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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

The Second World War showed how important floating transport vehicles can be when crossing rivers and reservoirs with defensive structures on them. They allow "from wheels", without special engineering training, sometimes under enemy fire, to quickly ferry across the water

Let's go back to Berlin, to Ghana. This work became the culmination of his scientific work. Further - silence, a departure from science. Why? One can only guess. Germany was changing, and it was impossible not to notice. Racism hit employees roughly: one by one, Jewish colleagues left. The most

Http://fototelegraf.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/khirosima-nagasaki-12.jpg The news of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused Otto Ghana, the discoverer of uranium fission, such a shock that friends had to be on duty around the clock near him, fearing suicide Born Otto Hahn 8 March 1879

At the end of the 30s, none of the strategists and politicians had yet quite clearly imagined what role an aircraft carrier could play in a naval war. This class of ships was considered only as a useful addition to the linear forces, as a means of providing the fleet with air reconnaissance, preliminary

As it became known after the war, the army ciphers of the Wehrmacht, simpler than the sea ones, were the first to be split by the Polish cryptanalysts headed by M. Rejewski. By 1939, they had even created Antienigma, a machine that could partially automate the decryption of intercepted German radio messages. V

In tsarist Russia, with its admiration for the West, it was difficult to break through the scientific thought of a Russian designer. Most of the aircraft fleet in pre-revolutionary Russia consisted of aircraft of foreign brands. In addition, the aircraft coming from the Allies, as a rule, did not differ in quality. Here

At any exhibition there are not only new exhibits, but also samples already known to the public. At the recent exhibition "Innovation Day of the Southern Military District", the industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented the promising Ural-VV armored vehicle. This car has been known for a long time

The "Sea Cruiser" MK-1 became the largest boat seaplane in tsarist Russia. It featured a large glazed cockpit for four crew members (including one gunner, who was supposed to serve the onboard 76-millimeter cannon). The plane was supposed to have two

One of the biggest technical sensations of 1928 was the invention of the Berlin engineer A. Krih, heralded as a revolution in the encryption business. Indeed, the inventor proposed to replace the long and painstaking manual decryption of the text with the work of an automatic encryption machine. Idea

From time immemorial, ciphers have been used to keep secrets. One of the most ancient cipher systems, information about which history has brought to us, is wandering. It was used by the ancient Greeks as far back as the 5th century BC. In those days, Sparta, supported by Persia, waged a war against Athens. Spartan

Built in a limited series since 1939, the Petlyakov Pe-8 bomber was a machine with excellent flight and combat characteristics. This is the only Soviet wartime heavy bomber whose characteristics and capabilities are comparable to the more famous "flying

In January 1943, the commander of the fascist submarine fleet, Rear Admiral K. Denitz, was in excellent spirits. His superior, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Gross Admiral Raeder, was in big trouble in his service. At a meeting on December 30, Hitler named the battleships fostered by the Grand Admiral and

In 1942, when no one could yet confidently say who would win the raging war, Myasishchev and Tupolev were asked to develop four-engine bombers with M-71TK-M engines, pressurized cabins and cannon armament. The maximum speed was set to 500 km / h at an altitude of 10,000 m, the range

The downed Korean Boeing in September 1983 has truly become a mystery of the 20th century. Until now, there are disputes not only about the place of death of the liner, but also about whose missiles shot it down: Soviet or … American? Moreover, as many researchers suspect, there was a real air battle over the Sea of Okhotsk

During the development of the MiG-21, the quite successful MiG-19 fighter was put into production. He became the first serial supersonic fighter in the world. The MiG-19 was the first to solve many problems associated with supersonic flights. The only design flaw of the aircraft was

By a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of June 3, 1953 (the corresponding order of the MAP was issued on June 8), OKB-155 was instructed to design and build an experienced front-line fighter I-3 (I-380) for a new powerful VK-3 engine, which was created at OKB V. Ya.Klimova since 1949. It was meant for

The most unusual thing in the history of the Sakhalin incident is that out of almost 300 people who flew on the Boeing, NOT a single body was found! But they had to be there, fastened to the chairs as to anchors, or had to surface if they had time to put on life jackets. For all the time of searching

The Soviet Union was one of the first in the world to create heavy four-engine bombers. In the early thirties, TB-3, created by A.N. Tupolev, ascended into the sky. In the mid-30s, this four-engine giant was considered a miracle of its time. Not a single country in the world was then armed with

A sharp increase in maximum speed compared to the previous generation of machines, in particular the MiG-19, gave rise to a kind of euphoria - both for the customer and for the management of the MAP. The support was at the highest level, since the interests of the MAP also coincided (after all, he needed high indicators for reporting), and

This Teutonic "monster" with an angular and rough appearance is found in Russian archival documents only once, but, really, its uniqueness is worth telling about it. The four-engine Dornier Do-19 heavy bomber was built in a single copy, made its maiden flight