Russia is also having significant problems with some of the smallest pieces of equipment which is impacting them in the field
Another Russian equipment shortage is manifesting itself on the battlefield, according to the Russian Ghost of Novorossia Telegram channel.
This time, in the form of the V625U LR9 battery, which powers the KPTM-3 anti-tank mining system.
"We were given a good anti-tank cassette remote mining system KPTM-3, but in order for it to become armed after being launched from the cassette, it needs a battery, which we were not supplied with and the analog of this battery on the civilian market ranges from 300 to 500 rubles ($3.69 to $6.15)."
Without a battery, the mining system "will not be on a combat platoon," the Ghost of Novorossia Telegram channel claimed. "And yes, you could buy it. But the battery is quite rare. Because there is little demand for it. It is hard to find in large quantities at retail. Wholesale too. As a result, we get a good mine, which we cannot apply
Does it remind you of the famous line, 'for the want of a nail a shoe was lost, for the want of a shoe a horse was lost'
A five dollar battery
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