I'm also on another Ukrainian shooters/collectors/diggers forum. It's in Ukrainian/Russian, so no competition to NES, but they got some really nice hardware pics for anyone who loves to spend time with a jar of vaseline and comblock galleries. The name is Reitbert.info. There is nothing in English so it's not in competition to NES. I'd love to re-post some photos here (hosted at another place) The hardware photos are from the current war with Russia over the Eastern territory. The landscape/weather is very much like Indiana (from what I know), lots of open spaces, lots of vegetation, continental climate without quick changes in weather, not too different from New England really, not like AZ or FL, for example.
As a backstory, according to what I believe is true (because pro-Russian/Putins will tell you otherwise) in 2014 lots of people got pissed off at their .gov, this culminated in about 100 people shot during protests and pro-Russian president fleeing the country, calling on Putin to intervene with Russian troops. Russia occupied Crimea with lots of troops. In many other regions, Russian-paid agents tried to take control over local .gov In two districts they succeeded. Since then they had a real shooting war. Initially everything up to aviation was used, many planes/helis shot down (including that Malaisian Boing![[frown]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/003.gif "Frown [frown]")
) At this point there suppose to be a cease fire and no fly zone (to even drones) and any weapons higher than 80mm. The "peace" is still breached on daily basis, people die, civs die. The "separatists" receive most of their arms and ammo from Russia (which Putin denies) up to the most modern equipment like tanks and electronic warfare setups, also troops, both regular and "volunteers"/ reservists which make the backbone of the "separatists" side. On Uki side, in 2014, the army was in total crap condition. They did away with draft (unlike Russia) and most equipment/ training was just pathetic. Since then they made big strides in trying to rebuild the army, lots of help from NATO, including US in training, but also training with other NATO states like the Balts and Poles (same enemy ![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
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So equipment wise, you can see a lot of comblock hardware together with non-issued setups/hardware. Most of it came from volunteers. Some real oldies like Mosins and Maxims from WWI ... yes, I (one). The interesting thing is, at this point it's basically a trench warfare, yes, hello trenches and everything that goes with them, raids, snipers etc., just no crazy charges over no man's land ... for most part, because some were known to happen with heavy casualties.
I'll try to post more pics every day or every other day. Just a request, please please please don't quote entire post with all the pictures, leave the picture you must talk about, but not the whole post.
Supressors seem to be very popular, not as much for the sound as flash itself. I've seen videos when a sniper is bated to respond while the area is recorded. Video is reviewed to find where the flash came from. Then sniper gets pummeled from HMGs. I suspect similar is true for small arms, hence lots of flash suppressors?
50cal, popular choice with some parts very new, some very old.
APS, Stechkin.
Maxims.
ZOMG, Scorpion in a wild:
As a backstory, according to what I believe is true (because pro-Russian/Putins will tell you otherwise) in 2014 lots of people got pissed off at their .gov, this culminated in about 100 people shot during protests and pro-Russian president fleeing the country, calling on Putin to intervene with Russian troops. Russia occupied Crimea with lots of troops. In many other regions, Russian-paid agents tried to take control over local .gov In two districts they succeeded. Since then they had a real shooting war. Initially everything up to aviation was used, many planes/helis shot down (including that Malaisian Boing
) At this point there suppose to be a cease fire and no fly zone (to even drones) and any weapons higher than 80mm. The "peace" is still breached on daily basis, people die, civs die. The "separatists" receive most of their arms and ammo from Russia (which Putin denies) up to the most modern equipment like tanks and electronic warfare setups, also troops, both regular and "volunteers"/ reservists which make the backbone of the "separatists" side. On Uki side, in 2014, the army was in total crap condition. They did away with draft (unlike Russia) and most equipment/ training was just pathetic. Since then they made big strides in trying to rebuild the army, lots of help from NATO, including US in training, but also training with other NATO states like the Balts and Poles (same enemy )So equipment wise, you can see a lot of comblock hardware together with non-issued setups/hardware. Most of it came from volunteers. Some real oldies like Mosins and Maxims from WWI ... yes, I (one). The interesting thing is, at this point it's basically a trench warfare, yes, hello trenches and everything that goes with them, raids, snipers etc., just no crazy charges over no man's land ... for most part, because some were known to happen with heavy casualties.
I'll try to post more pics every day or every other day. Just a request, please please please don't quote entire post with all the pictures, leave the picture you must talk about, but not the whole post.
Supressors seem to be very popular, not as much for the sound as flash itself. I've seen videos when a sniper is bated to respond while the area is recorded. Video is reviewed to find where the flash came from. Then sniper gets pummeled from HMGs. I suspect similar is true for small arms, hence lots of flash suppressors?
50cal, popular choice with some parts very new, some very old.
APS, Stechkin.
Maxims.
ZOMG, Scorpion in a wild:
![[slap]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/025.gif "Slap [slap]")
That poor museum...
![[laugh2]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/014.gif "Laugh at above [laugh2]")
This...Spent some time in Bosnia back in the 90's and was ready to buy stock in Nike....
![[hmmm]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/009.gif "Hmm [hmmm]")
![[shocked]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/007.gif "Shocked [shocked]")
last group if pics, third from the bottom. Is that a suppressor on a 50?! Look at the size of that thing!
![[rofl]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/013.gif "ROFL [rofl]")
