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zone: Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1663645071885967368
Russia has tanks, they said.

# ? May 30, 2023 23:49

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# ? May 29, 2024 04:50

Carlos Lantana: Oct 2, 2003; I'm really sorry, your avatar is giving me a boner and while that is perfectly OK and I don't want to kink shame anyone, its making me feel really weird getting a boner in a Trump thread.

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zone posted:

https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1663645071885967368
Russia has tanks, they said.

Look how happy these two are
If I was put in this situation, I'd immediately regress into a ten year old and die of joy

# ? May 31, 2023 00:33

FirstnameLastname: Jul 10, 2022

zone posted:

https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1663645071885967368
Russia has tanks, they said.

what's the joke hes making supposed to be?

it looks like they're putting together piles of parts for tanks they're activating from storage? they've got two big stacks of them

i mean it looks kinda like the last picknpull lot i went to except with tanks, and the russian custom that all collections of items must be piled onto themselves directly isn't that great for radiators

but those are real tanks

# ? May 31, 2023 00:33

WAR CRIME GIGOLO: Oct 3, 2012; The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

FirstnameLastname posted:

what's the joke hes making supposed to be?

it looks like they're putting together piles of parts for tanks they're activating from storage? they've got two big stacks of them

i mean it looks kinda like the last picknpull lot i went to except with tanks, and the russian custom that all collections of items must be piled onto themselves directly isn't that great for radiators

but those are real tanks

I think he's using radiator as an example of the critical parts that a lot of these tanks have been stripped of. Sure there's a lot of tanks with barrels and poo poo but that does not make a tank. If it doesn't have a radiator the loving thing can't drive.

Sure you might have 13,000 tanks but it takes five tanks to make one running tank. Do the math on that 2000 tanks are already dead so you've got maybe a thousand to two working tanks slash takes that need to be reassembled before working

# ? May 31, 2023 00:38

Carlos Lantana: Oct 2, 2003; I'm really sorry, your avatar is giving me a boner and while that is perfectly OK and I don't want to kink shame anyone, its making me feel really weird getting a boner in a Trump thread.

Sincerely,

Jailbrekr

I would be a good comrade and replace every radiator with a nice bit of woods porn.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:44

Kchama: Jul 25, 2007

FirstnameLastname posted:

what's the joke hes making supposed to be?

it looks like they're putting together piles of parts for tanks they're activating from storage? they've got two big stacks of them

i mean it looks kinda like the last picknpull lot i went to except with tanks, and the russian custom that all collections of items must be piled onto themselves directly isn't that great for radiators

but those are real tanks

They are real tanks, but they are not necessarily working tanks.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:44

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

FirstnameLastname posted:

what's the joke hes making supposed to be?

it looks like they're putting together piles of parts for tanks they're activating from storage? they've got two big stacks of them

i mean it looks kinda like the last picknpull lot i went to except with tanks, and the russian custom that all collections of items must be piled onto themselves directly isn't that great for radiators

but those are real tanks

Russia is the joke

# ? May 31, 2023 00:45

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

FirstnameLastname posted:

what's the joke hes making supposed to be?

it looks like they're putting together piles of parts for tanks they're activating from storage? they've got two big stacks of them

i mean it looks kinda like the last picknpull lot i went to except with tanks, and the russian custom that all collections of items must be piled onto themselves directly isn't that great for radiators

but those are real tanks

That giant pile of tanks are a no longer working giant pile tanks because they got stripped for parts and left to rot in a field. Exactly like there is thousands of cars at a junk yard but none of them are in anythign close to working condition and been stripped for parts

# ? May 31, 2023 00:47

FirstnameLastname: Jul 10, 2022

WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:

I think he's using radiator as an example of the critical parts that a lot of these tanks have been stripped of. Sure there's a lot of tanks with barrels and poo poo but that does not make a tank. If it doesn't have a radiator the loving thing can't drive.

