Why do Russian Soldiers and Spetsnaz Want to Be like American Soldiers

[@rescueca89]

What’s funny is most American civilians love Russian gear and older camos. We have multicam fatigue

[@44SWAGNUM-MAGA5]

yes especially the older stuff !

[@neft5449]

Speak for yourself lmao. Maybe airsofters and LARP-ers

[@Julenissen117]

@@44SWAGNUM-MAGA5 I really like the new Russian camo pattern with all its variants. Though the German flecktarn is the GOAT.

[@andrewzoleta129]

I like it more for the aesthetic I wouldn’t use it just cool to collect like the Ak I wouldn’t use forreal just cool to have for me at least

[@black10872]

The only thing I like from Russia is small arms. As for gear.... I know absolutely NO ONE that wants their gear. I would rather take American WW1 gear before I EVER would want to touch Russian gear. I don't know where you get that info buddy.

[@ottersirotten4290]

"Why do American Forces want to be like Wehrmacht and SS"

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

Lmao ask Rusich

[@black10872]

@@PeterMuskrat6968 WTF are you talking about???????

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

@@black10872 Russian “Private Military Company” (in Russia they are not private, they are directly owned and operated by the Russian MOD) They are hardcore Nazis… like Black Sun and Death’s Head type Nazis. You will find no shortage of Swaztikas tattooed on their bodies

[@VasiliySamara]

@@black10872 about invading Ukraine

[@Velikan-qb3op]

​@@VasiliySamara Just like the US invading any 3rd world country

[@Maurice599]

So confused by the title

[@VasiliySamara]

So you are a German Casper? Guy is spilling facts for this whole video's duration, starting from the title. ​@@Spielername

[@TITAN-951]

@ not facts, observations

[@banditokfcburrito4690]

There’s a difference between modernising and copying

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

It's copying when you literally start using any and all western gear you get your hands on. The only thing they can't copy is the training and logistical support structure. The Russians can't deploy a Spetsnaz unit anywhere in the world in less than 12 hours nor can they really lend much support to them whenever they do arrive. No real air support if they are outside of Russia.

[@Davai-i8i]

im sayin the same thing

[@SKARA101]

so modernising is copying the american army?

[@trollek7823]

@@SKARA101 everyone just copied ww2 germany tho , tactics wise , and even the modern helmets are based off the german ones from ww2 lol.

[@TITAN-951]

i was about to say the same thing.

[@lance2465]

Yeah the title could be better like Why do Russian soldiers and Speznaz want to be like American Soldiers. Not be Americans, it sounds like they want to be US Citizens by the way you titled the video.

[@lugi5804]

he took your advice!

[@UncleSam-7.62]

All Vatniks covet the Adidas Track suit and Gym shoes. 😁

[@black10872]

I bet they do wish to be like Americans at this point. Have you seen the causalities they are sustaining?????? They even got wounded guys that can barely walk on the frontline! Guys that should be in the rear recovering but they are forced to go back on the line! That's just plain sickness.

[@fangsandgames5533]

I feel like this video is interesting but has some problems. How much of this is a result of the Russians wanting to simply emulate rather than copy western designs. A response rather than a copy. You could say the Bradley was a copy of the BMP1 that the U.S. thought was a good idea, so they “copied” the idea. Not necessarily they just made something similar in a response. I feel like your points are better made in regards to things like uniforms and certain western kit. Gas masks for example don’t really seem like Russians trying to copy Americans so much so as them literally using western weapons and gear. I feel this video would be better if you had sources to some of your claims or interviews or anecdotes from Russia. Ml I understand Russians valuing the quality of western equipment over their own even if they won’t state it, but suggesting that the Russians secretly love and admins western culture is a stretch. I know Russians might view the west as a home of luxury and prosperity and something to attempt to achieve but I’m not sure if they see this culture as so much better than their own in general. Love your content but I feel like this video isn’t fair in its depiction.

[@VasiliySamara]

Russians are the most Asian of Europeans (maybe except for the Turks) and the most European of Asians (maybe except for Israelis). It's far beyond weapons and army gear and even the military culture. Between russians - European good, Asian bad. But publicly they send mixed signals

[@mrsuleimanov92]

This ❤

[@golubhimself]

You gave a pretty shabby example though. The BMP and Bradley are literally opposite designs. One is made to be low profile, minimally armored and utilized in large scale, overwhelming attack doctrine. The other is a large target but with better armor, geared towards survivability and squad tactics. The Russian Army just copied elements such as multicam or picatinny rails without almost any adaptations, which is an active hindrance in the case of camouflage considering almost any western power uses it, making them mutually indistinguishable. Case in point, the Russian Army isn't the Red Army. The Soviet Union and 20th century US almost reciprocally adopted each others' designs in cases such as the concept of an assault rifle or ground-to-air missiles. But now, the army at Kremlin uses weapons from North Korea, so it isn't fair to compare them with the Soviet Union.

[@Yaroslav_Rus]

You're right. In Russia, we have no such goal or dream as to copy everything from the West. Unfortunately, after the collapse of the USSR, we began to lag very far behind and spent very little money on modernization. Western countries have made great progress. Therefore, in order not to reinvent the wheel, we began to adopt many practices that work well for you. But we don't want to copy a lot of things, especially in culture, that we don't like. Despite the popularity of Western films and games in Russia. There are, of course, those who are fanatical about everything related to the West, but there are no more of them than those who hate everything Western. Fortunately, there are fewer of both.

