Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #2

auslander wrote:

Militarov wrote:BSF ropucha class landing ship Tsezar Kunikov 158 transits southbound Bosphorus:





Russian Navy Orthodox priest is part of the crew

Warrior Priests are a centuries old tradition in Russia. One of the main characters in my book is one, Father Mitrofan. The Priest at our Church is one also, Spetznaz, a veteran of Afghan and Chechnya. We get along rather well.

Militarov wrote:

Interesting way to adress public as a "Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL", first of all this is nowhere near modern diplomatic standard, seems like US got its Rogozin

Source: https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/650325282847608833

Werewolf wrote:Just pure gold, but we know they are all Putin paid internet trolls...



Someone hit the nail!

Militarov wrote:

Werewolf wrote:Just pure gold, but we know they are all Putin paid internet trolls...



Someone hit the nail!

I got once replied by "bellingcat" that i am "Paid Russian troll from Sankt Peterburg" and that he hopes "My pay is worth my humiliation in supporting stupid PUTLER claims". All this coz i tried to explain him that 3 digit launcher number on that famous Russian Buk doesnt mean its part of unit that has same starting number as he linked some unit from Krasnodar or whatnot, my unit had launchers with 4 digits with no apparent order whatsoever and command vehicles had 3. Its all part of deception to hide actual number of launchers, missiles, command units etc...

Militarov wrote:

Werewolf wrote:Just pure gold, but we know they are all Putin paid internet trolls...



Someone hit the nail!

I got once replied by "bellingcat" that i am "Paid Russian troll from Sankt Peterburg" and that he hopes "My pay is worth my humiliation in supporting stupid PUTLER claims". All this coz i tried to explain him that 3 digit launcher number on that famous Russian Buk doesnt mean its part of unit that has same starting number as he linked some unit from Krasnodar or whatnot, my unit had launchers with 4 digits with no apparent order whatsoever and command vehicles had 3. Its all part of deception to hide actual number of launchers, missiles, command units etc...

Militarov wrote:

Werewolf wrote:

auslander wrote:

Militarov wrote:

Well, still looks better than my meals in the army to be honest.

The ageless buckwheat porridge with meat, a Russian military, and civilian, staple for centuries, some cucumbers for green, soup with spuds. Missing is the bread, another staple, but all and all good belly timber. Not gourmet but soldiers don't need that.

Hmm. Clean hands and nails, married, silver wedding band on the usual right hand, high water mark on the shirt. And smiling.

I would beg to differ on the "gourmet" thing. Sometimes a good tasty meal can bring up morals of soldiers more than anything in the field and to be honest never liked buckwheat porridge, tastes almost like nothing but of course among the easiest and most nutrious ways to provide meal without much costs or overall resources weighting on logistics.

Want to hear my "casual" meal in the army?

Breakfasts:

- bread (from yesterday, so we eat less of it, also its true 24h old bread is healthier but... its not that nice) or some hard thing they call bisquit from field ration (they would open soon to expire rations and serve them for breakfast very often taking out pate, tea, bisquits, cheese etc).
- liver pate or melted cheese from sheep milk (we suspect its sheep at least, maybe dragon too), margarine and jam both from field rations and impossible to spread on bread
- Hot dogs (actually we belive actual dogs were used), salami or boiled eggs
- jogurt from plastic package, tea (with some weird ironish taste to it)

Exceptions did exist but this is somewhat of a standard rotation.

Lunch:

- Cabbage with meat - Russians, anyone?
- Beans with meat (belive it or not, probably best meals i ever had, both in barracks and the field from field kitchen)
- Green beans with meat - What about no...
- Moussaka - sounds good right? Well it wasnt...
- Drnč - impossible to translate, it slang for certain type of stew made of potato, meat, carrots etc (basically whatever was leftover from two previous meals, no jokes) wasnt that bad actually but soldiers called it Drnč after special detergent that was used to clean rifles
- Riži-biži - basically peas, rice and spices with some meat

Dinner:

Was mix of lunch and breakfast leftovers i guess, depending how lucky you are. Sometimes it would be something else but meh. Often we would get sardine, if there wasnt any onion i would just go to sleep, i cant eat that crap without onions

I understand its all about being nutritious and easy to transport-prepare, but i was enjoying so much when we get in field beans with alot of smoked meat or sausage and cabbage salad...brings good mood and life into you.

