Museum of Armament and Military Equipment of the Airborne Forces. Exhibition of mobile maintenance equipment…
I had never seen an exhibition of mobile means of maintenance, repair and evacuation of military equipment and weapons of the Airborne Forces (what a long name) before.
In terms of the placement of exhibits, everything is very simple: on the left are vans without chassis, on the right are complete products, and in front is the repair area.
There’s still something else, we’ll see later. But for now, let’s go.
Emblem: VDV Russia («Никто кроме нас!» — «No one but us!»)
The next exhibit made me think a little.
It’s clear that it’s airborne, and there are size restrictions during transportation, but where are the mechanisms for bringing it into working position? It is clearly visible that a person cannot stand at full height in the workshop. I walked around and only then did it dawn on me: windows in the roof! That is, you are standing half outside: your arms and legs are warm, the workpiece is clamped in a vice, and your head is outside, in the rain or snow.
Nestled between the cars are a couple of huge dioramas.
It’s precisely the mobile workshops mounted on a vehicle chassis that have come to an end. Only the actual “premises” remain to be reviewed.
It is clear that on the outside everything looks typical. The specifics are hidden in the content.
At the end of the “alley” there is a repair area with as many as three “workshops”.
I literally accidentally discovered a very interesting line of engines.
One of the engines is a training and cutaway one.
If you look back,
then you involuntarily pay attention to the photographs. I’m usually not very fond of them, preferring real-life exhibits, but here I was drawn to their age and uniqueness.
To be continued: Airborne Forces Museum. Between the hangars.