| marcin2501 | 20 Aug 2014 3:03 a.m. PST |
Next set of Crimean "unrecognised troops" is out. It consist of snipers with VSS Vintorez and SVD-S rifles, RPG-26 and RPG-7 anti-tank weapons and command figure. link
Enjoy ;)
Marcin
Oddzial Osmy |
| Cyclopeus | 20 Aug 2014 5:21 a.m. PST |
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| Soldado | 20 Aug 2014 5:30 a.m. PST |
Great looking Minis, nice paint job too. |
| TK 421 | 20 Aug 2014 5:32 a.m. PST |
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| Sloppypainter | 20 Aug 2014 11:18 a.m. PST |
More! These are splendid and I want more! <Takes medication and sits down.> Please, sir, produce more of these miniatures :) |
| Gasmasked Mook | 20 Aug 2014 4:30 p.m. PST |
Wonderful stuff! Never thought I was going to find a VSS in 15mm. Ironically enough considering the obvious reference being made, I will almost certainly be using these as Ukrainian troops for the Operation Greenway and the Battle of Pripyat. |
| MaahisKuningas90 | 20 Aug 2014 10:01 p.m. PST |
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| DuckanCover | 20 Aug 2014 11:45 p.m. PST |
"Wonderful stuff! Never thought I was going to find a VSS in 15mm. Ironically enough considering the obvious reference being made, I will almost certainly be using these as Ukrainian troops for the Operation Greenway and the Battle of Pripyat." Now, I'm glad I checked out this post as well…… Duck |
| Cyclopeus | 21 Aug 2014 5:34 a.m. PST |
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| Soldado | 21 Aug 2014 6:03 a.m. PST |
Cyclopeus, VSS is a kind of sniper rifle, its the figure 2nd from left in the pic above and 2nd from right in the linked pic. |
| GeoffQRF | 21 Aug 2014 9:33 a.m. PST |
VSS 'Vintorez' silenced sniper rifle (USSR/Russia), Designed at TSNIITochMash(Central Institute for Precision Machine Building) by team lead by PetrSerdjukov, the new rifle was intended to replace some AK-47/AKM rifles, fitted with silencers, in the hands of various Special Operations (SpetsNaz) troops of Soviet Army, KGB and MVD. Doesn't that rather give them away as Russian special forces? :-) |
| marcin2501 | 21 Aug 2014 12:24 p.m. PST |
Doesn't that rather give them away as Russian special forces? :-) Mr Putin said they aren't any Russian forces there, so they are not. You should believe him ;) |
| Milites | 21 Aug 2014 5:37 p.m. PST |
It's well known that Ukrainians hunt with the Vintorez, so as not to disturb the other animals. Given this fact, why should pro-Russian patriots, who were just humble hunters, not have quite a few of these not so special weapons. It's also a little known fact that Ukrainian wildlife is some of the most vicious in Europe, so these same humble hunters regularly have to don body armour, helmets and protective goggles. |
| DuckanCover | 21 Aug 2014 10:10 p.m. PST |
Okay, I know they're Wikipedia, but they'd be a start.  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9x39mm link link link Videos as well. Note how quiet it is in the open….. YouTube link Useful because, the firer in the background with an unsuppressed weapon contrasts well with the VSS…. YouTube link Different weapon, but same cartridge. Only in Russia… YouTube link The weapon was developed as a subsonic anti-body armor system. There are ball and AP rounds. Several weapons use the cartridge. Duck |
| Cyclopeus | 22 Aug 2014 6:50 a.m. PST |
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| Milites | 22 Aug 2014 2:48 p.m. PST |
Here it is used as an icicle remover, I kid you not. YouTube link |
