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Title: Soviet M16
Post by: Greebo on September 22, 2023, 04:28:50 AM

Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this skin.

This M17 (basically a lend-lease M16) was operated by the Red Army's 1702nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment in 1945. A crudely-painted patriotic slogan on its sides read "For Stalin! To the complete destruction of the enemy".

M17s only began appearing in Soviet units in the last months of the war, but by this stage of the war the need for such mobile AA protection was much reduced by the lack of threat from the Luftwaffe. However they did prove useful in street fighting by taking out rooftop snipers and machine gun nests.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=408138.0;attach=36922)

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=408138.0;attach=36924)

Title: Re: Soviet M16
Post by: Devil 505 on September 22, 2023, 09:48:45 AM

Most excellent.

Title: Re: Soviet M16
Post by: lyric1 on September 22, 2023, 10:48:56 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: Soviet M16
Post by: JimmyD3 on September 22, 2023, 04:37:32 PM

Very nice Greebo :rock