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The Russians Bolted 1950s Naval Guns To Armored Tractors—And Produced Nearly Useless Combat Vehicles (www.forbes.com)
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It’s apparent the Frankenstein’s monster of a combat vehicle is even less than the sum of its crude components.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What make gun 'naval'? Apart from the obvious mounted on a boat part. Any design or ballistic issues warranting the naval designation?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A caliber and/or muzzle energy that makes it unsuitable for land vehicles due to strong recoil and low ammo capacity

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Intéressant thank You.