Artillery

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Shot at the enemy's infantry … Fire! The Lord commanded: "Go, Moses, Into the land of Egypt. Tell the Pharaohs to release my people! Oh! Let My People Go: The Song of the Contrabands, 1862 Weapons from the Museums. We continue our story about the artillery weapons of the northern and southern states that fought during

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Gilland's double-barreled cannon, Athens, Georgia, USA Oh, how many wonderful discoveries are prepared for us by the spirit of enlightenment, And experience, the son of difficult mistakes, And a genius, friend of paradoxes, And chance, God is an inventor. S. Pushkin Weapons from museums. In front of the mayor's office of the city of Athens in the state of Georgia, USA, there is an unusual cannon of the times

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Parrott's cannons and shells but as soon as these traitors from the North encroached on the sacred, on our rights, we proudly raised our dear blue flag with a single star: Harry McCarthy. The blue flag, sweetheart, is a weapon from the museums. Related Articles

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F. Roubaud. "Borodino panorama" Fragment: "The French attack the Russian positions at the Semyonovsky brook." In the foreground, a scenic view of French horse artillerymen with a cannon is galloping across the stream. Behind them, close ranks of Saxon cuirassiers are marching into battle. On the subject level, broken Russian unicorns. Though

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“A secret howitzer of the 1753 model of the PI Shuvalov system. Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineering Troops and Signal Corps, St. Petersburg Weapons from museums. While studying at the Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers, I lived in a student hostel on the Petrogradskaya side

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Russian mounted artillery prepares to open fire on a French infantry square. Oh, now it will not seem enough for them! Rice. A. N. Yezhov And the volleys of thousands of guns merged into a drawn-out howl … Yu. Lermontov. Borodino Weapons from museums. Date August 26 (September 7) 1812 in the history of Russia has a special meaning

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Mortar rafts are firing at the positions of the southerners First, ignite a bomb in the mortar, and then ignite behind. From the decree of Peter I to Russian gunners Weapons from museums. We continue the story about the artillery pieces of the North and South that took part in the internecine war of 1861-1865. Today our story will be dedicated to

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The Swedish army has ordered 40 Mjolner mortar complexes with a 120 mm twin tower mortar, which are planned to be delivered by the end of 2020 The growing popularity of 120-mm self-propelled mortars contributes to their rapid spread not only in Europe, but also in other regions

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Reconstructed cannon 6-Pfünder-Feldkanone C / 61 new artillery systems, created on the basis of the most modern technical solutions, began to enter the armament of the European powers. Thus, the Prussian army received several field guns, collectively known as "cannons

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At DSEI 2019, BAE Systems presented a new version of the Archer self-propelled howitzer, mounted on the HX44 8x8 chassis of the Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles

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The general appearance of the PrSM missile from Lockheed Martin Since 2016, in the interests of the US ground forces, a promising operational-tactical missile system Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is being developed. Its first modification will go into trial operation in 2023 and will be able to hit stationary ground targets

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ACS XM1299 - at the moment the most long-range in its class Now in the United States are developing several promising models of missile and artillery weapons. One of these projects involves the creation of an ultra-long-range cannon capable of solving strategic tasks. Expected that

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One of the test shots, December 19, 2020, the American program for the creation of a self-propelled artillery installation with an extended range of fire ERCA shows new successes. Recently, an experienced self-propelled gun XM1299 with a promising gun was able to send a guided M982 Excalibur projectile to a distance of 70 km and

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Information on the SLRC project. Photo Twitter.com/lfx160219 In the United States, a promising artillery complex SLRC (Strategic Long Range Cannon) is being developed. In 2023, the Pentagon plans to test a cannon with a firing range of at least 1,000 nautical miles (over 1,800 km). Reportedly in

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F-4 fighters are among the oldest aircraft of the Iranian Air Force. Photo Mehrnews.com The Islamic Republic of Iran has a distinctive structure of the armed forces. At the same time, the Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are serving with different functions and tasks. At the same time, both structures include all

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Ukraine has developed and tested a new multiple launch rocket system. The Bureviy complex is intended to replace obsolete rocket artillery models without losses in combat qualities. It is expected that after all the tests, the new MLRS will enter service and allow

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The XM1299 is the future of the US tracked self-propelled artillery. Photo by the US Army The US Army has decided to purchase 155 mm self-propelled howitzers on wheeled chassis. Right now, the Pentagon is accepting and reviewing applications from potential contractors and identifying applicants for the contract. At the beginning of next 2021

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The project of creating a promising self-propelled artillery gun (SAO) 2S42 "Lotos" has passed another important stage. Acceptance tests of the prototype were carried out and successfully completed. All the main characteristics and their compliance with the terms of reference have been confirmed. Now a prototype self-propelled gun

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Experienced SPTP "Sprut-SDM1" As part of the development of the fleet of armored combat vehicles of the airborne troops, a promising self-propelled anti-tank gun (SPTP) 2S25M "Sprut-SDM1" has been developed. By now, experienced equipment of this type has passed part of the tests, and now it is planned to launch

