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Offline Sander93

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7200 on: 03-02-2014, 00:02:26 »


What's the story behind this? These soldiers seem to have NATO uniforms and weapons, while riding on Soviet MTLBs. Who are they? Google image search suggests they're Bangladesh forces?
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7201 on: 03-02-2014, 09:02:18 »


What's the story behind this? These soldiers seem to have NATO uniforms and weapons, while riding on Soviet MTLBs. Who are they? Google image search suggests they're Bangladesh forces?

It wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong but I think they are Yank marines on OPFOR excercises in 80s, using captured equipment.
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7202 on: 03-02-2014, 14:02:25 »
Dry grass in Bangladesh? not likely.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7203 on: 03-02-2014, 15:02:15 »
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US Marines using a former Soviet MT-LB vehicle for the OPFOR role during an exercise

^ From MTLB's wikipedia page. Same picture is in there.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7204 on: 04-02-2014, 03:02:04 »

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7205 on: 05-02-2014, 19:02:56 »


Argentine Instalación de Tiro Berreta (Trashy Firing Platform), 1982.

The Argentine forces stationed in the Islands were suffering daily bombardment from British Ships at night, and since the Air Force could not attack the ships at darkness, there was no defensive weapon capable of dealing with this threat. The Argentine High Command decided that an EXOCET MM-38 launcher should be installed on the Islands as a land-based Anti-Ship defense. This launcher could be found on some Argentine Navy ships, the problem was with removing the launcher (And all it's systems) to be used on Land, this could take up to two months.

The idea was not discarded however, a group of naval servicemen started to work on an alternative way in Puerto Belgrano. Their idea was to "fool" the missile, reprogramming the whole system so that the missile can work "as if it's on the ship". By using cables, batteries, signals, the engineers slowly managed to fool the missile and so far, ITB was a succes. Then they had to build a launching station with two tubes for the missiles, also with it's own power source (It is said that it was from the 30's), using the materials they had at their disposal, ITB was ready.

It was sent to the Islands with an Air Force Hercules along with all it's components, when ITB made it to the Islands it was decided to install it at night, fearing that the Kelpers would inform the British about this new weapon. Another problem was the lack of a radar, the Army provided them with a Radar not made for this kind of operation, yet the men had to improvise again, it was all they had.

By tracking British ships for several nights, they managed to determine the path of a British vessel, every day navigating trough the same path. On 12 June, 1982, under the cover of darkness, ITB fired an Exocet missile on a British ship, after a moment an explosion could be seen at the distance, a hit.

It was HMS Glamorgan, the missile was being tracked by the Glamorgan crew, the Captain made a turn to avoid getting hit in the ship's side, instead he made Exocet hit the deck by the port Seacat launcher and then exploded. 14 sailors died and about 22 were wounded, HMS Glamorgan, which was one of the ships involved in heavy bombardment of Argentine positions, was put of out action.



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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7206 on: 05-02-2014, 19:02:57 »
@Torenico: Interesting story. Sounds like military works in every country and time the same. You never have the equipment you need. So you have to improvise something.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7208 on: 10-02-2014, 01:02:29 »


We SU-122/54 now! Absolutely fucking based
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7209 on: 10-02-2014, 05:02:35 »


Saigō Takamori with his officers (Le Monde Illustré, 1877). One of the most influential figures of the Samurai, a former Imperial Army Field Marshal who unwillingly (?) led the Satsuma Revolt in 1877 and later commanded a 500 men strong Samurai force during the Battle of Shiroyama, one of the most epic Last Stands in Military History. This tiny force was attacked by a 30.000 men strong force of the Imperial Army, led by Yamagata Aritomo, who outnumbered Saigō forces 60-1. Saigō was wounded during the battle and committed Seppeku to avoid being captured. It is said that his loyal follower, Beppu Shinsuke, acted as Kaishakunin, in other words, beheading Saigō.

After Saigō's death, Beppu Shinsuke and the remaining Samurai found their deaths in a final suicide charge on the Imperial Forces.


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7210 on: 10-02-2014, 05:02:43 »
I feel so bad for those samurai, not wanting to give up their centuries of domination of all life on Japan, oppression and butchery of the peasents, and caste social structure that allowed no advancement or improvement in the quality of life for anyone, as well as the general rejection of western ways that would have led to the complete take over and colonization of Japan had it not been for the Meiji Restoration.


Ahhh, good times.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7211 on: 10-02-2014, 17:02:32 »

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7213 on: 16-02-2014, 02:02:34 »

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Two F-16s of the Singaporean Air Force display team the Black Knights, captured during a performance at the Singapore Airshow. (AP)
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #7214 on: 17-02-2014, 04:02:34 »
And 9 months later a kite is born.
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