History of Soviet/Russian Airborne.

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Rocket J Squrriel
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History of Soviet/Russian Airborne.

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I saw this in Fuldapocalypse Fiction:
https://fuldapocalypsefiction.com/2026/ ... ne-troops/
The Russian Way of War: History, Force Structure, and Tactics of the Russian Airborne Troops.
Legendary Kremlinologists Lester Grau and Charles Bartles have a new free gargantuan book out on the Russian VDV. It’s hosted/sponsored by the Polish General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces for pretty obvious reasons. While an excellent book, there’s a part I found extra amusing.

See, the OPFOR used to be as Soviet/Russian as possible. In the 21st Century, it slowly drifted away (even as high-intensity war took re-precedence post Iraq) from its roots understandably. Now Grau and Bartles are criticizing it (at least in terms of fidelity to Russian doctrine) for not being bearish enough. It’s just an amusing footnote.
The link: https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/awl/u/02/ ... 5-2026.pdf
Westray: That this is some sort of coincidence. Because they don't really believe in coincidences. They've heard of them. They've just never seen one.
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