Sure you might have 13,000 tanks but it takes five tanks to make one running tank. Do the math on that 2000 tanks are already dead so you've got maybe a thousand to two working tanks slash takes that need to be reassembled before working

i don't think any country leaves the powerplants or drivetrains in hardware that's in long term storage at all, at the very least things get stripped to the block and covered/sealed
definitely not things like radiators just exposed to the elements
theyve only got those little slats and thin grating to keep leaves and hands and poo poo from hitting them they'd get ruined pretty quick

no combustion engines can sit outside hooked for 30-50+ years untouched and not have most of them become bricks inside and out

i mean there's prolly lots of stolen poo poo, but it likely got stolen from warehouses more than stripped off the tanks, they wouldn't leave much stuff on the tanks

# ? May 31, 2023 00:49

Molothecat: Jul 25, 2007; Wrath, hate, pain, and death!

what's the joke, here? I'm sure all those parts are sitting in nearby warehouses in pristine condition

Russia's done nothing but prove themselves to be competent forward-thinkers

# ? May 31, 2023 00:52

Deteriorata: Feb 6, 2005

FirstnameLastname posted:

i don't think any country leaves the powerplants or drivetrains in hardware that's in long term storage at all, at the very least things get stripped to the block and covered/sealed
definitely not things like radiators just exposed to the elements
theyve only got those little slats and thin grating to keep leaves and hands and poo poo from hitting them they'd get ruined pretty quick

no combustion engines can sit outside hooked for 30-50+ years untouched and not have most of them become bricks inside and out

i mean there's prolly lots of stolen poo poo, but it likely got stolen from warehouses more than stripped off the tanks, they wouldn't leave much stuff on the tanks

Just put some ATF in the cylinders and it will fire right up. There's hundreds of YouTube videos showing how to do it.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:56

FirstnameLastname: Jul 10, 2022

Molothecat posted:

what's the joke, here? I'm sure all those parts are sitting in nearby warehouses in pristine condition

Russia's done nothing but prove themselves to be competent forward-thinkers

i think those are the parts from the warehouse and they're putting stacks of parts out to be installed, it's just a lovely unmowed lot and they're stacking them lovely

# ? May 31, 2023 00:57

Molothecat: Jul 25, 2007; Wrath, hate, pain, and death!

I'm seeing a lot of tanks here, boys. Looks like Russia's telling the truth. Reeeaaaallly makes you wonder what other truths they've spoken that've fallen on deaf ears...

FirstnameLastname posted:

i think those are the parts from the warehouse and they're putting stacks of parts out to be installed, it's just a lovely unmowed lot and they're stacking them lovely

Probably, that makes the most sense. You generally want to rebuild tanks in overgrown fields

Molothecat fucked around with this message at 01:02 on May 31, 2023

# ? May 31, 2023 00:58

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

FirstnameLastname posted:

no combustion engines can sit outside hooked for 30-50+ years untouched and not have most of them become bricks inside and out

A motor made in Russia is something I would actually be fairly confident I could get going even 50 years in the field. They are diesels as well so electrical rot will not be anywhere near a factor.

FirstnameLastname posted:

i think those are the parts from the warehouse and they're putting stacks of parts out to be installed, it's just a lovely unmowed lot and they're stacking them lovely

Yeah nah, thats almost certainly a pile being retrieved to put into tanks elsewhere.

# ? May 31, 2023 01:03

HKR: Jan 13, 2006; there is no universe where duke nukem would not be a trans ally

If you want to watch someone turn up 50+ year old diesel engines that have been sitting outside here�s a channel I watch https://youtube.com/@DieselCreek

# ? May 31, 2023 01:20

tiaz: Jul 1, 2004; PICK UP THAT PRESENT.

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FirstnameLastname posted:

i think those are the parts from the warehouse and they're putting stacks of parts out to be installed, it's just a lovely unmowed lot and they're stacking them lovely

lmao come on dude

# ? May 31, 2023 01:26

Tai: Mar 8, 2006

FirstnameLastname posted:

i think those are the parts from the warehouse and they're putting stacks of parts out to be installed, it's just a lovely unmowed lot and they're stacking them lovely

lmao

# ? May 31, 2023 01:41

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zone posted:

https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1663645071885967368
Russia has tanks, they said.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 looking good

# ? May 31, 2023 01:45

WAR CRIME GIGOLO: Oct 3, 2012; The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

zone posted:

https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1663645071885967368
Russia has tanks, they said.

