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According to Western data, the BTR-60 of all modifications was made about 25 thousand pieces. BTR-60 were actively exported abroad. In addition, the BTR-60PB was produced under a Soviet license in Romania under the designation TAV-71, these vehicles, in addition to the armed forces of Romania itself, were also supplied to the Yugoslav army

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Mobilization. A young man reads a notice on the streets of Warsaw Before the beginning of 1938, the mobilization plan "S" was in force in the Polish armed forces. But in view of new events, the plan was found to be inappropriate to reality, both in terms of mobilizing human resources and military units, and

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The defeat near Moscow forced Hitler in early 1942 to look for new approaches in the strategic planning of the war against the USSR. The goal of the summer offensive of German troops on the eastern front in 1942 was set out in the secret directive of the German high command No. 41, approved by Hitler 5

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I receive about a hundred letters every day. Among the reviews, criticism, words of gratitude and information, you, dear readers, send me your articles. Some of them deserve immediate publication, others should be carefully studied. Today I offer you one of such materials. Topic covered in

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The barrel is the main part of small arms. The barrel of a rifled small arms is designed to impart rotational and translational movement to the bullet at a certain initial speed in a certain direction due to energy

General Ambrose Burnside. Commanding the Potomac army, he grew such sideburns, which were later named in his honor. He fired once, and fired two, and a bullet whistled into the bushes … "You shoot like a soldier," Kamal said, "show me how you drive." Kipling. Ballad of East and West

Fine antique-style rondash shield from the Vienna Armory. Judging by the inscription on the shield, Emperor Charles V received this magnificent shield along with a paired helmet from his brother Ferdinand I in honor of his African campaign. Medallions with busts can be found on the outer frieze between the Nereids

Siege of Alesia. Melchior Fezelen (c. 1495-1538), 1533 The shields-rondash used by the soldiers are clearly visible … three mines of gold went to each shield. The Third Book of Kings 10:17 Weapons from museums. Today is our special day. We will not only continue our acquaintance with the history of the shield-rondash, not only

McMillan TAC-50C The McMillan TAC-50 rifle is rightly considered the piece of small arms that has revived interest in anti-material rifles. At least this statement is exactly true for the United States. In America, the rifle was adopted in 2000, and since then it has been actively used

A shot from a flintlock rifle always created a cloud of smoke not only from the front, but also from the back. The infantrymen were very disturbed by this. Less disturbed to the riders … Weapons of 1812. Any war is an accelerator of progress. So the Napoleonic wars significantly accelerated this process. It took a lot of weapons

Ruger, based in Southport, Connecticut, is the fourth largest arms company in the United States. Founded in 1949, the company has been delighting its consumers for over seventy years by offering reliable and high-quality firearms on the market. Total in the arsenal of the company

The small-sized automatic machine AM-17 is a further development of the small-sized automatic machine MA, created by the designer Evgeny Fedorovich Dragunov back in the late 1970s. Forty years later, the design of the Dragunov assault rifle found a second life. Within the framework of the forum "Army-2016" Izhevsk gunsmiths

Britannia. 17th Lancers' Own Duke of Cambridge Regiment. The end of the nineteenth century The crowd will suppress a deep sigh, And the woman's crying will break off, When, puffing out fiercely, the headquarters trumpeter will play the Campaign. The peaks will easily pierce the sky. Stirrups will creak slightly. And someone will move with a gesture wild Yours, Russia, tribes. Alexei

A soldier with a serial rifle M1. Photo US Army The M1 Garand self-loading rifle was a very successful weapon, but this fact did not exclude the possibility and the need for further improvements and improvements. Various experiments of this kind were carried out almost until the end of the active operation of the rifle. Curious

A Marine firing a Mossberg 590A1 rifle Since 2018, the United States Marine Corps, in collaboration with several scientific and commercial organizations, is developing a promising non-lethal electroshock ammunition. In the future, based on new technologies, it is proposed to make a whole

Such was seen and depicted by the English artist William Heath of the Battle of Borodino Soldiers, brave children, Where are your sisters? Our sisters are pikes, sabers are firing, This is where our sisters are. Russian military drill song, widely known in the XIX - early XX century On the floor under it was spread wide carpet

In the era of lush lace, brocade caftans Someone had to teach all modesty: Simple harsh steel overshadowed luxury, the brilliance of "Dark-skinned Liza" is ours, our musket is "Brown Bess." And the word of her flint lips was weighty, Kohl

50 BMG cartridges in the magazine for the M107 rifle There are regular attempts to create high-precision rifle complexes based on a guided bullet, but so far none of these developments has been able to go beyond the range. Several years ago, a version of such a system was developed by

A Finnish soldier fires a Suomi KP-31 submachine gun, photo: waralbum.ru Over time, the designer managed to create a number of small arms samples. And his

Basic modification HAC-7 rifle. Photo: Aftermathgunclub.com Kalashnikov assault rifles, FN FAL rifles and AR series have certain advantages that have become the key to their popularity and widespread distribution. Simultaneous use of all the strong features of this weapon, complemented by new original

Shurochka Azarova with a pistol in the uniform of the Sumy Hussar Regiment. The film "Hussar Ballad" 1962 Here the pistols have already flashed, The hammer is thundering against the ramrod. The bullets go off the faceted barrel, And the trigger is flicked for the first time. Here is gunpowder in a trickle of greyish On the shelf pouring. Serrated, screwed securely

Fragment of the panorama "Battle of Borodino" F. Roubaud. The clash of Russian grenadiers with Friant's division Thunder in the twelfth year Has come - who helped us here? The frenzy of the people, Barclay, winter or a Russian god? S. Pushkin. Eugene Onegin Attention of all, I ask, gentlemen. Trouble has come to the Motherland. War thunderstorm

Israeli companies have long entered the international arms and military equipment market. The small arms company IWI is no exception. At the same time, the company does not stop at the production of pistols and assault rifles, discovering new

One of the Kel-Tec SU-16E rifles in action Believe me, the remedy is known, So that finally everything immediately fell into place. No one will say bad things, and whoever decides to say will immediately lie down. Dear boy. 1974 Music by D. Tukhmanov, words by L. Derbenev Weapons and companies. Within the framework of this cycle, many

RPK-16 with drum magazine In 2017, the Kalashnikov concern presented a promising RPK-16 light machine gun. In the future, these weapons were tested, and the development organization was preparing mass production; there were statements about the imminent acceptance into service. However, it has now become known that