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Originally Posted By XeroSygnal: They're actually moving the T28 into their new display building any day now.
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Originally Posted By XeroSygnal: Originally Posted By Maccrage: Originally Posted By Merlin: Originally Posted By Finslayer83: Originally Posted By Maccrage: Let's take the same engine as our medium tanks and stick it in a super heavy! Brilliant! ETA: outer tracks removed for rail transport. It would tow them like a trailer. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/145185/19bd7207a67de6821d3c74035e6914af-1645211.jpg Pretty sure I saw that at the Armor museum (Ft. Knox) in 2005. It was neat It was at Ft. Knox until 2010-2011 when they moved most of the tanks from FTK to Ft. Benning along with the Amour School. I don't know if Ft. Benning ever opened their Tank Museum or not. It's been 9 years FFS. They're saying 2025.  https://history.army.mil/museums/TRADOC/fortBenning_natArmor/index.html The U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection is raising funds to build the National Armor and Cavalry Museum. We want to create a world-class museum to honor all our mounted warriors--past, present, & future--and their families. The site is on land adjacent to the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. When completed, this site will be the U.S. Army's largest museum complex. We are projecting a 2025 opening. In the interim, part of the US Army Armor and Cavalry collection can be seen at Pattons' Park which displays nine armored vehicles representing WWII-Desert Storm. The vehicles on display are the M4 Sherman, M26 Pershing, M48, M60A3, M1 Abrams, M3 Bradley, M113 ACAV, M114 and the M551 Sheridan. This is an open air walking trail located just outside the Fort Benning, GA entry gate on Benning Blvd (future site of the National Armor and Cavalry Museum and adjacent to the National Infantry Museum). The main collection is housed at a restoration and storage facility and is not opened to the public. Pattons Park will also see some much needed enhancements over the next 18 months that will include improved trails, vehicle pads and spaces for additional monuments. Please consider donating to our Pattons Park and Monument Walk Project. They're actually moving the T28 into their new display building any day now.
The new building:
That's a biiiig building. 
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Originally Posted By Roddy556: Do you think one of those, or the rifle version, has ever been fired at anyone? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/365646/PHOTO-2-APS-Underwater-Rifle_jpg-1649811.JPG At least tested on some poor dissidents. 
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/4hJL06t.jpg "Academic Town" Akademgorodok I wonder what shady stuff is going on there. Almost looks like they were originally trying to spell something out with the buildings. |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: At least tested on some poor dissidents. It's a good question. Short of asking somebody who was in Spetsnaz and willing to talk about missions, it would be really hard to say with any certainty. I remember reading a mention of the carbine version in an article somewhere, and the writer used the adjective "quaint". Yeah, maybe. Unless I was a combat-trained swimmer, and had experience with shooting at people/things underwater, I think I'd reserve judgement. I certainly wouldn't bet against that thing working as expected, and I'd love to have some of the carbine ammo for my collection. |
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Originally Posted By Stonecutter6: Pretty neat look at their Tech. Also their use of their EMP generator in their own cities mounted in a "civilian" SUV too. Originally Posted By Stonecutter6: Originally Posted By springermania: If you can tolerate the RT propaganda, here’s a pretty decent vid of these.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsL2RPZkCFgPretty neat look at their Tech. Also their use of their EMP generator in their own cities mounted in a "civilian" SUV too. they have a unique way of looking at COTS solutions, some of their early antenna shrouds for a recent campaign were actually just plastic roof-top luggage carriers |
