Vantage Point North Podcast is live!

The Vantage Point North is proud to present the next step: VPN podcast!

The podcast will have two types of episodes. The first one that is already published is a weekly magazine of defense, military, weapons and conflicts related topics from a Nordic perspective narrated by Petri Mäkelä. There will also be less regular special episodes devoted to a single topic with a shorter version free to listen for everyone and a longer one for subscribers.

The first special series will be about the Finnish defense concept, the Finnish military forces and the readiness of the nation to defend itself against external threats.

The first weekly podcast is already out on most major platforms. It's topics are the Russian offensive in Donbass, new main battle tanks and the Finnish training during the NATO-membership application period.

The podcast is available on Anchor:

As well as on following platforms:

Spotify

Stitcher

Amazon Music

Some people have also found it on Apple podcasts, but my apple-allergy has so far prevented me from finding a direct link.

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Quick guide to identifying the Russian tanks Part 1: main platforms and T-72 variants

As most of the western nations have reduced their inventories to a few or mostly one type of main battle tank model in their active inventories, the myriad of tank platforms and distinct versions employed by the Russian armed forces may feel overwhelming. Here is a quick guide to identifying Russian MBTs. When you come across an image (or the actual thing), follow the steps to identify it properly. Family of the tank Russian Armed Forces currently operates, or at least storage, the following tank platforms/families: - T-55 (<2000 in storage) - T-62 (2000 in storage) - T-64 (2000 in storage) - T-72 (2000 active duty, 8000 in storage) - T-80 (2000 active duty, 5000 in storage) - T-90 (350 active duty, 600 in storage) - T-14 (20 in field testing) So how can you identify what type of a tank are you looking at? There are two features that can be used to distingu

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