It is if the breech won't close properly, or the recoil mechanism leaks.

Yeah that’s true indeed. Well said. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I wonder what they use the AT gun for

That includes old soldiers, still deadly. Back in '72 we polished them.

Yup, the maintenance is the key to making sure the weapons are still good and is the big reason why Russia is losing the fight. After the fall of the Soviet Union in '92 the best maintained stuff in the depots got sold off to the black market and the stuff that was left behind was ignored and left to rot. Even an AK 47 will become worthless if you leave it rusting away for 40 years. The stuff they're buying back from the North Koreans hasn't been maintained very well and what's left in their stocks is the junk that wouldn't sell on the black market.

In 1958 my M-1 Rifle issued to me in boot camp was made by International Harvester in 1942, a great rifle which allowed me to shoot a 49 at the 500 yard line on qualification day! I called it my "threshing machine"!

Crews are flying the same B-52's that their fathers and grandfather's flew.

@@GEOsustainable You polished old soldiers? I bet they enjoyed that.

Extremely massive balls you mean ! Check RFERL's older articles ; Maryan Kushnir suffered a concussion on March 11 from a Russian attack, with blood flowing from his left ear.

he is not on the frontline. The video is result of an everyday edit. now turn around cause you snort a lot.

@@mpakakas3518 you need a hug

@@mpakakas3518 well seems pretty front to me, If they are getting shelled in the end. Wake up

@@Fiilis1 they are multiple instances/ films in this video. You wake tha f*** up bozo. Haven't you EVER edited a video??? Can't you see the difference in quality, sound, resolution, lighting??? These are at least 4 different videos in 1. hahahaa... What? you thought real reporters go upfront under artillery fire??? 😆😆😆 yeah... like musicians are REALLY singing on stage, while they jump around like monkeys !!! 🤣🤣🤣

With each shot of the cannon, Shrek start singing the song of the band "The Killers" - "Somebody was told me(Rockstar)"

It's ok he's the cameraman. They aren't allowed to die. God told me.

And the MG3 is still being used heavily on the battlefield in Ukraine! Amazing gun. Browning M2 (designed in 1918) and used by the Americans in WW2 is also still in use by the US, and there's a lot of footage of it in Ukraine (famous "AMMO AMMO AMMO AMMO" vid).

@@crabluva I'm probably bursting a few people's bubble, but the MG3 is really not that of an amazing piece of equipment, at least not as a gun. It can easily jam because everything is open, it has bad ergonomics, a shitty sling and you can't even mount optics on the gun itself (you must use the absolutely MASSIVE tripod) because stamping gave the gun shit tolerances. It's an amazing piece of history because it pushed the manufacturing away from milling and towards stamping, but it has lived it's life and should be replaced sooner rather than later.

@@Ruhrpottpatriot This is far from correct. I have used the MG3 a lot and when I talk about a lot, I talk about many tens of thousands of rounds. I have not experience one single jam. If you have experienced jams, then you clearly have not taken well care of it, or you used a terrible quality one that should only be used for training, if at all. Or you have totally overcooked it by firing thousands of rounds in a short time without swapping the bolts. The bolt design can be an issue when it comes to lack of cleaning and overheating and the main reasons for jams. You don't need to use the massive tripod at all. That is for more specialized defensive use. It works very well with the bipod. You can easily swap out the old sling with a better one. And some of the MG3s are very accurate. You can quickly take out targets with one or two 2-4 shot bursts out to 300 meters or more. If you shoot more than 5 shots each burst, you are doing something very wrong. In capable hands is the MG3 still a very efficient and deadly weapon on the battlefield. And I totally prefer the MG3 that uses the 7.62x51 ammo over the more modern light machine guns that use the 5.56x45 ammo. I see some advantages of mounting optics on a machine gun, but then mainly to mount optics to use when it is night. And it is in fact possible to mount optics on the MG3 if that is really wanted/needed. Any good gun smith can get that done. You would have to remove the back sight to do that and then attach a Picatinny rail to that area. If needed, a reinforcement plate can be attached first. In day light, I can promise you that anyone trying to attack a position where someone with a MG3 with the open sights, that knows what he/she is doing is, then that attacker will not come home alive. The MG3 is also great for suppression fire when attacking. You are are clearly wrong when you claim that the MG3 is not a good gun. You are also clearly wrong when you suggest that it needs to be replaced from a fighting perspective. Yes, it is some heavier than more modern machine gun versions. Yes, the modern versions already have a scope mount on them. Yes, it can be a disadvantage that you most of the time need a second soldier to make sure that the gun is belt fed properly, as it has not ammo box/container attached to the gun, but most of the time it is not, as you need that extra person to help carrying all the ammo needed anyway and it is always great to have a second trained user for that machine gun close if needed. Yes, many MG3s are getting to worn out to be relied on for combat use and that is the main reason for why many countries that have used it till now or are stilling using it, have bought modern machine gun versions or are about to do it. That still doesn't make the MG3 a bad gun that is not good in combat. The MG3 is still a very capable gun in the right hands.

