‘The Soviets had retreated’...Umm actually the Finnish government surrendered to the Soviets in 1940, and then allied with the Nazis during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Not very noble if you ask me, but then again, when you’re getting your history from 9gag, I wouldn’t expect anything more accurate.

Wait, are you referring to a weapons system that a certain nation is sinking enormous amounts of money into and also aggressively marketing towards their allies, yet has very few practical uses and will probably just end up becoming a logistical, political and financial nightmare?

I always thought this concept would be brilliant for urban combat, something like the BMPT, with more focus on automatic weapons for suppression and support. An unmanned version of such a vehicle would be very interesting

Hm yeah, but the Uran looks like it could at least take some small-arms fire or shrapnel, it looks like it’s based on a BMD chassis rather than an old tank drivetrain and a small C2 and weapons compartment. Looks like Howe and Howe were going for pure recon, this Uran looks more like its designed for armed recon, to…

Aside from all the ‘Fast and Furious’ style drifting, this could be a game-changer. Obviously the vehicles in the clips are prototypes, but a small, heavily-armed UAFV is a technology that has enormous development potential, especially if they were to be deployed in company or regimental-level numbers. I mean come on,…

It is always much easier to defend than to attack, from a military point of view. Russia helped the SAA take care of quite a few thorns in their side. Perhaps the strategy in those areas was just, with Russian air cover, to occupy territory that would help them hold more sustainable defensive positions which could be…

Eh, as strange as it seems, perhaps Putin never was considering a long-term Russian military presence in Syria. If I remember correctly, when Russian forces started arriving in Syria he specifically mentioned the fact that it would not be a long-term deployment. Maybe he literally decided to commit until the…

Just curious, has as there been any confirmed evidence of GRU officers or Spetznaz operating in Syria?

That’s what I’ve been thinking as well, kind of the idea that ‘look, we’ll come in and help you focus on the rebels and get you in a stronger bargaining position for peace talks, but you have got to cut out all of the other crazy shit your government is involved in.’

This actually seems like more of a diplomatic move than a military move. Russia has completed their obligations to their ally, thrown their support behind a diplomatic solution and is now essentially saying to Assad: “Okay, we pulled your ass out of the fire once, now get involved in the peace process or face dealing…