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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

2025-06-01 06:06

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

2025-06-01 06:06

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

2025-06-01 06:06

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

2025-06-01 06:06

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

Perhaps the most interesting recent event in the world of small arms may be the American NGSW program to create a new generation of automatic rifles and light machine guns. In remarks and comments to articles in the media on the topic of this program and similar previous

Telescopic cartridge (center) - a projectile for the 40-mm automatic cannon 40 CTAS (Cased Telescoped Armament System) on a reduced scale NGSW in case of her

The Kalashnikov assault rifle of the 1947 model, the modernized Kalashnikov assault rifle (AKM) and the Kalashnikov assault rifle chambered for the low-impulse AK-74 cartridge After being adopted on

In previous materials (Forgotten Soviet cartridge 6x49 mm versus 6.8 mm NGSW cartridge and Subcaliber bullets and a tapered barrel made of tungsten carbide: the future of small arms), we considered technical solutions that can be used to create promising small arms capable of

What is the essence of stopping action? In the article "Army pistol and stopping action of pistol cartridges" the concept of stopping action given by D. Towert was cited:

In previously published materials, we examined the thorny path of the emergence of a new army pistol in the armed forces of the Russian Federation: part 1, part 2, as well as a similar process that took place at about the same time in the US armed forces: Part 1, Part 2. In the next article it was planned to consider

One of the most persistent stereotypes in the field of small arms is the thesis that the minimum caliber that provides a sufficient stopping effect of a pistol cartridge is 9 mm. Let's try to figure out how true this is. Left to right: .30-06

In the article "A promising army pistol based on the PDW concept" we examined the alleged appearance of an army pistol - a personal weapon of a professional soldier that can be used against an enemy in personal body armor (NIB), in case of loss or withdrawal

Promising ammunition for an army pistol Based on the conclusions formulated in the article "Army pistol and the stopping effect of pistol cartridges", ammunition for a promising army pistol must meet the following requirements. The initial energy of the bullet should

This article is intended to expand the series of articles "Civilian weapons", which includes articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, transforming it into something like the series "Civil security", in which the threats that lie in wait for ordinary citizens will be considered in more a wider context. In the future, we will consider

TASER The first samples of stun weapons (stun guns, stun devices - ESHU) under the name "electric whip" appeared at the beginning of the 20th century and were intended to control livestock. In the future, stun guns were developed for use by the forces of law and order, which were originally

In 2015, the US military announced the long-awaited competition for small arms manufacturers to select a new XM17 military pistol, the MHS (Modular Handgun System) program

Bullet-proof vests and ammunition A huge influence on the development of small arms in Russia and in the world had a wide distribution of personal body armor (NIB) for soldiers - body armor. The continuous improvement of body armor has led to the fact that many samples of modern weapons are already

For more than half a century, the main pistol of the US armed forces (AF) has been the classic model - the Colt M1911A1 in 11.43 mm caliber (.45 ACP cartridge) designed by John Moses Browning. This pistol is so widespread in the United States that it can be considered one of the symbols of America. Gun

Russia is a country of paradoxes. On the one hand, it is the largest continental power, whose land interests have always prevailed over others. On the other hand, Russia has one of the longest maritime borders, access to the seas and oceans, which requires a strong navy to control

Air rifles and pistols are the first "real" weapons that a child most often gets to know. We are now not talking about children's pistols with plastic bullets and not even about paintball / airsoft guns, but about air guns that shoot lead bullets or

The term "wunderwaffe" (wunderwaffe, miracle weapon) originated in Nazi Germany as a designation of a fundamentally new weapon, or a weapon significantly superior in characteristics to everything previously created and capable of bringing significant changes on the battlefield. Later, the term "wunderwaffe" received

There is no story sadder in the world than the story of the Russian pistol. In the USSR, the pistol as a weapon was probably at the very bottom of the list of urgent problems of the armed forces. The role of the pistol in combat is extremely insignificant, therefore, and attention to this issue was paid minimal

Let's make a reservation right away: gas weapons are "weapons" at least on the basis of Federal Law No. 150-FZ of 13.12.1996 (as amended on 03.08.2018) "On Weapons" (as amended and supplemented, entered into force on 16.01. 2019), which establishes that “gas weapons are weapons intended for temporary chemical

After the failure with the P-96 pistol, the Tula State Unitary Enterprise "KBP" thoroughly revised the design of a promising army pistol, presenting the GSh-18 pistol in the early 2000s. During the development, various ways of locking the barrel were considered - with a swinging wedge, as in the German Walther pistol