[@reactor230]

@@Yaroslav_Rus The gear maybe old but the real problem is the psychopaths ruling the country.

[@Лишицын]

In any country, it is natural that the equipment used is similar to the trend of the times. You can't use a sword alone when others use guns, right? This video is no different from Wapanese.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

He talk about multicam USA paterns, gear....

[@atmospheric_sad]

This is an absolutely absurd idea. It is perfectly normal to study other people's experience and implement things that have been tested by time and other people's wars in your army, no matter the equipment or tactics.

[@SKARA101]

You are wrong, those are not just idea, just better equipment and sometimes just nonsense copies. Multicam is not better, chinese copies of crye uniforms are not better and so on.

[@FEINDKONTAKT.]

It's just because Russians cannot afford development of such gear due to poop scientific base. That's why they just copy that was developed in US.

[@nicktaylor2544]

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, nothing insulting about shared styles

[@RyuTheAsian47]

Something that people forget that one of the biggest exports of the US is culture. Everything from trends, entertainment, sometimes memes, a lot of that starts in the US and is spread globally, so it feels natural that it would follow gear and equipment as well. I will say though, that doesn't account entirely for the reasoning, as stuff like multicam or molle gear just works and works well, so it's understandable that others would want that capability for themselves

[@captainnutt2995]

I start to hate Multicam that use in every country now, is make country that have own unique camouflage got replace by US Multicam make it every country army look all same. Russia should make own Multicam version they can use base their own camo that already exist as a base. Hell, they can just make Digital Multicam patterns to look unique their own. Edit: also how 6B47 is even copy of US helmet, they don’t look the same as US helmet much.

[@dzlee1997]

According to the blogger, if the United States and Russia go to war, it means that the US military is fighting the US military?

[@macnguyen9414]

Do you read the new in for 4 years happened in ukraine? Russian ukraine both of side IDF confussed as fuck😂😊

[@TeurastajaNexus]

@@macnguyen9414 W-what? :D

[@casperarms]

What?

[@klynt2763]

​@@macnguyen9414??????

[@roskcity]

​@@macnguyen9414what?

[@multimossad]

A lot of the word COPY but no,there are no copies , aerodinamics , materials and specifications shape the new designs , the Bradley was inspired by the german Marder and in fact the concept of the IFV begun with the soviet BMP , all the MRAPs are copied or inspired by the southafrican and rhodesian designs of the 70s , the stealth aircraft had that shape to avoid radar detection not for aestetics , with the ongoing war in ukraine is more than likely that the West imitate russian and ukranian designs and improvisations , the once mocked ¨¨ russian cope cages ¨¨ are now imitated by the ukranians and even the israelis ! what about the ¨¨ Turtle Tanks´´ ? just remember the ´´ Hillbilly Armor ¨¨ the americans used during the Iraq ocupation HUMVEEs with pieces of sheet metal , plywood planks and sandbags.

[@Dawlish44]

😂. Bro, Russian military traditions go back to before america even existed as a country 🤦‍♂️

[@casperarms]

Is that why they use multicam, and the elite units are armed with Western weapons?

[@Dawlish44]

@casperarms they aren't. You don't know anything about 'elite russian units'. You are a guy sat in his basement making youtube videos. Why would elite russian units use western weapons? Do you honestly think their own ministry of defence would arm their soldiers with western weapons? Are you this foolish? Does that make any sense to you?

[@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese]

The content creator thinks the soviet union was Russian

[@casperarms]

@ The Russian special forces and army use multicam, literally making a complete copy of it. In addition, they use American plate carriers and helmets, as well as British L96 rifles, Austrian Glock, German HK-417, Swiss MP-9 submachine guns. The second most popular camouflage, which is also used in the Russian army, is "Moss", which is a complete copy of the American ATACS camouflage. The EMP and SURPAT camouflage are literally based on the camouflage of the US Army and the Marine Corps.

[@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese]

@casperarms The russian military also uses North Korean weapons too. Do Russians want to be North Koreans? You realize the Soviet generals believed Desert Shield to be worthless in terms of military history? The Allied Coalition beat a backwards semi-literate army

[@GibNR_]

And whats wrong with that? The US army was more modernised than Russian, that why they choose to modernised by looking at modern American technologies. Just like the other countries

[@casperarms]

The point is that they are trying to pretend that they are opposing the West and using only their original developments, and are the bearer of the "original path"

[@plopolip2135]

@@casperarms they're not pretending, they really do oppose the west in a lot of things. Also, they modernized their gear, they didn't copy. The audacity of most people to claim everything as their design, gets kinda annoying sometimes

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

@@plopolip2135 They dont opposing anyone, they use fcking multicam and wear bunch of gear from USA..... Thats not even some secret....

[@roskcity]

​@@plopolip2135multicam is american camo so they did copy

[@Cryogenius333]

That "respect" for the purported "image" is looking at their battliefield "successes" compared to "our" battliefield successes and realizing... "Cripes. These Americans are the real deal. they know what they are doing. They can send 200 guys in to take an objective it takes us 300,000 casualties and 10 years to even approach, and they can do it in 2 months!" Russians respect power. and America oozes military power.

