Tag Archives: Russia

If you don’t know what another person is doing, let them be.

In the Russian port of Temryuk, on the Azov Sea, a certain LLC collected fecal waters from ships in port. What it did with this treasure is not known. This fact had soon drawn the attention of local customs authorities. … Continue reading

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Hasik, hold on!

  I would like to apologize to my readers for the long hiatus in posts. Here’s a post by a Russian counter-terrorist law enforcement operative who posts by the handle of hardingush. The original can be accessed here. Hasik, hold on! … Continue reading

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Approaching the Opponent in a Frontal Assault

Approaching the opponent in a frontal assault One can either approach the enemy with armor cover or in armor, or alternatively without such cover. The first case covers approaching both onboard AFV or directly behind them. APROACH UNDER COVER OF … Continue reading

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Suppressive Fire in Frontal Assaults

Approaching the opponent in a frontal assault One can either approach the enemy with armor cover or in armor, or alternatively without such cover. The first case covers approaching both onboard AFV or directly behind them. APROACH UNDER COVER OF … Continue reading

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Tale of the Russian Rambo

Before the next post is on, I will wish to make certain notes for US-based readers of my blog.   For one, real pistols are not legal in Russia for regular civilians. What is legal is “traumatic pistols” – silly … Continue reading

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The Maneuver in Defensive Operations

Translated By Microbalrog from Ryadovoy-K E.K.Kolesnikov, Mil. Sc. D. Yu. V. Kalinin, Col. THE MANEUVER IN DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS Combat operations in local wars and armed conflicts of the past decade show that the decisive role in combat operations will still … Continue reading

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The ‘Manevr’ Tactical Level Automated Control System: 30 Years Later Originally published in Arsenal, vol. 5, 2011. Translated by Microbalrog Article courtesy of Otvaga. A vehicle of the Beta-3M Central Computing Complex during a field exercise. One chief tasks carried out … Continue reading

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RP-SPN Special Forces Food Ration

RP-SPN Special Forces Food Ration Translated by MicroBalrog, text and photos by k_a_r_d_e_n The kit is made by “Prodmaster” LLC. It’s some serious kit. On the left we can see the standard IRP kit. It looks somewhat like the gift … Continue reading

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THE LAST ARMORED TRAINS OF THE SOVIET ARMY

THE LAST ARMORED TRAINS OF THE SOVIET ARMY Author: Victor Markovsky Photo: Oleg Pokladkov Arms World Magazine, vol. 9/2005 Translated by Allanea Courtesy of Otvaga The topic of armored trains is naturally associated with the Russian Civil War, where they were … Continue reading

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Throwing technique for the light infantry shovel

Throwing technique for the light infantry shovel Sometimes, in close combat, the need emerges to kill or injure you opponent with the light infantry shovel at a range of 5-7 meters. For this you must enter a left-sided combat stance, … Continue reading

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