Updated the tank to include the "T-62M 1972" tag (it refers to the base T-62 that was upgraded to the M variant, the 1972 one is identifiable with the loaders cupola and HMG)
Added the tags; tanks red_army naval_infantry storage_facility (naval_infantry is new, this T-62MV was used in the naval infantry which was common place in the 80s).
great job with tags- is there a better way to tag this "character?" Having one character with two-equal level tags feels a bit imperfect.
The coloring on the rifle is curious, it looks almost red
The dye coating FN used for their military contract M16s was extremely weak(sometimes), and since the dyes are usually based on a very dark purple color to make "black", once they start wearing or sun-baking, the guns start to turn a purple hue
Ref pic of rare engineering SMK uniforms produced by Sturm (same factory that produces 6Sh122) in Spektr camo. Very similar suit to the 6Sh122, except the suit is non-reversible and in different camouflage. I saved this ages ago and haven't been able to find a primary source, but I'll keep looking.
Updated the tank to include the "T-62M 1972" tag (it refers to the base T-62 that was upgraded to the M variant, the 1972 one is identifiable with the loaders cupola and HMG)
Added the tags; tanks red_army naval_infantry storage_facility (naval_infantry is new, this T-62MV was used in the naval infantry which was common place in the 80s).
Pictured at front is Vympel operator Oleg Gennadievich Ilyin, callsign 'Mayachok'. Who would be killed in action on the 3rd of September 2004 during the events of the Beslan hostage crisis due to a bullet ricochet from the plate of his redut vest
Mission History On June 3, 1942 took off from Dutch Harbor Seaplane Base piloted by Lt(jg) Jean C. Cusick on a patrol mission. At roughly 10:00am over the Bearing Sea this Catalina was spotted and intercepted by A6M2 Zeros from Junyō 1st chutai led by Lt. Yoshio Shiga and claimed as shot down by pilots Kobota and Hasegawa. This aircraft crashed approximately 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor. Six of the crew died in the crash and presumably went down with the aircraft. Three of the crew survived the crash or bailed out and deploy a life raft.
Fates of the Crew The three surviving crew: Hunt, Creamer and Brown were at sea for approximately five hours before they were spotted and rescued by Takao and became Prisoners Of War (POW) and were transported to Japan and detained at Ofuna. Afterwards, the Japanese photographed one of the prisoners, likely Creamer after capture and published in Japan.
At the end of the Pacific War, Hunt was detained at Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135. Creamer was detained at Tokyo POW Camp Branch #2 (Kawasaki) Tokyo Bay Area 35-139. Brown was detained at Zentsuji POW Camp (Hiroshima #1) Shikoku Island 34-133. All three survived captivity until the end of the Pacific War and were liberated and returned to the United States.
Creamer passed away on August 23, 2012. He was buried on August 28, 2012 at Jacksonville National Cemetery in Jacksonville, FL.
