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International, Technology

Cold War to Battle for Ukraine: ROMÂNIA MLI-84M1 Jder, not your father’s BMP!

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NATO-Romania’s MLI-84M1 Jder (Marten) is a radically modified Cold War era Soviet BMP (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty-Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally Combat Vehicle Infantry).  In 1982, when Romanian was still part of the Warsaw Pact, a license to build and modify the BMP-1 was accepted, the result was the MLI-84 which looked like the original BMP-1.

MLI-84M1. Photo via Romanian Ministry of Defense, 16DEC2022.

Essentially, the MLI-84 hull was lengthened and widened to allow the fitment of a larger more powerful Romanian diesel motor and a larger fuel tank. Some of the MLI-84s had a 12.7x108mm DShK heavy machinegun (Soviet .50 cal) mounted above the infantry compartment.  The original BMP-1 turret and 73mm Grom gun was retained.

MLI-84M1 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Bryan Rankin, 27JUN2014.

In 1995, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Romania contracted with an Israeli company to create the MLI-84M1.  The ‘Western-NATO’ style turret was added, armed with an Oerlikon 25mm main-gun, a 12.7x108mm DShK heavy machinegun and two ‘Spike’ Anti-Tank Guided Missiles in the ready position. The Romanian diesel motor was replaced by a U.S. made motor.

MLI-84M1. U.S. Army photo by Sergeant William A. Tanner, 23APR2015.

In 2004, Romania joins NATO.

USA photo by Sergeant William A. Tanner, 23APR2015.

U.S. Army video, by Sergeant Alan Brutus, wargame Wind Spring April 2015:

USA photo by Major Brett Sullenger, 09NOV2022.

This is NATO video from November 2022‘s Justice Sword wargames:

USA photo by Specialist Jabari Clyburn, 23MAR2021.

Notice the ‘pland-emic’ mask wearing. USA photo by Specialist Jabari Clyburn, 23MAR2021.

North Carolina Army National Guard photo by Specialist Hannah Tarkelly, 11OCT2018.

NATO Vehicle I-D:

ARMURĂ ROMÂNIA

From Cold War to Battle for Ukraine: ROMÂNIA GARDIENII CERULUI GEPARD

World War Three, 2016: MONTANA MILITIA ENJOYS BEING THE ‘BAD GUY’ IN ROMANIA!

OREGON CAPTAIN EXPLAINS WHY IDAHO BASED MILITIA INVADED ROMANIA!

International, Technology

Forever Wars: How to escape a blown-up Bradley, Ukrainian style!

Video

A video was released on an anonymous Ukrainian ‘Telegram’ channel of a firefight involving recently delivered U.S. made M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV). The video was recorded by an onboard camera, on what I believe is probably the platoon commanders Bradley.

The battle happened in Zaporizka Oblast (aka Zaporizhzhia), on 08JUN2023, the platoon of Bradleys made contact with enemy forces, which apparently were too powerful as the IFVs are attempting to fall back. The platoon commander is using the 25mm gun to provide covering fire as M2A2s retreat, unfortunately the retreating IFVs are driving in front of the Bradley providing covering fire!

Impressively, the gunner is able to control his trigger pulls missing the retreating vehicles, but one of the retreating Bradleys is either hit by enemy fire, or runs over a land mine.  You might think the crew are dead, but amazingly the crew emerges from the back with their M4 assault rifles. A smoke grenade is thrown, then the platoon commander fires-off his smoke grenade launcher, the homeless IFV crew uses the smoke as cover while they scramble onto the platoon commander’s Bradley.

The anonymous poster of the video added crappy music, so I edited out the audio:

Interestingly, while Russian news sources made fun of the Ukrainians’ apparently failed attempt to use M2A2 Bradleys in battle, some Russian news sources also praised the Bradleys for ‘crew survivability’ admitting that the crews operating Soviet/Cold War era BMPs (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Боевая Машина Пехоты, Combat Vehicle Infantry) would not have survived the same incident!

When I first joined the U.S. military during the last decade of the Cold War, crew survivability was one of the main drivers of ‘Western’/NATO combat vehicle design.