Zivo wrote:

Militarov wrote:

Werewolf wrote:Just pure gold, but we know they are all Putin paid internet trolls...



Someone hit the nail!

I got once replied by "bellingcat" that i am "Paid Russian troll from Sankt Peterburg" and that he hopes "My pay is worth my humiliation in supporting stupid PUTLER claims". All this coz i tried to explain him that 3 digit launcher number on that famous Russian Buk doesnt mean its part of unit that has same starting number as he linked some unit from Krasnodar or whatnot, my unit had launchers with 4 digits with no apparent order whatsoever and command vehicles had 3. Its all part of deception to hide actual number of launchers, missiles, command units etc...

Elliot Higgins is a complete tool. I commend your effort to debate him.

Militarov wrote:

max steel wrote:

Militarov wrote:

Unexploded bomb in Ehsim city in Idlib.

Why Dumb Bombs fail to blow ?

Fuse malfunction or just from being too old.

flamming_python wrote:Breakfast: Potatoes
Lunch: Mashed Potatoes, Potato soup
Dinner: More Potatoes

x_54_u43 wrote:Well, I have been looking into the drones being used by Russia in Syria, and I have come across something interesting.







Exact same UI, same carrot marker, scale on the left... I think we found our little guy, and this little guy has apparently been used to film what I am guessing is either Patriot-2015 or Russian Arms Expo 2015.

I am leaning towards the Zala 421-02 as a likely candidate, with over a 4 km ceiling and 6 hours of operating time. Or perhaps the Gorizont or Berkut.

flamming_python wrote:

Militarov wrote:

Werewolf wrote:

auslander wrote:

Militarov wrote:

Well, still looks better than my meals in the army to be honest.

The ageless buckwheat porridge with meat, a Russian military, and civilian, staple for centuries, some cucumbers for green, soup with spuds. Missing is the bread, another staple, but all and all good belly timber. Not gourmet but soldiers don't need that.

Hmm. Clean hands and nails, married, silver wedding band on the usual right hand, high water mark on the shirt. And smiling.

I would beg to differ on the "gourmet" thing. Sometimes a good tasty meal can bring up morals of soldiers more than anything in the field and to be honest never liked buckwheat porridge, tastes almost like nothing but of course among the easiest and most nutrious ways to provide meal without much costs or overall resources weighting on logistics.

Want to hear my "casual" meal in the army?

Breakfasts:

- bread (from yesterday, so we eat less of it, also its true 24h old bread is healthier but... its not that nice) or some hard thing they call bisquit from field ration (they would open soon to expire rations and serve them for breakfast very often taking out pate, tea, bisquits, cheese etc).
- liver pate or melted cheese from sheep milk (we suspect its sheep at least, maybe dragon too), margarine and jam both from field rations and impossible to spread on bread
- Hot dogs (actually we belive actual dogs were used), salami or boiled eggs
- jogurt from plastic package, tea (with some weird ironish taste to it)

Exceptions did exist but this is somewhat of a standard rotation.

Lunch:

- Cabbage with meat - Russians, anyone?
- Beans with meat (belive it or not, probably best meals i ever had, both in barracks and the field from field kitchen)
- Green beans with meat - What about no...
- Moussaka - sounds good right? Well it wasnt...
- Drnč - impossible to translate, it slang for certain type of stew made of potato, meat, carrots etc (basically whatever was leftover from two previous meals, no jokes) wasnt that bad actually but soldiers called it Drnč after special detergent that was used to clean rifles
- Riži-biži - basically peas, rice and spices with some meat

Dinner:

Was mix of lunch and breakfast leftovers i guess, depending how lucky you are. Sometimes it would be something else but meh. Often we would get sardine, if there wasnt any onion i would just go to sleep, i cant eat that crap without onions

I understand its all about being nutritious and easy to transport-prepare, but i was enjoying so much when we get in field beans with alot of smoked meat or sausage and cabbage salad...brings good mood and life into you.

Well you had it better than us

Breakfast: Potatoes
Lunch: Mashed Potatoes, Potato soup
Dinner: More Potatoes