Armored vehicles
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
“Also Swedish! Also to Lithuania! " - someone will be indignant, remembering the very recent reports of our media that armored units of the US Army, equipped with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, arrived in Latvian and Estonian ports. "And there, they say, NATO will catch up … and now the Swedes too!" But no, this is not about that. Oh
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that one of the most famous and bloody examples of the use of tanks during the First World War is the raid of the British tank "Music Box", which took place on August 8, 1918 on the first day of the Battle of Amiens - the so-called "Black Day of the German
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The development of such a promising means of warfare as a tank set before its designers many different tasks, which had to be solved in a hurry, literally on the move, and solved effectively, since people's lives depended on their quality solution
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
In the late thirties, the Mk VII Tetrarch light cruiser tank would have been adopted by the British army. This vehicle differed from the existing models in its relatively low weight, high firepower and an acceptable level of protection. Nevertheless, the launch of mass production of such equipment is serious
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Today, tanks are still the main striking force of the ground forces. However, presenting a formidable, heavily armed and armored tracked vehicle, we always consider it in the aspect of actions exclusively on the ground. However, the XX century, especially its first half, were rich in daring
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
In every country there are people who like to "age" their history or "add points" to their country, attributing to it all conceivable and inconceivable achievements and perfection. For what and why this was done in the USSR, it is clear: workers of the regional committee of the CPSU received sausages, but in the field of ballet … But
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Everyone who entered the dark metal box for the first time was sure to hit his head on the ceiling. It was then that the tightness in the tanks became the talk of the town, but here everything was new. Even this kind of "battle" baptism, which did not pass not a single infantryman, sapper, signalman
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The history of this tank, which may well be considered the grandfather of the T-34, for me personally began a long time ago. Even as a boy, in the magazine "Science and Life" in the small pictures at the bottom of the page, executed in black and white graphics, I saw two tanks that struck me - T-24 and TG. Then the same "selection"
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
At the recent international military-technical forum "Army-2016", domestic defense industry enterprises demonstrated a large number of the latest developments in various fields. In particular, the sector of remotely controlled combat modules was not left without the attention of enterprises. Several
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Due to the specifics of their work, some types of armed forces need special equipment that differs from other existing models. In particular, the marines need specialized amphibious armored vehicles for landings. One of the most famous examples of this technique
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The new Russian infantry fighting vehicles on the Kurganets-25 platform will be one-third heavier than the current vehicles. This is the price to pay for the increased protection of their crew and motorized riflemen. However, this may still change during the testing process. Therefore, in the coming years, the Russian Ministry of Defense continues to rely on
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Currently, the Russian armed forces have several types of infantry fighting vehicles, as well as equipment of other classes, built on their basis. In the future, the situation should change. Over the past years, several defense enterprises have been working on a project for a unified tracked
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Not so long ago, the general public saw for the first time photographs of a promising infantry fighting vehicle based on the Armata universal platform. The official "premiere" of this technique should take place only on May 9, so while the public and specialists can only make assumptions and try
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Official historical information of the unit: 6 separate tank Czestochowa Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov brigade was formed on March 3, 1942 near the city of Noginsk, Moscow region on the basis of 98 and 133 separate tank battalions as 100 tank brigade. 1942 06/08/1942 100
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The world's only serial five-turret tank delighted the eye with impressive power. It is not surprising that the T-35 was given the role of a visible embodiment of the power of the USSR. The tank rumbled menacingly in parades and took a place on the medal "For Courage". Real combat use has become a sad fact of the biography of the tank. Everything
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
I found interesting photos of what interesting things are done by "craftsmen" from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Let's talk a little about what it is. Anti-vandal screens? Or did the guys from the Ukrainian Armed Forces want it to be like in Mad Max? Or is it done for the TV series "The Walking Dead"? Or so that insects are not on the track
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
As you know, this year at the military parade in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, which will traditionally be held on May 9 in Moscow on Red Square, for the first time, samples of Russian advanced military equipment based on the Armata heavy tracked unified platform will be shown. it
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Recently, the next World Championship in tank biathlon ended at the Alabino training ground. The first place in these competitions was again taken by Russian tankers. The second place went to the national team of the People's Liberation Army of China. It is interesting that the Chinese tankers again, for the third time, refused to
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
UTZ at the beginning of 1942 was given the task of shipping five reference samples of the T-34, two of which had a long way to go by sea - to Great Britain and the United States to study this "miracle of Soviet design thought" by allied specialists. The tanks arrived in the United States presumably in April 1942 g, and in May they
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The Americans, and after them the Europeans, recognized the loyalty of the Russian concept of the development of armored vehicles. Russia in tank building, despite the collapse of the USSR and a decade of devastation, was ahead of its main opponents. Moreover, it has pulled out much ahead. Russian "Armata" has already gone into series, in
