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2025-06-01 06:06

It is no secret that for many Soviet officers it was very prestigious to own a captured pistol. Most often, German short-barreled weapons could be at the disposal of the infantry commanders of the platoon-battalion level and the military personnel of the reconnaissance units. That is, those who

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A rare photo - two identical Russian warships of non-Soviet construction together. But that should stop being rare. Photo: defenceimagery.mod.uk Having decided on the principles that should underlie the sane shipbuilding policy of Russia, you need to subject them at least

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The High-Precision Complexes holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) was formed in 2009. Judging by the brand's popularity in Russia and abroad, the consolidation of the scientific and technical potential of specialized enterprises was successful. Not every integrated structure can boast

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About spilled blood - as a general to a general In February 2021, shortly before the next anniversary of the armed conflict on Damansky Island, a very lengthy and, to put it mildly, somewhat strange material was published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta. It was a big interview with a retired major general

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In the minds of the majority of Europeans, and even the citizens of Russia, the expanses of Southern Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Northern and Central China have always been an area of settlement for the peoples of the Mongoloid race, but this is far from the case. Already in 3000 BC, Southern Siberia was inhabited by the clans of the Indo-European

By the fall of 1942, British designers had developed a second version of their CDL searchlight tank, based on the chassis of the M3 Grant combat vehicle. Soon this technique was shown to representatives of the United States, and they showed interest in such a development. At the beginning of next year, work began to create

An important element of the appearance of a promising tank is currently considered an active protection complex (KAZ). To increase the survivability of an armored vehicle on the battlefield, special systems are required that can detect and intercept incoming anti-tank ammunition in a timely manner. Creation

German tanks "Panther" and "Tiger" rolled off the assembly line in the courtyard of the plant of the company "Henschel" Towers of tanks "Panther" in carriages at the railway station in Aschaffenburg, broken by bombing In 1937, several companies were instructed to design another, but heavier model

The new armored vehicle Ajax of the British army The principle of operation of the 40-mm CTAS automatic cannon For the 40-mm CTAS automatic cannon with telescopic ammunition, seven types of CTA primer ammunition have been developed or are in development. French ammunition qualification

Under the Ajax program, a family of modern combat vehicles is being developed Considering that firing tests with crew participation are scheduled for early 2017, and the first battalion equipped with Ajax vehicles is to be formed in mid-2019, the British army is quite close to full

The appearance of the armored personnel carrier class technology was formed many years ago. All models in recent years can be called modernizations, more or less deep, of old technology. Basically, only engines, weapons and equipment are changed. Body, wheel arrangement and layout of the armored personnel carrier of one developer

Some of the combat missions can be effectively solved using remotely controlled equipment and robotic systems. Currently, a large number of various robots designed for the armed forces are being developed in our country and abroad. One of the last domestic

The newest Challenger 2 MBT has a significant number of survivability improvements, including lattice armor in the stern. The traditional scope of main battle tanks (MBTs) is open terrain, and while this is still relevant, however, recent operations have shown that tanks

Everyone knows the Kharkiv Design Bureau for Mechanical Engineering named after V.I. Morozov as a design bureau with a long history in the production of tanks, everyone is also well aware of the new design bureaus - these are combat units like the Oplot tank, the Yatagan tank, the T-80UD tank, the repair and recovery vehicle

The new amphibious vehicle VBA (Veicolo Blindato Anfibio) is currently undergoing qualification tests in Italy The mission in Afghanistan is coming to an end, and therefore the demand for machines of the Mrap class is steadily declining. Where the Western troops will be called up next time, one can only guess, but outside

The commander's version of the SU-76I self-propelled gun, equipped with a turret from a PzKpfw III tank, in the courtyard of factory # 37. Sverdlovsk, July 1943. The first experiments on re-equipping captured self-propelled guns with domestic guns were carried out at Moscow enterprises in late 1941 - early 1942. According to the memoirs of A. Klubnev, in

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

New models of military equipment and weapons are often developed taking into account foreign successes in the relevant field. In fact, new samples are becoming a response to the threat in the form of foreign counterparts. For example, the latest American program for the development of a multipurpose land-based platform Mobile

Just a few years ago, NPK Uralvagonzavod presented a new version of the modernization of the T-90A main battle tank called the T-90M. In the future, the new technology was tested, interested the army and became the subject of a real contract. Recently it became known about the completion of the modernization of the first

One of the promising projects for the creation of military equipment for the armed forces has entered a new stage. According to the domestic press, the next stage of testing of a promising armored personnel carrier, built on the basis of the unified wheeled platform "Boomerang", has begun. After completing all

Tests of a promising self-propelled anti-tank gun (SPTP) 2S25M "Sprut-SDM1" are underway. After completing several stages of checks, the newest model of armored vehicles can be adopted and put into production. So far this work has not been completed, but the industry and the military department have already

During the recent exhibition "Army-2019", it was announced that the K-16 armored personnel carrier based on the promising unified wheeled platform "Boomerang" will go for state tests in July. Based on the results of these measures, the issue of adopting equipment for service will be resolved. Thus, in

About a year ago, it became known that in anticipation of new models of armored personnel carriers, the domestic Ministry of Defense intends to modernize the existing equipment. A little later, the first details appeared: during the first stage of this work, domestic repair enterprises had to update

In the foreseeable future, the Russian armed forces will continue to operate the BTR-80 armored personnel carriers and other equipment based on them. At the same time, the military department intends to update the fleet of such armored vehicles by building new armored personnel carriers and modernizing existing ones. As part of the renewal program

On May 20, 1952, a special meeting of chief designers of tank and diesel plants was held at the Ministry of Transport Engineering with the participation of the commander of the BT and MB SA Marshal of the Armored Forces S.I. Bogdanov, where the prospects for further development and improvement were discussed