Abandoned Russian tank repair facility

[Tonci87]

Sadly i'm being serious but how much would it be to say purchase a dozen of these derelict mbts off the Ukranian government for restoration and collection?

I think the restoration would be more expensive than buying one of these.

[Hans Ludwig]

This shows you how wasteful government is. All that metal could have been used for something that is actually in demand and would help bring down the prices of steal, if it were to be all recycled.

[Spooky Lynx]

Why wasteful? All this tanks can be sold to various African or Asian countries, moreover, they are sold regularly.

[ProfTournesol]

Why wasteful? All this tanks can be sold to various African or Asian countries, moreover, they are sold regularly.

Syria needs some.

[Norton]

Meh just sell them Russians... Perhaps they have enough money.

[Spooky Lynx]

Syria needs some.

True. Instead of old T-55/-62 and first versions of T-72.

Meh just sell them Russians... Perhaps they have enough money.

We have enough of own tank reserves. But I'd be happy if our army will use those T-64B instead of that old T-72A and T-72B1. Those T-64Bs with remote NSVT station could save many lives in Chechnya and Dagestan.

[RangerPL]

Or, you know, you could do something useful with all that steel for once.

[Dekster]

Or, you know, you could do something useful with all that steel for once.

Hippie alert.

[RangerPL]

Hippie alert.

Nah, it's just that, due to globalization, conventional war is quickly becoming obsolete.

Sure, you can invade a country, but if that country engages in trade with you, you're just shooting yourself in the foot. That's why it's unlikely that we'll see a US vs China war for example, because in that event China would experience mass starvation while the US would have total shortages of basic commodities. In the end, both would be worse off. It just doesn't make any economic sense.

That's also why most of the wars (both real and hypothetical) of today are against countries/groups that don't engage in the global economy, like Taliban-run Afghanistan, Communist North Korea, etc.

This might change in the future due to resource depletion, but right now there isn't much to worry about.

So, yeah, commerce, man. Pass the blunt, brah.

[Dekster]

Sure, you can invade a country, but if that country engages in trade with you, you're just shooting yourself in the foot. That's why it's unlikely that we'll see a US vs China war for example, because in that event China would experience mass starvation while the US would have total shortages of basic commodities. In the end, both would be worse off. It just doesn't make any economic sense.

That's also why most of the wars (both real and hypothetical) of today are against countries/groups that don't engage in the global economy, like Taliban-run Afghanistan, Communist North Korea, etc.

Many country's are also endebted (to one-another), I believe an old-fashioned war is an option for the future.

(Those tanks will always be worth at least their weight in steel, so they're capital goods.)