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Comparing different types of armored vehicles of the same class is a favorite pastime of specialists and amateurs of military affairs. Often, the emergence of new comparisons is facilitated by the situation in certain regions. Thus, the situation in the Middle East remains tense, which leads to the risk of starting
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
I was forced to write a sequel about the BMP-1 by a discussion in the comments, in which many wondered why motorized riflemen prefer to ride on top of the armor, and not sit in the troop compartment. Many explained this by the fact that the BMP-1 and similar vehicles are extremely insufficiently protected from shelling and
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Over the past several years, the Russian Ministry of Defense has "nightmares" the Russian manufacturers of weapons and military equipment, pointlessly and very vaguely accusing them either of the insufficient quality of the manufactured equipment, or of the fact that the samples offered by the Ministry of Defense do not correspond
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
In 2006, Uralvagonzavod first showed the new T-72B2 tank, which differed from the previous family vehicles in a number of innovations. One of the main features of the new combat vehicle was the upgraded 2A46M-5 cannon. This weapon with the ability to launch guided missiles represents a further
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Japan was significantly inferior in terms of the level of development of its armored vehicles both to its opponents - the Americans, British and the USSR, and to its ally - Germany. With one exception, the "Type 1" "Ho-Ha" armored personnel carrier. Possibly the best armored personnel carrier of the Second World War. Japanese armored personnel carriers, apparently, were
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
What did the events of the Great Patriotic War show in relation to the T-34 tank? At the initial stage - a wonderful car, far ahead of its contemporaries. On the final, on the example of the T-34-85, it became clear that there was nowhere to upgrade the vehicle. The world tank building marched ten-kilometer steps, and the T-34
Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06
The famous tank designer Leonid Kartsev made an interesting comment about his no less famous colleague, Joseph Kotin, in his memoirs: “He was a talented organizer and an outstanding politician. Further, the names of the heavy tanks created by the design bureau had a political connotation: SMK (Sergey Mironovich Kirov), KV (Klim
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Much in common with the previous hero of our reviews, the T-54/55 tank. As simple, convenient, reliable as its predecessor. Yes, the war in Afghanistan revealed the tank's shortcomings, but more on that below. Our intelligence played the main role in the appearance of the T-62. It is thanks to the clear actions of our scouts
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The reason for the wave of reports about the Ukrainian tank "Tirex" was the publication of the corresponding patent. The developers position the project as a competitor to the "Armata". The new tank, as experts said, has a revolutionary layout: an armored capsule for three crew members in the front of the hull
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The Iveco MPV uses the latest protection solutions from IBD Deisenroth, mainly based on nanotechnology Passive armor: the last barrier The hulls of armored vehicles are still made of steel, to which additional armor kits are bolted. However, what
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Damaged grille on a Danish BV206 car. Lattice armor has an average probability of stopping the threat of about 60% Protection against RPGS About 40 countries use anti-tank rocket launchers (RPGs), which are manufactured in several versions by nine countries; assessed overall
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Having told in the first part about the T-26 tank of the 1933 model, we smoothly move on to the second instance, which we managed to touch and see in action. Just like the first T-26, this tank is on display at the Museum of Russian Military History in the village of Padikovo, Moscow Region
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
It is in the MBT "Karrar" for the first time in Iranian tank building that the lowest silhouette is clearly visible in combination with high indicators of the equivalent durability of the tower from the enemy's BOPS and CS in the front projection. Onboard armor plates of the corps in the MTO area and a mechanized aft niche with ammunition stowage
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
"Uran-9" Multifunctional unmanned combat module for reconnaissance and fire support "Uran-9" was demonstrated at the Alabino training ground on March 24, 2016. After a very short period of time, the promising tracked combat robot was talked about with admiration not only in
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
The "desert" modification of the "Challenger 2" is the clearest example of the possible modernization of the entire tank fleet of the British Army. Lattice anti-cumulative screens, ROMOR elements of remote control and additional armor of the lower frontal part of the hull are the visiting card of the Desert Challenger. Gain
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Alarm calls continue to come from countries of the former Warsaw Pact. As you know, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, just a huge range of unique weapons fell into the hands of the armed forces of states, which over the next two decades became for the modern Russian
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
PODNEBESNAYA CONTINUES TO LEAD IN THE NUMBER OF LITTLE KNOWN PERSPECTIVE DEFENSE SECTOR CONCEPTS. SECRET PROTOTYPE OF THE ADVANCED INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLE By closely monitoring the dynamics of the development of tank-building programs, as well as projects of deep modernization of existing models of armored vehicles in
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
During the visit of US Secretary of Defense James Mattis to "Square" (August 24, 2017), it was finally revealed that the supply of lethal weapons to Ukrainian military formations would sooner or later be included in the list of operations of the US Defense Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Based on a number of news reports that we have analyzed over the past few weeks, it is possible to draw extremely disappointing conclusions that, in addition to complete uncertainty in such significant projects as the creation of a promising multipurpose heavy aircraft carrier pr. 23000 "Storm" and bringing to
Last modified: 2025-01-24 09:01
Two concepts presented during the 26th International Exhibition of Arms, Security Technologies and Defense Means "Eurosatory-2018", which took place in Paris from 11 to 15 June, can cause a keen interest among fans of military equipment and specialists. We are talking about a heavy German combat vehicle