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The first published image of SAO 2S43. The three-dimensional model differs markedly from the real prototype. Currently, the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" (part of the NPK "Uralvagonzavod") and a number of related organizations are engaged in development work with the code "Sketch". Its purpose is to create a number of

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Antenna post of the AN / TPQ-36 Firefinder radar on alert. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996 The US Army is armed with several types of counter-battery radar. The main samples of this class are of considerable age, but there are also modern developments. With help

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Mortar shovel with a bipod (inserted incorrectly) and a separate bipod The idea of combining several radically different functions in one product has long attracted designers, but not all such projects end with success. An example of the problems of this approach can be considered the Soviet mortar shovel

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For several years, the Finnish company Patria Oyj has been offering customers the NEMO (New Mortar) mortar complex. Combat modules of this type have been supplied to several countries, and new orders are expected in the future. In addition, the development company continues to develop the project and introduces new important

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The TOS-1A combat vehicle of the RKhBZ unit from the VVOV in the near future will be adopted by the Russian army the newest TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system. In addition, the existing military vehicles TOS-1A "Solntsepek" will be modernized. These measures are expected to

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Self-propelled counter-battery radar 1RL239 "Lynx". Photo Russianarms.ru The artillery reconnaissance units of the Russian army are armed with several counter-battery radar systems. While on duty, they must detect flying projectiles and calculate the location

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Okay, not an ordinary rocket. Anti-ship, let's say. Created in Ukraine by the brains of Ukrainian designers and assembled by the hands of Ukrainian workers. The sword of Ukraine in the fight against those wishing to encroach on the shores of the Square. Who can (and simply must) do it - it is understandable. Russia. More

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1B75 "Penicillin" in position. Photo: © NII "Vector" But the armament of the Russian army is supplied with a promising automated sound-thermal complex (AZTK) of artillery reconnaissance 1B75 "Penicillin". One of the training centers already has such a technique, and now serial products go to

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ER GMLRS missile design The ER GMLRS product is a further development of the existing GMLRS missile, featuring

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Guns 2A65 "Msta-B" and their calculations from the 150th motorized rifle division of the Southern Military District, May 2019 The basis of the artillery of the Russian ground forces is a variety of self-propelled systems. At the same time, the troops retain thousands of towed guns, howitzers and mortars of various calibers. Towed

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"Shumadija" at one of the foreign exhibitions In the product catalog of the company "Jugoimport SDPR" (Serbia) there is a wide range of modern multiple launch rocket systems with different features and characteristics. One of the latest developments in this area is the modular MLRS

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Artillery under fire. Painting by Eugene Laliepvre. In the Napoleonic era, artillery became the main striking force of the French army and acquired an unprecedented prestige. Napoleon Bonaparte used to say that great battles are won by artillery. Being an artilleryman by training, he gave special

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ACS Ferdinand from the Patriot park (previously kept in the museum in Kubinka). The vehicle became a trophy of the Red Army during the Battle of Kursk In July 1943, Nazi Germany first used the latest self-propelled tank destroyers Sd.Kfz. 184 / 8.8 cm StuK 43 Sfl L / 71 Panzerjäger Tiger (P) / Ferdinand. These

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French foot artillery 1810-1812 Painting by Alexander Averyanov, issue 1 has already cleaned the barrel of the cannon with a wet bathtub. 2nd number loads the cannon; in Napoleonic times, there was no need to fill the gunpowder with a shuffle - cartouz charges were already ubiquitous. 1st issue is ready

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French mounted artillery at the Battle of Waterloo. Painting by Ernst Crofts. The central detail of the painting is the cannon of the Griboval system. The guns of the Griboval system were in service with the French army throughout the Napoleonic wars. Griboval's system throughout the French Revolution

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BGM-71 missiles of various modificationsIn 1970, the latest anti-tank missile system BGM-71 TOW entered service with the US Army. Thanks to a number of upgrades, this ATGM is still in service and is the main system of its class. However, in the distant future, they plan to abandon it in

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BM-13 on the ZIS-6 chassis at the VIMAIViVS exposition. Photo by Wikimedia Commons Guards rocket launchers BM-13 or in a simple way "Katyusha" showed themselves well during the Great Patriotic War and deservedly carry the honorary title of the Weapon of Victory. After the end of the war, this technique continued to serve and

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The MGM-140 missile and the container with unguided shells Later this complex was supplied

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Range and accuracy are two characteristics that missile system designers pay particular attention to. In addition, they aim to shorten the time to open fire and shorten the loading time through the use of container solutions. Increased accuracy is also achieved through

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The Israeli company Rafael has developed two systems for determining the coordinates of the target, Pointer and Micro-Pointer, which have similar characteristics, but differ in weight. These devices are mounted on a tripod and have an adapter at the top for mounting various devices, such as day / night

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Russian models. Russian tracked self-propelled systems are currently at a disadvantage due to the declining world interest in 152-mm caliber, whose ballistic characteristics are significantly inferior to the latest 155-mm weapons. Despite this, there are a lot of C219 Msta-S and