, so I ran it by Shane Tuttle prior to posting. I think I followed his recommendation and haven't done anything here that has run afoul of moderation. Let me know if I'm off base.
I thought it was interesting how a war being fought in conditions of relative scarcity for both sides is also probably the most documented war in history.
Fair warning, I did not view the youtube video that the blog post is about, so I'm not making any claims about the veracity of anything in this blog post:
https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=54559
Some highlights from his take on the video:
PKM machine guns taken off armored vehicles and converted for individual use. Which is more difficult than it sounds, since the firing mechanism is triggered by an electric solenoid. “They had to rig up an entirely new firing system to rig up to these things, and quickly, and frankly I’m impressed. Ghetto gunsmith to ghetto gunsmith, crisp internet high five.”
“Some poor Ivan got handed a squirrel killer (a Chinese QB-57 single shot air rifle) and was thrown into the middle of 21st century combat with drones and tanks and was told good luck, have fun. It’s no wonder a lot of young Russian men are leaving the country rather than being conscripted…nothing says the government cares about your well-being quite like being tossed into <redacted for language> combat with a Red Ryder from A Christmas Story.”
And the big standout for me:
“There’s a lot of Russians now rolling around with
[American Thompson] .45 ACP submachine gun, AKA of course the Tommy Gun.” A legacy of Lend-Lease.
Note:
I actually doubted this post would pass moderation, so I ran it by Shane Tuttle prior to posting. I think I followed his recommendation and haven't done anything here that has run afoul of moderation. Let me know if I'm off base.