1.   Every day the Russian tanks were getting nearer to Berlin.

2.   As it turns out, Russian tanks were indeed on their way to Camp Grayling at the time.

3.   But for the past few days, Russian tanks, self-propelled guns and helicopters have been bombing and shelling rebel positions in the foothills of western Chechnya almost continuously.

4.   Chechen soldiers -- moving about the city in roving gangs with no leadership or organization -- are using grenade launchers on any Russian tank they can find.

5.   Columns of Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers were reported on the move outside the city.

6.   During the war in Chechnya, Russian tanks broke down so often that at least one person who knew how to fix a carburetor was placed inside each tank.

7.   Even Russian tank commanders seemed at a loss for what to do about them.

8.   Executives from General Dynamics, the American defense contractor, were also there, scrutinizing the Russian tanks.

9.   Finally, Aum had purchased a large Russian military helicopter, and notebooks of its members indicate the sect had also priced Russian tanks, submarines and fighter aircraft.

10.   He and others said the front-line Russian tank units that were first sent into the capital, and then slaughtered where they stood, had little hope of success.