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Thought this was interesting. Twitter post of firearms being sent to new (Russian) mobik groups. At 35 seconds in they even have old WW2 Tommy guns in a crate. I have no idea if the mobiks getting these arms are in the rear detachment groups or the guys being sent to conduct suicide runs at Ukrainian trenches.
Was also interesting seeing how old some of the ammo being used there is.
Was also interesting seeing how old some of the ammo being used there is.
The stuff still works and it can still kill you. Vietnam-era AKs and M16s—in the tens of thousands—have been funneled through arms networks for decades. So have Thompsons, SKS’s, M1 carbines and lots of the other old frames.
If it’s semi-auto and has some stopping power somebody somewhere will gladly take it.
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AK's are still a weapon of choice around the world. I'm a fan of the simplicity, reliability, and ammo availabilty.. and contrary to popular mythology, you can hit your mark with them.
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I definitely get that. I'd do some illegal things to get my hands on an old school Tommy gun. Russia supposedly using such old stock is what's a bit of a head scratcher. It's almost like they're short of AK pattern rifles.
Honestly, that's what makes me wonder what the heck is going on for them. Russia is supposed to be the land of the AK. Where they have all they factories, tooling, and decades of experience to make oodles of AK's. It's like going to the Waffle House and them not having waffles.
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We've long over-estimated Russia's viability, which is a good thing, but you'd think the one thing they'd have is plenty of Kalashnikov's.
Always wanted a Thompson in my inventory.
AK’s and their variants have been made in 30 countries so there are factories all over the world. I recently read there are some 100-million of them in circulation.
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Just my two cents - but sometimes we all forget that the cossacks see the world through a different lens.
We lean into the "quality over quantity" approach - those vodka swilling borscht junkies see things differently.
They dont need to be "good" they just need to be plenty.
and willing
While we are suing each other over how much of our gender reassignment surgery should be included in our enlistment contracts, they are simply pulled from their prison cell and sent west towards the sound of the guns.
-That isn't really a strategy that can be over or under estimated. It just has to be acknowledged.
The AK is the perfect example of that thought process. The first position off-safe is the giggle switch because their default is accuracy through volume. "We the people" are still arguing about which caliber can prvide more lethal profits from 600 yards.
It breaks my heart to say it - but from my foxhole - the only military force that is truly being "overestimated" is our own.
The same one that calls it a scandal when the failures of our maneuver exercises are made public.
The same one that can't find billions of dollars.
The same one admitted that they got outsmarted by their drones only to back pedal and say "uhm, no we didnt"
The same one that left billions of dollars worth of equipment to the Taliban so they can charge the taxpayers for billions of dollars in aid because "we stand with Ukraine"
We lean into the "quality over quantity" approach - those vodka swilling borscht junkies see things differently.
They dont need to be "good" they just need to be plenty.
and willing
While we are suing each other over how much of our gender reassignment surgery should be included in our enlistment contracts, they are simply pulled from their prison cell and sent west towards the sound of the guns.
-That isn't really a strategy that can be over or under estimated. It just has to be acknowledged.
The AK is the perfect example of that thought process. The first position off-safe is the giggle switch because their default is accuracy through volume. "We the people" are still arguing about which caliber can prvide more lethal profits from 600 yards.
It breaks my heart to say it - but from my foxhole - the only military force that is truly being "overestimated" is our own.
The same one that calls it a scandal when the failures of our maneuver exercises are made public.
The same one that can't find billions of dollars.
The same one admitted that they got outsmarted by their drones only to back pedal and say "uhm, no we didnt"
The same one that left billions of dollars worth of equipment to the Taliban so they can charge the taxpayers for billions of dollars in aid because "we stand with Ukraine"
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Yes, we have. A perpetual intelligence failure on our part, for 100 years.
Having family in Finland and been to that part of the world (St Petersburg), yes, they do (see things differently). I have always told people that Russians may look like us, but they don't think like us, and we've always made that mistake (see my comment above). It's ingrained into their subconsciousness. They have hundreds of years of history of molding them into who they are.
That's what caused failure from Vietnam forward. We think we can force cultures that have existed, in some cases for millennia; to adapt to our relatively young progressive culture. The progressive west is the minority on a world stage.
And we get mad when countries drop us for China...
Democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan as the current example.
WTF! So many are completely ignorant when it comes to anything to support Ukraine. I bet they thought they'd get a pat on the back. Fucking morons.
DND confirms military officers used govt resources without permission on private Ukraine equipment deals
DND confirms military officers used govt resources without permission on private Ukraine equipment deals
FIFY.
AWPs.
Keep my contract's name out of yo' mouth!"
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