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Old 11-09-2011, 04:51 PM   #705
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon View Post
I'd argue all of what we got from that is a product of capitalism as well, the AK47 and the RPG are the only things I can think of that found a wider market from the communist block.
Semtex, t-62 and t-72 tanks, the Lada in the 70's.

Any number of transport and military aircraft.

The hand held sams were widely distributed.

They didn't export a lot of consumer type finished goods because communism inherantly builds bad products.
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