mo4ch:>Steel muscles of Moscow’s parade: Clouds prohibit air show, but armor still stunning (PHOTOS) | Mo4ch News

Russia’s troops and military vehicles marched across Moscow’s Red Square during the annual V-Day parade on Thursday. No aircraft were flown this year due to the weather, but the mightiest war machines were aplenty on the ground.The parade in central Moscow on Victory Day is the biggest of dozens held across Russia each year to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany. The Russian military often use the occasion to show off its newest and mightiest hardware.This year’s newcomer however was quite civilian. The two officials commanding the parade, the defense minister and the Army commander, rode in Aurus cabriolets. The car brand was created for top Russian officials, with President Putin becoming the first to try a limousine variant last year.The other major newcomer was the Kalashnikov’s AK-12 assault rifle, the designated replacement for the AK-74 among most Russian troops. The weapon had a somewhat rocky path from the drawing board in 2012 to a major overhaul of the design in 2016 to be…