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Originally Posted By towerofpower94: Backstory on this? Checking for malnutrition or fatties who are obviously getting more than their allotted calories? View Quote Private owned scales were uncommon because they were too expensive, for a small fee everyone could use these public scales. Obesity was (and still is today) a big problem in Soviet Russia after WW2. @towerofpower94 |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: Private owned scales were uncommon because they were too expensive, for a small fee everyone could use these public scales. Obesity was (and still is today) a big problem in Soviet Russia after WW2. @towerofpower94 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By towerofpower94: Backstory on this? Checking for malnutrition or fatties who are obviously getting more than their allotted calories? Private owned scales were uncommon because they were too expensive, for a small fee everyone could use these public scales. Obesity was (and still is today) a big problem in Soviet Russia after WW2. @towerofpower94 The sad part is that it's even worse here... |
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So great a loss can we still be redeemed? When we have failed to sow our father's seeds. For hill and wood, for oak and ash and thorn- for ways of life now gone forever more.
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Originally Posted By kozaki: Thats a big bastard. PKM looks about the size of an AKM in his hands. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By kozaki: Thats a big bastard. PKM looks about the size of an AKM in his hands. Must be some kind of Cossack |
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"I assure you, Mr. Mowry, that I am quite serious when I ask you to oblige by walking bow-legged."
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Originally Posted By towerofpower94: @HorseSheet Backstory on this? Checking for malnutrition or fatties who are obviously getting more than their allotted calories? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By towerofpower94: Originally Posted By HorseSheet: Body weight check. Park Kultury metro station, Moscow, USSR https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Et5GpN2XAAIj6DA?format=jpg&name=orig @HorseSheet Backstory on this? Checking for malnutrition or fatties who are obviously getting more than their allotted calories? No idea - just a pic posted by the @sovietvisuals account on Twitter. Maybe they were trying to save fuel and refusing to haul fatties on the trains, who knows |
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18 ARFCOM pages of Muh Russians - we need to remember this guy
The man who saved the world: The Soviet submariner who single-handedly averted WWIII at height of the Cuban Missile Crisis U.S.S.R. and U.S. stood on brink of nuclear war during Cuban Missile Crisis Four Russian submarines secretly set sail to Cuba, with nuclear weapons Vasili Arkhipov, who died in 1998, used last veto against firing sub's torpedo The Russians instead surrendered and his action avoided World War Three Daily Mail writeup We came very close and he was the one who stopped it |
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Originally Posted By Star_Scream: Russians can make some gorgeous knives https://i.imgur.com/kwiKAHZ.jpg View Quote Are those yours? If so, where did you buy them. |
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Originally Posted By HorseSheet: 18 ARFCOM pages of Muh Russians - we need to remember this guy https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/25/article-2208342-1534AA9A000005DC-783_306x423.jpg The man who saved the world: The Soviet submariner who single-handedly averted WWIII at height of the Cuban Missile Crisis U.S.S.R. and U.S. stood on brink of nuclear war during Cuban Missile Crisis Four Russian submarines secretly set sail to Cuba, with nuclear weapons Vasili Arkhipov, who died in 1998, used last veto against firing sub's torpedo The Russians instead surrendered and his action avoided World War Three Daily Mail writeup We came very close and he was the one who stopped it View Quote You have to wonder if the Cold War was really real. I mean, the U.S. and Russian military were working side by side to guard a hole in the ground during the Cold War. |
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Originally Posted By DooMsDaYRangeR: You have to wonder if the Cold War was really real. I mean, the U.S. and Russian military were working side by side to guard a hole in the ground during the Cold War. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DooMsDaYRangeR: Originally Posted By HorseSheet: 18 ARFCOM pages of Muh Russians - we need to remember this guy https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/25/article-2208342-1534AA9A000005DC-783_306x423.jpg The man who saved the world: The Soviet submariner who single-handedly averted WWIII at height of the Cuban Missile Crisis U.S.S.R. and U.S. stood on brink of nuclear war during Cuban Missile Crisis Four Russian submarines secretly set sail to Cuba, with nuclear weapons Vasili Arkhipov, who died in 1998, used last veto against firing sub's torpedo The Russians instead surrendered and his action avoided World War Three Daily Mail writeup We came very close and he was the one who stopped it You have to wonder if the Cold War was really real. I mean, the U.S. and Russian military were working side by side to guard a hole in the ground during the Cold War. What should I google if I wanted to learn more about that |
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So great a loss can we still be redeemed? When we have failed to sow our father's seeds. For hill and wood, for oak and ash and thorn- for ways of life now gone forever more.
