Guns of Ukraine war picture thread
Posted: March 11th, 2022, 1:20 am
We've all been watching the news out of Ukraine and observing the hardware. Ukraine is unique in that they were in the early stages of transitioning to ditching the AK platform for M16 and Tavor variants. The Israelis signed a deal with FORT, one of Ukraine's arms makers, to make licensed copies of not only Tavors, but Negevs (5.56 belt-fed SAW) and Galil Aces. Ukraine also makes their own AR15/M16 called the WAC47, which has been issued in both 7.62x39 and 5.56 variants.
So far, I have yet seen all of these "in the wild" in the pictures from the war. Yet, the pictures coming do show a wide variety of rifles and machineguns.
Here we have group being trained by American volunteers and armed with brand spanking new FNCs donated by FN last week.
More new out of the crate rifles, this time, from America.
Here is one of the indigenously produced WAC47 rifles in 7.62x39
This appears to be a privately owned AR, perhaps a Zbroyar Z15?
Ukrainian special forces started buying and using SIG Virtus rifles back in 2020.
The only Tavor I have spotted in photos since the war began is this one.
Of course, not everyone has gotten the new stuff. There are still hundreds of thousands of AK74s and AK47s seen in the field right now. Many Ukrainian arms depots were bombed, which may account for not seeing a lot of the newer stuff. But an indicator of how desperate times are, I have seen evidence of the last ditch war stocks being issued. Such as,....
Old DP28s. Still effective, if the pans are in good shape. But no longer a front line weapon.
Here's an OP with an old DP and a sporterized Mosin
Why do they always give the heavy bich to the little guy?
One of these guys is stuck with an old PPS43, but at least he seems to have a Walther in his waistband.
And still a few Devil's Paintbrushes operating out there.
Some guys get all the neat stuff. This dude has the red dot optic, the drum and a suppressor.
And here's one you don't see often;...a bipod mounted ground deployed Dshk 12.7x108 belt-fed. This model uses a monster muzzle brake so that you can get your shoulder behind it and use it like a GPMG and not break your collar bone.
A captured Russian AK12. It seems these have become the status symbol in Ukraine, because you only get one by going out and taking it.
So far, I have yet seen all of these "in the wild" in the pictures from the war. Yet, the pictures coming do show a wide variety of rifles and machineguns.
Here we have group being trained by American volunteers and armed with brand spanking new FNCs donated by FN last week.
More new out of the crate rifles, this time, from America.
Here is one of the indigenously produced WAC47 rifles in 7.62x39
This appears to be a privately owned AR, perhaps a Zbroyar Z15?
Ukrainian special forces started buying and using SIG Virtus rifles back in 2020.
The only Tavor I have spotted in photos since the war began is this one.
Of course, not everyone has gotten the new stuff. There are still hundreds of thousands of AK74s and AK47s seen in the field right now. Many Ukrainian arms depots were bombed, which may account for not seeing a lot of the newer stuff. But an indicator of how desperate times are, I have seen evidence of the last ditch war stocks being issued. Such as,....
Old DP28s. Still effective, if the pans are in good shape. But no longer a front line weapon.
Here's an OP with an old DP and a sporterized Mosin
Why do they always give the heavy bich to the little guy?
One of these guys is stuck with an old PPS43, but at least he seems to have a Walther in his waistband.
And still a few Devil's Paintbrushes operating out there.
Some guys get all the neat stuff. This dude has the red dot optic, the drum and a suppressor.
And here's one you don't see often;...a bipod mounted ground deployed Dshk 12.7x108 belt-fed. This model uses a monster muzzle brake so that you can get your shoulder behind it and use it like a GPMG and not break your collar bone.
A captured Russian AK12. It seems these have become the status symbol in Ukraine, because you only get one by going out and taking it.