Come to think of it he might also be joking that the people in the picture are stealing all the radiators out of these things.

Most likely to turn into alcohol stills.

A very common practice.

So I think what he really meant is how many radiators do they have left after these things have been sitting for 50 years with different guard rotations going through all of them.

The army would have you call this, Rat loving.

# ? May 31, 2023 01:53

Lammasu: May 8, 2019; lawful Good Monster

TulliusCicero posted:

Is stopping Russia from doing anything they want WOKE now, including to the supposedly most patriotic Americans?

I've lost track of what woke even is and is not anymore.

Completely serious, people are calling the new Street Fighter 6 controls woke.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:06

FirstnameLastname: Jul 10, 2022

tiaz posted:

lmao come on dude

dude im not in the russian military i just know that leaving the wholeass engine hooked up to a mothballed vehicle sitting outdoors is goofy, the radiators ~~sit ontop of the engine~~ e:oops its in the back on those tanks and radiators especially are inherently flimsy things that in the middle of the woods somewhere like that looks to be can get trashed by like, small mammals and debris over decades, aswell as being lightweight and made out (relatively) expensive material compared to the rest of the tank and seem unlikely to be just, left in the tanks but maybe they do it, wouldn't really surprise me

i just don't think anybody would do that

FirstnameLastname fucked around with this message at 02:15 on May 31, 2023

# ? May 31, 2023 02:09

Molothecat: Jul 25, 2007; Wrath, hate, pain, and death!

FirstnameLastname posted:

dude im not in the russian military i just know that leaving the wholeass engine hooked up to a mothballed vehicle sitting outdoors is goofy, the radiators ~~sit ontop of the engine~~ e:oops its in the back on those tanks and radiators especially are inherently flimsy things that in the middle of the woods somewhere like that looks to be can get trashed by like, small mammals and debris over decades, aswell as being lightweight and made out (relatively) expensive material compared to the rest of the tank and seem unlikely to be just, left in the tanks but maybe they do it, wouldn't really surprise me

i just don't think anybody would do that

I've come around on you

you're alright, fella

# ? May 31, 2023 02:19

Deki: May 12, 2008; It's Hammer Time!

Lammasu posted:

Completely serious, people are calling the new Street Fighter 6 controls woke.

I know "woke" now just means things a chud doesn't like

but... what?

# ? May 31, 2023 02:22

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FirstnameLastname posted:

i just don't think anybody would do that

This is my favorite part of this post. I like your innocence.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:23

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

FirstnameLastname posted:

dude im not in the russian military i just know that leaving the wholeass engine hooked up to a mothballed vehicle sitting outdoors is goofy, the radiators ~~sit ontop of the engine~~ e:oops its in the back on those tanks and radiators especially are inherently flimsy things that in the middle of the woods somewhere like that looks to be can get trashed by like, small mammals and debris over decades, aswell as being lightweight and made out (relatively) expensive material compared to the rest of the tank and seem unlikely to be just, left in the tanks but maybe they do it, wouldn't really surprise me

i just don't think anybody would do that

Radiators for those kind of diesels are not flimsy, they are big and heavy and made from metals / alloys that dont rust / deteriorate due to just mere outdoors easily.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:25

Autisanal Cheese: Nov 29, 2010

Molothecat posted:

what's the joke, here? I'm sure all those parts are sitting in nearby warehouses in pristine condition

Russia's done nothing but prove themselves to be competent forward-thinkers

# ? May 31, 2023 02:35

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr: Dec 22, 2018; I hope this is "battle" enough for you, friend.

HKR posted:

If you want to watch someone turn up 50+ year old diesel engines that have been sitting outside here�s a channel I watch https://youtube.com/@DieselCreek

Great distraction in these trying times. He should do some tank pullin' with those.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:41

Lammasu: May 8, 2019; lawful Good Monster

Deki posted:

I know "woke" now just means things a chud doesn't like

but... what?

