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7/11/2025, 7:41:03 PM
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This thing was the best field gun in the world though most of the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. It outranged American artillery in Vietnam, everything except a small number of 203mm-class guns.
Others include the AK-47, RPG, SA-7 Igla/Grail, mortars, Hind gunship, and the BMP, which was the first IFV. Sagger was the first widespread/combat-tested ATGM, for all its faults. Soviet tanks in the 70's (T-64, T-72) were generally reckoned as good or better than their NATO counterparts in the 1970's. Their air transports and helos such as Hip were as reliable as anything the West used.
Some of that you can split hairs on, but the Soviets could often be very innovative in design. Where they fell down hard on was actual manufacturing standards and maintenance. They built their gear tough because they knew once in the field, Private Conscriptovitch was going to treat it like hell...One reason Soviet gear is so popular in the 3rd World.
Latter on, in the 70's and going into the 80's and 90's, the Western edge in electronics began making a real difference.
This thing was the best field gun in the world though most of the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. It outranged American artillery in Vietnam, everything except a small number of 203mm-class guns.
Others include the AK-47, RPG, SA-7 Igla/Grail, mortars, Hind gunship, and the BMP, which was the first IFV. Sagger was the first widespread/combat-tested ATGM, for all its faults. Soviet tanks in the 70's (T-64, T-72) were generally reckoned as good or better than their NATO counterparts in the 1970's. Their air transports and helos such as Hip were as reliable as anything the West used.
Some of that you can split hairs on, but the Soviets could often be very innovative in design. Where they fell down hard on was actual manufacturing standards and maintenance. They built their gear tough because they knew once in the field, Private Conscriptovitch was going to treat it like hell...One reason Soviet gear is so popular in the 3rd World.
Latter on, in the 70's and going into the 80's and 90's, the Western edge in electronics began making a real difference.
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