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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

Yamato on test On the morning of April 7, 1945, at about 10 o'clock, the pilots of two PBM Mariner patrol flying boats noticed a Japanese squadron heading towards the island of Okinawa. In the center of it was a huge battleship, similar to the two that the Americans had already met during

It is unlikely that those who are close to 60 in age, or older than these years, do not remember how they first heard about Gagarin's flight. I personally heard about this on the way to the military registration and enlistment office from the Frunze Academy. Suddenly, one of the loudspeakers, which, as it turned out, had been installed that day in advance, spoke up

If Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin had lived to this day, on March 9, 2019, he would have celebrated his next anniversary, the first cosmonaut on Earth would have turned 85 years old. In reality, Yuri Gagarin left us early, as really great people often leave. His life ended tragically on March 27, 1968. On

Everyone knows large-caliber guns, such as the 420-mm Bolshaya Berta howitzer, the 800-mm Dora cannon, the 600-mm self-propelled mortar Karl, the 457-mm guns of the battleship Yamato, the Russian Tsar Cannon. and the American 914-mm "Little David". However, there were other large-caliber guns, so

As you know, already the first cities on Earth were surrounded by walls and had towers built into them. Fortresses with high walls and, again, towers were also built by the ancient Egyptians (and not just pyramids and temples!), Which were erected on the border of the "land of Nub". Well, the Assyrians became famous for learning

On April 13-14, 1861, newspaper boys on the streets of the northern cities of the USA - the North American United States, gathered an abundant "harvest" - they literally pulled out newspapers with their hands, they did not ask for change. But they too tore their throats and tried with might and main: “Southerners fired at Fort Sumter! Southerners fired

At the beginning of the last century, German industry was actively working on the creation of promising siege weapons of special power. In the event of a full-scale armed conflict, such weapons were to be used to destroy enemy fortresses and other fortifications. For several years

A 9-inch mortar on the Durlaher machine, installed for viewing in Sveaborg. On February 13, 1856, a congress of representatives of the great European powers opened in Paris to sum up the results of the Crimean War. It was the most ambitious European forum since 1815. Finally, on March 18, after 17

Heavyweights: Sherpa infantry … A category of ground robots has emerged that will finally shed the burden from the shoulders of an infantry unit. These systems are capable of carrying heavy loads, they can follow the squad, leaving the soldier only his small backpack with the most necessary and at the same time carrying

As reported on February 26, 2018, a large international shipbuilding group of companies Damen Shipyards Group, it received a contract from the South African procurement agency Armscor, directly subordinate to the South African Ministry of Defense, for the construction of three ships for the South African Navy. It's about building three

Following the tradition formed in the early years of World War II, which consisted in the use of tanks in service to create self-propelled artillery installations on their basis by mounting a larger-caliber cannon on their chassis, German designers saw in the new tank

By the beginning of 1943, the situation in Leningrad surrounded by German troops remained extremely difficult. The troops of the Leningrad Front and the Baltic Fleet were isolated from the rest of the forces of the Red Army. Attempts to release the blockade of Leningrad in 1942 - the Lyuban and Sinyavinsk offensive operations, did not bring

75 years ago, on January 12, 1943, Soviet troops launched a de-blocking operation near Leningrad (Operation Iskra). After a powerful artillery preparation, the shock groups of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts, the 67th and 2nd shock armies, went on the offensive. General situation in Leningrad

Continuing the theme of submachine guns in the modern system of domestic small arms, it is worth remembering another direction of their development. Whatever tasks the soldiers armed with light automatic weapons solve: patrolling settlements and objects, releasing captured

In the second half of the fifties, several projects of promising vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft were developed in the United States. Such a technique was of great interest from the point of view of practical operation, which is why several aircraft

The life story of Soviet intelligence legend William Fischer (better known as Rudolph Abel) is a chubby tome. And although it is full of white pages, the available material will be enough for a dozen spy television series. Let's open the book of the life of William Genrikhovich and leaf through several

US Army, Marines and Special Operations fighters receive a new MRAD sniper rifle. The American press writes about this in early February 2021. Thus, the story comes to an end with a long process of purchasing new sniper rifles, which began at the beginning

As part of the OASuW (Offensive Anti-Surface Weapon) program, Lockheed Martin will develop an AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) anti-ship missile. LRASM, which is a modification of the AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint

The shovel was invented by man even before the emergence of all monotheistic religions, the history of this entrenching tool goes back thousands of years. In ancient times, the tray, bayonet or blade of a shovel was made from bones or wood, then they began to sheathe and bind with iron, and only then came to

South African Air Force multipurpose attack aircraft Blackburn Buccaneer For most of the Cold War, South Africa was a rogue state due to the policy of apartheid, the official policy of racial segregation, which was pursued by the ruling far-right National Party from 1948 to 1994