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Kabul, Winter 1988/89 picture thread.
I won’t be adding to much context to these, but most show DRA troops and the withdrawal of the Red Army. All found on Getty images.
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Derelict IS-4 heavy tanks formerly used as pillboxes on the Soviet-Chinese border. Pictures of these tanks in service are extremely rare, with only 150 having been produced.
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TOS-1 Buratino heavy flamethrower during combat trials in Afghanistan, late 1980s. Some less frequently seen color pics.
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Did the Ukrainian ASU-85 photographed early during the War ever make a reappearance?
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Soviet IS-3 used as static pillbox on the Sakhalin Islands, 1980s.
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Eritrean Army T-55/54 with D-30 howitzers mounted on top, presumably during the country‘s incursion into Tigray.
Interesting to see these hybrids still in service, afaik the last time they were pictured was during the Badme War, over 20 years ago.
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Rarely seen in-action stills of Syrian Army Panzer IV tanks (of mainly G, H and J variants) on maneuvers, late 50s/early 60s. These tanks were used during the Water War and the Six Day War. The tank in pic 1 seems to be missing the turret Schürzen and is armed with a Breda-SAFAT
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Iranian Chinook helicopter evading Iraqi jets by flying low through the marshes, Iran Iraq War, 1980s.
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Some rare images of Romanian Army T-34/85 tanks during the Romanian Revolution, 1989. They belonged to a school unit by then.
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The actually last unit to (formally - see 2017-2023 appearances) operate the T-62 tank in the Russian Army was the Siberian Military District‘s 131st Mot.-Rifle Division, only retiring the type in 2009.
Below images show tanks of that unit‘s 272nd Guards Baikal Regiment.
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BTR-60 with AML-90 turret, Djibouti Armed Forces, late 1990s. It may have been used during the civil war, but there’s practically zero information on that conflict.
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Abandoned Libyan T-55 tanks during the Toyota Wars in Chad, 1980s. Most Libyan tanks lost were Polish-produced variants. It would also appear that some wore tactical markings in the form of colored circles.
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Let‘s start a thread about the Somali Air Force.
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Hawker Hunter. Apparently this one saw use only after the war with Ethiopia was over, albeit details are murky.
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T-64A of the 63rd Guards Tank Division, Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, Potsdam ca.1980. Rare to see color photographs of this quality from these units. (corrected from earlier)
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Soviet BM-27 Uragan battery in action during the War in Afghanistan
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Comoros, February 2008: After an uprising on the Island of Anjouan, the government acquired two helicopters from Ukraine including this Mi-8. Without bothering to repaint it, the local army pressed it into service, first for leaflet drops, later as part of the successful assault.
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42nd Motor-Rifle Division T-62 and T-62M tanks based out of Khankala, near Grozny, Chechnya during the early 2000s. The unit would famously be involved in the 2008 Russian-Georgian War over South Ossetia, and was one of the last two to formally operate T-62s.
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Former Serbian Army T-55A tanks in Cambodian service. The CSSR-produced tanks retain their original camouflage and turret numbers.
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2S9 Nona self-propelled mortars of a separatist unit during the fighting in Eastern Ukraine before the full-scale invasion. Interesting camouflage, maybe someone has more info on these?
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Tiran-5 tanks (Israeli conversion on T-55 base) used by SLA forces in South Lebanon, late 1990s. Supposedly, the blue camouflage was to prevent friendly fire incidents, as other militias also used T-54/55 series tank
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Very interesting camo on this Czechoslovak or Czech T-72 - I think it’s an Ural variant. Does anyone have more pics?
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Something a bit different: The Chinese PLAAF uses a large number of underground aircraft shelters, usually built into mountainsides. The largest of these can hold numerous H-6 Badger bombers, at a wingspan of over 30m!
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Indian Air Force Alouette III helicopters dressed up as elephants, the occasion was the 1971 Bangladesh independence parade if I recall correctly
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The BMP-3 in the First Chechen War
The 74th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed to the Chechen border in December 1994 and was seconded 31 BMP-3 baseline variants from the 228th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment. Most had the late-Soviet three-color camo applied.
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Mongolian Air Force MiG-21PFM fighter-bombers during the 1980s.
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The second helicopter the Comoros Army acquired from Ukraine was this Mi-14
Comoros, February 2008: After an uprising on the Island of Anjouan, the government acquired two helicopters from Ukraine including this Mi-8. Without bothering to repaint it, the local army pressed it into service, first for leaflet drops, later as part of the successful assault.
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More obscure Hips:
This Mi-8T was operated by the Military of Guyana. The three helicopters were acquired from the USSR in 1985 in a barter deal for bauxite. Due to airframe life exhaustion and lack of spare parts all were retired by 1990.
