Comments by "alex smith" (@alexsmith-ob3lu) on "Ukraine's WWII Artillery Guns" video.

  1. Not too sure why so many people think it’s surreal to see WW2 military equipment on the battlefield today. 1) The Scientific-Technical concepts hasn’t changed that much since 1945. Missiles, rockets, main battle tanks, automatic rifles, micro electronics, and jet engines are a product of WW2 and pre-WW2. 2) The newer tanks and artillery are only slightly better than their WW2 counterparts, but are terribly expensive. So for poor countries like Ukraine and Russia, it makes no sense to keep buying new stuff when you can use large numbers of old, but still good equipment. 3) Since the end of WW2, the West has seen a massive decline in skilled labor of technicians, engineers, research scientists, and tradesmen. Since the 1980s, the USA has been struggling to improve and maintain its vast military arsenal and weapons because they can only hire but a fraction of the engineers and technicians they so badly need to implement new technology. To conclude, if you understand basic history of a several subjects, it shouldn’t be any surprise to you.
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