[@timothyroush7589]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[@demkillerus]

Hey bro like your content, but I would change the title to "why russian soldiers prefer western gear" or something like that, cheers mate

[@akexmarrero]

The fact is everybody copies each other. By the way just small arms alone America uses a lot of weapons that are foreign designs, examples: m249 and m240 are from Belgium, Carl Gustavo is Swedish, beretta M9 is Italian, Sig p365 is Swiss, SCAR-17 is Belgium, Glock 17 Austrian…. You use what works and what matters is who wins, not who thought of it first.

[@justrandompeople2157]

Im sure it's not direct imitation but they make the comparable opponent

[@rdh1648]

Super interesting to hear about these foreign military perspectives. Keep up the great work man!

[@casperarms]

Thank you! 🥰

[@Bigironirony]

So they way i understood it, they dont want to be americans. They just like using foreign things? I know flecktarn i pretty popular too but so what? Special forces buy equipment for their own money. If they prefer something over something else is that bad? Their lives depend on them choosing the right equipment. Also today you have many more great brands in Russia making great gear. All made in Russia. Yes multicam was choosen for operations abroad but inside Russia the vkbo 3.0 is still emr camo. It just came later to the units. America uses m27 IAR which is somewhat based on the idea of the rpk. So what? Everybody is inspired by their surroundings. Most decisions are useally inspired by something and not an orginal idea. Thats why Russia tries to make an m4 out of an ak. And America tries to make an ak out of an m4. Thats how invention usually happens too. Someone takes something beacuse they thing they can make it better. And sometimes you do need an outside perspective on things

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

Nothing wrong with it save for the hypocrisy of "opposing the west" and then literally using the gear we created. I don't blame them though... they actually want to use quality stuff and not whatever shitty plastic garbage the Russian MIC manages to make. Look at the AK-12 as an example... Russian SOF hates that piece of trash and uses either AR variants (HK) or the dependable AK-74 platform (AK-100 series).

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

They dont opposing the West, they just copy the West... Thats a fact.... Everyone see Russian troops in multicam and other western equipment.

[@Maytrx]

You know your the superpower when the whole world is copying your military.

[@Velikan-qb3op]

Like Americans copying the Germans, the Chinese and the Russians... I mean, sure, these are the military powers.

[@donelion6459]

There is something people dont get , the Russian army is a massive chameleon, it adapts what works . Just look at the war in Ukraine , after Prigozhin died Wagner was absorbed by the army and their storm troopers took their knowledge to the ground units . Now they win constantly. When Ukraine wrecked them a new one they changed tactics . They simply adapt well .

[@danielrooney7964]

I think a big part of this is the lack of an "operator" culture in the russian military. The US has historically had successful commando units like MACVSOG, while Russian ones only really came to prominence in Afghanistan, and even then were outshined by the VDV.

[@1rn0_66]

they don't want to be similar. russian camouflage was developed for war in the forests, but in ukraine there are more steppes. that's why we use multicam, it's perfect for this territory. russian units that are inside russia continue to use emr. it's simple, no need to make up nonsense

[@casperarms]

Oh, really? So, the camouflage used by the "main enemy of Russia - the West" is the only camouflage that works in the steppes? A pathetic excuse. Not to mention that the FSB and other special forces started using multicam 15 years ago.

[@1rn0_66]

@ mmm... yes? it really works best in the steppe. it is also the most popular camouflage on the civilian market. the Russian army regulations do not prohibit a soldier from buying a uniform at his own expense. if you watch a video from early 2022, most soldiers used emr, but it turned out to be not so effective in this steppe country. that's why most of them bought multicam, and in 2023-2024 the army began to issue multicam to everyone for free (watch VKPO 3.0). multicam is already used by all NATO armies. you can't say that they "just want to be like the American delta". by your logic, MACV-SOG used RPD in Vietnam because they wanted to be like soviet soldiers. also the concept of "the main enemy of Russia - the West" is a concept from a TV program for people 60+, it is rarely used by ordinary Russians, watch less Ukrainian videos

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Not true, FSB and RosGvardia use multicam also inside Russia. You can also see RF units in Syria using multicam as well, of course all RF spec units use Western equipment.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

​@@1rn0_66Kremlin say that West is main enemy of Russia, West say he is main enemy of Russia

[@1rn0_66]

@@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow The FSB and the Rosgvardiya are not part of the army, they are other agencies

[@plopolip2135]

rofl I thought I would enjoy this video differently but few seconds in and I realized, It is not about the Russians copying the US but ironically it is the the video creator glazing over americans 😂 still enjoyed the vid cus i had a good laugh with the references and comparisons he made, lol even the title of the video 🤣

[@HerrinSchadenfreude]

In today's lesson on specious reasoning we present to you - _the begged question_

[@globalelite3042]

America doesnt own a monopoly on ideas. If another country comes up with a concept that is good you will make your own home developed version. Besides the fact that just because something has vague similarities does not make it a copy. Its inevitable that another country after sufficient development would skip something like: an armored car, body armor, their own jet fighter.

[@casperarms]

They literally copied Picatinny rails, MOLLE system, multicam camouflage, gas masks, plate carriers and so on. This is not an analogue, it is literally the same thing that the West created.

