Kitty A Syrian rebel fighter trying to feed a stray cat during a moment of calm amidst the ongoing civil war against the Assad regime. (Photo: REUTERS)
Kitty… A Syrian rebel takes some time to feed a stray cat in what looks like a relatively untouched part of the country.
Sniper cat… Felines aside and onto the firearm. An M1A in the Vltor M1S Stock System. It gives your rifle an AR type pistol grip with an adapter for most AR stocks. Vltor supplies the kit with one of their EMod stocks. Note the Smith Vortex flash hider; one of the best on the market for reducing muzzle flash signature. Also note the A.R.M.S #18 M14 Low Profile Scope Mount.
Protecting the locals… Even if by locals it means stray kittens. Not sure what the story is on this photo. I guess cats and dogs found in the war zones are a simple reminder of home and the pets many soldiers have. On a gun related note, interesting optic choice, it looks like a Millet DMS-1.
I made a couple of posts with members of the Brazilian military and some jaguars. Apparently they’re mascots/pets of the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Center. They’re raised at a young age to be around humans but aren’t exactly 100% domesticated. For safety purposes though as they get older, the jaguar’s are de-fanged since they interact with the soldiers.
Possible reason for training with jaguars is the possibility of encountering them in the jungle if conducting anti-drug and smuggling operations. Understanding how to handle a big cat that pounces on you before you can draw your rifle may help you survive.
Kitty… I’m going to guess this is a Brazilian soldier…with a jaguar. I posted an image of a solider with a leashed jaguar that looked like a pet. I don’t know if this is the same jaguar or if this one is alive or just being a big lazy cat in his owner’s lap. I know the Russian military has specially bred wolf-dog hybrids for guard purposes…so I suppose a guard or attack jaguar kind of make sense…somewhere.
Attack cat… Apparently the Brazilian military has pet Jaguars. Not sure what they keep them for. I doubt they use them for attack “dog” purposes. Looks like some soldiers are training/exercising in the background…so maybe its a motivational piece.
Messenger cat… (A Soviet soldier slowly nudging a cat with propaganda and surrender leaflets attached to the collar. The cat was supposed to head over to the German side of the trenches in the heavy urban combat of Stalingrad. Note the PPSh-41 near the cat.)
War kitty… (Russian soldier petting a random kitten near a trench. Note his Mosin Nagant 91/30. You can see the bayonet, though not attached for combat. What’s interesting is that many people feel that the Mosin Nagant 91/30’s were sighted in at the factory with the bayonet attached. Firing it without the bayonet slightly affects accuracy since the sights are skewed towards the barrel harmonics of the bayonet being on. Whether this is true or not is up for debate and testing.)
German soldier with the H&K G36 and kitten… (This one has one of the newer optics due to the picatinny rail that allows for custom red-dot options. Older dual-optics were completely integrated but it had a lot of user complaints.)
