Artillery 2024, November

On May 9, at the Museum of Russian Military History, the guests were solemnly shown the SU-85 self-propelled artillery unit, restored by the museum staff, Russian restorers and assistants. The uniqueness of this self-propelled gun lies in the fact that it is one. It is currently the only one in

Many remember the old bearded anecdote about the would-be artillerymen who really wanted to shoot at Moscow from their grandfather's cannon? Only now the caliber of the projectile was slightly larger than the caliber of the barrel. So the godfathers decided to hammer the shell with a sledgehammer. The result is predictable. Do you remember the end of this anecdote? "Well godfather, if

Before continuing the mortar theme, we want to say a few words to those who read carefully. Yes, we are not professional mortars, but we know perfectly well what a mortar is, and we have tested its work in practice. On myself. In different places. Therefore, they took up this topic, maybe with

М109А7 - the newest version of the 155-mm howitzer, which first entered service with the American army in 1963. Among the main innovations - the unification of the chassis with the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and electric turret drives. Self-propelled artillery has many advantages over towed artillery. To them

Not all countries are able to produce or acquire military equipment with the required capabilities and characteristics in a timely manner. As a result, they have to look for alternative ways to update the fleet of combat vehicles. One of the obvious ways to modernize the army is perestroika

The US Army has already received a high-precision mortar mine from Orbital ATK under the APMI program and is currently awaiting a long-term solution to be obtained through the HEGM program

For the first time, it became known back in 2006 about a promising Russian self-propelled artillery installation being developed within the framework of the "Coalition-SV" theme. The site already has several articles on this topic, but I would like to talk in more detail about this project and the latest news about

All modern self-propelled guns are designed to inflict short-term high-intensity fire strikes with a subsequent change of position (the safe time spent on the fire is 1 min.). Taking into account the constant growth of automation of fire control systems, improvement of radar reconnaissance means, time

Nowadays, part of the barreled artillery of the ground forces of foreign states includes towed and self-propelled guns, which are called "howitzers", since their main purpose is to conduct mounted fire from remote closed positions. At the same time, most of the modern howitzers

The heavy flamethrower system (TOS) created in Omsk terrified those who were not lucky enough to fight against the Soviet army, and then units of the Russian armed forces. Currently, TOSs are also in service with the armies of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iraq. It is expected that based on

In the seventies of the last century, several ideas appeared in the leading countries of the world that determined the further development of tank building. The new main tanks were equipped with powerful combined armor and smooth-bore guns. In addition, the first models of reactive armor systems appeared. All this

For over a century, the best anti-tank ammunition has been the fast-flying scrap. And the main question that gunsmiths are struggling with is how to disperse it as quickly as possible. It's only in films about World War II that tanks explode after being hit by a shell - after all, cinema. In real life, most

Build KV-1 tanks of the 116th Tank Brigade. The Shchors tank has a cast turret, the Bagration tank has a welded turret. The picture shows a member of the tank crew behind a turret anti-aircraft machine gun DT. The crew of the Shchors tank: tank commander junior lieutenant A. Sundukevich, driver-mechanic senior sergeant M. Zaikin, gunner-radio operator

On October 8, a conference dedicated to the past and future of Russian artillery was held at the Cultural Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The event was timed to coincide with the 630th anniversary of its appearance. As happens at such conferences, the matter was not limited to reports alone. During

On October 5, 2012, a military parade was held in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, followed by a public exposition of various weapons adopted by the Indonesian Armed Forces. There, for the first time, the multipurpose modular MLRS ASTROS II Mk 6, created by the Brazilian company Avibras, were demonstrated

At the end of the eighties of the last century, the military leadership of Iran took care of updating the fleet of multiple launch rocket systems. The Arash and Falaq-1 complexes available in service generally suited the military, but had a number of disadvantages. First of all, the claims were caused by the small radius of action

Self-propelled gun mount "Krab" is a licensed version of the British self-propelled gun mount "AS-90" on the chassis of a modified T72, which belongs to the class of howitzers. The basic version "AS-90" was created in the early 1980s by the company "Vickers". Purpose - replacement of self-propelled gun mounts type

In the mid-70s of the XX century, new requirements for anti-tank weapons were identified. The SPTP was supposed to be mobile, be able to participate in counterattacks and hit tanks at considerable distances from the firing position. Therefore, by the Decision of the military-industrial complex of the USSR of May 17, 1976, the group of enterprises was

The T-122 "Sakarya" multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is designed to destroy manpower, military equipment, fortifications, command posts, administrative and inhabited localities of the enemy when firing from closed firing positions at any time of the day, at any

09.21.12 years. A military parade was held in the Iranian capital in honor of the 32nd anniversary of the start of the war with Iraq and the so-called "Week of Sacred Defense". The parade was attended by representatives of various units of the IRGC and copies of standing and entering service military equipment. One of the representatives

