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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

The Kharkovites offered several modernization options at once, as they say, to satisfy any wishes of customers. So, the tank underwent a deep modernization of the fighting compartment

In mid-July, the Israeli military censorship lifted the ban on the publication of information about one of the most mysterious examples of military equipment of the Israel Defense Forces. Thanks to a recent decision, everyone will now be able to learn about the new Peer combat vehicle, which for three decades remained under

The updated combat vehicle of the Russian army will be presented to the attention of specialists at the international arms exhibition, which will be held in the city of Nizhny Tagil from September 8 to 11, 2011. Experts already believe that the appearance of the modernized T-90S tank at the Russian arms exhibition

Experienced and experimental heavy tanks of the USSR.At the time when the heavy tank IS-2 had not yet come to its final form, and was debugging it in series, silhouettes of new heavy tanks appeared on the drawing boards, but not all of them would have a chance to be embodied in metal. Wooden model IS-6. V

As you know, it is human nature to doubt. People who have no doubts, are absolutely sure of everything are stupid by nature. However, in all fairness, it should be noted that a mass, nationwide, if you like, conviction of something in our days is easy to form. For example, if daily

The T-10 heavy tank is the last on the list, but not by value! The initial impetus for the development of a new heavy tank was the fact that by the end of the 40s of the last century three types of tanks of this class were in service with the Soviet Army - the IS-2M , IS-3 and IS-4, but none of them

The IS-4 heavy tank is the last of the "Stalinist" kind. Long before the end of the Great Patriotic War, the teams of several design bureaus were developing a promising heavy tank "for the final stage of the war and for the subsequent time." Among them was the KB of the Kirov plant, which

The fact that Russia has long been in need of updating practically any type of weapons is an obvious fact. The country's defense spending has been increasing from year to year. And now from the officials of the Ministry of Defense in the media there is information that in the near future, modernization awaits domestic

The FV214 Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank is the last British heavy tank. The rapid development of tanks in the interwar period of the last century gave rise to many concepts for their use, and many different classifications, but the outbreak of World War II caused a phenomenal pace of development of both ideas and

In recent years, in discussing the situation that has developed in Russian tank building, high-ranking Russian officials and representatives of the command of the armed forces have severely criticized the samples of armored vehicles that are in service and are also being developed. Criticism

Development of this super heavy tank began in early 1941, when Krupp began researching Soviet heavy tanks. In the first months of 1942, Krupp was tasked with designing the PzKpfw VII Lev super-heavy tank (project VK7201). Its design was based on earlier

Protected vehicle "Lynx" (IVECO 65E19WM). The vehicle is intended for use as a means of supporting rolling stock and performing tasks of service and combat activities of various branches of the armed forces and power structures, as well as as a transport base for a carrier of light

Like most of the tanks that were produced on the territory of the Warsaw Pact countries, the Yugoslav main battle tank M84 is a modernized version of the Soviet T-72, licenses for the production of which the USSR transferred to its allies practically free of charge. The first prototype M84

Not so long ago, a foreign publication Defense revue published an openly tendentious rating, where the American Abrams tank was named "the best example of armored vehicles in the history of all mankind." The Americans, as always, are cunning. Our T-90 tank in almost all characteristics is not something that is not

In recent years, there has been a tendency towards a decrease in the development of fundamentally new models on the international markets of military equipment. More attention is paid to upgrading existing systems. This can be understood, since the relatively small purchases of the same type of combat vehicles, which are practiced

It must be admitted that the T-72 main battle tank, created in the 70s of the last century and which is represented by thousands of units around the world, is still the most used today. It has a successful design and is armed with the now popular 125mm smoothbore cannon with full

This article is not new, unfortunately, all work on this direction has been stopped. In September 1997, the first public demonstration of the new generation main battle tank "Black Eagle" (Object 640) took place in Omsk. A tank with a turret carefully covered with a furry camouflage net was demonstrated

In 1982, the Italian military decided on their requirements for the main battle tank. In 1984, the technical conditions for its production were agreed with the industrial enterprises, and they began work on the main subsystems of the future machine. The first prototype of the S-1 tank

On the first day of October 1988, an agreement was signed between the PRC, represented by NORINCO and Pakistan, with the representative office of Heavy Industries Taxila on the design development and joint production of a new MBT-2000 battle tank, according to the technical documentation

Kozak (Russian Cossack) - Ukrainian armored personnel carrier (armored combat vehicle, AFV) for special operations forces. For the first time AFV "Kozak" was demonstrated to the general public at the parade in honor of the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kiev on August 24, 2009. Multifunctional armored vehicle BBM