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These Are The Cope Cages

It looks like we finally have an answer to just what the “cope cages” seen on some Russian tanks were meant to accomplish: The Red Effect guy went back and looked at the original specs for the original factor-manufactured slat … Continue reading →

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Russo-Ukrainian War Video Tank Update for May 26, 2022

It’s been three months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and there’s more tank news coming out as the main theater has shifted to eastern Ukraine. Here’s a (mostly) video roundup of the news: We hear a lot about Russia has 20,000 … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for April 27, 2022

It’s been almost a month since we did the last general Ukraine-Russo War update, so let’s catch up. The biggest change is that Russia has given up on trying to take Kiev and has withdrawn all their forces in the … Continue reading →

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Narco Tanks of Mexico

Time to do a report on a war theater where heavily armored vehicles shoot it out with each other in city streets: Mexico. (You were thinking Ukraine? Probably an update on that next week.) Cartel violence waxes and wanes, and … Continue reading →

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Is Russia’s Military Running Out Of Equipment And Spare Parts?

Is Russia’s military running out of the equipment, spare parts and supplies necessary to maintain their war in Ukraine? Some reports say so, suggesting it’s because the parts are made in Ukrainian factories. Vladimir Putin is said to be running … Continue reading →

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Russo-Ukrainian War Roundup for March 28, 2022

Despite last week’s announcement that Russia was going to confine operations to the eastern part of Ukraine, there seems to be a lot of activity around Kiev, possibly of “one last push” variety, though Ukrainian forces have retaken Irpin, and … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 25, 2022

It’s been a month since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Russian forces seem to have been pushed out of Irpin on the outskirts of Kiev. No wonder Russia is reported to be downsizing its war aims to the complete takeover of … Continue reading →

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Russian Tanks in Ukraine News Roundup

There’s just enough tank-specific news coming out of the Russo-Ukrainian War to justify a roundup. Despite supposedly having the largest tank army in the world, Russia’s tank corps is clearly taking it on the chin in Ukraine. You know that … Continue reading →

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Russo-Ukrainian War Update for March 20, 2022

Some significant changes since the last update, mainly that Russian forces have finally taken Mariupol, allowing Russian forces in the east to linkup through Donetsk. But elsewhere a slow, grinding stalemate seems to prevail. Here’s the Livemap snapshot: Here’s The … Continue reading →

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