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Originally Posted by rc_p120
Jeez, the Russians are really going balls deep with the Westernized gear and equipment aren't they? Glocks, molle vests, Multicam, Ops Core helmets, low profile plate carriers, M4's.... You could barely tell them apart from Americans if it weren't for a few giveaways.
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FYI, in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (not sure about other eastern European countries), airsofters usually divide into 2 subcategories: light ("светлая") and dark ("тёмная") sides. The side you're on is decided by the gear you use. Dark side: NATO and western type of gear/camo/weapons. Light side: Soviet and Russian type of gear/weapons/camo (or from any other country from post-USSR space, i.e. Yugoslavia).
Airsoft teams are divided on this basis as well, however, teams reconstructing Russian 'Alfa', even though it's a Russian unit, are considered to be on the "dark" side, due to the amount of western gear and camo they use (unless the team is reconstructing 2004 and prior time frames).