Posted on 07/12/2005 4:50:27 AM PDT by iso
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How about that.
Huh? Guess I'm behind. I hadn't heard this.
What kind of gun is that? Rounds look larger than 7.62x39. 7.62x54? I would imagine a bear to control at full auto if so.
Russian? He has a 101st Airborne patch on his shoulder, but why the UN hat? It's been many years since I have been in, but is his weapon a SAW?
looks like a pecheneg lightened up for special ops/airborne use
Looks like a PK.
Russian? He has a 101st Airborne patch on his shoulder, but why the UN hat?==
It look like russian VDV hat (vozhdushno-desatnie voiska) means russian air-borne troopers. Exactly the analog of speciality of 101 division:). Maybe it is suveneer?
Guy looks like russians and his gun looks like famous PKM ( Kalashnikov machine gun).
Could it be that he is one of those Brooklyn Russian prior service immigrant's who joined the 82nd for quick citizenship?
Could it be that he is one of those Brooklyn Russian prior service immigrant's who joined the 82nd for quick citizenship?==
WHo knows:). Guy with beret resembles one russian popular actor. His beret looks like russian VDV (air-borne trooper) beret.
Gun is PKM in my opinion in its new last decade modification. I see it in form of barrel end.
SO may be:).
The beret does appear to be the kind worn by a Russian paratrooper or of the UN, but the patch seems to be a combination of the 101st Screaming Eagles with a Russian flag above that. It may be he is a Russian attached as an obersver, which doesn't surprise me. I know they are helping us in the WOT in ways we are not hearing. We'll know more once JB6 takes a look.
The weapon is after my time, but it definately appears to be the PKM as found on the web at: http://www.sovietarmy.com/small_arms/pk.html
I agree he's Russian. He's clearly using "non standard" clothing - but looking beyond that, he's either a bona fide VDVer or perhaps Spetsnaz.
Well, is it official troops from Russia or is it a mercenary? It is no surprise if it was a mercenary.
The flag is an Iraqi flag above the 101st patch. My guess is he's an observer.
Not UN, he has a matching striped shirt.
I missed the striped shirt. That said, we agree he is a Russian paratrooper, and is likely attached to the airborne unit of the 101st. That however does not explain the Russian machine gun, which I cannot imagine an observer carrying while attached to an American unit. THS MACHINE GUN DOES NOT COMPUTE.
I believe it is a PKS most probably from Ukraine and part of the boatload Saddam bought.
The machinegun is a SAW. Now the assault rifle in the first photo is Russian.
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