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MA. MLitt. Military History and Military Current Affairs. Focus on Soviet/WarPac. Air, Land, and Sea.

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Comparison of 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯-class destroyer (top) with modified 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯-class destroyer (bottom). Main differences are: the addition of SS-N-11 missiles, gatling guns, replacement of radars, and addition of towed sonar. Click for larger version of image.

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Sad to see Sam Neill died. Was one of those unusually diverse actors who could tackle any role thrown at him.

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@joeblillib4090 Me when I saw who the next game is against.

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SA-8 still operating in Ukraine.

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Osa air defense system shoots down Russian targets in Ukrainian airspace.

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The loaders however certainly were. The 5Yu24 transloader was used to load the 5P72 launchers.

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@MariuszCielma Troszkę przesadziłeś bo nigdy nie jeździły na szynach. Jest podejrzenie że to nasze Wegi są na filmie. Ukraińcy podobno znaleźli rezerwistów którzy umieli obsługiwać S 200 I zdjęli nim A50.

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@woj7050 @MariuszCielma The loaders however certainly were. The 5Yu24 transloader was used to load the 5P72 launchers.

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@SlavAesthetics I think the SA-2 is quite generic, as for me it's by default become the standard image of a SAM, i.e., if I had a dictionary then the SA-2 would be the reference image for the SAM entry.

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@Turbinetraveler Its unique Mode-S hex code is "4D23FD", if there are any fellow flight tracking hobbyists out there.

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@trip_to_valkiri I remember seeing the AS-3 in the literature of the time, and it was being slated as potentially the next big thing, but like many of its rivals it fell by the wayside.

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Most, if not all, of the reception staff at big hotels in East Germany were 𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 (informants) for the Stasi. Some of them were even full members of the Stasi. Western tourists were the main surveillance targets.

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Hotel Berolina, East Berlin, 1964.

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@GDRvisuals Most, if not all, of the reception staff at big hotels in East Germany were 𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 (informants) for the Stasi. Some of them were even full members of the Stasi. Western tourists were the main surveillance targets.

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Someone murdering Ann Widdecombe wasn't on my 2026 bingo card.

https://t.co/s2zJfczgyt

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@mhmd_sys @Helvegen29 It didn't explode at all. The launch tube is entirely intact. If the rocket itself exploded then the tube would be destroyed and the guy holding it would be very dead.

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What a lovely Buran shuttle illustration, had to repost it.

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"Technology for Youth" Soviet magazine, 1989.

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@saintjavelin Nah, sorry India, if your ship is helping Russia evade various sanctions as part of a shadow fleet then that ship is a legitimate target.

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@Tyras_Mikhail And that's not George "IIII" (note extra rogue numeral in there for some odd reason) either. George "IIII" (IV) was his son, the prince regent during George III's reign.

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@mybetterme3 I thought that may have been a possibility. Still needs correcting regardless.

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It's unlikely the Ukrainian S-200s use the old legacy Square Pair engagement radar, which is large, cumbersome, and vulnerable to jamming. It's far more likely some hybridisation is at work, with a newer radar being used for targeting.

https://t.co/aiKbRRT5en

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@PlaneSighting_ I saw the first one with serial number 780361 at the Antonov State Aviation Museum a few years ago.

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🇹🇭 Thai Army Oplot-T

Day sight and Thermal sight