Engineering troops and transport 2024, May

One of the ways to protect the coast from enemy amphibious assault is the organization of mine-explosive and engineering barriers. Accordingly, to overcome such obstacles, the advancing marines must use special demining installations and other engineering equipment. In past

One of the most popular and effective methods of deterring the enemy offensive is the organization of mine-explosive obstacles. The need to detect ammunition and make a passage in a minefield can dramatically reduce the rate of advance of enemy troops. To deal with such hardships

In the early seventies of the last century, the Special Design Bureau of the Plant. I.A. Likhachev began developing a new version of the search and evacuation complex, designed to provide assistance to the landed astronauts. In future projects, it was planned to implement new ideas

So that the tracked armored combat vehicle does not waste its resource and does not spoil the road surface, it should be transported to the place of work using special vehicles. The transfer of armored vehicles on roads is carried out using special road trains-tank carriers with

In the mid-sixties, the Special Design Bureau of the Plant. I.A. Likhachev received an order to create a promising all-terrain vehicle capable of searching for and evacuating landed cosmonauts. The first result of such an order was the PES-1 search and evacuation unit, which was soon accepted at

Since the second half of the sixties, the search and rescue service of the USSR Air Force has operated all-terrain vehicles of the PES-1 family, designed to detect and evacuate cosmonauts along with their descent vehicle. At the beginning of the next decade, there was a need for new technology

Since the mid-sixties, the search and evacuation of cosmonauts and descent vehicles has been carried out using ultra-high cross-country vehicles of the PES-1 family. In the early eighties, new equipment for a similar purpose appeared, as a result of which the existing all-terrain vehicles were gradually withdrawn from

Any army needs not only military equipment, but also vehicles of different classes. Not the last place in the fleet of the armed forces is occupied by trucks and tractors with high characteristics of carrying capacity and cross-country ability. Currently, many companies from different countries offer potential

For many years, the Special Design Bureau of the Plant. I.A. Likhachev developed projects for ultra-high cross-country vehicles. The main customer of such machines was the Ministry of Defense, but from a certain time other departments began to play such a role. So, at the beginning

Special design bureau of the automobile plant named after I.A. Likhacheva initially developed a high cross-country vehicle only in the interests of the army. Later, other structures, including the space industry, became interested in similar projects. The management of the latter initiated the development of special

A significant part of army armored vehicles needs special means of transportation, which are necessary to transport them over long distances. Transportation of tanks and other combat vehicles is carried out using special tractors and semi-trailers with sufficient carrying capacity. Minsk Wheel Plant

By the beginning of the sixties, the Special Design Bureau of the Plant. I.A. Likhachev completed the main work on the ZIL-135 family of all-terrain vehicles. The finished equipment went into series and became the basis for several special army vehicles. Soon there was a proposal to create a new all-terrain vehicle that has

By the beginning of the sixties, the Special Design Bureau of the Plant. Likhachev completed the main work on the promising four-axle chassis ZIL-135. Soon, several modifications of this machine went into series and became the basis for a number of samples of military equipment for various purposes. Development

Since the mid-fifties, the Special Design Bureau of the Moscow Plant im. Likhachev dealt with the subject of ultra-high cross-country vehicles. Various new ideas and solutions were worked out and studied, for which special experimental samples were created and tested with different

In the mid-fifties, the Special Design Bureau of the Moscow Automobile Plant im. Stalin took up the subject of ultra-high cross-country vehicles. Within the framework of the first such project, called ZIS-E134, new samples of special equipment were developed that had one or another

In 1954, the Soviet army ordered the automotive industry to develop a promising ultra-high cross-country vehicle suitable for use in the army as a multi-purpose vehicle. Having received such an order, the Moscow Automobile Plant im. Stalin began work and

In May 1940, Great Britain, fearing a possible attack by Nazi Germany, created a civilian self-defense squad, later collectively known as the Home Guard. For obvious reasons, this structure for a long time could not count on receiving full-fledged weapons

In the recent past, NORINCO Corporation, one of the largest Chinese manufacturers of military equipment, presented a whole family of combat and auxiliary vehicles of all kinds. She developed a new multi-purpose lightweight chassis, which later became the basis for a number of

In the mid-fifties of the last century, the Special Design Bureau of the Moscow Plant im. Stalin (later the Likhachev Plant) dealt with the subject of ultra-high cross-country vehicles, suitable for use in the army in various roles. For several years, have been developed, built and

