Armored vehicles 2024, November

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

Fighting compartment "Epoch" in the KBP workshop, 2013. Shot from the t / p "I Serve Russia", t / c "Zvezda", vol. December 15, 2013 In mid-2013, information about a promising remotely controlled combat module (DUBM) / fighting compartment (BO) with

An experienced "Athlete" in a multipurpose configuration In recent years, our country has developed a number of promising armored vehicles for various purposes. The main creator of such equipment is the "Military Industrial Company", and its main novelty is now the machine "Athlete", for the first time

"Object 279" on trial, 1960. Photo by Armor.kiev.ua It differed from other cars of its class by its unusual design and characteristic appearance. Subsequently, all this helped the tank gain wide popularity

Barely appearing on the battlefield, the "rhombuses" changed the face of war History of the rhombuses At first, the British wanted to create a tank by booking a tractor chassis and attaching a cannon to it. Then they would have got something like the German A7V or the French "Saint-Chamon". Such a monster would knead well

Marauder armored car of South African production. Photo Paramount Group / paramountgroup.com In 2013, Kazakhstan and South Africa agreed to launch a joint production of armored wheeled vehicles (BKM) "Arlan" - a modified version of the serial Marauder armored car. These agreements have been fulfilled and

BTR Mbombe 8. Photo by Paramount Group / paramountgroup.com In 2013, Kazakhstan and South Africa agreed to work together in the field of armored combat vehicles. The industry of the two countries has finalized several finished projects and brought some of them to serial production and operation. Other samples

The first experienced "Eitan" at the exhibition in 2018 A few years ago in Israel began the development of a promising armored personnel carrier with the code "Eitan". To date, the development work has been completed, and measures have been taken to prepare the series. 9 February Ministry of Defense

In accordance with the previously announced plans, the promising main battle tank T-90M "Breakthrough" has completed state tests. Now the Ministry of Defense will have to analyze their results and carry out several organizational procedures, after which deliveries will begin

Main tank M1A2C with SEP v.3 update package One of the most important programs of the US Army at the moment is the modernization of existing main tanks Abrams for several new projects. Recently, new details of this project and ongoing work were published. They were introduced by the Director of

Trends in the development of Russian combat modules Modern hostilities have shown that one of the most vulnerable elements of infantry fighting vehicles (BMPs) and armored personnel carriers (APCs) is the tower in which the weapons are located

The newest Russian T-14 Armata tank shows a new direction: a remote controlled turret and standard systems common to all vehicles of the same family Look at the countries that are still developing and producing their own main battle tanks

For the first decade of the XXI century. there are so few new types of main tanks (OT) in the world that they can be counted on the fingers of one hand. In most of the leading countries in the field of tank building, only the modernization of previously released samples is carried out. So, for example, in the United States, soon 10 years ago

Leading European countries are modernizing their existing main battle tanks, and are also going to create a fundamentally new armored vehicle. A leading role in these processes is assigned to the newly formed company KMW + Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS), which can combine technical, engineering and

The first Enigma vehicle has a total weight of 28 tons, and its modular armor kit will simplify upgrades when the types of threats change or new technologies appear

On February 22, the international exhibition of arms and military equipment IDEX-2015 started in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). This event is attended by many enterprises from the UAE and foreign countries. Several stands of the exhibition are occupied by the exposition of companies and organizations of the defense industry

Pakistan regularly tries to develop advanced models of weapons and military equipment, including those intended for the international market. Most of their own Pakistani projects cannot be called fully successful, since they do not progress beyond testing or

Launch of the Kornet rocket by a complex based on the Tiger armored car. By now, several versions of Kornet-EM self-propelled anti-tank missile systems based on different chassis and launchers have been developed. In the near future, there are two options at once

MBT of the latest generation Type 10 is in service with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. A 44-ton Mitsubishi Heavy Industries vehicle armed with a 120-mm cannon

BTR-4 of the Ukrainian army in exercises. Photo by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine the story with the delivery of Ukrainian armored personnel carriers BTR-4E to Iraq made a lot of noise. The customer found numerous defects and refused to accept the products. The Ukrainian authorities, in turn, were going to deal with this

Tank KV version 1939. Photo Wikimedia CommonsOn December 19, 1939, the Defense Committee under the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR adopted Resolution No. 443ss "On the adoption of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery tractors for the Red Army and on their production in 1940". In accordance with this document, the armament and supply of the Red Army

Thunderstorm of the seas, but not of tank ranges. The British have a special relationship with tanks. This is not surprising when you consider that these machines owe their very concept to the Foggy Albion. The first tank in history used in combat was the British Mark I. Although the most advanced tank of the First

General view of an experienced tank The other day, the British army talked about the success of its new project to modernize existing armored vehicles. In the interests of the ground forces, a new set of updates for the Challenger 2 MBT has been developed. A set of measures called Streetfighter II is intended to increase the combat

Serial tanks of the Russian army of all modifications are equipped with 125-mm smooth-bore launchers and can use a wide range of ammunition for various purposes. A special place in it is occupied by several types of armor-piercing feathered sub-caliber projectiles (BOPS). Soon

Full-size model "Object 490", the end of the 80s. Since the end of the eighties, the Kharkov Design Bureau for Mechanical Engineering (KMDB) has been working on various options for promising tanks. One of the most interesting and daring developments of that time was the "Object 490". This project

Experimental vehicle BHM-800 carries out the processing of the terrain. Photo Aviarmor.net At the end of 1930, the Experimental Design and Testing Bureau of the Department of Mechanization and Motorization of the Red Army (OKIB UMM), headed by Nikolai Ivanovich Dyrenkov, began work on the topic of chemical armored vehicles

Proposed AFVs of the FCS project. In the center is the base chassis. Slide from the presentation of the US Department of Defense The unification of armored combat vehicles on the chassis and other components makes it possible to significantly simplify and reduce the cost of operation, and also provides an increase in the main technical characteristics. The highest

Paramount Group Vehicle Families South African Paramount Group has established itself firmly in the competitive wheeled armored combat vehicle (AFV) market over the past few years, based not only on export deliveries, but also on the development of vehicles based on

In the dead ends of evolution - experienced, experimental and small-scale heavy tanks of Western countries (end). Another country that has enough industry for the production of heavy tanks, was France. Immediately after his release in 1944, French politicians decided to prove

Landkreuzer P1000 Ratte and P1500 Monster call the unrealized projects of the giant tanks of Hitlerite Germany

Experienced and experimental heavy tanks of Western countries. After the adoption of the M103 tank in the United States, and the difficulties associated with this fact, the question arose about a radical modernization of the tank, or about a possible replacement. Quite an interesting solution to this problem "with little blood" was proposed by the company

The Kharkovites offered several modernization options at once, as they say, to satisfy any wishes of customers. So, the tank underwent a deep modernization of the fighting compartment

In mid-July, the Israeli military censorship lifted the ban on the publication of information about one of the most mysterious examples of military equipment of the Israel Defense Forces. Thanks to a recent decision, everyone will now be able to learn about the new Peer combat vehicle, which for three decades remained under

The updated combat vehicle of the Russian army will be presented to the attention of specialists at the international arms exhibition, which will be held in the city of Nizhny Tagil from September 8 to 11, 2011. Experts already believe that the appearance of the modernized T-90S tank at the Russian arms exhibition

Experienced and experimental heavy tanks of the USSR.At the time when the heavy tank IS-2 had not yet come to its final form, and was debugging it in series, silhouettes of new heavy tanks appeared on the drawing boards, but not all of them would have a chance to be embodied in metal. Wooden model IS-6. V

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