“Single-handedly Defeating?”
Thanks for the laughs.
Are you implying that a military currently issuing 80 year old weapons may not, in fact, be defeating NATO?
This DPR People’s Militia reservist’s rifle will be 80 years old next year. The legendary Mosin-Nagant was put into service during the reign of Emperor Alexander III. There are many explanations as to why this glorious weapon ended up in the arms of a soldier in 2022 – from ease of training, to our Russian “what if” with regards to supplying of some units. Choose any, these are both fair.
…I agree. The presence of Mosin-Nagant in the hands of a militia is some sort of a surreal shame. It’s a decent thing, for its age. And generally not too bad. But that age has ended IRREVERSIBLY, together with the victory in the Second World War! And then the time of completely different weapons arrived, where the classic “bolt action” was given a substantial importance, but in a completely different role, manufacturing quality, and a different ammo.
However, this kind of situation for our Army is a rather grim “trend”. A systematic problem which again and again comes up at the start of a serious war. At least since the 19th century. Likely, during that time the progress in weapon development began dramatically overtaking the thought processes of certain individuals responsible for making decisions.
It is known that certain units of the so-called LPR and DPR militia are being equipped with outdated weapons if more modern arms such as the AK assault rifles are available. Recently, several Russian military bloggers, some of whom are “in field” in Ukraine, shared concern about continued use of...
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