17 insane Russian military inventions

Updated on Oct 22, 2020

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Russian military inventions tend toward the brutally practical: tanks, planes, and guns that are cheap and easy to produce. But they were also known for experimenting with wacky, expensive concepts. Here are some of their crazier inventions: 17 Insane Russian Military Inventions More from Ranker This article originally appeared at Ranker. Copyright 2015. Like Ranker […]

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17 insane Russian military inventions

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