Forever Wars: SNAKE RIVER M1A2 SEP, BORESIGHT MOROCCO!

NATO GREATLY INCREASES TAXPAYER FUNDING, EXPANDS GLOBAL AMMO SUPPLY, FORMS ‘BIRDS COALITION’ WITH UKRAINE!

NATO-SLOVAK BMP (BVP) & OT-90, Cold War to Battle for Ukraine

International

Imperialist Snipers invade Evergreen State!

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08 September 2016 / 20:49 UTC-07 Tango 01 (19 Shahrivar 1395/06 Dhu I-Hijja 1437/09 Ding-You 4714)

“I’m learning everything for the first time, including working with the U. S. Soldiers. This was a great opportunity. I’ve never shot my rifle off of a building from a distance.”-Sergeant Yuasa Yuichi

Japanese snipers getting U.S. Army urban sniper training in Yaklima, Washington, 08 September 2016

Despite Japan still being an official monarchy, and its present prime minister is a known neo-imperialist, Japanese snipers are being trained by the U.S. Army, and given tours of U.S. military armored vehicles.  It’s happeneing at Yakima, Washington.

U.S. 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division showing off their Stryker IFV to Japanese:

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 12th Regiment urban sniper training in Yakima, Washington:

Up until the end of the 2nd World War the United States was officially anti-imperialist, but that all changed no-thanks to Winston Churchill and the Anglophiles that have dominated the U.S. government/corporations since then (British empire-Commonwealth nations are the biggest foreign ‘investors’ in U.S. corporations, Stop Blaming China!). Japan’s modern imperialism was influenced by the British empire.

Japan’s current emporor, Akihito (his father Hirohito reigned during Japan’s genocidal war which was finally stopped by the U.S. dropping two nukes on the island nation in 1945, Hirohito was never charged with war crimes and reigned until his death in 1989), is begging to be allowed to abdicate becasue of his health.  At present Japan’s imperialist law does not allow emporors to abdicate, they must serve until death.  Japanese news media polling shows the majority of Japanese want the law changed.  Prime Minister Abe Shinzo claims the ‘elected’ politicians are working to change the law.

World War 3: FOR SECOND TIME JAPAN INVADES CALIFORNIA IN TRILATERAL COMMISSION WAR GAME IN PREP FOR WAR WITH CHINA!

‘MINORITY REPORT’ PROGRAMING FOR INSURANCE POLICIES, AFTER JAPAN TAKES OVER U.S. COMPANIES!

JAPAN & U.S. PREP TO EVACUATE AFRICA!

“…veteran Digger commander Harry Smith, who took part in the Battle of Long Tan, openly criticizes Australia’s Vietnam Rememberance Day pointing out that Australians would be “up in arms” if Japan had an national holiday celebrating it’s bombing of the Aussie port of Darwin (Japan conducted air raids of Australia from 1942-43).”

PROOF ELITIST BRITISH-JEWISH EMPIRE INVESTORS ARE DESTROYING YOUR COUNTRY!

Business/Economics

Iconic Russian armor maker now bankrupt?

10 February 2016 (00:44 UTC-07 Tango 01) / 21 Bahman 1394/01 Jumada al-Ula 1437/03 Geng Yin 4714

Despite getting a contract to build 2-hundred new BMP-3 vehicles for the Russian army, KurganMashZavod (KMZ) might be involuntarily declared bankrupt in its home oblast of Kurgan.

BMP is an acronym for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty (literally Infantry Combat Vehicle).

East German BMP-1 (1st generation KMZ infantry fighting vehicle)

It was KMZ, during the time of the Soviet Union, who developed the world’s first fully enclosed infantry carrying tanks, later emulated by U.S.-led NATO countries (who called them Armored Personnel Carriers [APC] or Infantry Fighting Vehicles [IFV]).

Iraqi 2nd generation KMZ designed BMP-2

A Russian machine tool company called MTE Group is demanding the Kurgan court declare KMZ bankrupt because it failed to fully payoff its debts to MTE.  News reports say KMZ is also struggling with wage problems and debts to natural gas supplier Gazprom Mezhregiongaz.

About 30 countries around the world use the KMZ designed BMPs.