[@apotato3483]

@@casperarms Militaries copy each other all the time.

[@mig-25foxbat64]

Picatinnies and MOLLE being universals to almost every nation but when russia is using it, its now copying. Amazing

[@casperarms]

@ The list of things they copied is huge. Multicam, EOTech, plate carriers, helmets, and so on. It's pointless to list everything here. But the most important thing is that they always pretend that they are opposed to the West, and have a certain "special path", original from the rest. But in fact, they are imitating the United States, not even the allies.

[@armedtaxcollector245]

@globalelite3042 You would be right if not for the fact that the Russians literally call multicam by its English name in intercepted phone calls and not by the name of the indigenous Russian brand. And the Russians prior to sanctions bought tactical gear from American companies (Crye Precision). You are an idiot.

[@hochspannunglebensgefahr5339]

Don’t know what the hell your pint with the title is- most elite soldiers from all countries look the same now

[@stasnov]

you know meatballs? every country has their own version. I think if it works it works and everyone will eventually find out what works best.

[@youngdenard264]

6:30 Tiger is a copy of the Italian Iveco LMV not the Hummer also Americans copied South African Casspir and RG-31 Nyala

[@ELDaemon66]

В России нет копий Iveco LMV, мы их буквально купили у итальянцев. Они используются в ВС РФ под наименованием "Рысь". "Тигр" же не имеет никакого отношения к хаммеру и фактически не имеет аналогов, кроме лицензированных копий проданных в другие страны, например "Nimr" из ОАЭ.

[@Kefuddle]

Want to copy Americans or just use what works? Anyway, the irony is it is the T tanks doing the lions share of the damage in Ukraine, not the Western phat bois (except the Bradley, the Bradley have proven to be the best IFV in the world by a country mile).

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

The T series tanks are literally 99% of the tanks in the conflict, of course they are going to see the lion share of combat. If NATO was to roll up with our Abrams, Leopards and Challengers... the T series tanks would become nothing but metal coffins... because we can deploy a thousand tanks, and we would actually be able to utilize them properly with Air support. FPV drones wouldn't be much of an issue because the teams would be hunted down and annihilated by our rotary wing aircraft.

[@Kefuddle]

@@PeterMuskrat6968 We need a regressive linear function for distance travelled vs shots fired. I suspect the T tanks will come out on top.

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

@@Kefuddle Best at the turret toss maybe. They are decent pieces of machinery when operated by Ukrainians like the legendary 1st Tank Brigade and their heroic defense of Chernihiv at the start of the war... managing to hold the city against the supposedly "elite" Russian tank units of the 41st Combined Arms Army. When operated by russians however their performance is mid at best, only the weight of sheer numbers being their only saviors. That is quickly disappearing as the russians lose dozens of tanks a week... they already blew through most of the soviet stockpile and have to resort to using the rusted scrap tanks as well as 60-year-old designs. Soon the T series will be on the endangered species list in the russian arsenal. Hell there are probably more operational Abrams tanks in the US Military than there are operational T series tanks in the russian military.

[@Kefuddle]

@@PeterMuskrat6968 You can choose to believe whatever narrative makes you feel happier. But the heavy tanks have proven to be ineffective in a peer fight. Every tank in the world can be easily destroyed by a 2 man team 6 km away in a hedge (why there are so few tank on tank duels). All that matters is a functioning gun, mobility and numbers. It isn't a matter of if a tank survives, it is how much damage it does before it is taken out.

[@tanaziolopez1936]

Most nato supplied units can't do shit on Ukraine lmao. ​@@PeterMuskrat6968

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Talks about uniforms, weapons, gear, copying tactics, and general behavior.

[@gordonallen9095]

Because WE "set the standard." HOOAH!

[@jeffGordon852]

So america wants to copy the Chinese because most US made drone looks like the DJI drone? lol.

[@casperarms]

Dude, this is cherrypicking. Why do you take one case and try to draw a general conclusion based on it? If the US Army copied every second development used in the Chinese army, then there would be something to talk about, but this is not the case.

[@Editopia14]

@@casperarms Brother,no offence, isn’t your entire channel ‘cherry-picking’? I’ve been a Russian soldier and I know about it before I speak.

[@casperarms]

@ In that case, I do not know what you are doing here if I am doing cherry picking. The fact that you were or are a Russian soldier does not make you aware of all the features of the Russian army. I'm not impressed with this, because I studied at one of the military academies.

[@jeffGordon852]

@ At this point you're just doing propaganda, nations copy what works from other nations. USA copied german entire rocket program, doesn't mean they want to be german. Saying Spetsnaz want to be like American soldier is idiotic. The gears and weapons issued to the soldiers are made by the industrial complex, and forced onto them by leadership. This video is just dummmb

[@vaughnfontenot3147]

Use drones look NOTHING like DJi WTF are you talking about and the us have had drones before DJI existed

[@patmcsperin1484]

Makes video claiming Russian special operations and SSO operators AKA “Spetsnaz” want to be more like their US military counterparts. Imagine how surprised I was when not a singular Russian operative was interviewed to backup the author of this posts scathing thesis. Almost as is if it’s a totally made up bullshit opinion of one guy. I’d also safely wager the author is a seething Ukrainian coping safely in Europe somewhere, otherwise he wouldn’t have time to make videos, he’d be dodging drones and bullets.