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Soviet T-62 with BDD add-on-armor as well as cage armor in Afghanistan, 1980s. Note the SCUDs in the background.
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Highly interesting photo from 2022 (credits in pic) of an Armenian Air Force Mi-24R attack helicopter seemingly not overhauled since the 2020 War, wearing large ID crosses, heavily weathered paint and a small eagle head. IMO it’s 47 blue.
Anyone got more Hind pics from the War?
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Afghan T-62s are rather well known, but this pic is a rarity nonetheless: The BMP-1 is wearing a Taliban camouflage pattern adopted sometime in the late 90s, also seen on T-55/62 and ZSU-23-4.
This is the first time I’m seeing a BMP-1 in that scheme however.
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Azerbaijan Army T-72B photographed in the year 2000 during an arms control inspection. The original by Torfaen Corvine only got 3k views on Flickr so I’ll share it here for a wider audience. Note the camouflage scheme in particular.
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Soviet or Cuban Pilot photographed alongside an Angolan Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jet, mid-1980s.
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Very interesting Indian Army T-72 Ural with added smoke dischargers, side skirts, antennae, and mine plough attached. Haven’t seen this before.
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Bosnian Army AMX-30B (some say S or B2) . 32 (some say 36) were received from the UAE after the Yugoslav Wars had ended. The barracks images are taken in Tuzla, but today the remaining tanks should be stationed at Dubrave.
Would love some advice on variant ID for these.
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Rare period image of an Angolan AF MiG-23ML from the 1980s. Notice the underwing missile rails, indicating that this plane served as interceptor facing the South African AF.
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Camouflaged T-80B tanks of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany photographed by US inspectors, 1988.
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Finally some clear images of Zambia‘s MiG-21bis, even though all of these are out of service by now.
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Rare stills purportedly showing a Soviet T-55AD with Drozd APS during the unrest in Baku, 1989.
The local military district was one of the very few to receive these, with some latter serving in the Azeri Army.
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Mil Mi-8 in Cape Verde: with this Air Force only forming in 1982 and already defunct by 1993, not much is known about it. The three Mils were leased from Russia, two Mi-8Ts and a Mi-8MT (Lobo do Mar - sea wolf) and were mainly used in a quasi-civil SAR role.
No serials carried.
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Rare combination: Iraqi Army BRDM-2 (Soviet), captured M577 command vehicle (US) and YW-750 armored ambulance (Chinese) seen together during the Iran-Iraq War, late 1980s.
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@joeblillib4090
This is completely incorrect. This MiG was painted as an advertisement for Eduard Scale Models, with a made-up history of a Central African conflict. During the Congo War, no MiG-21 scored any victories, with only Angola employing any at all.
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Ethiopian AF MiG-23BN fighter-bomber being escorted by French Mirage F.1s to Djibouti, 1991. A considerable number of EtAF aircraft defected in 1991 as the Derg communist regime fell.
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Abandoned Libyan T-62 m1972 tanks at Bir Koran, Chad, March 1987. This is the only pic of Libyan T-62s in Chad I’ve ever seen.
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Civil War in Congo-Brazzaville, late 1990s: BRDM-2, BMP-2, Type-62 light tank and ZSU-23-4 SPAAG.
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Some less-frequently seen images of Malian T-54B tanks. Interestingly, these tanks feature upgrades such as fender stowage boxes of T-55A-style that imply they were most likely delivered only in the 1980s. So far, an exact delivery date has not been found.
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Iraqi Type-69 tank with KMT-6 mine plough abandoned in Kuwait, 1991. Seeing Type-69s with any kind of engineering equipment is quite rare.
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National Liberation Army of Iran (MEK) Type-69 tanks seen in Iraq after 2003. Most NLA tanks survived the Invasion of Iraq and were later surrendered to the Americans.
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Very rare image of an operational Iraqi Mil Mi-6 Hook heavy lift helicopter, probably 1970s.
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Low-quality but rarely seen still of a Cuban-flown Angolan AF An-26 transport dropping bombs during the Angolan Civil War, 1980s. The An-26 cam carry actual bomb shackles on the lower fuselage.
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Active Armenian 2K11 Krug SAM, photographed near Stepanakert/Xankəndi sometime in the 2000s.
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Rare to see pictures of Sudanese M60 tanks. Apparently still in service.
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Has anyone got more/bigger images of this Russian T-80BVM by any chance?
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Wrecked Afghan FT-17 tank of french WW1 vintage filmed recently at the Southern entrance to the Wakhan Corridor opposite from the Tajik border. Interesting to see this old tank this far up in the mountains. Seems to have suffered catastrophic damage, but no date or details known.
