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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Russian conscripts turning up with AJ-47s ordered from XYZZY on Amazon.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

XYZZY AK-47 KALASHNIKOV F16 COLT AR-15 7.62x45, 5.56x39 FOR HUNTING, GARDENING, KITCHEN, GENOCIDE, SCHOOLS, CHILD SAFE NEW

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

ships from the following warehouses:

  • china
  • russia
  • belarus
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Russian gear is more expensive but better, and people will always choose quality."

The existance of Wish and its ilk show this to be a lie.

That said, I'm surprised that Russian-Chinese relations are such that they aren't issuing Chinese-pattern kit to the troops. I guess that'd be too blatant a snub of embargos for the international community.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

I remember a big list of "army facts", I think of aussie origin. One of the items says:

  • Never forget that your equipment is supplied by the lowest bidder