[@TeurastajaNexus]

The Ukrainians have proven themselves during the past 3 years by fighting against tyranny but you still found yourself time to insult them with your stupid remark. Way to go.

[@casperarms]

Try googling photos of Russian special forces. And after that, find ten differences from the US special Forces.

[@armedtaxcollector245]

You're right. Spetsnaz aren't emulating the US military. They buy the gear to look like the US military but don't do the training. Ever seen how they fight? They suck and are now mostly made of conscripts.

[@Velikan-qb3op]

​@@casperarmsso you just saw some google pictures and came up with this conclusion?... Right.

[@casperarms]

@ no.

[@benlieb7269]

8:28 Observe the U.S. soldier at front left, specifically his service rifle. We see it is equipped with a modern stock which otherwise is an exact copy of that found on the original Soviet RPK.

[@GuidoMillonezz]

good content!

[@captainnutt2995]

6:30 omg stop call it copy, for god sake, their design is to look rival or equivalent to US equipment.

[@zv7eket3]

Kinda yeaaaah... but not really. The real thing is the fact, that it is simply a common sense: if something works, then why you shouldn't adopt that. And in some cases it is about unification: if you have dovetail mount on your AK, that only allows to place some crappy USSR-made optics, that were stuck in the 80s, why you shouldn't have picatinny rail, that is not only a better mounting system in general, but allows to place almost all the optics world weapon attachment manufacturing can provide you with, but also develop your optics, like PK-120. For the most part, Russian doctrine is about asymmetrical response. Not actually beating the enemy tech by being better at the tech, but creating a new approach. And that's about the example, that you had misconception about - the Su-57. Rather than approaching the stealth problem by simply making a better stealth jet, engineers decided to beat the stealth itself by making a double-band radar system with main AESA radar in the nose cone and the L-band radar in the wings, practically neutralizing enemy stealth, and also, making the jet compatible in non-stealth config with the 5-6 mach 400km R-37M.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

The Russians use optics and everything else from the West, they literally wear multicam and not their official uniforms (which are not multicam).

[@jeffGordon852]

The PSRL-1 is essentially a US-made clone of the Russian RPG-7.

[@casperarms]

It's just a clone that is intended to be sold abroad. Maybe the US Army is playing with these things a little when they try to pose as Russians during training with OPFOR, but that's all.

[@armedtaxcollector245]

And? It's not in US service.

[@Ar_Galactact_Beard]

I always like the Flora pattern and the new digital versions

[@casperarms]

Flora is really an interesting thing. Someday I would like to assemble a set of equipment like Ratnik, but so that it is in camouflage Flora

[@Ragged_Armour05]

Imagine blasting someone with 5.56 EPR hc he wore UCP with a red patch

[@Talon-4kg]

I’ve always thought Russian gear looked badass. I’d even choose an AK over an AR15 if I had to choose a “Battle Weapon”

[@Rivet_J0InT]

You can copy all of the gear but doesn't mean they will get good at combat.

[@Cumb_Dunt0108]

Russian Sf hands down have more combat deployments then America

[@schizoidboy]

I think if they want to have battlefield success they need more than good equipment, but they need better leaders.

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

The Russians are doing what the Chinese and the North Koreans are doing. Looking the part. Until the war in Ukraine, Russia has not fought a true conventional war since 1945. North Korea hasn't since the Korean War. And China has not fought one since 1979. And before that, the Korean War also. But half of their soldiers. At least the ones on the parade grounds, look like SF operators!

[@MohiBaraa-qj9kp]

Spetsnaz Strong with central intelligence and counterterrorism and espionage so they look like an American Army

[@ALSPEHEIR]

I doubt. I remember watching a video of russians talking about the Ratnik program that it was too american to rely on tech and that it wasdn't the russian way. Then again, I saw that video about 5 to 10 years ago.

[@casperarms]

I do not know who said this, but they eventually accepted Ratnik into the army.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

The Russians literally wear uniforms of the American multiplecam pattern (at least two types), they use a wide range of weapons from the West...

[@konakona420]

so basically, they are realizing that the american way of fighting was better all along, therefor their military is becoming an close replica of ours. using camo patterns used by the west, using smaller caliber rifle rounds like the west, using optics invented by the west, body armor like the west, copied western mre's, adopted kevlar helmets like the west, and every year their "light and nimble battle tested vehicles" are getting heavier and heavier...just like the west. for a nation that builds itself off of being self reliant and better than all the "failed western nations" they really do love taking western ideas, all down to the simple concept of making a rifle rounds lighter for soldiers to carry.

[@AdilAchahbar-g9i]

The only thing they don't imitate is that the Russians are fighting a real war with battalions of special forces, not like the Western special forces, which let's say a battalion of US Marines will do the same work as the USA special forces. The structure of the US Special Forces makes them ill-suited to a war like the one unfolding in Ukraine. US Special Forces can be deployed against sandal-wearing fighters with rusty, burnt-out AKs, but not against a military like Ukraine.

