Armored vehicles 2024, November

The counterstrike of Rotmistrov's tank army in the Prokhorovka area, despite the setbacks in the previous two days, was inflicted on the morning of 12 July. At the same time, two tank attacks were launched on the flanks: by Katukov's tank army in the direction of the Oboyansk highway and from the other flank in the bend of the Psel River. These blows require

At the stage of the formation of the T-64 tank, due to the difficulties in its development, both technical and organizational confrontation began. There were fewer supporters, and a serious opposition began to mature. Despite the adoption of a decree on the production of T-64 at all plants, at UVZ under the guise

Continuing the history of the formation of the T-64 tank, it should be noted that this path was thorny with unexpected turns. At the end of 1961, a technical project for object 432 was developed and defended, and in September 1962, the first prototypes of the tank were manufactured. In October 1962, the tank was demonstrated

The significant date is July 12, 1943. 75 years ago, one of the major tank battles of the Great Patriotic War took place: on the southern face of the Kursk Bulge, near Prokhorovka. In Soviet military historiography, this episode was presented as the victory of Soviet tank crews in the oncoming battle with the Germans, in

The question of creating a tank with a crew of two has always worried tank builders. Attempts to create such a tank were made. Considered this possibility in the 1970s. one of the creators of the T-34 tank, Alexander Morozov, while developing the concept of the next generation of tanks after the T-64. The same attempt

Improving the main characteristics of a tank can be solved in two ways: the development and production of new tanks with higher characteristics and the modernization of previously released ones, which provides a significant increase in the characteristics of the tank. Which way is preferable is determined by the ratio

The history of Soviet tank building includes complex and ambiguous processes with ups and downs. One of these pages is the very difficult history of the development and formation of the T-64 tank and the creation of the T-72 and T-80 tanks on its basis. There are a lot of speculations around this, opportunistic

The main task of the tank is to ensure effective firing from a cannon from a place and on the move in any meteorological conditions against a moving and stationary target. To solve this problem, the tank has devices and systems that provide search and detection of a target, aiming a gun at a target and accounting

The gradual improvement of instruments and sights for firing from a tank led to the creation of multichannel sights with stabilization of the field of view, working on different physical principles, weapon stabilizers, laser rangefinders and ballistic computers. As a result of the evolution of these

The introduction of laser rangefinders and ballistic computers on the tank was associated not only with the need to ensure effective firing of artillery shells. At the end of the 60s, attempts were made to create guided weapons for tanks, for which laser rangefinders and

After the introduction on the M60A2, T-64B, Leopard A4 tanks of the first generation of the LMS, characterized by the presence of laser rangefinders and ballistic computers, the next generation of the LMS is introduced on the T-80, M1 and Leopard 2 tanks with the use of more advanced gunner's sights and panoramic sights

The main parameter affecting the accuracy of firing is the accuracy of measuring the range to the target. On all Soviet and foreign tanks of the post-war generation, there were no rangefinders in the sights, the range was measured using the rangefinder scale using the base-on-target method at a target height of 2.7

The tank's fire control system is one of the main systems that determine its firepower. LMS have gone through an evolutionary path of development from the simplest optical-mechanical sighting devices to the most complex devices and systems with widespread use of electronic, computing, television

In December 2018, the United States announced the choice of companies that will work under the MPF (Mobile Protected Firepower) program to develop a light tank. The MPF program is one of the components of the global program "Next Generation Combat Vehicle" (NGCV), within the framework of

Recently, among domestic and foreign specialists, there has been serious interest in the development and testing of the Russian SAO Lotos (2S42) for the airborne troops. This mobile branch of troops requires equipment with armored vehicles with specific requirements, the main of which is

The legendary T-34 tank, many years after the end of World War II, causes a lot of controversy and contradictory opinions. Some argue that he is the best tank of that war, others talk about his mediocre performance and incredible victories. Someone calls the best American

The military conflict in Donbass, in which the Ukrainian army is participating, continues, although on a much smaller scale than in 2014-2015. Nevertheless, it can resume at any moment, and tanks will play an important role. In this regard, the question arises: what kind of tank power

In the previous part of the article, the characteristics of the tanks "Armata" and "Abrams" were considered in terms of firepower, in this part the characteristics of protection and mobility were compared. For the Abrams tank, this is crew 4

The appearance of the Russian Armata tank aroused a keen interest of specialists abroad. On December 21, 2018, the influential American publishing house The National Interest published an article by columnist Will Flannigan "Have the rules of the game changed with the advent of the Russian Armata tank?"

