IMHO Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 RPG MIRVed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Cool pix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 14 hours ago, IMHO said: DEVGrus More proof of the basic nature of Russian equipment.....The German 'Broom-Handle' is clearly a much more sophisticated & refined device. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSKER2142 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Bumerang is an amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier being developed for the Russian Army. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Odd how every military puts markings on everything - except drones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) I hope they'll test it as strike UCAV as well. Transas was well regarded as a producer of "real" things not a military parade mock-ups. They said they've developed multiple technologies while working on Orion. PS And the funniest thing is - Transas also supplies helicopter instrumentation for US military. Though low-tech and produced at their Swiss subsidiary but nonetheless PPS And Transas (civilian business unit) will continue as a Finnish company not Russian any more Edited March 26, 2018 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) Strikeball game: tanks, BTRs, BMPs, Grads, RPGs and mortars... Edited March 27, 2018 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFF Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 13 hours ago, Erwin said: Odd how every military puts markings on everything - except drones. I suggest you take a look at more photos of drones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 8 hours ago, IMHO said: Strikeball game: tanks, BTRs, BMPs, Grads, RPGs and mortars... How much does this cost to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Erwin said: How much does this cost to play? I don't know. I'm not a big fan. I took part in an annual paintball game once. It was from 20 to 40 USD depending on how early you pay. There were 3'500 people so it was fun. But in terms of "armored" component they use WWII "kind-of-replicas". I'll try to find the pics. Edited March 27, 2018 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 19 hours ago, Erwin said: Odd how every military puts markings on everything - except drones. Plausible deniability? *puts on shiny hat* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Erwin said: How much does this cost to play? PS Actually though paintball is hardly any match to engagement ranges of modern infantry combat but mortars and rocket launchers were the pain in the ass. When carefully fire adjusted they wipe away detachments of many dozens. Hand-grenades, under-barrel GLs and RPGs are also used prolifically - just can't quickly find pics from the games. Edited March 27, 2018 by IMHO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 32 minutes ago, IMHO said: OMG, they're soo bloody cute! I want one -- or three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) @DerKommissar, Here are the pics of all the vehicles this group made over the years. http://www.kaput.ru/parkwar.html Click on the 2nd level menu on the left. Here are more pics from these massive games of many years. http://www.kaput.ru/gallery.html Click on the years on the center-top list. They don't sell vehicles but they sell this one - from 110 to 215 shots per minute, regulated to the feeder. About 1'500 USD. http://www.kaput.ru/sale.html Edited March 27, 2018 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I thought they use Airsoft these days. Longer ranges (and hurts more). And for all you folks wanting Pacific War: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 52 minutes ago, Erwin said: I thought they use Airsoft these days. Longer ranges (and hurts more). In my experience, airsoft hurts less. Yet, I suspect it depends on the velocity of the projectile. Still, a small, air-filled, plastic ball has less mass than a gelatin paint capsule. I think, why they use paintball is because it leaves paint. You know exactly who hit what, because it's painted. In Airsoft, you have to raise your hand and call out if you were hit. Letting a lot of dastardly gentlemen pretending not to feel it. Large hectic battles would lead to confusion with people calling hit, or maybe just moving. Airsoft works with small close-knit teams, while paintball is more suitable for such a mass melee. Really cool reenactment. I apologize, in advance, if I derail this thread further: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 14 hours ago, LukeFF said: I suggest you take a look at more photos of drones. Including the one in the picture.....It has 'Orion' written on the side in Cyrillic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Erwin said: I thought they use Airsoft these days. Longer ranges (and hurts more). Why airsoft if you can go for strikeball? Airsoft guns with lead projectiles. Longer engagement ranges. @DerKommissar, very cool RC game! Edited March 28, 2018 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 2 hours ago, IMHO said: Why airsoft if you can go for strikeball? Airsoft guns with lead projectiles. Longer engagement ranges. @DerKommissar, very cool RC game! Looks great: https://www.bigfishgames.com/games/825/strikeball2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Sorry, my mistake, I'm not into it so I mixed up names. So there's a version of airsoft played in ex-Soviet Union with 4.5mm steel balls and lead bullets. The proper name is hardball but despite linguistics the name was coined locally. There's no English wiki article so here's a Russian one https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Хардбол And a Ukranian video Edited March 28, 2018 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Trust the Russians to do have fun the hard and painful way lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Well, if they drank vodka all morning and then played, with just airsoft they'd never feel it. Gotta Rus up and use the lead or steel. In Russia, strikeball play YOU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Erwin said: Looks great: https://www.bigfishgames.com/games/825/strikeball2/ I'd rather play this, than be hit by 5mm steel balls and lead bullets. Big Fish don't cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I was wrong, they don't use airsoft guns for hardball but higher energy shooting gallery pneumatics. 180 m/s for lead bullets. Something entirely different but might be interesting as well - there's an ultra-realistic Russian-made mod and invitation only server for Arma3 called Tushino. They regularly hold games of 150-200 participants with armour, aircraft etc. It's searchable on Youtube by the words "Тушино Arma3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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