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Originally Posted By kozaki: It's a good question. Short of asking somebody who was in Spetsnaz and willing to talk about missions, it would be really hard to say with any certainty. I remember reading a mention of the carbine version in an article somewhere, and the writer used the adjective "quaint". Yeah, maybe. Unless I was a combat-trained swimmer, and had experience with shooting at people/things underwater, I think I'd reserve judgement. I certainly wouldn't bet against that thing working as expected, and I'd love to have some of the carbine ammo for my collection. Originally Posted By kozaki: Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: At least tested on some poor dissidents. It's a good question. Short of asking somebody who was in Spetsnaz and willing to talk about missions, it would be really hard to say with any certainty. I remember reading a mention of the carbine version in an article somewhere, and the writer used the adjective "quaint". Yeah, maybe. Unless I was a combat-trained swimmer, and had experience with shooting at people/things underwater, I think I'd reserve judgement. I certainly wouldn't bet against that thing working as expected, and I'd love to have some of the carbine ammo for my collection. I have no doubt that it works as intended, I'm more wondering if they ever had a chance to put it to work. How often do combat divers encounter enemy combat divers under water? I figured if they suspected there were enemy frogmen nearby they would just throw some grenades in the water or something instead of sending guys to fight them like a scene from Octopussy. The pistol I can kind of see being handy but a big rifle like that seems almost like a solution looking for a problem. Kind of like the cannon they mounted on a space station. Very cool but pretty useless. Here's another picture of one of the pistols: Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Roddy556: I have no doubt that it works as intended, I'm more wondering if they ever had a chance to put it to work. How often do combat divers encounter enemy combat divers under water? I figured if they suspected there were enemy frogmen nearby they would just throw some grenades in the water or something instead of sending guys to fight them like a scene from Octopussy. The pistol I can kind of see being handy but a big rifle like that seems almost like a solution looking for a problem. Kind of like the cannon they mounted on a space station. Very cool but pretty useless. Here's another picture of one of the pistols: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/365646/mm5mnf9u00g41_jpg-1650433.JPG I guess it depends on how badly you want to keep things quiet. |
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Originally Posted By Maccrage: They're saying 2025. https://history.army.mil/museums/TRADOC/fortBenning_natArmor/index.html Originally Posted By Maccrage: Originally Posted By Merlin: Originally Posted By Finslayer83: Originally Posted By Maccrage: Let's take the same engine as our medium tanks and stick it in a super heavy! Brilliant! ETA: outer tracks removed for rail transport. It would tow them like a trailer. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/145185/19bd7207a67de6821d3c74035e6914af-1645211.jpg Pretty sure I saw that at the Armor museum (Ft. Knox) in 2005. It was neat It was at Ft. Knox until 2010-2011 when they moved most of the tanks from FTK to Ft. Benning along with the Amour School. I don't know if Ft. Benning ever opened their Tank Museum or not. It's been 9 years FFS. They're saying 2025. https://history.army.mil/museums/TRADOC/fortBenning_natArmor/index.html The U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection is raising funds to build the National Armor and Cavalry Museum. We want to create a world-class museum to honor all our mounted warriors--past, present, & future--and their families. The site is on land adjacent to the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. When completed, this site will be the U.S. Army's largest museum complex. We are projecting a 2025 opening. In the interim, part of the US Army Armor and Cavalry collection can be seen at Pattons' Park which displays nine armored vehicles representing WWII-Desert Storm. The vehicles on display are the M4 Sherman, M26 Pershing, M48, M60A3, M1 Abrams, M3 Bradley, M113 ACAV, M114 and the M551 Sheridan. This is an open air walking trail located just outside the Fort Benning, GA entry gate on Benning Blvd (future site of the National Armor and Cavalry Museum and adjacent to the National Infantry Museum). The main collection is housed at a restoration and storage facility and is not opened to the public. Pattons Park will also see some much needed enhancements over the next 18 months that will include improved trails, vehicle pads and spaces for additional monuments. Please consider donating to our Pattons Park and Monument Walk Project. Used to be 2021 IRC. 
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Whatever and wherever, it seems pretty luxurious by Soviet standards! 