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Catching up on this thread. There are some perfect examples of why I find their stuff interesting.
Need a train but no tracks close. Need an air intake? Is the gun doing anything at the time? |
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"I teach only suffering and the transformation of suffering"
Pete Brownell - "Daddy turned us off" |
Originally Posted By RolandofGilead: Yesterday was the anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad. My wife sent me these... Pretty amazing, I've walked around all these so many times Palace square and the Hermitage and St Isaac's cathedral. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/45602/IMG_20210128_045801_201_jpg-1800210.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/45602/IMG_20210128_045757_174_jpg-1800211.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/45602/IMG_20210128_045754_285_jpg-1800212.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/45602/IMG_20210128_045746_993_jpg-1800213.JPG View Quote What was the purpose of all the logs? Obstacles for armor? Trenches? All of the above? It'd be a bit disheartening to have the Wehrmacht at your doorstep and show up to be presented with stacks of logs for the defense. |
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"I teach only suffering and the transformation of suffering"
Pete Brownell - "Daddy turned us off" |
View Quote I had to watch that twice. The best part is the crew reactions. It just looked like another average Tuesday. |
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"I teach only suffering and the transformation of suffering"
Pete Brownell - "Daddy turned us off" |
Originally Posted By RolandofGilead: What should I google if I wanted to learn more about that View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By RolandofGilead: Originally Posted By DooMsDaYRangeR: Originally Posted By HorseSheet: 18 ARFCOM pages of Muh Russians - we need to remember this guy https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/25/article-2208342-1534AA9A000005DC-783_306x423.jpg The man who saved the world: The Soviet submariner who single-handedly averted WWIII at height of the Cuban Missile Crisis U.S.S.R. and U.S. stood on brink of nuclear war during Cuban Missile Crisis Four Russian submarines secretly set sail to Cuba, with nuclear weapons Vasili Arkhipov, who died in 1998, used last veto against firing sub's torpedo The Russians instead surrendered and his action avoided World War Three Daily Mail writeup We came very close and he was the one who stopped it You have to wonder if the Cold War was really real. I mean, the U.S. and Russian military were working side by side to guard a hole in the ground during the Cold War. What should I google if I wanted to learn more about that I second this question. @DooMsDaYRangeR |
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Kamov Ka-22 Vintokryl Yak-36 Tu-123 Yastreb (Hawk, Russian: Ястреб) was one of the earliest Soviet reconnaissance drones that began development in 1960. Sometimes referred to as the "DBR-1", it was introduced into active service in 1964. Here’s why this Russian Mi-24 Hind Attack helicopter is painted in US Coast Guard colors For more pics click the link. |
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"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -Dark Helmet
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What have the Romans ever done for us?
TN, USA
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Originally Posted By hoosierhick: Illyushin Il-102 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/il102-3-1826991.jpg View Quote so ugly it's hot. lost to the Su-25 no? |
Panem et Circenses
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Unnervingly polite, capably violent...
