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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 05:11 PM UTC
I assume Poland had the ZIS-131 trucks then. What color were they?
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 01:47 AM UTC
Yes, we had ZIL 131 in Polish army, they were standard painted on dark green. Examples below.




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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 02:33 AM UTC
Thanks! The Soviet green I assume? I know East German had lighter green vehicles so I wasn't sure.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 02:45 AM UTC

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Thanks! The Soviet green I assume? I know East German had lighter green vehicles so I wasn't sure.

I think that will be good choice because on the pictures colors of soviet and polish vehicles look similar. Maybe someone have a different opinion. I'm not expert on this part of military history but I remember both kind of militaries from childhod.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 05:28 AM UTC
Are they still using those trucks ?
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 09:33 AM UTC
As I was in the military in 2001 I saw some ZIL with anti-aircraft missiles and a GRAD launcher. I do not know if they are still being used, they are probably in a mobilization reserve in the event of a war. Polish troops are constantly modernizing.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 06:27 PM UTC

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Are they still using those trucks ?


If there are any Russian trucks remaining, the Army dumps them whenever possible. These photos actually show ex-military trucks for sale, gathered on a storage yard of a private company. If you ever wanted to buy a Russian truck, Poland is the place to do it. These trucks have mileages of just a few thousand kilometers, most of them were garaged and well maintained and the price tag is often as low as 5k EUR.
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Posted: Friday, August 18, 2017 - 10:31 PM UTC

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Are they still using those trucks ?


If there are any Russian trucks remaining, the Army dumps them whenever possible. These photos actually show ex-military trucks for sale, gathered on a storage yard of a private company. If you ever wanted to buy a Russian truck, Poland is the place to do it. These trucks have mileages of just a few thousand kilometers, most of them were garaged and well maintained and the price tag is often as low as 5k EUR.


Makes sense. I read the manufacturer went out of business in 2012, and why clutter yourself with prehistoric junk when there are so many better trucks out there nowadays?
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Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017 - 11:41 PM UTC

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Thanks! The Soviet green I assume? I know East German had lighter green vehicles so I wasn't sure.

During Warsaw Pact time shades of green of LWP tanks&vehicles were slighty different. Reason was very simple: service units were receiving yellow and black paints. And soldiers were mixing them on their own.

Michal
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