I was going to say the same thing. I wonder if there was an ignition of hydraulic fluid that zippo'd the dude too. There shouldn't be anything that flammable in an MBT. This is a tankers nightmare.
In the 1968 book The Liberators, about the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, the claim was that the Russians were using vodka for hydraulic fluid.... but the troops were drinking it.
In the 1968 book The Liberators, about the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, the claim was that the Russians were using vodka for hydraulic fluid.... but the troops were drinking it.
It’s not Vodka, it’s a methyl alcohol base however, as from the 60’s till currently the Russian tank crews have been known to filter it (often via bread) and drink it. It has been known to blind people…
It’s used in the turret and brake line hydraulics.
It’s not Vodka, it’s a methyl alcohol base however, as from the 60’s till currently the Russian tank crews have been known to filter it (often via bread) and drink it. It has been known to blind people…
It’s used in the turret and brake line hydraulics.
An explosion in Luhansk on October 18, 2024, destroyed a Russian military vehicle, killing Major Dmitry Pervukha and highlighting accountability for war crimes.
It’s not Vodka, it’s a methyl alcohol base however, as from the 60’s till currently the Russian tank crews have been known to filter it (often via bread) and drink it. It has been known to blind people…
It’s used in the turret and brake line hydraulics.
I remember Russian 'peacekeepers' in the 1990's going outside in the winter and rubbing handfuls of snow all over themselves as their 'morning showers' - so the above doesn't surprise me in the slightest...
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