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Old 02-28-2010, 06:53 PM
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I first heard about this around 17-18 years ago. Apparently as part of the breakup of the USSR and subsequent disarmament they had to destroy a huge number of tanks, so many that their factories simply weren't up to the job.
To placate the inspectors, they drove them into isolated forests, took out a couple of vital components (little better than pocketing the keys so to speak) and walked away.

I'm guessing these T-80s are one of the "dumps".
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