Weapon 2024, November

Practical experience of using special means of non-lethal action in counter-terrorist operations and in operations to maintain public order conducted by law enforcement agencies shows that the simultaneous use of several physical and

The civilization of a society is measured by its attitude to human life: the higher the level of culture, the more valuable a person's life is. That is why recently in many countries interest in the so-called "non-lethal weapons" has increased. Such a weapon can affect the target as actively

Structurally included in the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Rostek" OJSC "Design Bureau of Instrument Making named after. Academician A.G. Shipunova "is engaged in the production of reliable and effective anti-tank missile systems, as well as grenade launchers and stationary guns. Among other things, the company is engaged in the development of support and launch

Rifles and machine guns may not always give an infantry unit the required firepower, and it may need additional weapons. A mortar is a good solution to this problem, but not always infantrymen can transport relatively large caliber guns. In this case, they

They say that if we put together all the produced AKs of various modifications with a "tape", then it will be possible to gird the globe three times - these are only Soviet ones. And if you add all the clones (from Israel to North Korea), then you will be able to wrap a couple more times. It is said that over the past 60 years, they managed to put more from AK

One of the main characteristics of small arms is the magazine capacity. This parameter determines the time during which the shooter will be able to fire without reloading and, as a result, the overall effectiveness of the use of the weapon. The need to achieve an optimal balance of characteristics and

Since ancient times, the main weapon of divers is considered to be a knife, but it is better to stop the enemy on the way. To this end, the development of underwater firearms with a long range of destruction has been and is being carried out all over the world

The Makarov pistol is rightfully called "Kalashnikov" among pistols. This automatic 9mm pistol was designed in 1948 by Nikolai Makarov. Due to the simplicity of its device, the reliability of the proposed design and ease of use, the PM remained in production for more than half a century

After liberation from occupation, France began to build a new army. The military required a variety of weapons, including submachine guns. It was proposed to solve this problem both with the help of captured German weapons and by launching the production of our own systems. At first

Officially, the use of explosive bullets was prohibited by the Hague International Convention back in 1899, but even today they continue to be used in hostilities. And American designers call them expansive cartridges used for hunting big game

The Thompson submachine gun is not only the "bestseller" and the leader of the arms market in the past, but also one of the longest-livers. It's no joke, the first batch of these weapons was released in 1919, and their official military career in the US Army ended in Vietnam. Operating in the jungle, "green berets" tried

Until a certain time, Hitlerite Germany did not experience a shortage of certain resources, which allowed her to supply the army with the required products in a timely manner and in the required quantities. However, by the end of the war, the situation had changed dramatically, and German industry had to look for ways to deal with