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      1 year ago

      Dragon’s teeth are one element of a defensive delay plan. It’s never dragon’s teeth alone, is dragon’s teeth plus mines plus barbed wire etc.

      The shape of the item itself is designed to get dragged under a tank, cut into the ground and then high point it. Which isn’t a big deal by itself. But if there’s observing fire, artillery, antitank weapons, infantry defending. Now it becomes a delaying item an extra obstacle that you have to deal with while assaulting a position.

      A force multiplier

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      1 year ago

      I don’t know the Russian military, but I think it’s unlikely these were soldiers, contractors thinking they got a cushy gig away from the action.