There is an option that's welcoming to newcomers.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:46

tiaz: Jul 1, 2004; PICK UP THAT PRESENT.

Zelensky's Zealots

FirstnameLastname posted:

dude im not in the russian military i just know that leaving the wholeass engine hooked up to a mothballed vehicle sitting outdoors is goofy, the radiators ~~sit ontop of the engine~~ e:oops its in the back on those tanks and radiators especially are inherently flimsy things that in the middle of the woods somewhere like that looks to be can get trashed by like, small mammals and debris over decades, aswell as being lightweight and made out (relatively) expensive material compared to the rest of the tank and seem unlikely to be just, left in the tanks but maybe they do it, wouldn't really surprise me

i just don't think anybody would do that

lmao come ON dude

look at the picture again there is no way those dudes are installing that rusted out poo poo on that rusted out poo poo

# ? May 31, 2023 02:46

Zero VGS: Aug 16, 2002; ASK ME ABOUT HOW HUMAN LIVES THAT MADE VIDEO GAME CONTROLLERS ARE WORTH MORE; Lipstick Apathy

Lammasu posted:

There is an option that's welcoming to newcomers.

Not that chuds warrant a response, but Capcom has had simplified control scheme options in fighting games since before woke was a thing.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:59

zone: Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1663719232528433153
A smoking accident happened at another Russian oil refinery.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:59

FirstnameLastname: Jul 10, 2022

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

Radiators for those kind of diesels are not flimsy, they are big and heavy and made from metals / alloys that dont rust / deteriorate due to just mere outdoors easily.

nah i wasn't thinking about rust, more like being left to decades of racoons climbing and rats nests and poo poo with the little ones they're carrying and stacking there, plus any rubber/plastic gaskets or seals and stuff like that getting dryrotted away
idk though maybe they just leave it all outside

# ? May 31, 2023 03:05

GundamHealer: Jul 23, 2022

FirstnameLastname posted:

nah i wasn't thinking about rust, more like being left to decades of racoons climbing and rats nests and poo poo with the little ones they're carrying and stacking there, plus any rubber/plastic gaskets or seals and stuff like that getting dryrotted away
idk though maybe they just leave it all outside

It�s this. This is what they do.

# ? May 31, 2023 03:10

Cugel the Clever: Apr 5, 2009; I LOVE AMERICA AND CAPITALISM DESPITE BEING POOR AS FUCK. I WILL NEVER RETIRE BUT HERE'S ANOTHER 200$ FOR UKRAINE, SLAVA

Gosh, wouldn't it be something if the chud/tankie exodus started up in earnest?

Tara Reade posted:

And as far as like going to another safe haven, I mean, there are many Americans here, and I don't want to out a bunch of Americans, but there are people here that are coming to Russia - much like back in the day when Soviet Union people defected over to the US - now you have the opposite. Now you have US and European citizens looking for safe haven here. And luckily, the Kremlin is accommodating. So we're lucky.

# ? May 31, 2023 03:13

Machai: Feb 21, 2013

Molothecat posted:

Probably, that makes the most sense. You generally want to rebuild tanks in overgrown fields

I mean, if the tanks are sitting in an overgrown field and need to be fixed, you probably are going to have to fix them in the overgrown field.

# ? May 31, 2023 03:15

FirstnameLastname: Jul 10, 2022

tiaz posted:

lmao come ON dude

look at the picture again there is no way those dudes are installing that rusted out poo poo on that rusted out poo poo

its not rust its patina

but it makes more sense than pulling a bunch of oldass radiators off of tanks that've been sitting on in the elements for decades to put into other, better running condition tanks that just don't have radiators (unless those ones got stolen & they didn't find out until like, now, which just occurred to me and would make sense tbh)

# ? May 31, 2023 03:16

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tanks blow engines like crazy to the point where units going to the field take a bunch of spares with them and from what ive been told by tanker buddies, its a fairly quick process.

so that big ol field of tanks wont do poo poo if they dont have a bunch of spare engines for each of those tanks.

you know, even if they werent rusted out hunks of poo poo

# ? May 31, 2023 03:32