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A fictional Soviet command vehicle and variants. As ever comments welcome.
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Looks pretty good me. Keep up the good work."Listen to me, nugget, and listen good. Don't go poppin' your head out like that, unless you want it shot off. And if you do get it shot off, make sure you're dead, because if you ain't, guess who's gotta drag your sorry ass off the field? Were short on everything, so the only painkiller I have comes in 9mm doses. Now get the hell out of my foxhole!" - an unknown medic somewhere, 2013. -
Please excuse my ignorance but in RL what did the Soviets use as command vehicles Trucks with erectable annexes Tents carried by their dicky little Lada jeeps Or basically nothing but the standard vehicle for their unit type with maybe a better radio fittedsigpic "It is better to be feared than loved" - Nicolo MachiavelliComment
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There was command variants of the BTR-series (both the tracked BTR-50 and the wheeled ones). On top of those, I believe, they used command centers built on the chassis of ZiL and UAZ trucks.Originally posted by Targan View Post
Finns built the YVI -communications system into the BTR-50ies (this wasn't the only chassis for it though), but this particular modification was not in use by the Soviets.
As for the Lada jeep, comment, while I know it was meant as a joke, I must say that the Lada Niva jeep is a marvelous piece of construction as is the UAZ. They are both a lot smaller than HMMWV or the similar vehicles, which makes them far more agile and possible to operate even in the more wooded areas like Finland. Take a Hummer in to the Finnish woods and you get stuck between the first trees you come across. With UAZ, you can nearly climb the tree. Only thing with the UAZ is that it isn't that fun to drive around on the roads and the heating system for the cabin has practically only two settings - on or off. But, a very good and useful vehicle none the less.Last edited by Medic; 03-25-2012, 03:30 AM."Listen to me, nugget, and listen good. Don't go poppin' your head out like that, unless you want it shot off. And if you do get it shot off, make sure you're dead, because if you ain't, guess who's gotta drag your sorry ass off the field? Were short on everything, so the only painkiller I have comes in 9mm doses. Now get the hell out of my foxhole!" - an unknown medic somewhere, 2013.Comment
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Yes to all of the above, and others. As does the US.Originally posted by Targan View PostI'm guided by the beauty of our weapons...First We Take Manhattan, Jennifer Warnes
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