Stargrunt6 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 That much for something so cheaply mass produced. My brother wanted to buy me a Soviet tanker's helmet, but knew better than to pay $300 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingCanOpener Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hmm, is nice hat, no? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Genuine-Original-Russian-Afghanistan-Military/dp/B007IT37XS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1437405208&sr=8-3&keywords=soviet+hat I still want a Soviet Panama hat. Maybe I'll buy one in a snap buy one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETAC21 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 All well except your last. Remember the G222 debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Well fair comment. I cant help but think if the Pentagon has specced it, everyone would have been sitting on a 200 dollar toilet seat in the back. Yep...all those programs and offices to save money and ensure value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Soviet helo crew member wearing titanium body armor. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_S Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Soviet helo crew member wearing titanium body armor. Â Â Any idea if that's something he's been issued with or just something he cobbled together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul G. Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Soviets interrogating a mujaheddin   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Any idea if that's something he's been issued with or just something he cobbled together? IIRC issued in trial amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanoid Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt Eversmoke Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Â Note Adidas shoes wore by guy in front in prisoner...Alejandro what does that indicate? Spook? Â Â Â Has served in montainous area/has generally had to walk long distances - in Afghan summer; and had the opportunity to go to a dukan (afghani village general store) to trade some condensed milk or sugar for a pair of sneakers.Sport sneakers were highly popular with many of the Soviet contingent in Afghanistan because they were that much easier to climb mountains and/or walk long distances in in Afghan heat than the issue laced or "kirzachi" slip-on boots.(When was the desert combat boot first introduced, by the way? Surely not before the Nineties?)Â Also, according to some accounts, stepping on a small landmine in a boot usually meant being riddled full of holes by the nails in the boot's sole and/or suffering a backbone break and ending up dead, whereas in the lighter, sewn sneakers it could, with some luck, mean just losing the foot or the leg. May or may not be sailor desantnik tales, though. I know almost nothing about landmines, let alone if in Afghanistan there were any in use that left the man stepping on them alive, so feel free to remark on this. Edited September 23, 2015 by Blunt Eversmoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015   Note Adidas shoes wore by guy in front in prisoner...Alejandro what does that indicate? Spook?    Has served in montainous area/has generally had to walk long distances - in Afghan summer; and had the opportunity to go to a dukan (afghani village general store) to trade some condensed milk or sugar for a pair of sneakers.Sport sneakers were highly popular with many of the Soviet contingent in Afghanistan because they were that much easier to climb mountains and/or walk long distances in in Afghan heat than the issue laced or "kirzachi" slip-on boots.(When was the desert combat boot first introduced, by the way? Surely not before the Nineties?) Also, according to some accounts, stepping on a small landmine in a boot usually meant being riddled full of holes by the nails in the boot's sole and/or suffering a backbone break and ending up dead, whereas in the lighter, sewn sneakers it could, with some luck, mean just losing the foot or the leg. May or may not be sailor desantnik tales, though. I know almost nothing about landmines, let alone if in Afghanistan there were any in use that left the man stepping on them alive, so feel free to remark on this. Not only nails – it was believed the heavier are one’s boot the more part of leg will be lost if stepped on landmine (slip-on boots.=full leg, boots – up to knee etc.). It was the main reason for wide spread of Adidas-style cross-country running shoes among troops in Afganistan (most popular where ones produced by Kimry factory not far from Moscow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015  Soviets interrogating a mujaheddin     I don't think the Soviets knew the effective "Lion King" interrogation method  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m1fOCAQ7KI    Note Adidas shoes wore by guy in front in prisoner...Alejandro what does that indicate? Spook?    Has served in montainous area/has generally had to walk long distances - in Afghan summer; and had the opportunity to go to a dukan (afghani village general store) to trade some condensed milk or sugar for a pair of sneakers.Sport sneakers were highly popular with many of the Soviet contingent in Afghanistan because they were that much easier to climb mountains and/or walk long distances in in Afghan heat than the issue laced or "kirzachi" slip-on boots.(When was the desert combat boot first introduced, by the way? Surely not before the Nineties?) Also, according to some accounts, stepping on a small landmine in a boot usually meant being riddled full of holes by the nails in the boot's sole and/or suffering a backbone break and ending up dead, whereas in the lighter, sewn sneakers it could, with some luck, mean just losing the foot or the leg. May or may not be sailor desantnik tales, though. I know almost nothing about landmines, let alone if in Afghanistan there were any in use that left the man stepping on them alive, so feel free to remark on this.  Thanks Blunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt Eversmoke Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015   Soviets interrogating a mujaheddin     I don't think the Soviets knew the effective "Lion King" interrogation method  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m1fOCAQ7KIThanks Blunt.  No sweat, you're welcome.Also, text in the pic posted above by Roman indicates that Adidas (or counterfeits thereof) sold in the Afghani villages were not the only sneakers worn by Soviet contingent in Afghanistan: Soviet-produced "Kimry" sneakers were reported to be of durability on par with army boots and could be sourced directly from Voentorg army shops - if you were lucky enough to get there in time when the next load came in  Re Lion King interrogation method: Poor mujaheddin, his face is saying "where's that goddamn Mountain of Doom when you need it to throw that fuckin' Simba wannabe into!!." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyinsane105 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) If the Soviets could not civilize this place, and drag it out of the 7th century, why did we have the hubris to think we could do better? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543902/Photos-just-free-women-Afghanistan-Taliban-rule.html http://www.businessinsider.com/astonishing-photos-of-prewar-afghanistan-show-everyday-life-in-peaceful-kabul-2013-2?op=1 Hope you realize that all the progressive folks with Western ideas pretty much left when the civil war took place.. Edited September 28, 2015 by crazyinsane105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul G. Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015  If the Soviets could not civilize this place, and drag it out of the 7th century, why did we have the hubris to think we could do better? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543902/Photos-just-free-women-Afghanistan-Taliban-rule.html http://www.businessinsider.com/astonishing-photos-of-prewar-afghanistan-show-everyday-life-in-peaceful-kabul-2013-2?op=1 Hope you realize that all the progressive folks with Western ideas pretty much left when the civil war took place..  In other words the urban educated middle class. It was the dirt poor, uneducated "country folk" whom the Taliban grew their ranks from. So in other words....class and culture played as much a role as religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kennedy Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I wonder if anybody's ever written a super-paper on how brain drain has affected Muslim countries. It would be a hell of a read, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyinsane105 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015   If the Soviets could not civilize this place, and drag it out of the 7th century, why did we have the hubris to think we could do better? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543902/Photos-just-free-women-Afghanistan-Taliban-rule.html http://www.businessinsider.com/astonishing-photos-of-prewar-afghanistan-show-everyday-life-in-peaceful-kabul-2013-2?op=1 Hope you realize that all the progressive folks with Western ideas pretty much left when the civil war took place..  In other words the urban educated middle class. It was the dirt poor, uneducated "country folk" whom the Taliban grew their ranks from. So in other words....class and culture played as much a role as religion.   Mullah Omar, the head of the Taliban, was semi-literate and from a dirt poor village. After the war, the only individuals who bothered to remain were people like him or anybody else who would benefit from staying in a lawless, war torn country. That's what nearly three decades of war and grinding poverty will do to a country.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KV7 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Soviet style sneakers make a comeback:https://sputniknews.com/russia/201607091042694844-legendary-soviet-sneakers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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