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T-34/85 (1960 modernization) assigned to an Afghan (DRA) Army Commando Unit, 1980s.
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T-64BV‘s of the 37th Guards Tank Regiment, Southern Group of Forces, Soviet Army in Hungary.
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Azeri T-55AD with ‚Drozd‘ active protection system seen during the fighting in Karabakh Region, Azerbaijan, 1993.
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T-72B ‚Super Dolly Parton‘ seen on the streets of Moscow during the 1991 coup attempt. This variant didn’t serve for long before ERA-equipped T-72s became widespread.
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Rare colour image of a Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-17 fighter-bomber from the early 1970s, showing the unique camouflage colours applied locally, orange sand and dark green.
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Some rare images of the Imperial Iranian AF expeditionary unit that fought against rebells in Oman, 1970s.
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Ugandan Army T-55 tank with KTD-1 laser-rangefinder photographed during the Ugandan withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the end of the hot phase of the Second Congo War. Benni, DRC, 09/2001.
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Libyan Arab Air Force MiG-21Bis seen at the southern Al-Jufra (Kufra) Air Base during the mid 1980s. The type was exclusively used for advanced training during the Gaddafi era.
It’s unclear whether the other side had serials applied in Persian or Arabic numerals.
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Saudi troops on an abandoned Iraqi T-55 following the Battle of Khafji, 1991.
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Rarely seen in service: Ukrainian Air Force MiG-23 fighter, probably mid-1990s.
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Interesting Iraqi Army T-72 Ural during the 1980s Iran-Iraq War, seemingly wearing a scheme of green blotches over sand camouflage.
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CIA T-28 Trojan light strike aircraft, Congo, 1960s. Note the Alouette III in the background.
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IT-1 missile carrier on T-62 chassis, 114th Tank Regiment, 45th (instructional) tank division, USSR, 1970s.
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Beautiful photo set of the DR Congo Air Force from the early 2000s. Mi-8T was sourced from Libya, as were some of the Mi-24s, while others were acquired from Eastern Europe. These saw action towards the later stages of the Second Congo War, usually maintained by Zimbabwean crews.
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Very rarely seen East German NVA T-55AM2 tanks of Czechoslovak manufacture.
As they were delivered only in the late 1980s, some received the rare ‚Verzerrungsanstrich‘ three-color camouflage, although in these specific images it could also just be field-applied mud camo.
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Rarely seen early T-72 Ural (mod.1972) in Azerbaijan Army service, 2020. This initial T-72 variant is distinguished by the searchlight on the left side of the gun as well as the aerial positioned in front, and the lack of KMT mine-roller attachment points. Probably reserve unit.
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Bulgarian AF MiG-21 fighters and UM trainer, around 2000. These went out of service only recently.
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Soviet T-54-1 (mod. 1947) with rarely seen dozer blade during some kind of NBC exercise. These tanks are quite rarely photographed, sadly I don’t have any more details on this pic.
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Rarely seen in-service stills of Iraqi AuF1 self-propelled howitzers on AMX-30 chassis. Delivered in the mid-1980s, they saw action mainly with the Republican Guards, including the later Iran-Iraq War and the suppression of the insurgency after 1991.
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Ex-Afghan Mi-24 used as playground, Tajik side of the border, 1992.
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Recently delivered Sudanese AF K-8 Karakorum trainer. The blue camouflage is unusual.
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SLA (South Lebanon Army) T-54/55-based APC seen near Jezzin, Lebanon, late 1990s.
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Interesting Ukrainian Krug-SAM still around in the early 1990s.
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Rare image of a camouflaged Turkish AF F-100 with the old square inisgnia.
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Rarely seen Soviet Mil Mi-6 heavy lift helicopters deployed into,Afghanistan in the 1980s. 1/2
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Syrian T-55 tanks captured by Israel in 1973. These original color photos nicely show the camouflage scheme in use at the time. Most of these tanks seem to have been of Czechoslovak production.
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T-72B of the 6th Guards Kiev-Berlin Mechanised Brigade, Belarus Armed Forces, 1990s.
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Does anyone have more photos of this particular Syrian T-62?
It’s quite peculiar, featuring a wind sensor unit, mine plough attachment and cut-away front fenders.
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Wiring detail of a Syrian Army Sarab-1 missile-dazzler system.
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Moroccan-crewed T-54/55 tanks (supplied by Syria) in positions along the Golan Heights ceasefire line following the end of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. At the time, Syria was being resupplied with tanks by the USSR, which explains the lack of camo.
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Derelict Turkish AF (THK) F-102 interceptor still in the original 1970s livery.
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