Armored vehicles

Heavy infantry fighting vehicle BMT-72 (Ukraine)

Heavy infantry fighting vehicle BMT-72 (Ukraine)

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Some countries are armed with heavy infantry fighting vehicles, built on the basis of serial tanks of various models. Typically, such projects involve a major overhaul of the base machine with a complete change in functionality. A different approach was proposed in the Ukrainian BMT-72 project. So heavy

T-90M and M1A2 SEP v.3: which tank is better upgraded

T-90M and M1A2 SEP v.3: which tank is better upgraded

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Which tank is better, the T-90 or the M1 Abrams? This question appeared simultaneously with a newer car and still remains relevant. He has already managed to get a lot of answers, including diametrically opposite ones. The continuation of the disputes, among other things, is facilitated by the gradual development of two armored vehicles

Weapon stories. Armored train. Part 2

Weapon stories. Armored train. Part 2

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Continuing the theme of Soviet armored trains, the authors faced a problem that, in principle, was already voiced in the previous article. This is a variety of trains. Each PSU is unique in its own way. It would be a stretch to talk about the identity of even two armored trains of the same series, especially considering that

Heavy "Atom"

Heavy "Atom"

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Several years ago, the domestic defense industry first presented a prototype of a promising heavy wheeled infantry fighting vehicle. In the future, the development of a new project was stopped due to economic and political problems, but later it was continued

Uralvagonzavod presented a version of the T-72 tank for street battles abroad

Uralvagonzavod presented a version of the T-72 tank for street battles abroad

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The modification of the T-72 main battle tank for street fighting was first presented by the Uralvagonzavod corporation abroad. The debut of a combat vehicle designed for battles in urban areas took place at the KADEX-2016 exhibition in Astana. As noted, interest in the new version of the T-72 tank, which

What is the uniqueness of the BMD-4M with the "Bakhcha" module?

What is the uniqueness of the BMD-4M with the "Bakhcha" module?

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For BMD, the ability to hit targets at a distance, hit from a distance and hit first is important. Therefore, in Tula, in the Instrument-Making Design Bureau, which is part of the High-Precision Complexes holding, a special, fully automated combat module was developed, which was named "Bakhcha-U"

Project of a medium tank for export deliveries M.K.A. (Germany)

Project of a medium tank for export deliveries M.K.A. (Germany)

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In the mid-thirties of the last century, Nazi Germany began to build its armed forces, and was also actively engaged in the development of new weapons and equipment. In just a few years, a wide range of different armored vehicles for various purposes was developed, primarily tanks. In 1936

The tank with which Berlin will scare Moscow

The tank with which Berlin will scare Moscow

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The new confrontation in Europe, sparked by the aggressive actions of the United States, took most NATO countries by surprise. During the relative lull that followed the collapse of the socialist camp and the collapse of the USSR, the European members of the alliance not only radically reduced military budgets, but also significantly

Tank T-64BM "Bulat". Loss account opened

Tank T-64BM "Bulat". Loss account opened

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According to Ukrainian and Russian media reports, on the evening of July 13, the Ukrainian armed forces attempted to bypass the city of Luhansk and break through to the troops encircled at the Luhansk airport. The 1st separate tank brigade, armed with armored vehicles, was thrown into battle

Belt tightening. US Marine Corps projects have dim prospects

Belt tightening. US Marine Corps projects have dim prospects

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The original EFV prototypes were found to be unreliable after testing in 2006. In January 2009, the Pentagon approved subsequent revisions by contractor General Dynamics and issued a permit for the manufacture and testing of new prototypes. However, for financial reasons, the EFV project in 2011 was

Japanese main battle tank Type 10

Japanese main battle tank Type 10

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Type 10 is the most modern Japanese main battle tank (MBT). This vehicle was developed as a cheaper alternative to the Type 90 MBT by deeply modernizing the hull and chassis of the Type 74 tank and installing a new turret on it. The prototype of the new tank was for the first time

Project of an infantry fighting vehicle "Object 1020"

Project of an infantry fighting vehicle "Object 1020"

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In the early sixties, the Soviet defense industry was working on new projects for infantry fighting vehicles of one kind or another. The most successful development of this class was the Object 765, which later entered service under the name BMP-1. Other examples of armored vehicles turned out to be less

Project of the main battle tank "Tirex" (Ukraine)

Project of the main battle tank "Tirex" (Ukraine)

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For well-known reasons, the further development of tanks is currently attracting special attention of specialists and the general public. The announcement of news about plans to create certain projects becomes a reason for excitement, and the appearance of a new model can become a real sensation. V

