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Chinese DShK - Type 54. Practical usage during the Soviet-Afghan War
Secrets of Chinese version of DShK machine gun - Type 54
Vlad Besedovskyy
May 18, 20234 min read
DShKM or "Dushka" - famous 12.7 machine gun in the Soviet-Afghan War
Did Soviet tankers like the DShK machine guns installed on their tanks?
Vlad Besedovskyy
May 15, 20234 min read
VSS Vintorez used by Ukrainian special forces in Iraq
How did Ukrainian got VSS Vintorez rifles?
Vlad Besedovskyy
May 2, 20233 min read
RP-46: the most mysterious Soviet Machine Gun
Why aren't there many pictures of RP-46 in use?
Vlad Besedovskyy
May 1, 20237 min read
Soviet officer map-case bag
Set-up and contents of the officers bag
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 30, 20234 min read
Single use anti-tank weapons in Afghanistan - RPG-18, RPG-22 and RPG-26
Everything you need to know about hand held grenades in Afghanistan
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 28, 20234 min read
RD-54 modification setups and instruction
Everything you need to know about the most iconic soviet backpack
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 17, 20235 min read
50 shadows (and cuts!) of Butan - the famous Soviet TTsKo camouflage
Biggest article on Butan you will find on the web
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 16, 202310 min read
Did Soviet Army ever paradropped in Afghanistan?
The nature of the myth is unclear, but we have some pretty good theories. The first one comes from...
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 15, 20235 min read
Soviet Army winter uniform
Everything you wanted to know about the soviet winter uniform
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 14, 20235 min read
Typical regimental structure in Soviet Army
Structure of the Soviet Army regiment
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 13, 20233 min read
Why Soviets hated PKM tripod?
Ever seen many photos of PKM deployed on the tripod? Probably not. Here is why
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 12, 20235 min read
UNIFIL - Ukrainian peacekeeping forces in Lebanon (with photos)
Ukrainian peacekeepers participated in numerous missions in the last 30 years. They have been involved in a big number of countries...
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 11, 20233 min read
Soviet Spetsnaz GRU uniform
The Soviet Spetsnaz is usually presented as a legendary unit. It would only make sense, if such guys were to wear some very special...
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 10, 20234 min read
Soviet-Afghan war timeline
In detail description of the events
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 9, 20236 min read
RPK and RPK-74. Soviet LMGs in Soviet-Afghan war
Everything you ever wanted to know about light machine guns in Afghanistan
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 8, 20235 min read
"Time is money". Wrist watches during the Soviet-Afghan war
This article is translated from the memoirs of the Soviet soldiers, who served in the 40th Army in Afghanistan, during the Soviet-Afghan war
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 7, 20233 min read
How much did Soviet soldiers earn in Afghanistan
The question that is often overlooked by those who study the topic. People from the Western countries seem to think...
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 6, 20233 min read
Soviet 40th Army - the list of all units
This article will feature the majority of the main divisions, brigades, separate regiments and other units, who participated in Soviet-Afgh
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Life on Soviet outposts during the Soviet-Afghan war
Everything you need to know about the life of a Soviet soldier on an outpost in Afghanistan
Vlad Besedovskyy
Apr 4, 20236 min read
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