1. This is editorializing.
2. The Vietnamese shot down 20th Century U.S. helicopters with 10th Century crossbows.
Just because it's outdated doesn't mean it can't be combat-effective.
Yeah. People laugh about old Russian tanks, but even a A7V from 1917 would wipe out an entire area if the guys it’s attacking don’t have any anti tank.
Imagine what just one T34 can do against hundreds of guys with no means to put holes in it