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Progress does not stand still. New weapons appear literally every year. Despite this, these "dinosaurs" come across on the world arms market. There are many countries that successfully use weapons left over from the Second World War. Russia and the United States is no exception.
1. T-34
We can say with confidence that T-34 is one of the best tanks in the history of mankind. Let them, 70 years after the war, his fighting qualities are far ideal, the machine will still continue to use some of the armed conflict. This unusual demand for old tank due to its adaptability and ease of production. Very often, the chassis of T-34 was used for the creation of combat vehicles support.
2. And Stewart Sherman
American tanks M3 and M4 Sherman Stewart because of its simplicity and technology have also been used for decades in many countries of the world. For example, in Paraguay, as it became known representatives of the world media, the latest "Sherman" was finally decommissioned from service in 2000 alone.
3. half-track vehicles
Semi-tracked conveyors US M2 and M3 have proved so successful, that have participated in almost all the wars on the territory of Eurasia. After the Second World War conveyors for many decades remained in service in various countries. They are often used to create on their basis of combat vehicles and support vehicles.
4. Machine guns
Among the firearms found at all "dinosaurs." Thus, the Soviet machine gun DSK was established in 1938. Finally replaced it in service in the Russian machine guns "Kord" and "The Rock" is relatively recent.
US American machine gun Browning M2 army continues to use to this day, despite the fact that the weapon was created in 1919. So successful was its design. Of course, the gun is constantly being upgraded.
Finally, in Germany until recently, the main gun remained the MG3, which is a direct modification of the famous the MG42, created during the Second World War.
5. Destroyer
Only in March 2018 on the destroyer "Raja Humabon» (Rajah Humabon) solemnly lowered the flag. The ship was the last combat ship, created during the Second World War. On the water it was lowered in the US in 1943. After that, the ship took an active part in the battle of the Atlantic.
After the war he passed the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, and in 1978 gave the Philippines. All the while the ship was on duty.
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