By the end of the fifties of the last century, the Special Design Bureau of the I.A. Likhachev, headed by V.A. Grachev completed tests of several prototype ultra-high cross-country vehicles. A number of experimental all-terrain vehicles made it possible to study the features of the operation of equipment on difficult landscapes, and

The time from the late 1940s to the late 1950s is the period when almost all car factories in our country were actively working on cross-country vehicles. Direct descendants of some all-terrain vehicles designed at that time are still being produced - enough

At the moment, Kazakhstan cannot boast of a developed defense industry, and besides, it does not have its own design school. Nevertheless, the army of the state still needs different equipment, and therefore is forced to turn to third countries for help. Some years ago

In the early fifties of the last century, the Soviet army, busy with its development and increasing its defense capability, faced a number of characteristic problems. Among other things, it was found that not all available vehicles meet the requirements. To provide

To fly several thousand kilometers and deliver a payload to the drop area, a long-range bomber must have huge fuel tanks. Thus, aircraft of the Tu-95 family take on board up to 80 tons of fuel, and the capacity of the fuel system of the supersonic Tu-160 exceeds 170 thousand liters. For

In the middle of 1954, the leading enterprises of the Soviet automobile industry were assigned the task of developing a promising ultra-high cross-country wheeled vehicle suitable for use in the army. Special design bureau of the Moscow Plant named after Stalin worked out the appearance

The First World War gave impetus to the development of a significant number of areas in the field of weapons and military equipment. However, not all of the original designs of that time were created in connection with the outbreak of the war in Europe. Local conflicts in other regions could also have an impact on development

The Rosgvardia units are entrusted with the solution of a variety of tasks related to ensuring order and the safety of the civilian population. Some of these tasks, due to their specificity, require the use of special equipment and technology. One example of the latter is intelligence

For obvious reasons, the army needs not only military equipment, but also construction or engineering vehicles. For the construction of various objects, cleaning of obstacles, etc. the engineering troops need specialized samples, including those created on the basis of commercial equipment. An example of such

In order to simplify the operation of numerous equipment, the army orders the assembly of the required samples on the basis of a unified chassis. Currently, the troops have a fleet of various combat and special vehicles built using several main special wheeled chassis. Noticeable

During the civil war in Syria, there were no serviceable engineering equipment and specialists, therefore, when the need arose, the ferry fleet had to be transferred from Russia. Establishing a ferry across the Euphrates in the Deir ez-Zor region took only three days, taking into account the delivery of equipment for several thousand

In 1930, at the S.M. Kirov Plant in Leningrad, the idea of a motor armored car was born, which would not be inferior in firepower to light armored trains, and surpassed them in maneuverability and security. The design used the nodes of the medium tank T-28. In three towers located in two

During the Second World War, the basis of the fleet of vehicles of the American armed forces was made up of Willys MB cars, various trucks, DUKW amphibians and other vehicles on wheeled chassis. It quickly became clear that the wheels do not show themselves in the best way on sandy beaches

In the past few weeks, there has been seething on the Internet about possible purchases of armored vehicles by the RF Ministry of Defense abroad. There are many controversies, discussions, arguments for and against. A lot of hats were thrown on, spears were broken and checkers were blunt in dashing "horse attacks". We are absolutely not specialists

Russian Automobile Troops celebrate 100 years 1916 FORWARDING STEAM LOCKS The ancestor of the car - a steam carriage was first manufactured in 1769 by order of the French military department

Last month, Russian helicopter builders celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the unique Mi-10 helicopter, which gave a new impetus to the development of heavy helicopters - both in our country and in the world as a whole. Subsequently, on its basis, a variant of the Mi-10K was created, and then a heavy

Engineering troops, called upon to solve special tasks, need special equipment with certain capabilities. The Russian defense industry offers the army various promising developments of all types. One of the newest samples is currently completing tests

A century ago, many military experts thought that during a war it was enough to requisition civilian transport for military needs. However, over time it became obvious that the tank could not be put on a "civilian" truck. In addition, civilian vehicles turned out to be too variegated and therefore

Off-road capability is very important, sometimes of decisive importance for army transport and special vehicles. This quality is primarily due to the passability on various types of soil and the ability to overcome all kinds of obstacles - ditches, walls, slopes, fords. Caterpillar in these

During the Second World War, the British Corps of Royal Engineers acquired new means of dealing with enemy mines - the Conger device. This device cleared the area with the explosion of a special elongated charge

Today, on the Internet and in various media, you can find a fairly large number of references to underground boat projects, many consider them newspaper ducks and refer to the category of "news from British scientists", but such projects did exist. Many of them