Soviet-Afghan War Reenacting - VDV/Airborne, 9th Company - History and Impression Guideline
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2020
- There are many other components for this impression that can be used that were not listed. This can just be used a base for somebody wanting to start. Thank you for watching and I'll see you in the next video. Please ask questions in the comments below!
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You from Escalation 1985 podcasts?
Yep!
@@_xleepy_ Then let me thank you for some ours happily spent listening to these podcasts, re-igniting my interest in the cold war while discovering a shit ton of new things in the process.
P.S You guys are awesome and you passion is inspiring.
P.P.S How's the game going now with the corona fucking us all and why no podcasts for the last year?
@@alexcheremisin3596 Really appreciate it man. Game development is currently on hold at the moment due to some internal legal issues but we're going to get the ball rolling again asap.
@@_xleepy_ You and 83' are the last hope that this generation won't think the new call of duty is what the cold war looked like
@@_xleepy_ please tell me, where do you get this gear and camouflage from!?
Going to war to solve economic crisis is like crashing your car when the engine makes weird noises.
What was the US going into WW2?
I mean, if it works
@@utahraptor4729874 to come to the aid of our allies after being ourselves attacked
@@tacticalfall4505 America was isolationist, so had no allies.
@@utahraptor4729874 Hmmm, I guess we weren't supplying the British and the Soviets then.
I've always liked Soviet gear as its simple.
“Simple, Sustainable, S…Cheap”
And it worked
Quick note on the beginning, yes they stormed the palace and killed the president but the Afghani Communist Party had already started a revolution when they asked for the help of the SU. it didn't just come out of nowhere
Very cool. The collection of equipment of a Soviet soldier during the Afghan war corresponds to reality by 100 %. These items are becoming rare while they can still be found, but after a while they will only be seen in a Museum.
Very interesting and informative, I’d love to see more of these (if possible of course)
There will definitely be much more of these. Planning on doing 1980s US 82nd Airborne, Polish Marines, maaybe royal marines and bundeswehr then after the 80s saga some earlier 20th century impressions
Xleepy man it would be awesome if you added some translations under the text if you could. I’d love to share this to some of my fellow Russians and some Afghan veterans I know
Though not perfect, this should at least be the bare standard for everyone wanting to get into Soviet-Afghan war reenacting. The only thing "wrong" I can spot is the lack of emblem on your collar but everything else is considered acceptable for the period. I am jealous of your community, being the only guy that gets all the correct gear is pretty boring where I live.
wow! great collection! downloading 9th battalion now. I was a kid in the eighties and always fascinated by the USSR. I have a few Naval items I got from a Ukraine ebay seller that had stuff from Sevastopol, home of the black sea fleet, including a 2 meter long naval ensign that looks very weathered
I respect you didn’t choose type 56 Chinese army chest rig,many ppl still misunderstanding they used widely by soviets in Afghanistan.
They were or weren't? In any event they were used. I don't think it would be incorrect anyway.
@@humansvd3269 you know airsoft or cosplay it’s not problem,but in “reenactment” or “collection” it become problem. Why so many ppl still misunderstand is people only research in English and hardly ever to contact any Russian sources. Well I think it’s common problem among many country.
@@Jjjuserjjjfrom what source images are available, they were definitely used, however not nearly as much as is portrayed In a lot of impressions. Though I’d love to know how common homemade chest rigs and solutions were
They were widely used when they looted them off of enemy forces or they crafted their own chest rig
@@frostydrifter ok if you were US soldier of vietnam war,you have captured ak47,which is good competitor of m16. wll you and your collague use ak47 instead of m16? maybe not. it's same as 56 chest rig in afghanistan. soviet soldiers may sometimes use 56 rig or home made rig but it was not "widely".
Excellently done my dude
You just got yourself a new subscriber.
Your channel is awesome.
Fantastic video... I wanna see more.
Excellent video my friend
Glad i found this
I'd recognise that Madness Combat music anywhere. Great video
Great work 🤟👋
Thanks so much for this! I do mainly 56th DShB impression from chechen wars, but I dabble a bit in the afghanistan era as I like it very much. I actually finished my afghan kit very recently
This conflict has always interested me. Gonna do more research! Thanks
Very good.
