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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

The main purpose of the tank is to provide the Austrian armed forces with their own anti-tank action vehicle capable of performing assigned tasks in mountainous and hilly terrain. The beginning of the design - 1965, the development is carried out by the company "Saurer-Werke". The first prototype was released in

The transition of the Red Army to active offensive operations at the end of 1942 demonstrated the need to equip it with mobile artillery of special power. Sometimes it wasn't even enough to fight powerful bunkers and destroy fortified buildings during urban battles

The need for the creation and development of self-propelled artillery was determined by the views of Soviet military science in the 1930s. Their essence boiled down to the fact that in order to conduct successful hostilities, tank and mechanized formations of the Red Army may need to increase firepower. Since towed

AT-1 (Artillery Tank-1) - according to the classification of tanks of the mid-1930s, it belonged to the class of specially created tanks; according to the modern classification, it would be considered an anti-tank self-propelled artillery installation of 1935. Work on the creation of an artillery support tank at the base

In September 1931, the government of the USSR assigned the state union enterprise Spetsmashtrest the task of preparing a mechanical mobile base for artillery of large caliber and high power. The history of the creation of this organization had to be reported to

Self-propelled artillery unit (SAU) is a self-propelled artillery gun capable of performing artillery fire missions from both closed and open firing positions. After a fundamental change in the Great Patriotic War, self-propelled guns began to appear in all the belligerent armies. V

Object 416 is one of the attempts of Russian designers to create a tank with a minimal silhouette. During the design process, it turned out that the mechanisms used do not yet allow the construction of a tank with a minimum silhouette. Therefore, during the implementation of the project, the requirements for the machine were reduced, and

SU-100 - Soviet self-propelled gun of the Second World War, belongs to the class of tank destroyers, average in weight. The self-propelled gun was created on the basis of the T-34-85 medium tank by the designers of Uralmashzavod in late 1943 and early 1944. In essence, it is a further development of the SU-85 ACS. Developed for

The self-propelled anti-tank gun for airborne purposes was built on the original chassis designed at OKB-40. Tests at the ASU-57 range are held in April 49. In June of the same year, the vehicle undergoes military trials. The ASU-57 series was launched in 51. Installation tools

September 44. The Uralmashzavod plant begins serial production of SU-100 self-propelled guns - one of the best medium guns of WW2. The caliber of a combat weapon is 100 mm, maneuverability and armor protection are not bad for their time. There were also disadvantages that are so characteristic of self-propelled guns of this type. Departure

In December 1942, the ChKZ design bureau (Chelyabinsk Kirovsky plant) received a task to develop a heavy assault gun. In record time, in just 25 days, the plant staff presented a finished prototype of the machine, which has the factory designation U-11. ACS was created on the basis of the KV-1S tank

SU-122 is a medium-weight Soviet self-propelled gun of the assault gun class (with minor restrictions it could play the role of a self-propelled howitzer). This machine became one of the first self-propelled guns, which were adopted in large-scale production in the USSR. The incentive for the creation of an ACS was the need

A 152 mm caliber gun, model 37, known as the ML-20 and indexed 52-G-544A - a domestic howitzer-gun used during WW2. G-P was mass-produced from 37 to 46. Used (and is used) by many countries of the world. Used in almost all military

The Red Army entered the Second World War without having a single serial version of the self-propelled guns in the army, which could be used both to support the infantry in the offensive and to fight enemy tanks. Introduced into service in the late 1930s, the SU-5 self-propelled guns, created on the basis of a light tank

Following the tradition, which was formed in the early years of World War II and consisted in the use of tanks in service to create on their basis self-propelled guns by mounting a larger-caliber cannon on their chassis, German designers immediately saw in the new heavy tank PzKpfw VI "Tiger II"

Almost forgotten guns - Soviet and German When it comes to weapons and military equipment of the Second World War, they often talk about tanks, aircraft, divisional and regimental guns, mortars, rifles, machine guns and machine guns

The Jagdpanther was by far the best conversion option for the Pz.Kpfw V Panther medium tank. According to experts, she became one of the best anti-tank self-propelled guns of the Second World War. In many respects, it surpassed all the Allied self-propelled guns. Despite this excellent German

By the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of March 4, 1968, it was required to create a new tactical missile system for hitting point targets deep in the enemy defense. The required accuracy of hitting the target is reflected in the title of the topic: "Point". Kolomenskoye was made the main contractor of the project

In the middle of the war, the Wehrmacht, in dire need of as many tank destroyers as possible, forced the German designers to improvise. Some of the improvisations were successful, some were not. One of the hasty attempts to create a tank destroyer was the adaptation of a self-propelled gun carriage, which

AU A-220M is a modernization of the universal AU A-220. In 1967, work began on the design of the universal AU A-220 of 1x57 mm caliber. By 68, the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" completed work on the draft design. In 1975-77, the prototype of the installation was tested at the proving ground. Tests are recognized