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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

Competition for competition The armored fleet of the US Ground Forces, despite the considerable age of many vehicles, has good potential for modernization, which, in particular, was shown by the recent installation of the Trophy active protection complex on Abrams and plans to equip it with combat infantry fighting vehicles. However, the Americans with their

Model of the TV-1 tank. The characteristic bow of the vessel housed the reactor In the fifties, against the background of the rapid development of science and technology, the most daring ideas were proposed. So, in the United States, several projects of promising tanks with a power plant based on a nuclear reactor were proposed and worked out at the level of theory. None

Parade with the participation of CV-33 tankettes from the 1st tank company, early 1930s. In the frame, almost the entire fleet of such machines Almost all European states in the interwar period were engaged in the construction of their own armored forces. Not all of them had the required production capacity, which is why

Exhibition sample of ATGM HJ-12. Photo Armyrecognition.com To date, several countries have developed anti-tank missile systems, the so-called. third generation - systems that use the principle of "fire and forget". Several years ago, China presented its development of this kind. ATGM HJ-12

It's not that The history of the development of the famous American BMP M2 is full of surprises and metamorphoses, which can be found in the well-known comedy "The Pentagon Wars". Recall that work on the creation of a new BMP for the US Army began in 1964 and ended only in 1981

New equipment in the NBTZ workshop Almost the main way to update the Ukrainian army's fleet of equipment is now the repair and modernization of old armored vehicles produced in the days of the USSR. The other day, the industry once again handed over to the army a batch of converted reconnaissance and patrol vehicles BRDM-2L1

T-18 / MC-1 - the first Soviet tank. Photo: Alan Wilson (Wikimedia Commons) The first armored vehicles appeared in the Red Army during the Civil War. Subsequently, the development of this direction continued and led to the emergence of full-fledged mechanized troops. In order to increase

In most armies of the world, BMP and MBT are the main elements of ground mobile warfare. To remain effective, these types of armored combat vehicles must be upgraded to meet challenges such as changing threats, obsolescence of subsystems and the emergence of a new one

Sickle and Hammer The Second World War clearly showed that in the field of tank building, almost no one could compare with the USSR, including the gloomy genius of the Third Reich. This status had to be maintained, and in addition, at a given X hour, the Soviet Army had to be ready to make a throw to the English Channel. the USSR

The last pre-war tanks of the KhPZ. Far left - serial BT-7, right - two versions of T-34 In the history of the Red Army, the thirties remained a period of active construction and development in all areas. Particular attention during this period was paid to the creation of mechanized / armored vehicles. All measures taken

The appearance of the new Russian main tank T-14 on the basis of the unified Armata platform made a splash. This machine has become the subject of a lot of discussions, including in domestic and foreign media. Not so long ago, thanks to the German press, we were surprised - a

According to paragraph 170 of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany, which was defeated in the First World War, was prohibited from owning and building tanks. But already in the mid-1920s, strange machines appeared on the secret exercises of the Reichswehr, painted with spots of camouflage and outwardly resembling French tanks

On October 29, a solemn ceremony was held in Munich for the delivery of the first modernized Leopard 2A7V main battle tank. Now Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall will have to upgrade two hundred tanks of various modifications, which will result in a significant increase

The M18 Hellcat is an American 76-mm self-propelled artillery unit of the tank destroyer class of the Second World War. The light tank destroyer, unlike many self-propelled guns of its time, was built not on the basis of an existing tank, but on a chassis specially created for it. During its

Chemical tank HT-18. The TDP-3 device is installed on the "tail" beam. chemical armored vehicles capable of contaminating and degassing areas or installing smoke screens. Soon, the so-called. removable tank smoke device TDP-3

The light escort tank FCM 36 is a French infantry tank of the 1930s, light in weight. Full French name of the vehicle: Char léger d'accompagnement FCM 36. In many ways, the progressive tank of the pre-war period did not become widespread. In France in 1938-1939, only 100 were collected

From the very beginning of the dawn of the era of tank building, France was a country that went its own way in this area. Many original projects were created here, some of which were embodied in metal and even mass-produced, and some were never built, leaving behind

In recent years, various so-called projects have been proposed in different countries. tank support combat vehicles / fire support combat vehicles. So far, it is impossible to talk about the existence of a certain classical concept of such a technique, and therefore the new samples are noticeably different from each other. First of all

One of the first T43 tanks. Photo from the book "Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank" After World War II, the United States continued to develop promising heavy tanks, but the first projects of this kind were unsuccessful. Since 1948, work was underway on the T43 project, and after a few

Tank Abrams modification M1A2 SEP v.2 The US Army plans to keep the main battle tanks M1A2 Abrams in service for the foreseeable future, but such equipment will have to undergo repairs and upgrades. Work has already begun on updating armored vehicles in accordance with the modern project M1A2C (aka M1A2