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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

“Bran” - it's better to see it than read ten times … And it so happened that when I was working on the first material about the “Bran” machine gun, I had to select information for it. It is clear that 80 or even 90% of what we, journalists, write here, is a compilation. But the compilation is also different. Someone has material

But the most interesting in "Dzhohyo monogotari", perhaps, is the medical section, which clearly proves that in the samurai army, the wounded and sick were treated and looked after, and by no means abandoned to the mercy of fate and did not force them to do hara-kiri. … Drawing from "Dzhohyo

Appetite comes with eating, as you know. So I, having found a voluminous "folder" of Martin Vlach's photographs, dedicated to the Bran machine gun, was very happy to see his own photographs of the Schwarzlose machine gun. An article about him on VO was published in 2012 (see:

The first decades of the new XXI century may well be called the era of political extremism. “Color revolutions”, one more outlandish than the other, occur literally all over the world: the “rose revolution” in Georgia (2003), the “orange revolution” in Ukraine (2004), the “tulip revolution” in Kyrgyzstan, the “cedar revolution”

"Dzhohyo monogotari" is also interesting because, in addition to the very detailed rules of conducting military operations, this book also shows us what the life of the Japanese army was like in the campaign at that time. Yes, it is clear that the army exists for battle. But most of the time, the soldiers don't fight. They are drinking

I will not write about the fact that there was a great empire, but its people (meaning people of simple rank and small wealth) claimed more than the elites of that time could not give them, and as a result, a revolution took place in this "empire of deceived claims" and civil war. Well - she is not the first and

Swordsmen in a noisy crowd Drive the horse of the lord. How quickly the horse swept by! Mukai Kyorai (1651 - 1704). Translation by V. Markova One of the topics that aroused interest among TOPWAR visitors some time ago was the topic of military art and samurai weapons. A number of articles have been published on it

So you got to the Djoser pyramid, wanted to climb it, and … you will immediately be told that this is exactly what it is forbidden to do! And you can go down into the dungeon only with a guide and with special permission. The fact is that only two rooms are lit up there, full of disgusting bats, and

So, here we come to the very end of the history of the Lee / Grant tanks, examined them comprehensively, down to what colors they were painted in. Now we just have to look at their combat use, and … that's it! But first, on the basis of the available data, let's try to evaluate them impartially. And here again

And what about, albeit old and difficult for the mass scale, but super-reliable Madsen? Many people forget about him, while he had unusual automation and incredibly compact design! By the way, in some places it is still in service, and the machine gun is already more than 100 years old

O Limousin, the land of delights and honor, You are honored by merit with glory, All values are gathered in one place, And now the opportunity has been given to us To experience the joy of veneration in full: The greater courtesy is needed for everyone, Who wants to conquer a lady without flattery. Gifts, generosity, mercy in every gesture love cherishes, as if

Despite the emergence of tanks - "machine gun destroyers", military experts in many countries in the 20s of the last century recognized that machine guns continue to play a vital role in war. Therefore, it was decided to continue their development in three main areas: weight loss, increase

And it so happened that several years ago in one of the Penza newspapers an article was published … of a firefighter from Mokshan (we have such a regional center) that "he is interested" in the history of Ancient Egypt, and came to the conclusion that the Egyptian pyramids (and he sincerely believed that all of them

In the previous article, we described the story of how the Bran machine gun was born. Today we will talk about the technical, so to speak, side of the matter, since any machine gun is a machine, and in this capacity it is interesting as an example of the human mind and the capabilities of technology of the corresponding time

“… and those floating in the waters came out to the earth …” (Book of the Wisdom of Solomon 19:18) But now we will digress a little from the history of metallurgy of copper and bronze and turn to such a science as cultural studies. After all, we are all the time talking about the culture of ancient societies and, therefore, must imagine

And it so happened that some time ago I went to rest and spent two whole weeks on the Black Sea coast, in a place where there were just enough people to revive the landscape, but not more. Moreover … there are still such places on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, although literally 20 kilometers from this

In the past material of a new series of articles on metallurgy * and the culture of the Bronze Age - "The first metal products and ancient cities: Chatal-Huyuk -" a city under a hood "(part 2) https://topwar.ru/96998-pervye-metallicheskie-izdeliya -i-drevnie-goroda-chatal-hyuyuk-gorod-pod-kolpakom-chast-2.html "speech

Reading materials on VO, every time I catch myself thinking about how far the business of informing our citizens has progressed lately, and, of course, “people from planet Earth” in general. And the point is not even that information arrives very quickly, that it is accompanied by a colorful

Everyone who has read the Cursed Kings series of novels by Maurice Druon, and probably not only them, knows about this castle. It is hardly worth retelling what Maurice Druoon wrote about him. But you can and should look at what remains of this castle to this day. This is very interesting

Several years ago, burgeoning French tolerance became interested in one interesting question: why in history textbooks 80% of the space is reserved for men, and women are mentioned in only 20% of the pages? It was decided to write a "female" history textbook. We selected a team of authors, looked into