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Offline Terrible Tim

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BA 64
« on: 23 March 2014, 06:38:54 AM »
The BA 64 is reliable Soviet recon vehicle, made in the GAZ factory during WW2. This a model by Warlord.

How good is your Russian? Can you read what is written on its side?
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« Last Edit: 23 March 2014, 06:45:20 AM by Terrible Tim »
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Offline cuprum

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Re: BA 64
« Reply #1 on: 23 March 2014, 07:05:31 AM »
The inscription on the armored car - orel. Is the name of a bird - an eagle, or may be the name of a large Russian city.
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Re: BA 64
« Reply #2 on: 23 March 2014, 10:43:53 PM »
The inscription on the armored car - orel. Is the name of a bird - an eagle, or may be the name of a large Russian city.

As a native speaker of Russian, you are of course correct. It says eagle.

Offline Gothic Line

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Re: BA 64
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2014, 09:33:35 PM »
Cool armored car there!

Offline Gothic Line

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Re: BA 64
« Reply #4 on: 26 March 2014, 08:05:10 PM »
Like the figure too!

Offline Terrible Tim

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Re: BA 64
« Reply #5 on: 27 March 2014, 09:29:49 AM »
Like the figure too!

Thanks Gothic for noticing. He is my Commissar who has watched too many western movies  :D


Offline cuprum

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Re: BA 64
« Reply #6 on: 27 March 2014, 10:47:21 AM »
You should not laugh  ;)
In the units of the NKVD "Smersh" designed to combat with German spies and saboteurs at the front - with two hands shooting pistols was mandatory subject for learning.

Offline Gothic Line

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Re: BA 64
« Reply #7 on: 27 March 2014, 11:16:22 PM »

 Exactly! That Commissar has all the training plus the attitude!

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Re: BA 64
« Reply #8 on: 28 March 2014, 11:36:38 PM »
Exactly! That Commissar has all the training plus the attitude!
You should not laugh  ;)
In the units of the NKVD "Smersh" designed to combat with German spies and saboteurs at the front - with two hands shooting pistols was mandatory subject for learning.

I agree. 2 guns is always better than 1   ;)