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Troops of the People's Armed Police Lhasa Detachment 8th Duties Battalion on guard duty next to the Qinghai-Tibet railroad, 2024 [2495x1408]
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Troops of the People's Armed Police Lhasa Detachment 8th Duties Battalion on guard duty next to the Qinghai-Tibet railroad, 2024 [2495x1408]

Source: https://www.stdaily.com/web/gdxw/2024-10/01/content_238189.html

The Lhasa detachment is of the PAP Tibet corps; think of the tibet corps like the tibet autonomous region's "Army National Guard".

Duties units of local PAP units are used to protect the nearby area of important structures, such as railroads(as seen here), prisons(they are not prison guards but are stationed nearby) along with dams. In fact, the 8th Duties Battalion, Lhasa Detachment's main role is protecting the qinghai-tibet railroad.

Think of the PAP like National guard + RCMP; Many PAP units have lineage tracing back to the PLA, and PAP troops go through the same basic recruitment process and standards as the PLA. They are active service members and are eligable for veterans benefits.

u/IronWarhorses — 7 days ago
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On the topic of fortress bridges: this amazing photo from the American Civil War shows a Fortified rail bridge over the Cumberland river near Nashville, Tennessee 1864, [634x640] yes its a war train, cuz rail bridge, at war.

u/IronWarhorses — 10 days ago
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On my PC Desk, the Panzerzug layout from the Polish (1960) Movie Red Rowan in Glorious HO!

u/IronWarhorses — 10 days ago
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FRENCH GUN BATTERY ON RAILWAY (1914 - 1918), date and gun type unknown but clearly very light in railway gun terms!

u/IronWarhorses — 9 days ago
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8.8cm Eisenbahnflak battery, just one gun, with both 2 and 4 axle soviet wagons, complete with musical band, fire control wagon with stereoscopic rangefinder on the roof, (i think), and what i am assuming are parts and ammo and crew accommodation wagons.

u/IronWarhorses — 11 days ago
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French Indochina Armoured Train: La Rafale (early version from 1950), it was set up and garrisoned by the 2nd Regiment of the Foreign Legion. "Each train is proceeded by legionaries patrolling for mines/ambushes. Once a week a legionnaire steps on a mine, other times it is a train"

u/IronWarhorses — 11 days ago
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This is the Kerch Bridge, in 2022. for anybody who sees this (i got taken in too) it is being used by bad actors on both sides. Pro Ru are claiming it is Kiev Bridge, pro Ukraine saying its a current attack on the Kerch bridge. this is 4 year old footage.

Yes it's a war train, because it a railroad bridge, with burning train, in a war situation.

this guy on twitter claimed it was current footage of Kerch Bridge: https://x.com/IuliiaMendel/status/1578654995821768704?s=20 the entire comment section myself included jumped on him saying it was Kiev bridge (it is not) or just copium (which is why the guy posted it, now of all times)

See? i am not a Kremlin agent. I listen when people say facts do not match. and the bridge here does not match the images of Kievs bridges i could find.

actual Kiev Bridge attacks: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/world/europe/russia-ukraine-bridges-kyiv.html and https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cmglwkyl9djyo

plenty more western coverage is available.

u/IronWarhorses — 10 days ago