[@konakona420]

@@AdilAchahbar-g9i considering that the spetsnaz, Russian vdv and some of the most experienced and highly effective Russian armored units tried to thunder run into Kiev on the first few days and utterly failed, id say they are pretty similar in that regard to, and its even worse when you consider that the people the vdv and spetsnaz got absolutely destroyed by were nothing more than local militia's and national guardsmen, with the actual Ukrainian army being heavily corrupt and disorganized even during the first few months of the war. also side note, decades prior the Ussr, the largest army in the world at the time, also lost to the exact same "sandal wearing fighters" that the usa lost to, so there is also that...and even more side note, a large majority of the azov units are trained by and like many western countries and they seem to be very successful in the operations that they do behind enemy lines, atleast from what little video evidence we have, so it seems american special forces tactics would do pretty well there, so also that mabye?

[@CXar-25]

The soviets adopted the 5.45x39 in the mid 70s with the ak74 not nowadays

[@Ranyick]

Kalasjnikov always intended to use a smaller caliber round, but he chose to use a cut down version of the 7.62x51mm Nosin-Nagant instead for economic reasons. They would’ve switched to 5.45 even if NATO stayed with 7.62

[@virgilthemob1242]

It's nothing new to be fair. Russia's got a long history of getting inspiration from the west or outright copying their inventions. Just look at the Soviet automotive industry, for starters. Whenever they feel inferior to somebody, they create a shitty replica of whatever it is that the west does better. It saves a lot of money on R&D and ensures that they have a functional piece of equipment.

[@DuwayneForbes-v2q]

Spetsnaz wants to be Navy SEALs 🎉😂

[@iiwidowla99lambo65]

Luv the video

[@RudyardG]

All sides take ideas from other countries that work. The US spent the last 25 years invading countries and has a lot of perfected gear for COIN. Now US soldiers are looking to Russia and Ukraine for gear set ups

[@casperarms]

It's one thing to refer to successful experience, another is to completely copy the vast majority of equipment, and from a specific country.

[@martinakula8421]

Spetsnaz sounds nice off the tongue.

[@czowieknuz7507]

5:21 Tor-D ? Not Tor LSHZ-1 ? I know Tor-D but its is made by Uarms, Ukraine :D

[@casperarms]

Oh, I really made a mistake. Yes, the Tor-D is a Ukrainian helmet. I got confused with the name of the series of Russian helmets Tor-1, Tor-1m, Tor-2

[@ramilv739]

Cause Russian gear is uncomfortable, heavy and outdated. Russian army adopted socks only around 10 years ago.

[@tuvidao2011]

"Outdate " wtf bruhhh ?

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

Russians did not make their gear out of nylon till about 20 years ago.

[@ramilv739]

@@tuvidao2011 Check out "Portyanki" . Thats what Russians wore before socks. And "Podvoratnichok", where every soldier had to sew in new inner collar every other day. Only recently these things got "modernised"

[@user-hhpphhp]

Если вещь "работает" , то она не устаревает...

[@markbarnes7203]

It's very rare to find any Russian gear in the area. Tennessee

[@ThatOneGuy-mn6dv]

Seems more like a case from the point of view and understanding regardless if it's right or wrong through more of a culturally and pop image respect/envy when looking at others mix in with a strong case of interest and curiosity. But just common sense from those who want to see what could be or is the next best thing and copy and apply it to their needs. Everyone does this. US learn a lot from the Brits and Germans from WW2 and the same in WW1 but with French as well. Brazil WW2 did the same with BEF copying the American system and Brits way back in the day learn a lot from the Prussians and so on.

[@turbo_doge7429]

I just wonder when they're going to adopt an AR-15 pattern rifle, thats going to be fun.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

They alredy doing that...

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

@@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow There is video of Putin himself holding a Russian made AR.

[@jerryrichards8172]

How did cry get away with stocking a enemy army with camouflage on

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

The Army did not pick Multicam as their camouflage. Instead they chose the gray UCP camo. Even the camo the US Army is wearing now is not Multicam. It is a version developed by the Army called Scorpion (OCP). They did this because the gov't did not want to pay Crye Precision the excessive licensing fees.

[@thefelon3406]

How do you know what they want

[@SabreWolferos]

A lot of small arms innovation is driven by the US civilian market. It a project that funds itself.

[@watts4200]

The RATNIK is a much sexier looking kit imo 😍

[@Lanny-p8s]

Dude your so fluent in Yapanese.The derogatory comments on the Russians are just boring.

[@casperarms]

And what's pejorative about being like Western armies and admiring the U.S. army?

[@X-jn87ybt]

​@@casperarmsadmiring gays😂

[@johnwalsh4857]

@@X-jn87ybt Russians are the cowards. they like running away that is why they had to put barrier troops who shoot the runaways plus give them drugs and vodka for courage.

[@OscarDirlwood]

I think "imitate" would be better

[@X-jn87ybt]

Bro is too high. It may be the other way around. US troops really wants to be like russian special forces and get real war experience fighting real enemy. US spec ops are a fancy joke.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Nope, Russians is one trying to look like USA army..

[@SniperFallen06]

I wouldnt call US spec ops a joke,they are battle proven operators but on insurgency warfare, fighting actual trained and modern enemies is a bigger league

[@X-jn87ybt]

@SniperFallen06 a regular infantry can do the same with everything around against people with sandals.

