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It is kind of crazy how weapons can long outlive the war they were made for, and sometimes even outlive the country that created them. My favorite example of th
by openasocket 8y ago
It is kind of crazy how weapons can long outlive the war they were made for, and sometimes even outlive the country that created them. My favorite example of this is that Syria was fighting Israel in the 1950s and 1960s with Panzer IV tanks and StuG III assault guns. And Israel at the time was using some (heavily modified) M4 Sherman tanks. It's a rather odd image, Shermans and Panzers still dueling on the battlefield 20 years after WWII.
- azernik 8y agoEven crazier? The prevalence of British Lee-Enfields from the 30s and 40s in Taliban hands: https://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/a-firsthand-look-at-firefights-in-marja/ https://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/a-firsthand-look-... And Syrian rebels found and used a cache of mint-condition StG 44 rifles in 2012.