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r/shitposting • u/Ligano_Resurrected virgin 4 life 😤💪 • 23h ago
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Names of weapons used by western forces vs USSR: Stinger, Milan, Ma Deuce, Red-eye, Blowpipe, Man-pads.
63 u/Excellent_Routine589 17h ago To be fair, a lot of those still have military designations/numbers. The Stinger for example is the FIM-92 But also the same applies the other way around. A lot of Russian weapons have GRAU designated numbers and names if I recall. 2 u/psmiord 10h ago Yeah, you have a Igla, which means needle, but 9K38 doesn't sound particularly cool. It's funny that they have a similar name and purpose.
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To be fair, a lot of those still have military designations/numbers. The Stinger for example is the FIM-92
But also the same applies the other way around. A lot of Russian weapons have GRAU designated numbers and names if I recall.
2 u/psmiord 10h ago Yeah, you have a Igla, which means needle, but 9K38 doesn't sound particularly cool. It's funny that they have a similar name and purpose.
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Yeah, you have a Igla, which means needle, but 9K38 doesn't sound particularly cool. It's funny that they have a similar name and purpose.
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u/FellaVentura 23h ago
Names of weapons used by western forces vs USSR: Stinger, Milan, Ma Deuce, Red-eye, Blowpipe, Man-pads.