Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter's guide

Re:Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter's guide by coldcode on Monday May 11, 2015 @11:05AM (#9525280)

I was hoping it was a parade of WW2 era tanks. Still the new tank is pretty interesting design.

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Re:Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter's guide by sologoub on Monday May 11, 2015 @11:24AM (#9525424)

They did have T-34 and either SU-100 or SU-85 (can't tell the difference between them). Only video I found has an RT reporter right in the middle obstracting some view: https://youtu.be/fo-P98cVtq8

Tanks are first 50 seconds, then it moves on to modern stuff.

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Re:Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter's guide by exar0815 on Monday May 11, 2015 @12:01PM (#9525690)

I think they are SU-100, but I would have loved to see some more of the WW2-Veterans. But as most of them molder and rust away in a sorry state in some open air museums...

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Re:Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter's guide by Rayearth on Monday May 11, 2015 @12:20PM (#9525859)

It's interesting how Russia's tank model numbering scheme seems to have looped around, as if the number were tied to the current year. It would be a little ironic if Russia's next MBT is designated "T-34".

We're coming up to almost a hundred years of tanks, aren't we?

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Re:Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter's guide by afarrell on Monday May 11, 2015 @12:34PM (#9525963)

Yep, they were invented during WW1, which started almost 101 years ago.

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