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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

Dedicated to connoisseurs of aviation history. Selection criteria are important when compiling ratings. A recent opus on the most dangerous fighters of the Second World War turned out to be quite comical, because the author used a win-win logic. Take five aircraft of the final period of WWII, which in force

In the outgoing year, a whole constellation of promising domestic weapons was presented, which still arouse public interest. Today I would like to sort out the most obvious and controversial points on this topic. To begin with, a historical example. Three decades ago there was

At the cost of relatively low casualties, the kamikaze pilots were able to defeat half of the US Navy! Relatively low casualties? Everything is learned by comparison: during the war years, 60,750 Japanese pilots did not return from the mission. Of these, only 3912 were "official" kamikaze. Cases of self-sacrifice in a desperate

In the fall of 1991, in a conversation with US Secretary of Defense R. Cheney, the Sultan of Oman expressed his readiness to pay the costs of maintaining two Iowa-class battleships to provide them with continuous combat patrols in the Persian Gulf for nine months a year. “Of your entire fleet, only battleships

Ten auxiliary ships are built for each warship! A significant portion of the allocated funds is spent on projects

Questions about the use of US carrier-based aircraft in Vietnam (with answers). The number of aircraft carriers that took part in the hostilities? (Answer - 17 aircraft carriers). The number of military campaigns of aircraft carrier strike groups to the shores of Vietnam? (Answer - 66 military campaigns.) The total number of days spent by aircraft carriers on

The development of an automated control system for the anti-aircraft missile brigade of the air defense of the ground forces "Polyana-D4" (9S52) was carried out by the Minsk Research Institute of Automation Means of the USSR Ministry of Radio Industry for TTZ GRAU in order to automate the control processes of combat operations of anti-aircraft missile brigades

The end of the 1960s was a period of great confrontation between the two superpowers, a period of a grueling arms race. The development of new types of weapons and military equipment is proceeding at a high rate. Microelectronics is developing especially rapidly and on its basis - telecommunications and

The first step was to cut nuclear cruisers - these creatures have long infuriated sailors with their inadequate cost and eternal concerns about their radiation safety. At the same time, the nuclear-powered ships had no real advantages, except for the senseless "unlimited autonomy in terms of fuel reserves." At first

This article is dedicated to the project of the Bulgarian light tank of the late 1980s, which can be called the Bulgarian Octopus. This is the first and only tank designed in Bulgaria. Unfortunately, because of the democracy that burst out in the 1990s, things never came to production. By the mid-1980s

Not so long ago, D. Rogozin announced the creation of a new light fighter in Russia. Let's try to figure out how justified this statement is. To begin with, let's define the terminology, what exactly can be understood as a light fighter and what kind of fighters exist in the world. Can be distinguished

In 2000, the press around the world reported on the use of new weapons by Russian troops. During the battles for the village of Komsomolskoye (Chechen Republic), self-propelled heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1 "Buratino" fired at the positions of the militants. Soon after these messages, some

Over the past decades, the US Army has repeatedly upgraded its M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mounts. At the same time, it became clear long ago that such a technique cannot be updated forever and needs to be replaced. A few weeks ago at the AUSA Annual

Source: youtube.com At the end of May, there were reports that UVZ began to create the first prototypes of the heavy attack robotic tank "Shturm", intended for military operations in the city. The complex will include robotic tanks with various combat modules and

The Soviet Union was the leader in creating the most advanced multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), which successfully combined the great power of volleys with high mobility and maneuverability. No other army in the world has achieved such a widespread use of reactive

In October 1947, German rocket scientists were deported to the Soviet Union, who worked comfortably on the Soviet rocket and space program and conducted a number of successful research on missiles (How the Nazi FAU rocket program became the base of the Soviet rocket and space

After the end of the Great Patriotic War, in accordance with the decision of the Crimean Conference on the territory of Germany, it was forbidden to carry out work on military topics. In the Soviet zone of occupation, they were carried out in an atmosphere of complete secrecy, but the Allies knew about it. Council Resolution

The question of the concept of the tank of the future excites the minds of designers. And ideas are being put forward: from "we don't need tanks" to the introduction of robotic tanks and "Armata" - our everything. " The article "Prospects for the development of tanks" discusses various concepts of the tank of the future on the basis of a mounted 152 mm cannon

In accordance with the requirements of the allies to comply with the decisions of the Crimean Conference on the demilitarization of Germany, in April 1946 the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted a resolution on the transfer of all work on military equipment from Germany to the Soviet Union (How the Nazi missile program of the FAU became the base of the Soviet

The formation of the American missile program under the leadership of the German designer Wernher von Braun is well known. There is very little information about the birth of the Soviet missile program with the participation of another team of German specialists under the leadership of Helmut Grettrup. Nazi rocket