Armored cars against demonstrators

Armored cars against demonstrators

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The armored vehicles that appeared during the First World War immediately began to develop in many areas of design thought. The dam of public mistrust collapsed, the military (about whom the saying “how I put on a sword belt, I’m getting dumb and dumb” is not in vain!) Finally understood Lenin’s thought

English Christie (part 1)

English Christie (part 1)

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For the first time I learned about W. Christie's tank in my distant, distant childhood from the magazine Science and Technology in 1929, in which it was written about the tank-walker that appeared in the USA, which developed on wheels a speed of 119 km / h on the highway and 86 km / h on tracks. Then I read that W. Christie transferred his tank to the USSR from

English Christie (part 2)

English Christie (part 2)

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But the British approached the work in the design of the appearance of their new tank with all due seriousness. On the Christie's tank, the bow was most like a ram. This shape was intended to facilitate bullet ricochets, but a very strong front beam was required to install the sloths

Blitzkrieg era tanks (part of 1)

Blitzkrieg era tanks (part of 1)

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“Potapov. There are 30 large KV tanks. All of them are without shells for 152 mm guns. I have T-26 and BT tanks, mostly of old brands, including two-turret ones. About a hundred of enemy tanks were destroyed … Zhukov. 152-mm KV cannons fire projectiles 09-30

Blitzkrieg tanks in battle (part of 1)

Blitzkrieg tanks in battle (part of 1)

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In the mid-90s, when I was still publishing my magazine "Tankomaster", the editors of the "Tekhnika-youth" magazine suggested that I make a book for them about armored vehicles in the war between Germany and Poland and France. I had to go to the archives and get the photos through the Imperial War Archives in London

Blitzkrieg tanks in battle (part 2)

Blitzkrieg tanks in battle (part 2)

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Based on the experience of the Polish company, three "high-speed cuirassier divisions" (Divisioins Cuirassees Rapide - DCR) were created in France, consisting of two B-1 battalions (60 vehicles) and two battalions of H-39 tanks (78 vehicles). The fourth was in the stage of formation, moreover, these units were not enough

Tanks of Republicans and Nationalists in the Civil War of 1936-1938 (part 1)

Tanks of Republicans and Nationalists in the Civil War of 1936-1938 (part 1)

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Last time we talked about the participation of BT-5 tanks in the battle at Fuentes de Ebro. Today we will talk about the tanks of Spain itself, the history of which began back in 1914 (and the first BAs began to be tested in Spain back in 1909), when 24 Schneider-Creusot armored vehicles were bought from France - very

Tanks disguised as cars

Tanks disguised as cars

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It hardly needs anyone to prove the importance of camouflage. And now, and at the very beginning of the last century, entire institutions worked on how to make their equipment invisible from the enemy. The ships were masked with coloring according to Wilkinson and Shpazhinsky, but tanks, tanks were painted very whimsically, and sometimes

Tanks in the Spanish Civil War 1936 - 1938 (part 3)

Tanks in the Spanish Civil War 1936 - 1938 (part 3)

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Events 1936-1939 in Spain, Soviet historiography for many years was considered as a "national liberation war of the Spanish people", but it is obvious that this is not true. It was just that there was a clash between the forces of democracy and the forces of totalitarian regimes, and all this happened in an extremely

LT-35 and LT-38: two Czech twin tanks

LT-35 and LT-38: two Czech twin tanks

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Amazing things happen sometimes in the world of military technology. A small country makes a contribution to its development that is incomparable with its size. Here is the Czech Republic too … A country in the center of Europe, but very small. And nevertheless, rifles were created by her designers-gunsmiths, and pistols, and cannons, and what

LT-35 and LT-38: two brothers in the German army

LT-35 and LT-38: two brothers in the German army

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As soon as Czechoslovakia was occupied by German troops, all LT-35s were sent to Dresden, where the Germans changed their optics, installed German Fu5 VHF radios and hung their own entrenching tools. But out of 150 tanks ordered by ČKD, it managed to produce only nine vehicles. Germans their

"Tigers" go to the East. Almost a screenplay

"Tigers" go to the East. Almost a screenplay

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Often, our ideas about the war and the events associated with it are gleaned in the worst case from the cinema, where the battery is commanded by the "pipe 17", and the shells for some reason explode on the ground, and in the best of the books, but … books very often of their era, which were written within a certain framework. And it turned out that when else

In the desert and in the jungle: Anglo-American tanks in battles and in debates (part three)

In the desert and in the jungle: Anglo-American tanks in battles and in debates (part three)

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As for the Australians, who also participated in World War II and fought the Japanese, they had a very hard time from the very beginning. The threat of the landing seemed very serious, but how could it be repelled? The Australians did not have their own tanks, well, they simply did not, because the "scrap" that

"Don't just land, but also shoot when crossing the sea!"