[@elmarissco4837]

is really curious how the ratnik program has completly dissapeared in ukranie

[@jonmoate4184]

Complete opposite for me i Love Russian military gear, i would love to have a whole uniform in Izlom camo & Partizan Letto, Wished the Sanctions would lift , miss Zentico parts , Saigas, Veprs & cheap Steel case

[@virgilthemob1242]

Pretty sure they'd gladly offload their crap on Russiaboos if they got American or German stuff in return...

[@chriscox5568]

I'd like to know how Russia had US eotech holographic sight on their AK's. All US military and civilian sights, scopes, night vision and thermal vision optics are outlawed for sale or shipping outside the United States.

[@Jack-hr8ju]

Who told bro that Russia wants to be like the U.S. they hate us😭

[@SSN515]

It's all about money and talent. The USA had the money and industry during WW2 to get together with some of the finest minds in the country, along with recent newly combat experienced troops and developed the M-43 field gear, web gear, K rations, et al, and it took off from there. It went "inert" after WW2 for a while, but Korea ramped it up again, then the Cold War, then Vietnam, and so forth. R and D at US expense along with field trials and real time usage cost a lot of money and the other world militaries "fed" off of that for their own.

[@stalkerentertainment3671]

Yet no legitimate source of information from the Russian side. Safe to see that this channel is really biased when it comes to presenting topics.

[@justindiaconu434]

so actually this analyse is saying Russia army start to recover and up to date after Eltin was replace by Putin. so in Putin regim russian army became again competitive.

[@cornholio69]

Steven Segal is the real reason

[@GrimmsWrather]

I am Russian and I want to become US Marine. Any questions?

[@Yaroslav_Rus]

Есть вопросы. Почему не уехал и не стал?

[@GrimmsWrather]

@Yaroslav_Rus Пока что в силу моего возраста и не хваткой денежных средств я пока что не могу позволить себе переезд хоть в какую либо другую страну, однако ни смотря на это я всё равно попытаюсь добиться своей цели

[@Yaroslav_Rus]

@ желаю удачи. Без шуток. Уважаю тех, кто реально хочет добиться своего и предпринимает действия для их осуществления. В отличие от тех, у кого все вокруг виноваты, а сами не готовы принимать ответственность за свою судьбу.

[@GrimmsWrather]

@@Yaroslav_Rus Огромное вам спасибо. Ничего однако не могу обещать, но всё равно спасибо за то, что поддержали меня и мою цель. Удачи вам в жизни и всем вам благ

[@insertrelevantmeme9219]

Bro saw an MTP in Ukraine and thought spetsnaz are grifters 💀

[@casperarms]

?

[@jay-firstofhisname]

You mean russian soldiers would prefer western and nato weapons?

[@casperarms]

This is literally true. If they were offered to join NATO, many would initially call it a betrayal. But two weeks after the mandatory reforms related to joining NATO in terms of improving conditions of service, they would have gladly accepted this decision, and they would also have convinced everyone that they were in favor of joining NATO from the very beginning. Did you know that there was a real NATO transit base in Russia?

[@X-jn87ybt]

​@@casperarmsstill living in lala land and wonder weapons. 😂 Russia took out f16 the next day it was given and it was brought down from 400 km away. If Russia took out your satellites 95% of your weaponry will be left to dust. The only reason NATO missiles enter russia is Russia is not taking out their satellites. If it was a real war against nato no nato satellites will be up and your weapons and planes fall like bricks. 😂

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Just watch videos from war, they copy West 100%...

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

@@casperarms Back then, US and Russian troops were actually training together.

[@anderzambonini]

Jezz.. This is the most 'murica' video i saw today.

[@LegendJoe3063]

LoL Russians don't want to look like SOFT american forces😂

[@johnwalsh4857]

yah and the Russians are sucking hard in Ukraine and have to beg the north koreans for help. The russians are the softies, soft in the head.

[@sandynataf562]

Title tho....

[@NWOLFF9719]

To modernise equipment ,weapons,uniforms yes but I still see spetsnaz alpha rocking VSS in Ukraine ,like what's wrong with current stuff ,as long as jobs gets done right?

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Bc they are enemy, Russia say its power and alternative.... They copy USA 100%..

[@tobiaspramono378]

Because who wouldnt want tjose juicy 786 B Budget

[@DeepProbe]

Sudden problems appears "from nowhere" when you want your army to looks like with 786 B budget military, but your real funding possibilities are much-much-MUCH modest...

[@QuicksilverVM]

fun fact , russians dont know about that jet 😂 😂

[@mikegrady8931]

It’s not equipment that’s the problem is the basic soldiering skills. That’s why the British are good not the best equipment but some very good but it is training and discipline that sets them apart.

[@yutakago1736]

Your analysis is wrong. Not only Spetsnaz. Every professional elite soldier want to be as well equip as the US special forces because everyone knew the best equipments goes to the US special forces. Who don't want better body armor ? Who don't want better weapon ? Who don't want night vision equipment ? Everyone knew that the equipment will improve the chances that you will come back from battlefield alive.

[@justindiaconu434]

more than this. who is carrying with him night vision on day assault? who is dressing desert camuflage in winter or cold wet lands?

