No, it's because units like the GRU have more autonomy on what equipment and weapons they can use.Hunterboy wrote:I thought part of the idea was the Russian special forces would be behind enemy lines and reliant on using NATO ammo anyway. A bit like their aircraft having NATO refuelling points fitted as well as Warsaw Pact.
There isn't a "Warsaw Pact" probe and drogue refuelling system as such as Soviet Engineers reverse-engineered the NATO standard probe and drogue so they have essentially the same system as NATO aircraft anyway.