And Captain Malashenko in the intro.
Good video, but the fact Bondarchuk's The 9th Company is considered a serious historical movie makes me sad.
I didn't think it was a particularly well made but the events that inspired the making of the film are important.
Interesting information.
Soviet VDV loadout, historic explanation behind a great movie, Sewerslvt all in one really helpful video?! and around the time I discovered all of this, fuck me, why didn't I find this sooner?!
My father was there as an NCO of VDV recon unit. Participated in raids to eliminate or capture Mujahideen personnel.
He once told me about the same Mujahid that he personally captured four or five times. You see, Soviet troops (as per protocol) were handling captive Mujahideen to local Afghani authorities, which just so happened to be extremely corrupt and kept setting guerrillas free for a bribe.
On fourth or fifth time, that Mujahid was injured and bled to his death in the convoy truck.
started watching this while forgetting that i had a enough tab up with music and i was wondering why the intro was so perfectly weird with the person talking with Too Old to Die Young in the back ground.
Слава советским воинам-интернационалистам!
I found this after i made a arma 3 video very well made.
Cool intro with archival soviet footage
Glad to have finally found a video on this. I don’t know if you were there, but there’s a tank show in Virginia every September and I went there about two years ago and met and spoke with a few of the guys I’ve seen in the “Red Divide” video. I’ve been assembling an Afghan and Chechen war kits for a few years now and would always like some pointers. I’m not a serious impressionist I just use the kit for airsoft so I don’t have an RD-54 or E-tool (maybe in the future), as well as the winter Afghanka. A few questions I have though are on the Afghanka uniform. Mine in particular I was able to find at a surplus store a few years ago and fits perfectly. My only question on it though is that it appears to be a much darker shade than the normal M88, almost like a brown. Do you think it’s a post war or late war production or just discoloration due to age? And for Chechen war kits are they relatively similar? For mine I use a set of M88s in VSR 93 pattern, and then all the armor and web gear from the Afghan kit besides throwing a KZS helmet cover on the SSh-68. Sorry if I’m spamming the fuck out of your comment section with an essay but I haven’t been able to find much help because I deleted my Facebook a few months back.
Not the dude who posted the video, and I can’t really help too much, but uh to me your Chechnya kit sounds pretty accurate, I’m not too sure about the helmet cover though. The discoloration may be due to age or it’s possibly a repro, but it should be ok. And yes the Afghankas will work for Afghan and Chechnya. For additional help, I’d recommend asking on r/reenactors if you have Reddit, there’s many people on there who can help.
@@MD_Films just saw your response a year later, thank you very much, I’ve actually found out my afghanka is a Transnistrian M88 made of a brown denim.
Nice
In one of the last clips shown, of the man with the radio walking down the road; What is the name of the radio backpack he is wearing?
Where can i find a good 6b3 vest? Ive looked across ebay and i cant seem to find anything.
where did you find those rop flares? ive looked everywhere, cant find 6b2 vests either.
I can smell the military surplus through the screen.
Cosmoline😋
Any advice or suggestions on where to source these products from to put together this exceptional re-enactment kit? I'd love to put one together for myself but I've little to no idea where to even begin.
So what I would suggest is to start looking on ebay or asking facebook vendors if they have these individual items available. facebook.com/kmehanichev
@@_xleepy_ Thank you, I'll have to get FB sorted but I'll have a look. Appreciate the pointer.
I did look on eBay but to be honest I found it difficult to find what I was looking for. I had a look for helmets and I'll need to find out how sizing is done as my head is on the larger end of the spectrum if memory serves.
Can the KLMK jumpsuit be found in reproduction? I’ve only been able to find it in a two piece uniform
Can you leave links to where you got everything if possible
How did you get the bayonet on your 6B3??? I’d love to get mine off my belt for maneuvering
where did you find your oversuit?
