02-16-2009, 07:05 PM
What we really need is a picture of the ASU in a parade. I found this picture (from a model box top I believe) that shows wings on the vehicle itself. By definition it would be parachutists using the thing but it definitely is a bit of armor earning the black collar on the M55. Question is, we would assume, then, that ASU-57 operators were dedicated to the machine, parachute trained and qualified, yet somehow still not Air Force (VDV). Great research project.
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