The modernization of armored vehicles is one of the ways to increase their efficiency and promote them on the international arms markets. Such a technique should be promoted, emphasizing its merits obtained as a result of modernization, avoiding contrived and unconfirmed "achievements". An example

The press service of Ukroboronprom recently reported that the first seven armored personnel carriers BTR-4, whose hulls are made of new domestic armor, have entered the Ukrainian army, and that production cooperation has been established at the Lozovsky Forging and Mechanical Plant for the production of armored hulls BTR-4 and

Comparative assessments of tanks from different countries are always of interest. Which tank is better? According to Western ratings of the latest generation tanks, the first places are occupied by the American Abrams, the German Leopard-2 and the French Leclerc, and the Soviet / Russian tanks are somewhere at the end of the rating. Is it really

The concept of a new class of armored vehicles - tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) - has been discussed since the early 90s, and have not yet come to a common denominator. In the late 90s, it is not clear from what considerations, two prototypes of the BMPT "Terminator" were developed and manufactured, which were presented as

Published on "VO" article "Armata" has no shortcomings "caused a heated discussion and a clash of different points of view on this tank. Of course, the author's statement that "Armata" has no flaws is rash, any technique always has certain flaws, and in this project it is also

Recently, the possibility of creating unmanned tanks (BET), or, as they are commonly called, robot tanks, has been often discussed. This problem, taking into account the progress in aviation in the creation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), is of interest to many, but at the same time, the emphasis is often on issues not

In Ukraine, a new reason to be proud of their achievements, "Ukroboronprom" announced the creation of the T-84-120 "Yatagan" tank, which should be shown at the parade in Kiev on August 24. Representatives of the department said that the Yatagan tank is "an effective solution to integrate NATO standards with the Ukrainian

The Boxer tank was distinguished by another unusual element - a fundamentally new approach to creating a tank control complex not as a separate unit, but as part of combat assets on the battlefield, interconnected into a single whole. In this tank, for the first time, ideas were laid to implement what is now

The implementation of projects for the development of promising tanks is always of interest, since at the same time an attempt is made to apply original technical solutions that allow to get a break from the existing generation of tanks. Promising tanks were developed in the 80s before the collapse of the Union and then

The prototypes of the Boxer, manufactured in 1987, looked more impressive compared to the T-64. The tank was about 0.3 m higher, a powerful cannon above the turret and a high hull with combined armor inspired some respect for it. In appearance, he was more formidable in comparison with

The campaign for the advancement of the promising Russian Armata tank into the troops has recently taken an unexpected turn. Statement by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov at the end of July ("… why flood all the armed forces with Armata, our T-72 is in great demand on the market, everyone takes it …")

Photo: kyma.com Since last year, the US has been testing a prototype M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with a redesigned chassis. The standard torsion bar suspension was replaced by a hydropneumatic system with different characteristics and capabilities. The aim of the current tests is to collect data that

Congratulations are received at the UMMC Museum of Military Equipment, which is located in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region. A new exhibit has appeared on the museum site - the KV-1S tank. The tank left the assembly line in August 1942 and went to the front during the Battle of Stalingrad. Her "century" did not last long: in Chelyabinsk

The one who does nothing is not mistaken (folk wisdom) It is not shameful not to know anything. (D. Diderot) A necessary preface This section, like the above epigraphs, is not the author's desire to get into great literature, but everything only the need to define some initial

The farther from the war, the farther from the USSR, the more noticeable is the advantage of Soviet knowledge over Russian. Those who graduated from Soviet schools and universities, over those who studied in all these newfangled educational programs, licked up from their Western counterparts. Knowledge versus computer. Real facts versus

After analyzing similar articles on "VO" over the past couple of years, I came to a strange conclusion. For some reason, a discussion on the topic "The best heavy tank of the Second World War" pours out into a discussion, and a comparison, like the one we will touch on, into a holivar. Nevertheless, I "hooked" an article that I reposted on my site

On the uselessness of heavy armored personnel carriers When discussing heavy armored personnel carriers, such as the Israeli "Azharit" or "Namer", usually the argument develops in the plane of their need. Moreover, it develops in a style that is rather aggressive towards opponents. I'll go from the other side and

Tests of the Royal Tiger in Kubinka The heavy tank Pz Kpfw Tiger Ausf B (according to the unified designation system adopted by the Germans, it was also called Sd Kfz 182 - "special combat vehicle type 182") was developed at the Henschel company under the leadership of its chief designer Erwin Anders

In 1927, a group of designers assembled at the Kharkov steam locomotive plant was tasked with developing a maneuverable T-12 tank. Since this year, "Kharkov Design Bureau for Mechanical Engineering named after A. Morozov”(KMDB) and counts its history. Later, under the leadership of the main

In various books and TV shows, I constantly came across the assessment of the Panther as one of the best tanks of the Second World War. And in the program on the National Geographic channel, it was generally called the absolutely best tank, a tank that was "ahead of its time."

First, I would like to touch on why the question of such modernization arose at all. There is a crisis in modern tank building, which, when trying to resolve it by standard means, raises the question of the future of the tank as an independent combat unit. What are the problems with