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[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Technically the Bulsae-4 is an anti-tank missile carrier. Basically 8 TOW missiles on a wheeled BTR.

English source:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/30/in-a-possible-major-escalation-it-seems-russia-is-getting-anti-tank-missile-vehicles-from-north-korea/

They're probably extremely vulnerable to Ukrainian drone strikes.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Those don't even look like tanks. Bad author. (OP's author, this article is better.)

[–] mecfs@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What should I change the title too?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Armored vehicles is probably a safe bet since that's a big catch all term

[–] mecfs@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I love the post-reddit era, where titles can be changed if they are not correct!

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

You had me in the first half, but the second is icing on the cake.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You shouldn't.

Community rule #1 states the title must match the headline.

[–] Docus@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

That rule is as rubbish as most headlines though

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"Panzer" is a general term in German, meaning armoured vehicle, not limited to main battle tanks (Kampfpanzer) mistranslations are thus exceedingly common.

This in particular is a Raketenjagdpanzer meaning a Jagdpanzer (hunting tank) armed with missiles, not to be confused with the more general category Panzerjäger (tank hunter) which is any vehicle that hunts tanks, not just armoured ones, and not just ground vehicles, and not just vehicles but also units. That is, Jagdpanzer are Panzerjäger which are themselves Panzer.

Some Anglos also get their standard issue underwear in a twist if you call the Gepard a flak tank -- that's quite literally its official designation in German: Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard, short FlakPz Gepard, more or less literally "flight offwarding cannon tank". An "Infantry fighting vehicle", fuzzy term if I've ever seen one (in Ukraine that can mean a Hillux) is a Schützenpanzer, "marksmen tank".

IMO those translation errors shouldn't be corrected, they can only clean up English terminology.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Western journalists when any vehicle has the slightest amount of armour: it's a tank!

Anyway, this is sad and hilarious. The "second-best military in the world", everyone!

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

AR-15:Rifle::Tank:Armored Vehicle