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April 23 of this year may well qualify for the title of "Day that gave a wave of hope." For not every day several ships are laid down at the same time. It is clear that Putin's visit to Severnaya Verf gives such weight to the event, and yes, the hope that everything will not stop after

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The anti-ship complex ensures control of territorial waters and protection of coastal areas at a long distance So, for the transformation of Russia into an economically developed and

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“Let people know what happened in this war. The truth. The way it is … "(One of the few survivors of the 131st Maikop brigade) PREPARATION OF THE YOUNG MAN. Eve of the new year, 1995. Columns of Russian troops crossed the Chechen administrative border, and the forward units occupied

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The Makarov pistol is rightfully called "Kalashnikov" among pistols. This automatic 9mm pistol was designed in 1948 by Nikolai Makarov. Due to the simplicity of its device, the reliability of the proposed design and ease of use, the PM remained in production for more than half a century

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By the beginning of the Russian campaign, three volunteer regiments of foreign citizens had been created in the ranks of the SS, and with the outbreak of hostilities, the number of foreign units began to grow steadily. The participation of foreign legions in the war against the USSR was supposed to show, according to Himmler's plan, a pan-European

Assault Rifles In most cases, MTR units are simply equipped with short-barreled / folding or compact carbine versions of standard assault rifles with telescopic butts, they are perceived as more suitable for special operations, despite their inherent

Pictured here is the Elcan SpecterDR, which is used by the German Special Forces and is an innovative product that combines a reflex reflex sight for close-range combat and a 4x magnification telescopic sight for longer range combat. Also check

Recent conversations on the topic of weapons with interesting people led me to think. Can a shotgun be considered a combat weapon or not? Here are my thoughts on the matter: First, let's dive into the history of the reluctant use of shotguns. The most famous application

This article … is a jubilee one - number 500 on the TOPWAR website for the two years that I have been working with him. I could have written more, but, of course, one cannot read Shpakovsky alone. Be that as it may, the number 500 is also quite large, that is, 250 published materials are published per year. Some

Friends went to the "haven of fun"; They bought a potion for the sexton The readers of VO mostly liked “Maxim”. But many

By 1940, the Hotchkiss machine gun remained in the French army. Despite the fact that it bore the designation Мle1914 / 25, the "Hotchkiss" itself remained unchanged. In 1925, only a new tripod lightweight machine was adopted to him, allowing for a circular attack. Have been preserved and poorly suited for

Probably the most unusual American cavalry carbine of the period of the North-South Civil War is the so-called "Kentucky Carbine", designed by Louis Triplett and William Scott of Columbia and appeared on the American arms market in 1864-1865. Caliber - .60-52. Cartridges from

The NK433 modular assault rifle, first introduced in 2017, was proposed by Heckler & Koch for the German army as a replacement for the current G36 model It is strange enough in our age of computer and information technology that some types of weapons that have existed for many years

Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen officially announced on September 8, 2015 that the assault rifle service from Heckler & Koch is drawing to a close. So the million dollar question arose. Which model will replace the decommissioned G36 in 2019?

Epee (or rapier) - light and long, versatile, capable of chopping and stabbing, long-bladed weapon. It is a sword with a narrow, rather flexible blade, up to 1 meter long, with a straight handle with a pommel, with a complex guard of a wide variety of shapes, which provided good

The fighter is assembling the rifle. First, he must enter the breech of the barrel into the receiver, and then close the side locks. For many decades, the wearable emergency supply (NAZ) of the US Air Force pilot is equipped with one or another firearm. Not so long ago, it was adopted

Cartridges 7.62x51 mm In 1954, the main NATO rifle cartridge was the American 7.62x51 mm ammunition. It was planned to be used with rifles and machine guns, and soon a wide range of compatible weapons appeared. However, just a few years later, the United States decided to abandon rifles chambered for this cartridge and

Currently, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is conducting the Lightweight Machine Gun-Medium (LMG-M) program, the goal of which is to select a new light machine gun with increased performance. One of the participants in the competition is SIG Sauer with its MG 338 project (previously

In 1550, Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible, by his order, established a new structure - the streltsy army. For the first time in Russian history, a regular army was created instead of militia-squeakers, called upon to fight with cold weapons and firearms. For the next century and a half, the archers became

For many centuries, one of the main weapons of the infantry and cavalry was the spear. The product of the simplest design made it possible to solve various problems and confidently defeat the enemy. The long history of such weapons has also contributed to the high potential in terms of modernization. Tip shape and

Pica (fr. Pique) is a cold thrusting weapon, one of the varieties of a long spear. Among the polearms of the pike is a real long-liver: it was used right up to the first half of the 20th century. A shock weapon for cavalry and infantry, it has outlived many of its peers from the Middle Ages. The reason for this lies in

Not having sufficient knowledge in the field of cold weapons, people often confuse sabers and checkers. Nevertheless, it is obvious that these are completely different types of weapons, differing both in their design and in various features of their combat use. By now, both types of weapons have managed to

In the event of an emergency landing or rescue with a parachute, a pilot should have a set of various means of survival at his disposal. You need a supply of food, various tools and weapons. The latter can be used both for self-defense and for hunting for food. Taking into account the experience of the Second

The TALO company, which specializes in the sale of exclusive models of firearms, has launched the sale of the Mossberg 500 ATI Scorpion pump-action shotgun. According to experts, the novelty is a classic Mossberg 500 shotgun, which was additionally equipped with accessories

Relatively recently, the very combination of the words "plastic knives" evoked associations only with disposable catering kits and plastic knives designed for opening envelopes in offices. In addition, plastic knives were actively used as training knives