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Offline Von Stroheim

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Russian Motorcycles
« on: September 28, 2014, 02:42:37 PM »

Saw this on TMP some great pics of Russian Bikes


http://imgur.com/gallery/59icg/new

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2014, 04:14:50 PM »
Wow, those are great! Thanks!


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Offline Khmorg

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2014, 05:26:22 PM »
Thanks!!

Offline tin shed gamer

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2014, 09:31:52 PM »
They're good images,I already made motorcycle combos for 1st Corps Miniatures that will double for the Russian Bikes.If your interested I'll post a couple of pictures.If remember rightly a couple of these pictures were in the design brief.
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Offline ushistoryprof

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2014, 07:39:39 PM »
Cool photos, I especially like the cycle with skis.

Offline Grimjack

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2015, 02:38:42 PM »
The 1st Corps one's are great, just need painting in Royal Navy colours - Toastrack style!
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Offline Golgotha

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2015, 01:54:09 AM »
Any evidence for motorbike and side cars like these being used in the Civil War? Fantastic pics - interesting to see the anti aircraft arrangement.

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2015, 05:18:30 AM »


Motorcyclists 1st Latvian Cavalry Regiment after the raid by the enemy's rear. Summer 1920



Machine gun mounted on a motorcycle. May 1918



Motorized detachment of the 1st Cavalry Army.
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Offline Golgotha

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Re: Russian Motorcycles
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2015, 08:57:49 PM »
See http://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/russian-automobile-machine-gun-platoon.html

Shows the organisation of a gun platoon and includes motorcycles and armoured cars.

 

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