| Tango01 | 19 Jan 2021 12:53 p.m. PST |
"Setting their sights on a conflict at the very end of the world, Russia's marksmen have staged a series of training exercises in freezing temperatures, hitting targets at long range and concealing themselves in snow drifts. The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that the grueling drills had been carried out by army snipers based in the Far East region of Transbaikal, almost 5,000km east of Moscow. As part of the wargames, snipers practiced shooting mocked-up enemies at ranges of up to 1,000 meters in temperatures of -35 degrees Celsius (-31 Fahrenheit) throughout the day and night…"
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| Choctaw | 19 Jan 2021 2:55 p.m. PST |
That's just Tuesday for those guys. |
 Legion 4  | 19 Jan 2021 4:05 p.m. PST |
Yeah … just another day in Paradise for them. When I was in the ROK, '84-'85. We had -30 to -40 with wind chill … Too damn cold !!! 🥶 Them Russkies can keep it ! |
| Legionarius | 19 Jan 2021 7:57 p.m. PST |
The Russians are tough. They are and always have been. Food for thought. |
| USAFpilot | 19 Jan 2021 8:19 p.m. PST |
I operate at -40 degree temperatures all the time, but inside the cockpit I adjust the temperature to a balmy 74. ;-) |
| Barin1 | 20 Jan 2021 2:14 a.m. PST |
Shooting even a normal gun at -30 is very complicated. Of course these guys have special clothes and mittens, but having experienced two very cold winters during my army service I'm a bit surprised, that their balaklavas are not covered with icicles, there's no vapour from breathing, and generally these mittens look very thin…
BTW, we had -20C this week in Moscow ;) |
| Legion 4 | 20 Jan 2021 8:31 a.m. PST |
Yes to doubt the Russians are some tough SOBs is a mistake … Doing anything in extreme cold like that makes operating that much more difficult. Today where I live in NE Ohio, USA it about 25 before wind chill, with wind at about 10-15MPH. 🥶😬 |
| Ghostrunner | 20 Jan 2021 9:07 a.m. PST |
Nice thing about operating at 40 below zero- No one has to ask if you mean Celsius or Fahrenheit. |
| Legion 4 | 20 Jan 2021 4:09 p.m. PST |
Yeah either way it is  cold !!!! |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 21 Jan 2021 11:48 a.m. PST |
Shooting even a normal gun at -30 is very complicated. Doing pretty much anything at those temperatures is complicated! |
| Tango01 | 21 Jan 2021 12:39 p.m. PST |
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| Ghostrunner | 21 Jan 2021 7:13 p.m. PST |
Yeah either way it is Bleeped text cold !!!! And either way it's the same temperature. |
| Cuprum2 | 21 Jan 2021 7:56 p.m. PST |
Exercises of Russian paratroopers in the Arctic. Dropping from a height of 10 km in the area of Franz Josef Land. YouTube link Russian field cuisine in the Arctic YouTube link Marines in the Arctic YouTube link Russian military bases in the Arctic YouTube link |
| Legion 4 | 22 Jan 2021 9:32 a.m. PST |
And either way it's the same temperature. Well … yeah … but no matter how you say … It's still too damn cold !!! 🥶 |
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