... Sunday, was a revolutionary event. A group of workers and their families set out, with the backing of several officials, to present a petition to the Tsar. As they approached the Winter Palace, rifles sprayed them with bullets. "At first I saw children being hit and dragged down the streets". This cruel act by the Tsar shattered what smidgen of faith the workers and peasants ... , inadequate medical care, shortages of guns and bullets, deaths of many and loss of land. Many soldiers suffered because of the poor decision of the Tsar. "Some infantry units had rifles for only two thirds of t...

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... . The reasons however for this are ˜much more political than technological'. The advances in weaponry in the 19TH century with innovations of quick firing artillery, machine-guns and repeating rifles were the cutting edge of the 'new imperialism' abroad. Russia's remarkable economic recovery upset the military equilibrium. Not only did spending on arms increase, but also steps were taken to ... ...

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... as heavy armoured fighters but they did have weapons which actually existed and were used against Soviets at the time. The armament of the Afghan rebels with AK-47 automatic rifles and the Stinger missiles used by them was very convincing (pg. 125, High-Tech Warfare). The realistic weapon combinations that were actually used by the rebels made the author's story ... ...

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... Sunday. January 22,1905, a group of workers and their families set out, with the backing of several officials, to present a petition to the Czar. As they approached the Winter Palace, rifles sprayed them with bullets. This cruel act by the Czar shattered what smidgen of faith the workers and peasants still held for Nicholas II. Peasants and workers revolted in an ... ...

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... throughout Russian society, a mood which would soon turn sour. Like in the 1904-5 war against Japan, Russia's army was again poorly equipped. Nearly a million men started the war with no rifles and many more had no boots. Russian military leadership was also inadequate and in the course of the first 10 months of the war, over 3,800,000 Russian soldiers had ... ...

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