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I've seen several photos of Russian POW's wearing NBC detection tape on their uniforms.
I think that's significant.
Does anyone else think that matters?
UPDATE: Just in case... NBC tape is chemical detection tape only. It doesn't detect nukes or bio.
What's supposed to happen is that it changes color to let you know you've brushed against something that's got a chem agent on it. As has been mentioned in comments, LOTS of things give false positives.
But the fact that the Russians are wearing the tape means they were expecting someone to be using chem weapons at some point.
Also note, chem tape is worn differently and is very distinct from the arm-bands that some units are wearing for IFF. Hint, look at their legs.
I mean... Chernobyl is right there and there is a layer of radioactive debris under the surface soil thats gonna get kicked up by stuff going boom...
ReplyDeleteVery much so. But it also may be due to the Russians using Chernobyl as a forward supply base once they seized Chrnobyl and Pripjat.
ReplyDeleteQuite frankly, the Russians have always embraced Total War, so them tossing theater nukes isn't beyond the pale.
Oh, bad think. The Russians and the ChiComs have not been besties for a long time. Fought several wars over ChiComs' expansionist attempts north of Inner Mongolia. Now, while most of Russia's armed forces are involved in the Ukraine, and not doing very well, gee, wonder if the ChiComs are thinking Siberia (and all those resources) are up for grabs.
Where did this come from? Little bits and boops of info absorbed over many years suddenly falling into place.
And Russia will definitely use nukes to keep Siberia.
Maybe the NBC is to detect poison gas ? Not sure either side is willing to go nuclear (see prevailing winds in Ukraine - do these flow back to Russia ?) but poison gas, though dirty fighting technique, is possible.
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NBC tape is only good for detecting the C part of NBC.
DeleteIt changes color when exposed to various chemical elements.
The fallout from Chernobyl all headed west over Europe. I'm no meteorologist, just looking at histic data.
DeleteAh - I stand corrected. Thanks for the explanation.
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I don't know if they have improved it much since the 1980's, but the detection tape was only good for chemical agents. Even then there were all sorts of false positives. For instants it would change when exposed to Jet fuel, hydraulic fluid, and grease. Needless to say it didn't work well for aircraft maintenance people. We were told to ignore the tape and assume any returning planes were contaminated.
ReplyDeletedon't know about the rooskies, but ukraine is using colored tape am bands to denote friend/foe to avoid fratricide.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't put it past the Russians to use chemical weapons.
ReplyDeleteBe a damn shame if a lot of false-positive materials got spilled all over occupied, soon-to-be-occupied, or way-behind-the-lines support areas.
ReplyDeleteEspecially if accompanied by the occasional can of spicy air with a detonator and a crude timer - your tapes keep detecting, your NCOs or officers keep telling you "ignore it", and then the capsaicin pops.
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