The Tech behind the South Ossetia War

"Russian T-80 tanks with reactive armor versus Georgian hunter-killer teams. Russian bombers versus valiant, but overwhelmed, Georgian air defenses. Georgia’s ragat navy versus the fearsome Russian Black Sea fleet. Last week’s war in South Ossetia resulted in some surprising match-ups between Russia’s powerful old-fashioned military and the out-numbered, but often scrappy, Georgians. That’s the subject of my new piece over at Popularmechanics.com.

The cage match between tanks and tank-killers is particularly fascinating:"
War is Boring