[@ThewarengineMetatron]

Is military lost under 3000 members in 20 years of the gwot. Russia lost over 1 in7 years in Ukraine. They respect our war fighting ability helping your fellow soldier is more important than the mission rather than making a meat grinder. Obviously that brings morale down. And they see when we train other countries we instill that in them in the country like Ukraine, which should’ve been taken over by Russia and weeks with stands. 10 years later and is now fighting inside Russia zone border. This shows how superior our training is.

[@Velikan-qb3op]

I mean, Ukraine is losing the war so far, look at all the territory they have taken from Ukraine...

[@johnwalsh4857]

ts quite amusing the Russians actually sent in Spetsnaz brigades are line infantry in the Donbass battles, when in fact they are Spetsnaz in name only , they are actually crewed by Russian conscripts wtih a few weeks training, this happened since the original so called Spetsnaz in this brigade were mostly turned into casualties in the first months of the war that they reconstituted the unit with poorly trained conscripts but still named them Spetsnaz hahahha

[@johnwalsh4857]

@ russkie bot detected comment rejected

[@davidoftheforest]

you really think Spetsnaz want to be like the Americans? you speak for these men?

[@casperarms]

Try to compare any modern photo of Russian special forces and US special forces.

[@davidoftheforest]

@casperarms try comparing ANY modern special forces to ANY special forces. Egyptian to German, French to Italian. Your argument is weak

[@casperarms]

@ First of all, I did not say that the Russian army and special forces are the only ones who want to be like the US army and special forces. Secondly, it's one thing when the Germans or the French try to be like the United States or each other, and that's okay because they're ALLIES, and they're not trying to shout at every corner that the United States is their enemy and they're opposing the United States, as the Russian government is doing. That's exactly the point. If they honestly said that they wanted to be like the United States, like the West, then it would not surprise anyone that they are integrating their tactics, their special forces and army structures, and their equipment under Western standards. However, everything will change in Russia soon, and it will become a normal Western country again.

[@X-jn87ybt]

​@@casperarmswest?? Russia was never europe it was east

[@davidoftheforest]

@casperarms all modern militaries are looking similar not because they're trying to look American; it's called 'modernization'. The Americans have kit derived from other nations when you actually do your research. I'm not going to waste my time searching it for you and listing it all. Look at how the Americans based CAG off of the SAS, for one easy example.

[@rifats17]

It's just nonsense. When and where the US special forces did something outstanding to copy them.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Tell that Russia, they copy them..

[@HahaHie-h4s]

لو سمحت ثم بانشاء مقطع حول بندقية 9a 91 assault rifle لقد دخل لبنان حوالي ١٠٠٠ قطعة كانت داخل قصر بشار الاسد نريد معرفة كل شيء عنها من باب المعرفة

[@vaughnfontenot3147]

Ofcourse they went to look like daddy. They know their gear and tactics suck ass so why wouldn’t they

[@mace085]

I live in Ohio and I love the emr camo

[@VidandRico]

What a joke

[@javiersolis-gi2zm]

to lie in podcasts and sell books

[@peter-sw1pm]

This is a good video I like it

[@johnwalsh4857]

why? cause the Russian army sucks balls, they thought it would take 3 days to conquer Ukraine, now 3 years and nearly a million casualties later and they only hold 20 percent of Ukraine and the Ukranians are still fighting hard. Oh yah Ukrainians invaded Kursk Russia took an area the size of Los Angeles in a week. , now 6 months later, Russians still struggling to take it back with 50K casualties. heck its so bad they had to beg the North Koreans to help them who in turn got 4K casualties in a month and are now sending thousands more reinforcements. HOW EMBARASSING RUSSIA. ahahah

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Russia never said "3 days", thats western bs..

[@johnwalsh4857]

@@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow OK 2 weeks then Putin said that one russkie hahahha

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

@johnwalsh4857 He never said that.

[@johnwalsh4857]

@@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow he did to European reporters in Feb 2022, he said he could take Kyiv in 2 weeks.

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

@johnwalsh4857 Nope, never they said that. West push that "3 days" bs.

[@jonasdauerbrenner6432]

every seen ukranian soldiers? they are all tacticool navy seal 1818 delta airborne

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

Yes, they are supported by USA... Russia aint.

[@Question467]

You joking 😂😂

[@casperarms]

You might be surprised, but there was even a NATO base in Russia. It was a transit base for the transfer of military supplies from NATO countries for the war in Afghanistan.

[@easygroove]

Yeah, and why are they usin that Multicum Crap Camo Pattern (although Digital Flora is Crap too)

[@UltraJ3t]

Its because of how effective it is. Multicam is a camo almost perfect for Ukraine from the forest in the west to the plains in the east it just works no need for multiple different sets for different terrain, this is especially true in the bogged down trench warfare the Russians find themselves in.

[@easygroove]

@@UltraJ3t any Camo with "Multi" in Mind during developement and as an Idea and in the Pattern itselt IS Crap - There is no Camo which ist truly "Multi". its not effective. There are much better option in the Russian Camo World. If then one should have a two sided Suit. MultiCum Is crap and nothin mor than a StyleWave

[@QwertAsdfg-ih1ow]

​@@UltraJ3tRussia also use them im Syria and other places..... Russia SF copy USA SF..

[@Skongameplay]

That's propaganda , no one wants that