28mm "Donetsk People's Republic" (DNR)

 

 

These fine fellows will make great Chechen Separatist.

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BTR-60 Armored Personnel Carrier

BTR-60 Armored Fighting Vehicle
Designer:	V.A Dedkov
Manufacturer:	Gorki Automotive Plant at Gorki
Role:	Armored Personnel Carrier
Year Adopted:	1960
Produced:	1960-1976
Major Variants:	BTR-60P - Initial production version BTR-60PA - Overhead & NBC protection added BTR-60PB - First turreted version BTR-60PU - Command Vehicle BTR-60PB - Forward Air Control variant
Weight:           (BTR-60P and BTR-60PA):           (BTR-60PB):	9800 kg (10.8 tons) 10,300 kg (11.34 tons)
Operational Status:	Used By: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, East Germany, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, Libya, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, and other former Soviet Republics
Armament:*	1 x 14.5mm KPV machine gun with 500 rounds** 1 x coaxial 12.7 DShK MG with 2000 rounds***   *   1 x PKT machine gun is also carried on some models  **  2000 rounds on BTR-60PA version *** not present on BTR-60PA versions
Engine:	2x GAZ-49B, 6 cylinder in-line, water-cooled petrol engines, producing 90 horsepower @ 3400 RPM each.
Suspension:	Wheeled 8x8
Crew      BTR-60PA:      BTR-60PB:	4+16 (Driver, Gunner, additional troops) 2+14 (Driver, Gunner, additional troops)
Armor:           Turret (All Around):           Hull Front:           Hull Sides:           Hull Rear:           Underside:	14 mm sloped at 40° (0.55 inches at 40°) 10 mm sloped at 45 to 80° (0.39 inches sloped at 45 to 80°) 6 mm sloped at 0° (0.24 inches sloped at 0°) 10 mm sloped at 60° (0.39 inches sloped at 60°) 4 mm (0.16 inches)
Overall Length:	7.65 meters (23 feet, 1 inches)
Height:           (To Turret Top):           (To Hull Top):	2.3 meters (7 feet, 6.6 inches) 2.1 meters (6 feet, 10.7 inches)
Width:	2.83 meters (9 feet, 3.4 inches)
Maximum Speed           (on road):           (in water):	80 kilometers per hour (50 miles per hour) 10 kilometers per hour (6 miles per hour)
Range (on road):	500 km (311 miles)
Fuel Capacity:	290 liters (306 gallons)

28mm Russians - Tiny Terrain Models

 

 

 

 

Tiny Terrain Models

28mm Chechens - Tiny Terrain Models

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First Chechen War (1994-96)

The First Chechen War, also known as the First Chechen Сampaign or First Russian-Chechen war, was a rebellion by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the Russian Federation, fought from December 1994 to August 1996. After the initial campaign of 1994–1995, culminating in the devastating Battle of Grozny, Russian federal forces attempted to seize control of the mountainous area of Chechnya but were set back by Chechen guerrilla warfare and raids on the flatlands despite Russia's overwhelming advantages in firepower, manpower, weaponry, artillery, combat vehicles and air support. The resulting widespread demoralization of federal forces and the almost universal opposition of the Russian public to the conflict led Boris Yeltsin's government to declare a ceasefire with the Chechens in 1996 and sign a peace treaty a year later.

The official figure for Russian military deaths is 5,732, while most estimates put the number between 3,500 and 7,500, or even as high as 14,000. Although there are no accurate figures for the number of Chechen forces killed, various estimates put the number at about 3,000 to 17,391 deaths and missing. Various figures estimate the number of civilian deaths at between 30,000 and 100,000 killed and possibly over 200,000 injured, while more than 500,000 people were displaced by the conflict, which left cities and villages across the republic in ruins. The conflict led to a significant decrease of non-Chechen population due to violence and discrimination.