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Old 08-19-2021, 04:04 AM
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UAZ 469 Weapon Carriers

The ubiquitous UAZ 469 in the rules is not listed as armed, but there were in fact many weapon carrier variants. The USSR, Poland and East Germany (and more I think) all used it as a carrier for the B-10 recoilless rifle. While this might seem an irrelevant weapon with the pervasive use of the RPG-7V it far outranges that weapon and provides heavy, cheap firepower on a light chassis.

Similarly, Afghanistan saw the introduction of a rear ring-mount over the cargo bed capable of taking the Pact Heavy Mount or the AGS-17. There were also hillbilly-armour versions of these that also had gun-shields.

Finally, the big KPV appeared on a pintle mount on the rear bed in Afghanistan.

But for sheer insanity the UAZ was stripped of its bodywork, given angled light armour and a quad .50 cal MG mount in The Balkans. (not the Maxon Mount)



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