well yeah, we had RK62 s handed to us in -99, only the fancy dudes got the newer model from -95. but those things werent moldy rotten shit.

@@Ruhrpottpatriot It was replaced, starting in 2015, by the MG5, and to be complete by 2025. The almost Ubiquitous Belgian FN MAG and copies, such as the British L7A1/A2, US M240 & Japanese Type 62 did that too, using the MG42 feed & trigger mechanism as a basis, and elements from their version of the M1918, but improving on the points mentioned. It is certainly a popular choice.

Spirits of fire. An unbreakable sense of humor.

Funny Ukrainians are amazing with old equipment but if Russia uses it the comments change to look at their old equipment omg it’s so old ect ect ect.

@@chiefteefteefreturns3320 yes , thats because Russia is supposedly a first rate military power

@@morrisonreed1 blah blah blah.

@@chiefteefteefreturns3320 Both sides got old and rusted equipment. It's just that Ukrainians are more efficient with it.

Tomca, yes exactly, our freedom came at such a price and people who take it forgranted and even abuse it and try to curtail the freedom of speech by not allowing sensible discussion instead of Screaming repetitive slogans and splattering public buildings and monuments. Ukraine is certainly a timely reminder to value our freedom and respect those who gave their lives and youth for it.

Just good statement !

@@christinemcclymont269 I think both sides are hurting democracy and freedom of speech, liberals need to have more realistic and open conversations while conservatives need to start offering realistic solutions and being open to change

I wonder if you got goosebumps and your eyes lit up when they burned people in Oddessa and Kiev in 2014 during the coup.

Right

І вам благословінь Божих .

God gotta bless those Bandera loving, and Russian, Poles, and Romani hating Ukrainians! Maybe Ukraine will put some Ukrainian Orthodox Christian crosses next to their swastikas on their concentration camp gates this time. They already fly the black and red Banderite flag above their war cemeteries, and use the fascist Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists Melnykites symbol on their official state symbol.

F ur God.

The first howitzer we trained on in 1997 was a modernized 10.5 cm leFH 18, which was in production from 1935-45. Same thing with that one. Not one problem, ever, although I suspect every part had been swapped out at least once since it left the factory.

@@Dimetropteryx You got to use the 152 H88-40? Interesting!

Yes - courage, determination and inventiveness. They deserve all the help we in the West can give them.

There are a lot of disadvantages to using many different vehicles and weapons systems, but they are making it work for them. The Russian army is also dealing with the same kinds of problems too, as they are also using a wide range of older vehicles and weapons (to a large extent, the same ones that the Ukrainian military is using). It's quite a spectacle, with some weapons being from during or even before WWII! :O

@don't be surprised c355567oooööäööpoizeihhh

PMCS daily- gotta keep those things running! I had a 577 that was blowing through quarts of oil daily- kept that SOB running for three years.

