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they are funny looking aren't they

Changed some optic tags. In American service the Elcan 3.4x is designated M145 RCO or MGO, it has a different crosshair set, and lacks tritium illumination, that is present on the C79 used by the CAF

Added the t-series_china tag.

If you want spaces to appear in your tags, use the underscore (_) mark.

In this case- Type59 -> Type_59.

Added the t-series_china tag, and fixed the mis-identification (pictured is a group of Type 62s (type-62_light_tank), which are a light, 21 ton variant of the Type 59.

Fixed the tag names and added the T-72B tag (t-72b)(encompasses all the variants as an overarching tag, similar to the T-62M being the M and MV.)

Added the specific tank model (new tag, T-62 1972 (t-62_1972)) as well as the "Parade Livery", of which the remnants are visible on the right mudguard. These liveries were often used when parading the tanks around in Kabul, though they were never taken off some vehicles.

Great post!

Rocket launcher-armed soldiers loyal to Pres. Rabbani fighting anti-govt. forces led by renegade PM Hekmatyar & ally warlord Gen. Dostam in war-torn Kabul. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

This is a 2001 toggle smersh, not a partizan

1000th post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1K, onward to 10k

Gneisenau-Richelieu said in comment #128:

1000th post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad this site finally took off

Fixed the misIdentification as a T-62. The tank pictured is a T-64, specifically the T-64A, for which ive also made a new tag (t-64a).

Drago7106 said in comment #96:

Fixed the misIdentification as a T-62. The tank pictured is a T-64, specifically the T-64A, for which ive also made a new tag (t-64a).

nerd

wow that guy is sunburned

> She quickly became part of the unit and was allowed to roam freely through camp, entering the Marines' tents, where she would sleep on cold nights, and was known for her willingness to eat nearly anything, including scrambled eggs, beer, Coca-Cola and, once, about $30 worth of poker chips.

umazing!!!!

These are Kaliningrad regional FSB afaik, not TsSN. Also they're wearing Rys' and K6 helmets, not Maskas or Altyns

I figure sobr, especially when equipped like this, is less riot police and more special police unit, like GIGN

Eastman said in comment #119:

I figure sobr, especially when equipped like this, is less riot police and more special police unit, like GIGN

Yeah, definitely SOBR, they're the main users of the Rys' helmets. I've updated the tags a little

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).

Drago7106 said in comment #111:

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

Eastman said in comment #115:

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.