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"This is the kind of crap the Koreans send. Only 1 shell out of 5 fires" - Russian soldiers show how they wash grease and rust off 82 mm mortar shells. (imgur.com)
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[–] Sludgehammer 114 points 1 week ago (8 children)

It really says something about the state of the Russian military that they have to buy up the trash that's too crappy for North Korea's army.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 week ago (7 children)

North Korea’s army which, whilst having a stranglehold on available resources in its threadbare economy, hasn’t seen combat since the 1950s. Its actual combat readiness may fall short of its rhetoric.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

may

They can't even stop their own guys sprinting off across the DMZ.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They have actually made that near impossible since 2020. The amount of successful escapes per year is now less than 10% of before

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm very curious what the numbers are, care to drop any sources?

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