Generally, Ukrainians are inventive skillful repairmen, compare that with Russian style repair and you get this: "Damaged Russian equipment is supposed to be restored at special repair factories in Russia. Before the damaged equipment is delivered to repair plants, it gets completely dismantled, while spare parts and units are sold or exchanged for alcohol. In some cases, only charred bodies of BMPs and tanks make it to repair factories. At the same time, chiefs of repair companies instructed their staff not to accept the incoming equipment. The reason behind their stance is the lack of components and insufficient funds paid by the military for the work already completed. "The command tried to address the issue by deploying field repair brigades, which were supposed to operate in close proximity to the combat zones. However, corruption and greed for profit among the Russian military leadership brought the attempt to naught," intelligence analysts stressed. (copied from “Russian factories refusing to repair military equipment damaged in Ukraine - intel” article published by Ukrinform)

Its good irony. The Soviets used the weapons we lent them to fight the nazis. They later used them against us (NATO) in cold war (B-29's, Studebaker trucks, P-39 Airacobras)

somebody once told me...

The Ukrainazis are getting a shipment of t55 from Slovakia. Now that's old equipment 🤣🤣

@@mattsmith-ri3lp And the Russhits are using AKMs that are missing firing pins. Now thats effective equipment

The Russians are going to have nothing left, and they weren't made by Russia, they were made by Soviet Union.

@@mattsmith-ri3lp Nazis were totalitarians. Ruzzians are totalitarians. Hitler invaded Russia (yes, had to go through Ukraine, a Soviet-occupied territory, to get there) because he wanted no competition in the totalitarian world and Stalin had to go. Putin is just a reincarnation of Stalin.

@@mattsmith-ri3lp nice troll, lol ,what about russians , that reuse old soviet crap? You saw a lot of t-62m now is used on front.

93rds been one of the most successful units in the war. They've been fighting since day one, standing their ground and eventually taking part in the counter offensives that liberated much of their captured land. Now they're using captured Russian vehicles, including tanks, and winning nearly every engagement they've taken part in. They're gonna have a legendary status after this war, for sure

@@brokenpotato438 I think they are Legendary NOW. And I know less then most about their history. I'm not putting down any other Ukrainian Units here. It's that I hear often about the 93rd in so many of the really intense battles. 93rd and Bakmah will definitely be an Historic Site.

@@michaeltichonuk2176 in fact 93 and Azov are the most legendary formations in this war.

@@greatsarmatae I'll have to agree.

Even a modern tank rings its bell pretty good.

You finskaya skotina sdohni tvarj

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Except the Ukrainazis are using ww1 tactics

So funny, when Ukrainians use old equipment they are heroes and have heart, but when Russians use old kit the comments change to omg look at that old 💩 they are using it’s junk.

@@chiefteefteefreturns3320 it is expected from Ukraine, not from Russia.

@@alvaro701 right yes hmmmmm of course, douche.

Well said

@@MaximillionBucks Oh. I didn't know russia have western backing. It definietly felt way more eastern.

@mandellorian Russia have T 62

@A Perpetual Guardsman with a flashlight incorrect.

no it won't penetrate. Why do you think they're not in use as a mainline gun any longer?

@mandellorian Lol no, you need to stop being an armchair general go back to your basement 🤣😂 Dunning-Kruger moron.

@@4T3hM4kr0n Your IQ won't penetrate. Go join your buddy in the basement 😂🤣

В Українській армії теж є максими Прострілювали на полігоні А в війні ще не бачив.

If I was in a trench I would actually rather have a belt fed water cooled Maxim over most modern machin guns. Can shoot endlessly at high rate of fire.

@@puellamservumaddominum6180 problem is maxim is heavy and when the maxim postion has fired constantly it will quickly get supressed and need to move and its heavy but yes maxim is still a water cooled gun turret. Modern machine guns tend to brake but are more agile for modern day trench warfare

The maxim is used by both sides, and nevertheless is pretty good! I love the maxim one of the best rifle caliber machine guns for defending positions for attacking? it gets a bit heavy and hard to move forward

Not entirely accurate. Soviets had to design within the limits of what tolerances of the manufacturing base could produce. So they tended to overengineer and under design to compensate for that. Many things in the West were/are far better designed and easier to work on. Take tank engines for example. They have been in the form of "powerpacks" where the engine and transmission can be removed and replaced (and even run on the ground) as complete units since the 70's in NATO. Russian tanks still can't do that.