KLMKs are pretty common to find on Ebay. Usually go for around $30-40
the rd54 backpack is setup very poorly.
its a rare sight to see an unmodified rd45 backpack in afghanistan, almost every soldier added more pouches to the outside of the pack either by sewing the belt pockets to it, or most commonly another rd-54 on top of another one.
besides that the sternum strap is mounted too low and the dangling straps would be removed in most cases and used as utility straps for the backpack as means of attaching the poncho to the pack, since it was too big to fit in a side pocket.
also armor vests were not very common, mostly spotted are either chicom rigs or improvised chest rigs made with the rd-54 pouches sewn together.
the uniform cover or partizan suit was only worn in the hot weather since it provided more ventilation than the afghanka uniform.
in conclusion: soviet gear in afghanistan was anything but stantard, so you can pull out your sewing machines and start sewing shit to other shit until you achieve your preferred kit.
In my opinion this theme is a very interesting one because it lets you tailor your gear to your preferences while being historically accurate.
have you done any more of these?
I have been interested in building out my soviet afghan uniform so this video has been helpful. However i have seen that the fitting of russian clothes is quit different than that of US. Does russian clothing run big? Where is the best place to look for russian afghan war uniforms online aside from ebay? Just wondering where you have found most of your gear.
Ebay is a good place to look but there are many vendors on facebook that could help you out as well. Check out:
facebook.com/groups/1446656082298253
@@_xleepy_ hey dude I’m glad to see you still seem to use this account, would you happen to know where to get more sources on this impression? I don’t speak Russian so I’m having a pretty difficult time getting actual first hand info. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hello!) I'm from Russia.
About the uniforms, please contact us.
Where can you get the black leather laceup boots?
great video. where did you find this gear?
Ebay and Facebook vendors. If you need help finding anything in particular let me know :)
If you want some modern stuff, you should go to greyshop.
Hmm, does a KZS-1 suit work as well? I've seen them pop out in Afghanistan with the KLMK oversuits as well.
KZS suits are perfect as well!
@@_xleepy_ Ooh nice, one more question, where did you get your ROP flares? I have a hard time finding them. Edit: Nvm I got a person that sells them to send them to me lol!
Did they always got a pistol for ordinary soldier or just special forces one?
where did you people get the soviet camouflage from?
This is war no one talks about along with the war with nothern ireland and the uk
Where could I find a full set of webbing and equipment?
You're probably not gonna find it all in one place. Ebay is a great source, as are Russian surplus websites. Facebook Marketplace is also very good.
Мля, да душманы в отличие от наших солдат скрывали лица и нападали из кустов, в смелости они и рядом не стоят с нашими пацанами.
Бондаренко не гони волну пареньок диванний вояка.
Excessively video friend I recommend the virtual store of ((soviet power))
Ehhh, I heard it's a bit sketchy.
Too overpriced
No Face not to mention sometimes misleading
No Face they’ll sell you an M69 and say it’s WW2...
Their store is run well, meaning they're quick at shipping and as far as getting you the stuff. However, it's very misinformed and often overpriced
how are the old glasses made airsoft safe?
Is the gray shop 6b3 any good?
All Grey Shop Afghan era surplus is overpriced garbage in my opinion. You're much better off hunting down the real items. Will also save you money
And what were using snipers? Nice video!
Same but SVD rifle instead of AK, or VSS if special unit. And often no bulletproof vest, cause to big weight. also the soviet pouches for svd mag’s.
@@gopniksraena8080 VSS appeared in the late 1987, so it will be really hard to see some during the Afghan War, but you can see pleny of them during the 1st & the 2nd Chechen War.
Ysaraos Да.
Česť práci! In-between WWII and cold war the tactics and concepts of Soviet snipers changed quite a lot.
The WWII version of mostly stationary sniper waiting for valuable targets still existed, but the primary long-range combat role was put on the shoulders of marksmen.
Marksmen were part of every unit. They used the exact same gear as other soldiers, as they had to keep moving with the unit and blend in so that the enemy doesn't notice them at first. That's why the only major difference was the weapon - SVD. The marksmen also sometimes chose to carry less gear to allow them quicker movement and less potential for giving up their position. It's not a rule though, as it was more of a matter of personal choice.
Marksman's role is to eliminate enemy soldiers, ideally at this exact order:
1. Radio operators and officers
2. Machine gunners
3. Snipers, rocket launcher dudes and other dangerous specialised troops
4. The rest of the enemy's unit
I got a reproduction 6B3 vest and it doesn’t have the cut out for the equipment belt. I’m going to modify it so I can use the belt, and I was wondering if you could give me any information on where the cuts behind the magazine pouches should be, and how the belt will go across the back of the vest?
