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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

Rumor rushed: the kings of the foreign land were afraid of my insolence; Their proud squads Fled with the northern swords. A.S. Pushkin, Ruslan and Lyudmila So, today we continue our acquaintance with the swords of the Vikings. Of course, it would probably be more correct to first introduce VO visitors to the existing typology systems

In the previous article, we talked about the finds in burials on the territory of Adygea. But no less impressive are the finds made in burial mounds located on the territory of other countries. Moreover, it is interesting that most of the burial mounds in Europe are in small Denmark. On

As always, after the release of material on any Soviet topic, be it losses during the Second World War, dispossession of kulaks or the SVT-40 rifle, many readers rush to express their opinion on it. Judgments are very different, ranging from pointing out mistakes - and this is good, only without generalizations, to

Viking Age swords were generally longer, thicker and heavier than those of their predecessors. They also differ in the shape of the handles. But here the whole matter is complicated by the fact that there are several typologies of scientists competing with each other. So, Jan Petersen back in 1919

Praise to the sword I asked myself the question: when will there be swords ?! In fact, I warned that publications

There was no nail - The horseshoe was gone. There was no horseshoe - The horse was lame. The horse was lame - The commander was killed. The cavalry was broken - The army was running. The enemy enters the city, not sparing the prisoners, Because there was no nail in the smithy. (S. Ya. Marshak. First introduction The most amazing thing in our life is

Amazing things are sometimes created by designers-gunsmiths and Czech among them are almost in the forefront. Actually, this is not particularly surprising. After all, weren't the Czechs, back in the days of Jan Hus, invented their famous writer and actively used handguns in battles with

The Vladyka heard the word of the Valkyries And their horse gallop. There were buoy-maidens Dressed in armor, And in their hands were spears. , and the ship that served faithfully during its lifetime

Some time ago on the pages of the site "VO" there was a number of publications devoted to the culture of the Bronze Age, which aroused the most genuine interest of its visitors, but it just so happened that, having examined in sufficient detail the Eneolithic and the so-called Bronze Age, which preceded the Bronze Age

Once in the active army in 1941, after the United States entered World War II, the M1 quickly became very popular among the soldiers and quickly migrated from the "second line" to the "first". It was successfully used in short-range combat, and was superior in

I have always advocated that it is necessary to write about what you know well. Or what I read about in different sources (the more there are, the better!), Or what you have been doing for a long time, that is, in fact, you get a second (third) higher education. Here, for example, tanks … The first model i did in 1980 and

Automatic vz. 58 in Czechoslovakia was produced in three main versions: vz. 58 P (Pěchotní, "Infantry"), which had a rigidly fixed plastic stock, although older models also used wooden stocks. Vz. 58 V (Czech. Výsadkový, "Landing", it was used by the Airborne Forces and tank crews) had

Once the Legs very angrily talked with the Head: "Why are we under your authority such that for a whole century we must obey you alone; Day, night, autumn, spring, You just thought of it, if you please, run away, drag yourself There, here, wherever you lead; And to this yet, enveloping in stockings, boots and boots, you like

Climb the keel without fear! That block is cold. Let the sea blizzard rush, ending with you! Do not grieve from the cold, be tighter in the Spirit! Dev loved you to your heart's content - Death only once per share. (Skald Torir Yokul composed this while going to the execution. Translation by S. Petrov / R. M. Samarin. Poetry of the Skalds

To please the god of gold, the edge rises to the edge of war; And human blood like a river Down the blade is flowing damask! People die for metal, People die for metal! (Verses of Mephistopheles from the opera "Faust") People have always been fascinated by gold, which was used primarily to create valuable jewelry and

It has always been, and probably will be so, that people seek to embellish their past, to make it, let's say, somewhat greater than it really was. Cause? Well, let's put it this way, the lack of culture … in “popular culture”, let's put it this way. The Strugatsky brothers say well about this in the story “Difficult

When you travel in a foreign country by car or watch it from the bus window, then … it is advisable to learn a lot about it in advance. For example, you are driving across the Czech Republic. On the right is the mountain. Low, green … It turns out that this is the legendary Mount Tabor. Naturally, no traces of previous activity

The inertia of consciousness is a terrible thing, but it also protects humanity from unnecessary expenses. Yes, the new is always interesting, but the old is more familiar. Nervous energy has already been spent on its development, which means that energy and food have been spent. Here it would be just to enjoy the result, when suddenly it appears again

In the second part of the material about the Czech machine gun vz. 58, it was said that from 1946 to 1949 the German designer Ludwig Forgrimler and his colleague Theodor Loeffler managed to create three variants of the machine gun for different cartridges at once and worked for France and Spain, where Forgrimler moved to 1950 year. And so

With the end of World War II, the French army faced the need for rearmament, and here it turned out that the French were lucky to a certain extent. Fortunate that their soldiers had to become familiar with many types of weapons, including the Garanda M-1 automatic rifle and carbine