The Interesting and Unusual Small Arms of Kurdistan and Ukraine w/ Neil Vermillion (ad-free)
Added 2023-06-26 12:00:06 +0000 UTCI'm excited today to speak with Neal Vermillion, a US Army veteran (2002-2006) who served contracts in Kurdistan (2016) and Ukraine (2022) for the nonprofit PMC Sons of Liberty International. In Kurdistan he was a volunteer training and fighting with a group of Kurds around Erbil and Mosul. In Ukraine, he trained Ukrainian snipers and other troops. Today we are specifically talking about the different small arms that were (and are) being used in Kurdistan and Ukraine. From Turkish starter pistols to handmade anti material rifles, the fight against ISIS in Kurdistan saw it all. Ukraine today is seeing a similarly wide variety of small arms, although generally much more effective...unless you are a guy like Neil who gets issued an M14!
00:47 - Neil's basic background
02:31 - Guns of the Peshmerga
23:07 - Guns of Ukraine
Follow Neil on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thecombataccountant/ .
Comments
Great interview!
Steelheart
2023-06-28 00:56:06 +0000 UTCI agree with Neil, the 5.45 appears to be a better round than the 5.56.
Retired No Bad Days
2023-06-27 18:43:26 +0000 UTCInteresting. Consider this for next week. What do the Ukrainians think of the AR platform? What do they like and what do they think would be a major improvement of the AR. What do they think of the DI system?
Retired No Bad Days
2023-06-27 18:41:45 +0000 UTCSWEET!!!
Mustafa's Fleas
2023-06-27 03:39:48 +0000 UTCWe have a longer general Q&A coming next week... :)
Forgotten Weapons
2023-06-26 22:19:17 +0000 UTCThis was great good fun, thanks Ian.Would be very much interested to hear of anything else that Mr. Vermillion may care to share of his travels, trials and tribulations!
Mustafa's Fleas
2023-06-26 22:13:23 +0000 UTChey.. not even thinking of these days but its original cold war era behind that curtain a stetchkin I'd consider THE best one could have back then. debatable practical handgun today. that sounds like one wiiiild mix especially in middle east. can't believe they disliked the 58s. why...
Guido Schriewer
2023-06-26 14:06:49 +0000 UTC