"Don't just land, but also shoot when crossing the sea!"

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This is how interestingly history has ordered: during the Second World War, Soviet troops practically did not have to land amphibious assault forces, but our allies in the anti-Hitler coalition had to land them almost constantly. And it should be noted that the US armed forces and

"Purely Japanese murder!"

"Purely Japanese murder!"

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At one time, the great Russian historian Klyuchevsky said that "we all came out of the rye field," that is, he emphasized the dependence of the culture of the nation on natural conditions. Accordingly, the Japanese came out of rice, the Americans - from the corn, and the French - from the vineyard! Accordingly from

The very first US tank: a good PR vehicle

The very first US tank: a good PR vehicle

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When the Americans read about British tanks in the newspapers and saw their photographs, their country had not yet been at war. But everyone was well aware that sooner or later, they would have to fight, that they would not be able to sit out overseas, and if so, then you need to take care of real superiority over the enemy. That's why

"Nahuel" - a tank "for the poor"

"Nahuel" - a tank "for the poor"

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Could an economically not very developed state, and under sanctions, create its own tank in the middle of the last century? At first glance, it seems not, but if we turn to history, it turns out that nothing is impossible in this. Moreover, the model itself, obtained in

Does the principle "hang more" work?

Does the principle "hang more" work?

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Literally just now, on the Web, including on VO, there was a material about the next improvement of the BM "Terminator", a model of which was presented at the exhibition "Days of Innovation", which was held in October in Yekaterinburg. A buzzword, a spectacularly painted model, literally studded with various

Tank "Six zones"

Tank "Six zones"

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As you name the ship, so it will float. There is a saying. But she's wrong. It's not about the name. "Call at least a pot, but don't put it in the stove!" - says another folk wisdom and it is much more rational. Well, in relation to technology and, especially, to military equipment, everything is connected with technical

Kirov monsters

Kirov monsters

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Not so long ago, TOPWAR published material about the KV-1 tank. I read it and remembered that long before I started publishing my magazine "Tankomaster" and, accordingly, writing about tanks, I had the opportunity to read an interesting book by engineers of the famous Kirov plant, which was called "Constructor

T-34 VS "Panthers" or "Penza takes revenge"

T-34 VS "Panthers" or "Penza takes revenge"

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And it so happened that in 1937, several German firms were entrusted with the design of a new, heavier model of the tank, which was supposed to replace the Pz Kpfw III and Pz Kpfw IV that had just been adopted. So far, they have satisfied the military, but they understood that sooner or later, but

The ballad about the M3 "Lee / Grant" tank. History of creation (part one)

The ballad about the M3 "Lee / Grant" tank. History of creation (part one)

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The United States entered World War I only at the very end, which gave them many different benefits. But the American military believed that the war would continue until 1919, and from this the logical conclusion followed that to win they would need tanks: both heavy breakthrough tanks and very light ones

The ballad about the M3 "Lee / Grant" tank. History of creation (part two)

The ballad about the M3 "Lee / Grant" tank. History of creation (part two)

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So, the design of the first serial American tank in all respects turned out to be rather archaic. After all, a similar tank, in which the gun was placed in the hull, was created in the USSR in 1931. True, it was developed by the invited German designer Grotte, but this does not change the essence of the matter. Known

Ballad about tanks "Lee / Grant". "Lee / Grants" in battle (part four)

Ballad about tanks "Lee / Grant". "Lee / Grants" in battle (part four)

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So, here we come to the very end of the history of the Lee / Grant tanks, examined them comprehensively, down to what colors they were painted in. Now we just have to look at their combat use, and … that's it! But first, on the basis of the available data, let's try to evaluate them impartially. And here again

Tank Grotte - "the result of politics and the sacrifice of technology"

Tank Grotte - "the result of politics and the sacrifice of technology"

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Perhaps, nowhere did ideology have such an impact on the processes of creating armored weapons as in the USSR. Moreover, everything, in general, was good until "Black Thursday" October 24, 1929. This day is considered the day of the beginning of the global economic crisis. True, there was also a short-term

BT-IS: Too Good to Use

BT-IS: Too Good to Use

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“Do you feel how slender it is, Winston? The idea, of course, belongs to Big Brother, - he added, recollecting himself. "J. Orwell" 1984 "Every person who is" addicted to armor "has his own" favorite tank "or armored vehicle, which they admire for a long time and persistently. Someone like, but for me this is

PT-1: "Christie" trained to swim

PT-1: "Christie" trained to swim

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One of the "highlights" of W. Christie's tank was that it could very easily be "taught to swim". The designer himself even developed one such tank with a coffin-shaped body, a 75-mm French gun (in service with the US Army) Model 1897, and it was even tested by the Corps