The self-propelled gun was developed on the basis of the T-IV tank in 1942. The components of the T-III tank are widely used in the design. For a self-propelled installation, the chassis of the tank was rearranged: the fighting compartment is located at the back, the power plant is located in the center of the hull, and the drive wheels, transmission and compartment are located in the front

Around the 15th century, a new type of artillery appeared on the battlefields of Europe. They had a short, large-caliber barrel, "looking" upwards. The weapon called the mortar was intended for shelling enemy cities in such a way that nuclei, stones or other ammunition flew over

The ground forces of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are beginning to receive the newest Type 12 anti-ship coastal missile system. The new Japanese BKRK is designed to replace the Type 88 BKRK equipped with SSM-1 anti-ship missiles. BPKRK "Type 12" developed in a research

For the mechanized units of the Wehrmacht, a version of the schweres Wurfgeraet 40 (Holz) was developed, which could be mounted on half-track armored personnel carriers. The most common modification was the Sd.Kfz.251 / 1 half-track armored personnel carrier with six projectiles mounted on the sides

The main purpose of the "SKIF" complex is the destruction of mobile and stationary armored vehicles of the enemy, provided with combined, spaced, monolithic armor protection. This includes armored vehicles with dynamic protection, helicopters and bunkers. The portable ATGM is

15 cm Panzer-Haubitzer 18/1 auf Fahrgestell GW III / IV Hummel / Sd.Kfz.165 / "Hummel" part

Sturmpanzer 38 (t), officially named Geschützwagen 38 (t) für s.IG.33 / 2 (Sf) or 15 cm s.IG.33 / 2 auf Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t), as well as Grille (transliterated as Grille - " Cricket ") - German light SPG of the class of self-propelled howitzers during the Second World War

Panzer II was withdrawn from active units and transferred to service and rear units at the beginning of 1942. This step made it possible to use the chassis of this vehicle to create self-propelled guns Marder II and Wespe. The latter was developed by Alkett in the middle of 1942, and it was the prototype of this

Rosoboronexport, together with NPO Splav and the Indian Ministry of Defense, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in New Delhi on August 27, 2012 in the field of organizing the production and after-sales service of rockets for the Smerch MLRS in India. Technologies

Despite the fact that the S-23 gun of 180 mm caliber was noticed in 1955, the history of the creation of this gun remains very vague to this day. Most likely, the S-23 is a naval weapon or a coastal defense weapon converted into a large-caliber land artillery system

After the end of the Second World War, a large number of captured weapons and equipment fell into the hands of the Soviet military. On the basis of some of them, the USSR is beginning to develop its own analogues. Thus, the captured 75mm PaK 41 anti-tank gun interested Soviet military specialists

Several different warfare strategies were developed between the two world wars. According to one of them - it will clearly show its effectiveness in the future - tanks were to become the main striking means of the army. Due to the combination of driving and fire performance, as well as

The widespread use of high-precision weapons (WTO) has become the key to victory in military conflicts of recent decades, and its intensive development is the general line for the development of weapons of warfare in the leading countries of the world

On April 23, 1946, the Art Committee issued tactical and technical requirements for the design of a corps duplex consisting of 152- and 130-mm cannons on a single carriage, which should replace the 122-mm A-19 cannons, as well as the 152-mm ML-20 howitzers. Work on us was authorized

Developer - OKB-9. Project manager - F.F. Petrov. It was put into service on 23.12.1954 by the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 2474-1185ss. The prototype was manufactured in 1950. The tests were carried out from 1953 to 1955. Serial production began in 1956 of the Soviet Army in the late 1940s

The howitzer was developed in the 1990s for fire support of armored vehicles of combined arms units. The howitzer was created as a modern technology capable of performing assigned tasks, while possessing the necessary modern combat and mobile characteristics. When developing

Howitzer 2A61 is one of the newest artillery pieces of the Russian army. The howitzer was developed by the State Unitary Enterprise (State Unitary Enterprise) "Plant No. 9". The first data on 2A61 were published in 97th year. The weapon owes its appearance to the fact that after the transfer of NATO field artillery to

The 420mm Gamma Mörser mortar was designed and built by Krupp before WWI as a super heavy siege howitzer. During WWI, siege howitzers were used in the capture of the Kovno fortress. After the end of WWI, all but one of the siege howitzers were dismantled. During the Second World War 420mm

In the late forties of the last century, a heavy tank IS-7 was created in the Soviet Union. It had excellent armament for its time and a solid booking. However, a number of circumstances associated with the emergence of new armor-piercing ammunition and the peculiarities of the country's road network led to the closure

The 122mm M-30 howitzer, known in the West as the M1938, is a staunch veteran. The howitzer was developed back in 1938, and its serial industrial production began a year later. Produced in large quantities and widely used during the Great