It is always funny to see a brainwashed simpleton regurgitating the derp they fell for.

That's a gross overgeneralization. The lack of autoloader in the M1A1 is proof of the KISS principle in action.

@@iroll Of course it's a gross overgeneralization. It would be ridiculous for me to claim this is a universal truth. I'd say more like a common way of thinking. Not everybody did this, but it was a more widely accepted principle.

@@SeanONilbud Why am I a brainwashed simpleton? What exactly did I fall for? Angry lad over here throwing insults at me for no reason.

I have no problem with firing a 30 year old gun, hell my Luger was produced around 1940, it is almost eighty years old. My car's make is 1961, run's fine. But that's through maintenance. The moment you give me a bullet that is 30 years old, or a piston valve long after its shelf life, that's when I start to get afraid XD

Still see a lot of the Browning M2HB MG. That thing was first made well before the 2d WW, and is just as effective today. Like the M1910, it just keeps working and it's hard to improve such a rock solid design. Loved shooting one 40 years ago and still have a ton of respect for them. Just hated carrying it.

Let's drop off an F35 too while we are at it an close the sky once and for all.

І вам благословінь Божих .

@@koliazaharov2327 Yes. Amen

I remember that you said the same thing about the American aggression against Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Yemen... and about the 1,150,000 Iraqis killed.....

@@reichpropagandaminister4843 these american's doormats are hypocryte, they are puppets without emotions

@@reichpropagandaminister4843 Yeah, Iran especially... Why do you lie? It's really not that hard to check these numbers. Also, Americans never invaded Syria, nor Yemen and in Libya they also participated in UN imposed no-fly zone.

Ukrainazis are running out of ammunition

@@mattsmith-ri3lp Not to worry they will just overrun some more of the invading heathen horde's ammo dumps and start sending it back to Putler's invading thugs. one round at a time. 💥💥💥💥 Sorry, I don't feel it is the drafted conscripts' fault but a lot of them are going to die for nothing.

@@DanOKC 🤣🤣🤣 when was the last time Ukrainazis overran anything?

@@mattsmith-ri3lp Just wait, Kremlin Bot.

@@mattsmith-ri3lp when was the last time Russia overrun anything? Still fighting for the Donbass 9 months later

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Lol

Russian tactics appear to be ww1.....conscripts and artillery.

Are you talking about the maxim machine gun that was splashed all over the media? That was captured from the Ukrainazis

@@mattsmith-ri3lp I saw the news, although saying it was Russian

Exactly my points, Dave. Well-orchestrated tactic and strategy can make old weaponries still dangerous.

Паскуда канадская!здохни там у себя бандеромразь

May Putin rot in his poo-tin. BUT, your talk about your Christian god: Are you aware that the whole Russian Church and foremost the Supreme Christian of Russia, Patriarch Kyrill, are saying AND praying GOD BLESS RUSSIA.??? So what will your goddy do? Will HE obey your prayers or will HE listen to the prayers of Russian Christians? Hmmmm.,poor goddy. I do not envy HIM.🤣

Funny when Russia uses the same old weapons the comments are the exact opposite. Look how old their kit is, it’s junk, so old ect ect ect. But when Ukrainians use it they are heroes lol 😂😂😂

@@MaximillionBucks indeed, west can only send so much. But yea, it would be all rubble by now.

@@MaximillionBucks yea it’s funny how much hypocritical they are. Without the billions and mass weapon deliveries Kiev would already fall and green T-shirt man can fk off. I’m active duty USArmy and we are so close to our strategic reserves and can’t keep up this weapon delivery

Idiot

Einen Scheiss wird die korrupte Ukraine!