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Syrian Revolutionaries fighting like in the Red Dawn movie

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Clustered small group of resisting fighters against a well equipped Russian-armed army.
More or less the same scenario in the movie red dawn.

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-impact-syria-r ... 12145.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dawn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Yeah, and I guess you use what you have for weapons...anybody know what kind of a machine gun that is?

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Russian Bipod-mounted Semi-Heavy machine gun. Degtyarev( spelling?) in 7.62x54R. I will look it up for you.

It is NOT Degtyarov DS-39 machine gun (USSR / Russia) or one of countless variants.

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http://world.guns.ru/machine/rus/ds-39-e.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

After more "inspection" it is be the "newer" 1943 Gorjunov, the Degtyarov design was problematic and preceded the Grojunov design:

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http://world.guns.ru/machine/rus/gorjun ... sgm-e.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Beiruty wrote:Russian Bipod-mounted Semi-Heavy machine gun. Degtyarev( spelling?) in 7.62x54R. I will look it up for you.
Degtyaryov. You have a good eye Beiruty. :tiphat:
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Thank you. I've heard of it before...same cartridge as the Mosin, I see. I guess it would be like shooting a Model 1919...you read about GIs doing that kind of stuff in WWII, but I'd never seen anybody shoot that size machine gun like that until now...
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Heartland Patriot wrote:Thank you. I've heard of it before...same cartridge as the Mosin, I see. I guess it would be like shooting a Model 1919...you read about GIs doing that kind of stuff in WWII, but I'd never seen anybody shoot that size machine gun like that until now...

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Beiruty wrote:
Heartland Patriot wrote:Thank you. I've heard of it before...same cartridge as the Mosin, I see. I guess it would be like shooting a Model 1919...you read about GIs doing that kind of stuff in WWII, but I'd never seen anybody shoot that size machine gun like that until now...

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Best weapons and methods for the resistance should be ATGM or RPG-27, snipers, and IEDs and swarming tactics on fixed positions.

See here: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/rus ... 014-01594/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And see here: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... -and-RSHGs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Beiruty wrote:Clustered small group of resisting fighters against a well equipped Russian-armed army.
More or less the same scenario in the movie red dawn.

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-impact-syria-r ... 12145.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

movie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dawn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:tiphat: Isn't that pretty much a 24/7 activity in that part of the world?
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