TN, USA
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Originally Posted By Finslayer83: so ugly it's hot. lost to the Su-25 no? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Finslayer83: Originally Posted By hoosierhick: Illyushin Il-102 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/il102-3-1826991.jpg so ugly it's hot. lost to the Su-25 no? Failed To Load Title Yup, it was basically a jet-propelled Sturmovik in layout. |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/PenU7KF.jpg Brand new "Lasok 4-P", AFV for the air assault troops, can fit into a Mi-8 View Quote |
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Originally Posted By HorseSheet: From Twitter: Soviet Visuals @sovietvisuals · Wishing everyone a happy Valentine's Day. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuI-verXAAMKhcr?format=jpg&name=orig View Quote Looks like a young Angela Merkel. |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/r08sccN.jpg Kamov Ka-22 Vintokryl https://i.imgur.com/DpWmdq7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tHYgjyM.jpg Yak-36 https://i.imgur.com/ePN9Ywj.jpg Tu-123 Yastreb (Hawk, Russian: Ястреб) was one of the earliest Soviet reconnaissance drones that began development in 1960. Sometimes referred to as the "DBR-1", it was introduced into active service in 1964. https://i.imgur.com/0YK9OcF.png Here’s why this Russian Mi-24 Hind Attack helicopter is painted in US Coast Guard colors For more pics click the link. View Quote Ukraine still has Tu-141 and 143 drones in service,well in service again as they’d been used as monuments or were sitting in scrapyards. |
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View Quote Not sure I know what they're trying to accomplish there, though, I don't think they do either. Are they seriously pouring concrete over top of snow? |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/x9LumBM.jpg SU-25 that has safely landed after taking a hit from an Igla MANPADS. View Quote Imagine the pucker factor on that one. |
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"I assure you, Mr. Mowry, that I am quite serious when I ask you to oblige by walking bow-legged."
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: The headshot is verified, the bounce is a joke. The bullet entered behind his ear and left under his eye. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By kozaki: Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: He survived a headshot at the Beslan massacre. Rumors say, his skull bounced a rifle shot at point blank range. Fuck, really? The headshot is verified, the bounce is a joke. The bullet entered behind his ear and left under his eye. Here's the story. |
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"If you LOL while filling out your tax forms, you've gone too far."
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: Yes, they are. And not only concrete, asphalt too. https://i.imgur.com/Mi8ED1g.jpg https://i.imgur.com/UCHMuRB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3ip4SFV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/13jUwpQ.jpg View Quote Comrade, did you schedule the assigned pavement patching ? Yes comrade it is done . You promised an increase in our vodka ration if completed soon. |
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Originally Posted By MshakeMO: What was the purpose of all the logs? Obstacles for armor? Trenches? All of the above? It'd be a bit disheartening to have the Wehrmacht at your doorstep and show up to be presented with stacks of logs for the defense. View Quote Possibly for building trenches and bunkers. Movies and TV don't really show it but there is a LOT of digging and bunker building in warfare. |
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Why not (\/) (;,,;) (\/) Zoidberg?
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nothing of value here
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/x9pLKBy.png Nudelman-Richter Shchit-1 space cannon; operationally trialed on Salyut-3/Almaz-2, 1975. Spotted this February in NPO Mashinostroyeniya's demo room next to a mock-up of Istrebitel'-Sputnik ASAT Very cool but also kind of useless or at least of very limited use. Similar to the world's largest nuclear bomb, boats that sort of fly, rifles that shoot underwater. |
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Originally Posted By Stonecutter6: As a former Tank PL that is truly terrifying if they have all the bugs worked out. 4 ATGMs from one vehicle could really put a hurt on a Tank Platoon, let alone the likely 2 other Uran 9s in the Russian Platoon as well, all unmanned and operated from a safe space behind a terrain feature out of direct fire. View Quote I'm not all that worried by UGVs, at least for the time being, while they still require remote control. It's very easy to get them stuck like all armored vehicles, and there are a bunch of other drawbacks that no one seems to want to talk about. I guess against people who don't have any tanks at all, but I don't think they would last long. |
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What's wrong with this picture?
Attached File https://twitter.com/SubmarinRussian/status/1366483405681156108?s=20 [tweet]1366483405681156108?s=20[/tweet] |
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Originally Posted By HorseSheet: What's wrong with this picture? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvaB6k7XcAMUG0R?format=jpg&name=orig /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/simpsons_nelson_haha2-36.jpg https://twitter.com/SubmarinRussian/status/1366483405681156108?s=20 [tweet]1366483405681156108?s=20[/tweet] View Quote Wow... they released a pic of the Typhoon we captured back in the 80's? |
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"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -Dark Helmet
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Originally Posted By HorseSheet: What's wrong with this picture? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvaB6k7XcAMUG0R?format=jpg&name=orig /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/simpsons_nelson_haha2-36.jpg https://twitter.com/SubmarinRussian/status/1366483405681156108?s=20 [tweet]1366483405681156108?s=20[/tweet] View Quote Some 3rd class PO is getting his ass chewed right now lol |
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So great a loss can we still be redeemed? When we have failed to sow our father's seeds. For hill and wood, for oak and ash and thorn- for ways of life now gone forever more.
