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Shmel-1 and BRDM-2
22 April 2004 | Operation Flashpoint | No Comments
Russian Shmel-1 UAV is prepared for launch to observe enemy positions and a BRDM-2 recon team is being briefed for their upcoming scouting missions towards same direction. Despite modern UAVs there is no substitute for on-ground human reconnaissance. On the foreground AT-3 ‘Sagger’ is being inspected by weapons NCO. The Shmel-1 (Yak-061) UAV is just […]
Fokker F.27 Troopship
9 April 2004 | Operation Flashpoint | No Comments
Finnish paratroopers queue for a jump training on a biting cold clear day while their comrades practice low-level parachuting methods nearby. Since the 60s Dutch Fokker F.27 Friendship/Troopship series has been widely popular transport aircraft. It replaced DC-3s in Finnish service but now only one remains in FAF service as jump trainer plane, one as […]
Itpsv 57
27 March 2004 | Operation Flashpoint | 2 Comments
Three Finnish Itpsv 57s lined up for anti-air duties as a part of Armoured Brigade’s annual exercise. They are used to keep battalions’ equipment safe from distrubing factors coming from above. Itpsv 57s (aka ZSU-57-2) are built on shortened T-54 chassis with only four road wheel pairs. Vehicles are armed with two 57mm guns with […]
Mi-24 Hind
5 March 2004 | Operation Flashpoint | No Comments
Just behind frontlines, a Mi-24 Hind hovers while Spetsnatz troop supported by APC prepare to transport two Finnish soldiers taken as prisoners after roadside ambush. The soldiers were conducting a recon mission near the border and got lost after navigation error.