Corey0372
AH fanatic
Another couple of these short video clips that say much more than their length. China has been very careful what it provides Russia during this war. One thing that seemed useful, if relatively harmless, were several hundred Desert Cross ATVs similar to a Kawasaki Mule or Polaris. It could prove useful as a light supply vehicle. The last couple of weeks, the Russians have been attempting to use them as assault vehicles. They cram them as full as possible with troops and race toward Ukrainian defensive positions - with predictable results.
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Like the lonely T-34 in the Victory parade, this would seem to point to an increasingly dramatic shortage of armor. The confirmed kill listings on Oryx, the pre-war estimates, and limited new vehicle production capability would make this inevitable. As usual with respect to the Russian art of war, the infantryman pays the price.
Everybody knows the best non-standard light vehicle is the Helmand Davidson!!!!
2nd Battalion guys (pictured below, probably in Herat or Badghis) had a lot of success (and fun) on these things. My company never used motorcycles but we leaned on our Polaris' a lot. But holy $hit I would not want to be riding in a Polaris on the front in Ukraine!!!
Dirtbikes on the other hand could potentially prove to be surprisingly effective with the right rider..... especially if you're trying to outrun/outmaneuver an FPV drone. With that said though, I was in country when the first switchblade got a kill on 3 Taliban guys (on the same motorcycle) who had just buried an IED. Granted they most likely had absolutely zero idea what was coming for them.
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