All I can tell from that is that the small arms are right for the region (AK variants) but oddly none that I saw had optics of any kind, just iron sights. Maybe that's the Russian way. Also, if these are Russian Airborne troops, then they've sent in their crack troops....better trained and better equipped.
I have read elsewhere that Russian military doctrine is that the lesser trained and poorest equipped soldiers are sent in first, that Russian doctrine holds that the military is willing to accept high casualties in the first contact, and after positions have been "softened up" they send in the more battle experienced and hardened forces. Apparently it's been this way in the Russian military going back before WWII.
If that's true, then the "softening up" period is over and the real engagement has begun.
Look at the amount of gear they have on their backs, this is not a force lightened up for an assault. It looks like MP's securing an area that they plan to stay in for a while. It makes sense too, the Federation will be using the airport extensively.
Yeah, key infrastructure facilities are critical to a military force. If the occupying force had failed to capture the airport and could not reasonably figure they COULD take it within a certain time window, they would have bombed and destroyed it to deny it to opposing forces. Sort of surprising that the Ukes didn't think of that. If they felt outnumbered and outclassed and outgunned, I'm surprised THEY didn't make the airport useless by blowing deep holes in the runways.
All I can tell from that is that the small arms are right for the region (AK variants) but oddly none that I saw had optics of any kind, just iron sights. Maybe that's the Russian way. Also, if these are Russian Airborne troops, then they've sent in their crack troops....better trained and better equipped.
I have read elsewhere that Russian military doctrine is that the lesser trained and poorest equipped soldiers are sent in first, that Russian doctrine holds that the military is willing to accept high casualties in the first contact, and after positions have been "softened up" they send in the more battle experienced and hardened forces. Apparently it's been this way in the Russian military going back before WWII.
If that's true, then the "softening up" period is over and the real engagement has begun.
I think they are probably regular infantry "air mobile" hopping around on helicopters.
Not elites, just a crack line unit.
That's my guess anyway.
Love the national orange and black striped ribbons. That's going to be a bitch to paint miniatures for though 😃
Heh!
Look at the amount of gear they have on their backs, this is not a force lightened up for an assault. It looks like MP's securing an area that they plan to stay in for a while. It makes sense too, the Federation will be using the airport extensively.
Yeah, key infrastructure facilities are critical to a military force. If the occupying force had failed to capture the airport and could not reasonably figure they COULD take it within a certain time window, they would have bombed and destroyed it to deny it to opposing forces. Sort of surprising that the Ukes didn't think of that. If they felt outnumbered and outclassed and outgunned, I'm surprised THEY didn't make the airport useless by blowing deep holes in the runways.
Russian iron sights are better (at least for me) than American iron sights.
Russia seems to have a long tradition of durability and simplicity over high tech in their equipment philosophy.
Apparently. Firing a couple more rounds is cheaper than delicate optics anyway.