>Well, that's a reasonable explanation for Sanya's carrying the rifle
>ammo. But the question is, why is the Soviet soldier in the 'base'
>photograph doing it? It sort of makes me question if the image isn't
>almost a reenactment or something. Grab a bunch of stuff, put it on,
>and take a picture, "look, ain't I cool?"
>

Comrade, when Comrade Commissar tells you to carry the extra ammo, you do not argue. You just do, until you find the soldier with the rifle who is carrying the submachinegun ammo.

Ebony the Black Dragon

"Life is like an anole. Sometimes it's green. Sometimes it's brown. But it's always a small Caribbean lizard."