A never-ending story - our well-known BMC Kirpi was painted once again and put on display all the way in the Ural region of Russia, the town of Pyshma around the summer of 2024. The story of this vehicle needs a book at this point.

T-72AMT MBT in service with Ukrainian forces during Kursk Operation, late August 2024.

RM-70 122mm MLRS in Ukrainian service, December 2022 period.

Old school M16A1 rifles used for training by the Los Angeles Police Department, 2019 period.

Colt M933 "Commando" 5.56 Carbine used by Ukrainian Naval Infantryman during training, August 2024.

Captured Russian T-72B3 tanks in Ukrainian service during the battle of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Winter 2023 period.

Soviet AZP S-60 57mm anti-aircraft gun in service with Georgian Defense Forces during the 2008 Russo-Georgian war. August 2008 was one of the very last times such guns were used to engage fast-moving jets, with one S-60 crew claiming a damaged Su-24 on the first day of the war.

Some pictures of Moldova's nonexistent MiG-29 fleet, mostly from the 2000s period.

AVGP Grizzly’s and Husky’s in Darfur 2005, operated by African UN forces. Interestingly the first image shows the result of a Grizzly’s MG jamming and being forced to crush a hostile technical which then exploded, the crash occurred at high speed.

In 1927 the Netherlands bought one Renault FT tank to see what capabilities it had and to learn to defend against such weapons. Tests showed that most obstacles were incapable of stopping the the little Renault. By 1940 the Netherlands still had one tank.

Dutch soldiers armed with Uzi 9x19 submachine guns with rather rare, Dutch-manufactured metal stocks especially made for the Dutch Air Force, 1970s period.

2S3 "Akatsya" 152mm SPA with additional cage armor in service with Ukrainian 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, October 2023 period.

Georgia, 1990s.

My father fought in this conflict on Georgian side. He stated many of the firefights happened with Mosins, 22lr rifles, hunting shotguns and improvised locally made SMGs duo to lack of assault rifles on both sides.

Another UkrAF Su-24M bomber that was returned to service post full-scale invasion after a couple decades in storage. Note fresh coat of grey paint and QR / IFF markings.

Beyond comedy

"10,500 surplus 9mm pistols from our inventory." Oh my god. They're going to send them Browning Hi-Powers. Incredible.