Those repro 6b3s from greyshop are honestly pretty shitty. They're made of the wrong material and are easy to spot. You can get a real one for the same price as those
@@_xleepy_ Well shit lmao, I hadn’t seen any that I liked on eBay that were at that price so I went with grey shop. Plus I’m just putting together an air soft loadout that mainly gets the point across. Thanks for responding though dude!
Why did this get taken down?
Had some grammer and voice over mistakes. Also wanted to remake thumbnail
So it was a platoon sized company?
What’s the KLMK oversuit used for?
It's camouflage. Soviets issued oversuits instead of camoflauge uniforms.
What's the difference between the summer and winter m88 afghanka other than the liner?
The winter has the giant fur collar as shown in the video
@@_xleepy_ But you can remove the collar. Once its removed are they the same? Or is the winter one thicker? Which would you recommend to get to replicate a soviet uniform if you could only get one?
Is this the music from Madness Interactive?
Yes. Music in the description
I have a question, what is your overall take or opinion on Soviet-Afghan War?
Well, I would say that the invasion was a result of the incompetence of the Politburo during that time. Many innocent Afghans and Russian conscripts lost there lives so it's important to take note of how conflicts like these can be avoided.
@@_xleepy_ The Politburo were initially hesitant to intervene in Afghanistan (despite the wishes of Taraki, and later Amin himself) because they realised it would be costly; not just in economic terms or in blood, but also politically. Brezhnev in particular was concerned about the effects it would have on Soviet-U.S. relations-no doubt détente would be scrapped, as would SALT II-but considering the U.S. were already stoking the Afghan flames as early as May, it meant little in hindsight.
Is the winter afganka same as summer one ? I heard that you only put fur outside and its like summer one
They are two different uniforms.
@@_xleepy_ hello i have serious question, where do you store winter gear during summer....?
@@prussianhistorymore8437 generally rolled up and stored on your ruck and brought out at night when the temperature drops
@@_xleepy_ lol im from and im not the best at english could i ask what is ruck?😅
@@prussianhistorymore8437 backpack. The RD-54
using madness music in your video justifies my subbing long ago
How did you get your hands on some 6b3 armor?
Typically, maybe on Ebay (although good luck) Or facebook groups.
Don't buy the 6b3 armor from grey-shop though, it's not even made in the correct materials.
@@ald6481 well the one on grey shop is for airsoft and stuff. They are very clear about that. I found a real one on eBay and snatched it up already.
@@Rokaize Good going for grabbing one!
Do Soldiers wear their 6b3 vest with a winter afghanka? When it's very cold?
No. Its impossible to feel cold with winter afghanka ;)
@@tfgtiger_tv4060 technically but that's not what I meant but okay xD
Kinda weird how different it is from the uniform the us soldiers used during their invasion
9th company is a great movie! Anymore good Russian War movies you recommend?
Очень хороший фильм "9 рота" рекомендую посмотреть.
@@user-zf2lb3jo4g 9 pota?
@@engineco.1494 It is in Russian
@@engineco.1494 ruclips.net/video/LA58OknmcQQ/видео.html
@@engineco.1494 Grozovye vorota very good film too.
Would a Sidor bag work?
Those would be for Motostrelki.
9 company movie it sucks you need to watch movie Афганский излом this is real movie
1:21 Сомневаюсь, что эти парни могли быть советскими десантниками). В советской армии и далее постсоветских странах ВДВ, МП, Спецназ только категория - А, если со зрением беда, то не судьба.
Молодцы, что стараетесь!
The question is?
The Soviet-afghan war veterans How they treated at home?
Compare to the american vietnam war veterans
Not sure how it is for everyone else but my father never got anything for it nor did he ever like talking about it, but we are not from russia just an ex-ussr republic.
I honestly doubt anyone gets anything for nothing here or in russia
They are considered to be heroes, respected war veterans. The monuments are built for died soldiers of Afghan war.
