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Old 01-03-09, 08:40
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You should start a new thread "In the Left Foreground" Are they relic Lend-Lease CMPs?
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Old 01-03-09, 09:02
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You should start a new thread "In the Left Foreground" Are they relic Lend-Lease CMPs?
Oh my... could it be possible?

I mean Lend-Lease Studebakers are one thing, but to expose CMPs to radiation... AARGGHH!
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Old 01-03-09, 10:29
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I think they are a couple of KAMAZ trucks.

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Old 03-03-09, 01:40
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It always amazed me at how the Soviets discarded massive amounts of Vehicles and Equipment. In this case there is no alternative, but I have seen working FROG and SCUD launchers along with massive amounts of Armour of all shapes and sizes discarded in Afghanistan. Some of the storage sites boggled the mind at sheer quantities.





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Old 04-03-09, 01:57
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It's always depressing to see those yards of forlorn looking vehicles. There is some nice looking wheeled armour in the chernobyl one, but the radiation ()and idstance) is an issue!
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Old 30-03-09, 12:24
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If you are silly enough to want this stuff, then expect to pay penance.

You will pay with you life. It is a no go, no want issue. Same goes for DR stuff in Iraq. I have friends who bleed over these things more than 15 years on....

Only a fool would want such a vehicle. Cancer, or leukemia is something I do not want.

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Old 31-03-09, 11:56
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The photos in Keiths first post were taken not long after the equipment was stored. Today, most of the vehicles and helicopters are just skeletons or completely removed as they have been stripped for parts.

check out the helicopters as they look today.



This, I understand, is one of the fire fighting helicopters used to fight the Chernobyl reactor fire. Apparently it is still 'mildly hot'.



BTW, check out this little story

http://www.chernobylee.com/blog/chernobyl/2008/05/

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