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Originally Posted By Roddy556: Cool thread. The N1 rocket was the most powerful rocket ever built. Unfortunately after the lead designer Korolev passed away they ran into a number of issues. Four launch attempts all failed in one way or another, one of which resulted in one the largest non nuclear explosions ever created. It's a shame as a Soviet presence on the moon would probably have encouraged America to continue its lunar programs. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/365646/N1_1M1_mockup_on_the_launch_pad_at_the_B-1536296.JPG Compared to the Saturn V: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/365646/170px-N1_Saturn5_jpg-1536301.JPG Soviet rockets are assembled horizontally and moved on special trains: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/365646/s30t2SFQoSYGWSeAzq6QtA4Gi3e3CtuV8kesIuaw-1536302.JPG One of the launch failures: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/365646/unnamed__1__jpg-1536306.JPG It would have carried a special Soyuz spacecraft as well as the LK lunar lander. The LK was a bit more crude than the Grumman built Lunar Module and only able to carry one crewman but it likely would have got the job done: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/365646/lk1_jpg-1536304.JPG View Quote That looks like Grue's rocket he used to steal the moon. |
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If you don’t see the irony of a gun ban being enforced by men with guns, then you fail to understand why the 2nd amendment was written in the first place - Kevin Sorbo
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If you don’t see the irony of a gun ban being enforced by men with guns, then you fail to understand why the 2nd amendment was written in the first place - Kevin Sorbo
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If you don’t see the irony of a gun ban being enforced by men with guns, then you fail to understand why the 2nd amendment was written in the first place - Kevin Sorbo
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I posted this in GD a little while back
I can’t say I’ve seen one of these in use before. At the 10:10 mark, and 10:44 also Episode 102. Galtel. Robot Submarine. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: Yes, they are. And not only concrete, asphalt too. https://i.imgur.com/Mi8ED1g.jpg https://i.imgur.com/UCHMuRB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3ip4SFV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/13jUwpQ.jpg View Quote I see the shitty work ethics and mindset of “we pretend to work as long as they pretend to pay us” is still strong in Russia. |
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Originally Posted By Finslayer83: it is large. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/164007/su27-1820384.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Finslayer83: Originally Posted By Ironhandjohn: The SU-27 is a big bastard, the same length as a B-17. Probably carries a bigger weapons payload, too. it is large. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/164007/su27-1820384.jpg And the SU-34 is absolutely huge. Attached File |
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"An age of glory passed like a lightning flash. The mandate of heaven passed from you but you didn't see. Times change and power passes. It is the pity of the world."
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Originally Posted By springermania: I posted this in GD a little while back I can’t say I’ve seen one of these in use before. At the 10:10 mark, and 10:44 also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaHygkcWO0Y https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/72176/6F4742D3-320F-468E-A0B7-26B8FBE6E08A_jpe-1827046.JPG View Quote They even found an authentic pirate to narrate their nautical adventure video. |
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Originally Posted By springermania: I posted this in GD a little while back I can’t say I’ve seen one of these in use before. At the 10:10 mark, and 10:44 also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaHygkcWO0Y https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/72176/6F4742D3-320F-468E-A0B7-26B8FBE6E08A_jpe-1827046.JPG View Quote I would dearly love to have one of those. |
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"I assure you, Mr. Mowry, that I am quite serious when I ask you to oblige by walking bow-legged."
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Originally Posted By RichinCM: For my submission, may I present the Tupelov TU-4: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Finsidetonight.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fbl1921-1.jpg&f=1&nofb=1 View Quote Looks a bit familiar, but I just can't place it. |
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"you ought to listen to our resident Swede, he's genetically superior." -Bohr_Adam
"They are superior beings those Swedes." -RockHard13F |
Originally Posted By springermania: I posted this in GD a little while back I can’t say I’ve seen one of these in use before. At the 10:10 mark, and 10:44 also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaHygkcWO0Y https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/72176/6F4742D3-320F-468E-A0B7-26B8FBE6E08A_jpe-1827046.JPG View Quote I like how they use an American outboard on their rigid hull inflatable. |
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