@@rapu1640 I think in-general veterans aren't really like other people to know what they did at war especially when they're the defeated sides
They got treated like crap form what I read: Pretty much like Vietnam. It went from being a patriotic war to the new generation treating them like they shouldn’t have been there.
Corruption was rife in the army, recruits were hazed relentlessly and families often got little to no closure.
Though much of my knowledge comes from The Boys in Zinc and Afghantzy which, being popular enough to be translated as mainstream English books, are probably skewed somewhat.
If anyone knows other books with accounts of the average Russian soldier (past or present) then please let me know. It’s hard to find as many accounts as there are ones of nato troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
@@rapu1640 USSR a great nation......i beive all x sssr nation will unite again....and yes usr fought a god war to save humanity...but the world back then are so blind they cant se the truth of terrorism and islam....ussr wil be back in future...take care my friend....love from India...
red divide?
I think that boots are wrong,It shouldn't have those folder.It's a nice video tho!
Original soviet laceup boots are fairly uncommon here and tend to fall apart easily so these are just stand ins
Hi, 6b3 is an original?
It is an original.
@@ald6481 with plates and kevlar?
@@tfgtiger_tv4060 Knowing this guy, maybe. Although I do not know myself since I own a 6b3 vest without the plates.
9:24 get your finger off the trigger.
*Swallowing Dust plays*
Why you wearing KLMK on uniform? Soviet soldiers wear only maskalat or only uniform, because in Afghanistan is hot, sometimes trousers from uniform and smock from maskalat. Belt is incorrect, should have copper buckle. Boots is incorrect too of course, but i understand, original boots is very rare.
I have many reference pictures showing vdv wearing there klmk over the uniform. Also subdued belts were preferred to the parade belts with the copper belt buckle because of the non-reflective coating
@@_xleepy_ Not exactly, soviet soldiers not used belts with camouflage buckles except a few cases but Afghanistan DRA army wear a soviet camouflage belts. Reflective coating is not a big problem because often belts were worn under a bulletproof vest as a belt for trousers. Copper, brown belt is not a parade belts in Soviet Army, parade belts has white color and copper buckle. Wearing a maskalat on the uniform is also a rare exception in Afghanistan, outside of Afghanistan it was often worn this way. I also have a many pictures and uniforms from this war, i collecting them for 10 years.
photos: imgur.com/a/hxF3qWJ
@@szurawi1522 I've been collecting and researching for a long time as well :) imgur.com/gallery/Dy9HciK
@@szurawi1522 This video is supposed to serve as a tool to help someone start an impression that doesn't know the correct nomenclature for equipment pieces or know about the conflict in general. I state that I encourage them to find reference photos and build an impression based on that.
@@_xleepy_ On the first photo they have a copper buckles. Maskalat worn on the uniform is a rare exception in Afghanistan. Out of several thousand, I have only a few similar photos.
How the hell did they stay cool with that many layers?
They didn't
The operation took place in January at 3234 meters above sea level. It was snowing there
Ha-ha! If you guys try to reenact Soviet Army Limited Development in Afghanistan, you have to add harsh, hellish “dedovshina” . That was and Is a word for a form of relationship between those servicemen who almost done their tour and fresh cherry meat. Just for USA guys : it was like young soldier sent by older soldiers in sure VC vill for cigarets or dope. Or beat the hell out of young soldier for no reason at all. Just for fun. Got that?
Context: after the Saur Revolution happened in 1979 and a socialist govt was established in Afghanistan, the CIA got wind of this and started funding those mujahideen groups in an effort to topple the socialist revolutionaries. Then the Soviet Union gets wind of this and sends troops to the region, in which they eventually withdraw because the mujahideen groups were funded by the most powerful military to ever exist, so they had better equipment. Don’t believe me? Two words. Operation Cyclone.
NO.boy.afghanistan.Dangers.,s
Sovjet Invasion how is this a invasion
They put military forces into a country.
Read a dictionary, it will help you a lot.
Фильм и сценарий полный отстой. Голос за кадром тоже!
Они старались
"А ты не маловат для штурмовика?"
Typical "partizan" or "pidzhak" in the first month of service.
My milsurp obsession brought me here. Good stuff guys 🫡👍