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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

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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

In the previous article of the series, we examined the artillery systems that were in service with the British, German and Austro-Hungarian cruisers, and compared them with the domestic 130-mm / 55 cannon, which was going to arm light cruisers of the "Svetlana" type. Today we will compare the artillery power of the above

In this article we will take a look at the history of the design of the latest British armored cruisers (which, in fact, should be considered the Invincible), in order to understand the reasons for the emergence of the 305-mm caliber and the somewhat strange layout of its placement. The thing is that, in spite of

Early morning. A light ripple easily rocks the ships of His Majesty on the ocean wave. Clear winter sky, visibility from horizon to horizon. The boredom of months of patrolling, which could not be dispelled even by the smoke noticed by the observer of the "Agex". You never know what neutral transport slowly smokes

In this series of articles, we will try to evaluate the project of domestic light cruisers of the Svetlana class, comparing it with similar ships of the world's leading fleets, and also figure out how justified the post-war completion of ships of this type was

His Majesty's ship "Invincible" is the most amazing creation of the British naval genius. She became the first battle cruiser in the world and the founder of a new class of warships. Its appearance had a tremendous impact on the naval doctrines of other states of the world, and in

In the first article of this cycle, we examined the current state and immediate prospects of the submarine component of the strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation, now we have a non-strategic nuclear submarine fleet in turn

Having studied the battles of the battleship "Slava" in Moonsund, we can draw some conclusions about the battle at the mine-artillery position as a way of conducting combat operations of the weakest fleet against the strongest. Without a doubt, undefended minefields seriously impede the enemy's actions, but independently

The battle of October 4, 1917 is interesting in that absolutely everything was mixed in it: selfless courage and loyalty to duty, cowardice and alarmism, professionalism and slovenliness, and in addition, a fair amount of black humor

In this series of articles, we will try to assess the state of the current shipbuilding programs of the Russian Federation and try to understand what awaits our navy in the next decade, including in the light of the new state armaments program for 2018-2025

So, the first German breakthrough attempt was unsuccessful, Benke's squadron was forced to retreat to regroup. But it was precisely in this phase of the battle, which was unsuccessful for the Germans, that two most important factors were determined that predetermined their future victory

New, 1917, found "Glory" on the roadstead of the Sveaborg fortress. The ship was undergoing repair work. It was there that the battleship met the February Revolution. It must be said that the crew of the Slava, in comparison with other ships, met the revolution almost exemplarily (when compared with other battleships). Cohesive

So, the battle on August 3 for the Germans turned out to be a failure - they could not break through to Irbens. It can be assumed that our opponents appreciated the actions of the only Russian battleship that dared to block the path of the Kaiser's dreadnoughts. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain the dispatch on the night of 4

The Battle of Jutland, the largest in history clash of linear steam fleets, will always attract the attention of lovers of maritime history. In this article, we will consider some issues of firing accuracy of German and British battleships and battle cruisers. Accepted

Sadly, but unlike the F-35, which has become the talk of the town, the commissioning of which has been constantly postponed for a long time, the American LRASM anti-ship missile program is on schedule and, apparently, in 2018 the missile will be adopted by the Navy USA. And, no matter how

The second variant of the conflict between Russia and NATO is nuclear-free. According to the author, the chances that the countries participating in it will be able to refrain from the use of nuclear weapons are vanishingly small, the likelihood of the start of a global nuclear missile war is much higher, but still there is some negligible probability of a non-nuclear

It is known that there are two polar points of view on the actions of the battleship (squadron battleship) "Slava" during the battles in Moonsund during the First World War. Many sources call the battle path of this battleship heroic. However, there is another opinion “on the Internet” - that the battleship

Long 13 articles of this cycle, we understood the descriptions of the battle of July 28 and the events preceding it, which constitute the historical part of this work. We studied the facts and looked for explanations for them, identified cause-and-effect relationships in an attempt to understand why it happened exactly like this, and in no way

Having considered various options for the development of events, we come to the following possible types of conflicts between NATO and the Russian Federation: Global nuclear missile - that is, a conflict that begins with the full-scale use of strategic nuclear forces by both sides. Regardless of whether

As we said earlier, when the Retvizan and Peresvet turned towards Port Arthur, the commanders and junior flagships of the 1st Pacific Squadron found themselves in a very ambiguous position. According to the letter of the charter, they were supposed to do what the commander of the squadron, the admiral, but he

So, the 1st Pacific squadron was retreating. The Retvizan, whose commander believed that the responsibility of the commander rests on his shoulders, tried to lead the squadron to Port Arthur. The current commander, Rear Admiral Prince P.P. Ukhtomsky, sought to collect the battleships into a single whole, for this purpose he went to