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On October 29, a solemn ceremony was held in Munich for the delivery of the first modernized Leopard 2A7V main battle tank. Now Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall will have to upgrade two hundred tanks of various modifications, which will result in a significant increase
The M18 Hellcat is an American 76-mm self-propelled artillery unit of the tank destroyer class of the Second World War. The light tank destroyer, unlike many self-propelled guns of its time, was built not on the basis of an existing tank, but on a chassis specially created for it. During its
Chemical tank HT-18. The TDP-3 device is installed on the "tail" beam. chemical armored vehicles capable of contaminating and degassing areas or installing smoke screens. Soon, the so-called. removable tank smoke device TDP-3
The light escort tank FCM 36 is a French infantry tank of the 1930s, light in weight. Full French name of the vehicle: Char léger d'accompagnement FCM 36. In many ways, the progressive tank of the pre-war period did not become widespread. In France in 1938-1939, only 100 were collected
From the very beginning of the dawn of the era of tank building, France was a country that went its own way in this area. Many original projects were created here, some of which were embodied in metal and even mass-produced, and some were never built, leaving behind
In recent years, various so-called projects have been proposed in different countries. tank support combat vehicles / fire support combat vehicles. So far, it is impossible to talk about the existence of a certain classical concept of such a technique, and therefore the new samples are noticeably different from each other. First of all
One of the first T43 tanks. Photo from the book "Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank" After World War II, the United States continued to develop promising heavy tanks, but the first projects of this kind were unsuccessful. Since 1948, work was underway on the T43 project, and after a few
Tank Abrams modification M1A2 SEP v.2 The US Army plans to keep the main battle tanks M1A2 Abrams in service for the foreseeable future, but such equipment will have to undergo repairs and upgrades. Work has already begun on updating armored vehicles in accordance with the modern project M1A2C (aka M1A2
Serial tank Pz 68 - the basis for the target vehicle So, to train operators of anti-tank missile systems, targets in the form of tanks are needed, incl. movable. V
Serial armored car of the KS-18 type. Photo Kolesa.ru In 1930-32, Soviet organizations and enterprises dealt with the subject of chemical armored vehicles. The experimental design and test bureau of the Red Army Mechanization and Motorization Department and the Kompressor plant (Moscow) together created immediately
Otaman-3 at last year's exhibition Reportedly, the first stages have already been carried out, which ended with success. Now the car will face new checks, according to the results of which it will be decided
Demonstrator of NGP EGS technologies. Photo Alternathistory.comIn the early nineties in Germany launched the project Neue Gepanzerte Plattform or NGP ("New armored platform"). His goal was to create a whole family of promising armored combat vehicles of different classes for the future
An assessment of the combat qualities and results of the operation of US armored vehicles in the war against Iraq is set out according to foreign sources. Shortly after the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the US government commissioned the General Accounting Office to conduct a performance review
Landsverk L-180 and its modifications Previous projects of armored vehicles, developed in Sweden, clearly showed the inconsistency of existing ideas. The two-axle chassis of trucks simply could not cope with the new load and did not provide sufficient performance. Therefore, already in 1931, the company
Currently, the military department and the defense industry are implementing several projects for the modernization of armored vehicles in service. Among other things, tanks of the main models are being repaired and updated. In the near future, the ground forces will be able to receive the next modernized tanks
Armored combat vehicles of a number of classes combine a relatively low combat mass and a sufficiently high level of protection. This combination of characteristics can be obtained due to several basic technical solutions. Depending on customer requirements and capabilities, designers donate
German super-heavy tank Pz.Kpfw. Maus left a noticeable mark on the history of tank building. It was the heaviest tank in the world, designed as an assault vehicle, practically invulnerable to enemy fire. In many ways, the fate of this tank turned out to be similar to the fate of another giant - the French
Artillery cannot fully solve the assigned combat missions without accurate data on the location of the target and adjusting the fire. Reconnaissance of targets and determination of the results of firing can be carried out by different methods and means. Several decades ago, the so-called movable
(June 22 - December 31, 1941) Before the war, after long experiments, a camouflage system was finally developed for the armored vehicles of the Red Army, consisting of yellow-green (7K) and dark brown (6K) spots applied on green ( 4BO) background. But widespread similar
MOWAG Panzertrappe early release. Photo Shusharmor.livejournal.com In the product catalog of the Swiss company MOWAG at different times there were various samples of armored vehicles of all major classes. Among them, the Panzerattrappe specialized armored training vehicle is of particular interest. WITH