Commanders!
In recent news, we unveiled the Gromozeka skin that’s coming as a part of the Beasts of Steel event. The event’s complementing the Rough Riders Battle Path and is generally Russian-themed, because what would American armed forces be without proper adversaries?
Aside from Rough Riders Battle Coins and Battle Coin boosters, the prizes will include new camouflages and animal-themed decals and that’s what we’d like to tell you more about today. Most of these camouflages have been seen fairly recently in real life, although some are quite a bit older. Let’s take a look at them in the order they appear in the event.
Let’s start with the Russian (Marines) camouflage. This atypical camouflage was seen fairly recently on a BMP-2 belonging to the 299th Marines Training Center “Saturn” of the Baltic Fleet in Kaliningrad.
Next up are three recently seen digital camouflages – Woodland, Desert and Urban. These were seen during the Army 2020 and Army 2021 expos in Moscow on different vehicles, including the Tigr armored car. These camouflages are used only during expos instead of combat as Russia (unlike Ukraine) isn’t using digital camouflages en masse.
Another camouflage we’ll have for you is called Russian (39th Motor Rifle Brigade) and, as its name suggests, it was seen on a T-55AM belonging to the eponymous unit in 2015. This Far East unit from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has a long history reaching back to the early days of the Second World War, having fought the Japanese in Manchuria.
Finally, there’s the Russian (Spots) camouflage seen on a T-72A in 2024, an interesting twist on the traditional Russian black-sand-green colors.
We’ll also have several animal-themed decals for you, including:
- Dolphin – emblem of the Soviet 336th Marines Brigade, as seen on a PT-76 in Baltiysk in 1990
- Swallow – emblem of the Soviet 15th Guards Mechanized Brigade during the Second World War
- Deer – emblem of the Soviet 13th Guards Mechanized Brigade during the Second World War
- Elephant – emblem of the Soviet 14th Guards Mechanized Brigade during the Second World War
- Elk – emblem of the Soviet 740th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment during the Second World War
And last but not least, there’s the emblem belonging to the Soviet 24th "Iron" Motor Guards Division garrisoned in Lvov, as seen in 1989. This decal doesn’t contain the image of an animal (it’s a depiction of a river and mountains) but is tied to a story involving a T-72B1 with three layers of ERA on top of each other, a deliberate attempt at disinformation from the Soviet side. We considered the story interesting enough to add it.
But that’s still not all. Three older skins await you as well:
- Tamanskaya Division for T-90
- Motherland for T-90A
- Nakidka for T-90MS
And if you have them already? No problem, in that case you’ll receive 2000 bonus Battle Coins for each.
The Beasts of Steel event is launching soon. We hope you’ll enjoy it and, as always:
See you on the battlefield!
