Picture of the day

[Grizzly Adams]

I often wonder what happened. Did he live, build a life after the war or die in a camp.

If he lived to be repatriated chances are good he was shot out of hand or sent to the gulag. The Allies sent thousands of liberated Soviet prisoners back against their will, they knew what was coming, not many survived Stalin's repayment for their "treasonous" behavior in surrendering to the Germans.

Grizz

 

[diopter]

W23 16 inch Nuclear shell.

 

[32 ACP]

:rockOn

 

[Buckmastr]

1968 - Marines are taking a break after Dong Ba Tower was secured for good with an ace of spades playing card tucked in the helmet of one of them (nicknamed "Lurch"). This specific playing card was meant to symbolize death and ill-fortune to the communist forces. As a means of psychological warfare, ace of spade playing cards were often left on dead enemy bodies or dropped from the sky to litter the battlefields. Battle of Hue, Tet Offensive

 

[Buckmastr]

Ukrainian Marine

 

[37patt]

PKM with suppressor? Very neat set up he's running.

 

[CV32]

Russian Naval spetsnaz operators armed with APS underwater assault rifles before an underwater combat simulation exercise. In the background is a Sierra class submarine.

Looks like the B-276 Kostroma.

 

[CV32]

W23 16 inch Nuclear shell.

Mark 23. The designation W23 is for the nuclear warhead the shell contained.

 

[Donny Fenn1]

Ukrainian Marine

Miller? That's a good Ukrainian name.

 

[diopter]

Mark 23. The designation W23 is for the nuclear warhead the shell contained.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons#United_States

 

[CV32]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons#United_States

Yes, the designation of the nuclear weapon as opposed to the naval shell containing it.

Mark 23 'Katie'

 

[bearhunter]

1968 - Marines are taking a break after Dong Ba Tower was secured for good with an ace of spades playing card tucked in the helmet of one of them (nicknamed "Lurch"). This specific playing card was meant to symbolize death and ill-fortune to the communist forces. As a means of psychological warfare, ace of spade playing cards were often left on dead enemy bodies or dropped from the sky to litter the battlefields. Battle of Hue, Tet Offensive

He's carrying a ready for immediate use M60, around 25 pounds and a hundred rounds of linked ammo. Then, there's his water and whatever else is on his belt.

The combined weight of the immediate response system is close to 40 pounds and he carries it as easily as the other grunts carry they M16s.

That's one tough MFer.

If he was as good with the PIG as he appears to be???????? Maybe he carried a pack or two of issued Ace of spades cards???

 

[Buckmastr]

That's one tough MFer.

Agreed. It’s a great picture. Hope he made it home and went on to live a long life.

 

[Buckmastr]

A U.S Marine M-60 gunner lays down suppression fire on NVA positions during the assault on Dong Ba Tower, Hue City, February 15th, 1968.

 

[Buckmastr]

1954 Korea Marilyn Monroe visits the troops.

 

[CV32]

'Stinger' mod of the 0.30 cal AN/M2 aircraft machine gun

 

[Grizzly Adams]

'Stinger' mod of the 0.30 cal AN/M2 aircraft machine gun

You're gonna need a bigger ammo box.

Grizz

 

[diopter]

Interesting mix of weapons, Portuguese G3's and FBP's and a PPSH

 

[bearhunter]

Interesting mix of weapons, Portuguese G3's and FBP's and a PPSH

Angola, like many African nations in the sixties was a dumping ground for just about every type of hand held weapon used during WWII and before, as well as modern systems the manufacturers wanted to have field tested under stressful conditions.

Some units, especially civilian militias picked up and were often given the more modern stuff, along with ammo etc.

The fellows in your pic look like a mix of local farm boys, getting some training at a fire base along with some reservists by base armorers/techs.

 

[Levon12345]

Look what showed up out of the vault.