It is not news that high-level officials of China and Russia have recently reached a new round of in-depth cooperation. It is foreseeable that the cooperation and interaction between China and Russia in various fields will be further deepened. At this time, Russian domestic military circles put forward the topic of "importing China's weapons and equipment", and the voice of related discussion became louder and louder.

But interestingly, unlike many China military enthusiasts, the Russian people think that China's equipment worth importing is somewhat "unique".

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine lasted for more than a year, and the stocks of many weapons on both sides began to dry up gradually, which had a great impact on the battlefield situation and the intensity of engagement. Especially in the field of heavy equipment on land, Russian and Ukrainian armies have encountered different levels of supplementary difficulties.

For example, Russia not only unsealed and began to renovate 800 old postwar second-generation tanks T-62, but also unsealed the first-generation tanks T-54 and T-55 stored in the Far East strategic warehouse. As for Ukraine, although the West promised to help the third-generation main battle tanks, the military aid of "refueling tactics" prevented the Ukrainian army from obtaining enough tanks.

Therefore, Russian military circles began to discuss the possibility of introducing China 96 tanks and 04 infantry fighting vehicles. Compared with the most advanced Type 99A tank in Chinese Army, the export threshold of Type 96 tank is obviously lower, but its performance is still quite excellent.

In the "series" competition, Type 96 was "no less than Russian T-72B3M and Indian T-90S tank", which left a deep impression on Russia. In addition, the procurement cost of Type 96 is relatively moderate, and the output is not small, which is beneficial for Russia to obtain finished products and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

As for the Type 04 infantry fighting vehicle and China ZTL- 1 1 "Big Eight Wheels" assault gun, which Russia is also discussing, they are also "good things" in the eyes of Russians. Especially for the latter, the Russian army has not installed a similar large-caliber wheeled assault gun system so far, which is especially suitable for the "battalion tactical group" of the Russian army.

Other things favored by China are Soviet-made artillery and ammunition, and the Russian military reserves are staggering. From the 1960s to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, China produced and stored a large number of ammunition in response to the huge military pressure from the north, among which all kinds of 122 mm and 152 mm caliber shells produced for artillery had a huge base.

Judging from the artillery system of the People's Liberation Army, we still have 122 mm caliber artillery, but the artillery shells have gradually turned to new guided artillery shells. As for the 152 mm caliber gun, it has basically been eliminated by the NATO standard 155 mm caliber gun. As a result, the value and significance of a large number of traditional 122 mm and 152 mm ordinary artillery shells to the PLA are shrinking sharply.

According to the current level of traditional artillery exchanges between Russia and Ukraine, anyway, both sides don't have many guided artillery shells, just fighting for the number of artillery and the base of artillery shells. With this in mind, it is only natural that China has a targeted reserve of huge traditional artillery shells.

However, from the perspective of Russian domestic military circles, I am afraid we will have a sense of disharmony, that is, Russia's military theory and war thinking seem to remain in the middle of the Cold War, full of ancient "continental army thinking."

In all fairness, China's fancy for these Russian-made weapons will certainly help the Russian army gain greater advantages and chances of winning, but if it really wants to make the victory come faster and smoother, a more reasonable choice should be to concentrate China's unmanned aerial vehicles, patrol missiles, anti-gun radars and other equipment.

From a certain point of view, the Ukrainian army lacking a strong prevention and control system today is basically a high-profile Armenian army. In the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh region, the Armenian army lost its temper with a small number of drones and patrol missiles. Obviously, these weapons are much more efficient than traditional cannons and shells.

There is a saying in the military field that "technical level determines tactical thinking." Over the past 30 years since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia's economic weakness has greatly restricted the army's conventional equipment technology, thus limiting the development of modern military theory and tactical thinking, which is more obvious in the relatively conservative field of the army.

From this point of view, for today's Russian army and military circles, the backwardness of thought may be more troublesome than the lack of advanced weapons. This can't be changed by introducing several new equipments. I hope Russia can realize this as soon as possible.