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Originally Posted By kozaki: Whatever and wherever, it seems pretty luxurious by Soviet standards! It's the interior of a tank.   Protection for "Ladoga" |
Demining installation UR-15 "Meteor"  UR-77 Meterorit   The vehicle is armed with a launcher and two mine-clearing line charges. When launched, a charge causes a shock wave that destroys or disables all the shells or mines along the area of the line charge. (with a width of 6 metres and length up to 90 metres).[4] The vehicle has also been used offensively, where its line charge has been used to destroy entire streets in urban combat.[3]
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: It's the interior of a tank. https://i.imgur.com/25anQsd.jpg Protection for "Ladoga" Gotta have something reasonably comfy for the general to sit in while he cruises through the clouds of nerve-agent. |
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 Various mission armored vehicles based on the VPK-7829 Bumerang modular wheeled platform: 0 - Source vehicle 1 - IFV 2 - Mobile Gun System 3 - Air Defence System 4 - Self-Propelled Mortar 5 - Command and Control Vehicle 6 - NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle 7 - Armoured Recovery Vehicle 8 - Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle 9 - APC |
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There's some interesting examples there. Most are completely unintelligible, but some are really striking and aesthetically pleasing handwriting. Still can't read it, even though I understand the alphabet though. Speaking of neat Russian things, this came in the mail today. Will be a nice companion to my moon watch, if about 1/30th the price Attached File |
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Originally Posted By RolandofGilead: There's some interesting examples there. Most are completely unintelligible, but some are really striking and aesthetically pleasing handwriting. Still can't read it, even though I understand the alphabet though. Speaking of neat Russian things, this came in the mail today. Will be a nice companion to my moon watch, if about 1/30th the price https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/45602/PXL_20201103_224250972_jpg-1667945.JPG Ahh, Raketa. I have four, various types. |
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Originally Posted By kozaki: Ahh, Raketa. I have four, various types. Originally Posted By kozaki: Originally Posted By RolandofGilead: There's some interesting examples there. Most are completely unintelligible, but some are really striking and aesthetically pleasing handwriting. Still can't read it, even though I understand the alphabet though. Speaking of neat Russian things, this came in the mail today. Will be a nice companion to my moon watch, if about 1/30th the price https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/45602/PXL_20201103_224250972_jpg-1667945.JPG Ahh, Raketa. I have four, various types. Nice. I got a couple others too, but not raketa. |
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 Soviet interwar concept of an airborne tank: amphibious light tank T-37A attached under a Soviet TB-3 AM-34 bomber. October 1936  Soviet interwar concept of an airborne tank: amphibious light tank T-37A the tank is dropped into the water from a TB-3 AM-34 bomber. Theoretically a tank was supposed to float, but it sank 
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/75CGIYx.jpg Soviet interwar concept of an airborne tank: amphibious light tank T-37A attached under a Soviet TB-3 AM-34 bomber. October 1936 https://i.imgur.com/a3Qc5Bn.jpg Soviet interwar concept of an airborne tank: amphibious light tank T-37A the tank is dropped into the water from a TB-3 AM-34 bomber. Theoretically a tank was supposed to float, but it sank Need video! Attached File |
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Wow, those things look minty fresh. What's the story here? |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/ili5zXH.jpg I don't know why, but I want one.  SBA-60K2 Bulat https://i.imgur.com/MNBnOJP.jpg Listva A mine clearing and EOD vehicle, fitted with mine detection and disposal equipment. The Listva is intended to clear routes for the Topol, Topol-M and Yars road mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles. It entered service with the Strategic Missile Troops in 2014. |
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Originally Posted By 2A373: Need video! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/54089/6cragyzdxooz_jpg-1680164.JPG Originally Posted By 2A373: Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/75CGIYx.jpg Soviet interwar concept of an airborne tank: amphibious light tank T-37A attached under a Soviet TB-3 AM-34 bomber. October 1936 https://i.imgur.com/a3Qc5Bn.jpg Soviet interwar concept of an airborne tank: amphibious light tank T-37A the tank is dropped into the water from a TB-3 AM-34 bomber. Theoretically a tank was supposed to float, but it sank Need video! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/54089/6cragyzdxooz_jpg-1680164.JPG  Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet strategic airlift It looks like @3:43 they figured out how to drop a tank properly. I don’t know why but I love the IL-76, it’s like a loud smoky 1970s semi-truck that flies. |
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Originally Posted By elcope: Here's how you rescue a cat stuck in a tree in Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Nr31Lv6H8Make sure you have English subtitles on.   I just watched that...I was busting laughing so loud the wife came in from another room. I could barely tell her what happened. That was hysterical. |
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