John Kettler Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44034/pre-world-war-ii-dp-27-machine-guns-could-go-to-needy-ukrainian-reserve-units Here's the embedded pic from the article. Those of you who had so much fun with me over the Javelin system made from logs will find the inset bottom right image of interest. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, John Kettler said: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44034/pre-world-war-ii-dp-27-machine-guns-could-go-to-needy-ukrainian-reserve-units Here's the embedded pic from the article. Those of you who had so much fun with me over the Javelin system made from logs will find the inset bottom right image of interest. Regards, John Kettler It is not immediately clear from the video whether any members of the Brovary Territorial Defense Battalion have actually been issued DP-27s or what specific plans there might be to distribute these weapons to individuals assigned to that unit in the future. DP-27 is already on armament of Territorial Defense Battalions (TDB). TDB squad has 1 RPK-74, DP-27 usually is platoon-level, though sometime squads in platoon also have DP-27 instead RPK-74. There is big lack of PKMs even for Army needs, so TDBs have in 7,62x54 mm DP-27 and Maxims (in fire support company). Though TDBs are not frontline units, they will guard rear, critical infrastructure objects, fight with diversion groups and only in extreme needs can be used in frontline operations. Exept TDBs, each district can have armed volunteers, armed with own legal hunting rifles or carbines. Yesterday the law was passed, which permited them to use any army weapon too. TDBs and volunteers, assigned to TDBs are the part of national program of "total resistance". About Ivan Savelyev, instructor from the video, which tells about DP-27. He is great fan of WWI / WWII re-enactment and before a war was a chief of Kyiv re-enactment club "Red Star". He has outstanding knowledges in any Russian Empire / Soviet weapon system of first half of 20th century as well as in sapper works. In 2014 he enlisted in Army and participated in battle for Debaltsevo. His experience helped "green" mobilized soldiers a lot, they often couldn't figure out with DSHKM, mortars or later with Maxims. So, he is brilliant man, which really can share own reach practical experience and in his hands even old DP-27 is more serious wepon, then AK-12 with thermal sight in the hands of Russian conscript. Edited January 27, 2022 by Haiduk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 Haiduk, You never cease to amaze with your depth and breadth of knowledge, not to mention your unique insights and the ability to come at our questions from wholly unexpected angles and provide answers to questions it never occurred to us to ask! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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