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Nevilledog

(51,079 posts)
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 10:59 PM Mar 2022

Umm....this is interesting Russian military equipment. Looks like it's made outta Legos



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Yes, Russia is really using this in the battle of Mariupol.
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Bigger question: can you tow it with a tractor?
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Umm....this is interesting Russian military equipment. Looks like it's made outta Legos (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2022 OP
More stellar russian engineering? SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1
Looks Like Part Of An Old-School Armored Train, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2022 #2
That's what it looks like to me, too. Vogon_Glory Mar 2022 #5
If I had to guess, it's a sacrificial anode..... OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2022 #3
Looks like Lincoln Logs to me. n/t Whiskeytide Mar 2022 #4
Blow up the rail tracks..sabotage as many as possible Deuxcents Mar 2022 #6
Jeeezus. Decades ago, had a Russian made guitar distortion pedal that looked like that. Hoyt Mar 2022 #7

The Magistrate

(95,244 posts)
2. Looks Like Part Of An Old-School Armored Train, Ma'am
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 11:07 PM
Mar 2022

Ahead of the engine, to engage partisans operating against the rails.

Vogon_Glory

(9,117 posts)
5. That's what it looks like to me, too.
Wed Mar 9, 2022, 12:07 AM
Mar 2022

I’m an overweight, out-of-shape life-long civilian, but the thought of rolling over IED-laced trackage or past civilian/partisan bush-whackers hiding in the foliage makes me shudder.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,454 posts)
3. If I had to guess, it's a sacrificial anode.....
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 11:11 PM
Mar 2022

Something long and weighty.....that's meant to bear the explosive power of mines, triggered by weight. Engines preserved. Bet they don't move too fast.

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