Current Russian hardware in action
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It's actually in correct to think that the unit buys there own stuff and disposes it, they get them issued, HQ designated department decides what to get, give and develop (gun industry in the county is monopolized and things not made and stocked but mostly build to an order) depended on units on-going, possible purposes, to reduce corruption (meaning don't share with any one lower in a food chain or there will be nothing left and they really will be going to hostage rescues with AKs ...aah they do it any how), attempts privatization of guns by friend and neighborers, the guys that will shoot your buddy with it, not the last - acquisition of some thing that "looks cool" or "awesome to have" but will be rendered useless in their type of work. And yes, they eat babies just so they dont have to waste good meat by throwing it of the cliff.
You know I really enjoy seeing pics of Russia's millitary in action.
They are so ragtag and mismatched. Half of their equipment looks like it was bought at the local airsoft store or online surplus. Pics from the Georgian war had soldiers wearing issued camouflage pants, mismatched camouflage t-shirt that looked like it was bought at walmart. Add a cap straight out of the cold war, and a tac-vest with a cheap camo pattern that looks like it was made for airsoft.
Reminds me of what a post-apocalyptic army would look like. Definately a certain "cool," factor to it. I realize that the elite troops get better gear and are more standardized, but the run of the mill conscript army had this look going for them.
Not knocking them in any way, I actually like seeing what interesting things they come up with, adds a certain flavor. Whatever works right, why nitpick the small details.
And of course, its Russia, the best part is:
They are so ragtag and mismatched. Half of their equipment looks like it was bought at the local airsoft store or online surplus. Pics from the Georgian war had soldiers wearing issued camouflage pants, mismatched camouflage t-shirt that looked like it was bought at walmart. Add a cap straight out of the cold war, and a tac-vest with a cheap camo pattern that looks like it was made for airsoft.
Reminds me of what a post-apocalyptic army would look like. Definately a certain "cool," factor to it. I realize that the elite troops get better gear and are more standardized, but the run of the mill conscript army had this look going for them.
Not knocking them in any way, I actually like seeing what interesting things they come up with, adds a certain flavor. Whatever works right, why nitpick the small details.
And of course, its Russia, the best part is:
Never been skiing I take it? You see much better with goggles in blowing snow or freezing rain than you ever will without. And they will rarely fog if they're designed correctly.
I think that the answer is much more trivial - no money.
A set of ESS ICE glasses will cost about 50$ (dark, yellow and clear lenses). You probably want a few spares too. Multiply it by the number of people, and you are talking about quite a decent amount of money by Russian standards. Also, keep in mind that there is a great disparity money wise between Moscow and the rest of Russia. While in Moscow 1500$ is not a big deal, pretty much everywhere outside of Moscow it is.
In the article and comments to it actual folks depicted mention that they would love to have more holographic sights and other things, would like to receive uniforms more often then once every 3 years, etc, but the funding is just not there.
Indeed, your eye protection fogs up and then freezes quite fast. I did a live fire section attack a few years ago in Wainwright when it was first decreed upon us that we had to wear the stupid glasses. We had to stop due to blindness and take them off. The range staff were yelling at us until their own glasses fogged up and then they changed their tune and let us continue without the eyewear.
In the Russian military and interior ministry forces they allow some leeway as to what gear they can use. It's not uncommon for them to have mixed uniforms and gear in the same platoon. There seems to be quite a market for non-issued kit from manufacurers like SPOSN who make all kinds of different camo uniforms and load carrying rigs. The troops will buy all kinds of items according to their own personal preference with their own money.
Thats actually one of Murphy's laws of combat.
"The side with the simplest uniform wins..."
Hopefully they do get trigger time.
I worked with an ex-Ukrainian conscript a few years ago. He was part of an anti-tank squad. He said in 2 years he got to fire his AK twice, and got to actually fire his AT rocket once. Basically he said that if any of the troops were forced into combat, they would have no idea what to do, since they had so little training or live fire experience.
Then again, nothing makes you learn as fast as the necessity of actually being on a 2 way range.
Thats good to hear.
Actually he had very interesting stories to tell.....mostly absurd ones that their CO's would make them do just to pass time.
Everything from cutting a soccer fields worth of grass with scissors, to gluing leaves back on tree's in the fall and painting grass green.
Then there was the "hazing/bullying/beatings" that just sounded plain scary.
