Ammunition

The emergence of such powerful weapons as a nuclear bomb, was the result of the interaction of global factors of an objective and subjective nature. Objectively, its creation was caused by the rapid development of science, which began with the fundamental discoveries of physics in the first half of the twentieth century. The strongest subjective factor was the military-political situation of the 40s, when the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition — the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR — tried to outrun each other in the development of nuclear weapons.

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Scientific and technological progress is developing rapidly. Unfortunately, its results are carried out not only to the improvement of our lives, to new surprising discoveries or victories over dangerous ailments, but also to the emergence of a new, more advanced weapon. Throughout the past century, mankind has "puzzled" over the creation of new, even more effective means of destruction.

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Today, almost all of the states that are technologically advanced in military terms are armed with air defense systems. They protect the airspace, providing protection against intrusion. Nowadays there are various types of air defense systems: Air; Ground; Shipboard All of them are created with the only task: to recognize an enemy target earlier than it will produce destructive or intelligence actions, and to eliminate it.

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The appearance of explosives on the battlefield is due to the natural desire to inflict as much a striking effect on the enemy. Initially, explosives performed work on the destruction of long-term fortifications. Later began to appear various directional ammunition, which were equipped with the first artillery systems.

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The second world war is often called the "war of engines", and this is absolutely true. Tanks were the main shock force of the conflict. Already in the second half of the war, it became clear that artillery systems were losing in competition with tank armor. In order to successfully hit new types of armored vehicles, it was necessary to increase the caliber of guns, increase the initial velocity of the projectile, invent new types of ammunition.

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The Triumph anti-aircraft missile system was designed to destroy reconnaissance aircraft, UAVs, control and radar detection aircraft, jamming planes, tactical and strategic aircraft, medium-range ballistic missiles, tactical and operational-tactical ballistic missiles, hypersonic targets, and other promising and modern means of air attack.

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Gunpowder is an integral part of any cartridge. Without gunpowder, there would be no firearm, but few people know that gunpowder was invented by chance and for a long time was used only for fireworks. Gunpowder is a multicomponent substance, the secret of its production was discovered completely by accident. The invention of gunpowder Smoky powder, which is also called black powder, was invented in China, around the 8th century AD.

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One of the key regions of the planet in this century will be the Asia-Pacific region, the intense struggle for influence in which the United States and China are waging today. The United States today is the No. 1 power in the world, but its leadership is increasingly beginning to challenge China. Having shown the world a true economic miracle, China does not plan to stop there: the "Chinese dragon" spreads its wings and claims a leading role in the region.

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Trotyl (trinitrotoluene, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, tol, TNT) is a type of blasting explosive (BB), first synthesized by the German chemist Vilbrand in the distant 1863. Nowadays, TNT is the No. 1 explosive in the world; it is not only used more often to equip various ammunition, but it is also used as an equivalent for other types of explosives and even nuclear warheads.

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For most of the history, man used all kinds of cold arms to destroy his own kind, ranging from a straightforward stone ax, to very advanced and difficult to manufacture metal tools. Примерно в XI-XII столетии в Европы начали применять пушки, и тем самым человечество познакомилось с важнейшим взрывчатым веществом - черным порохом.

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The presentation of the newest Russian cruise missile 3M22 Zirkon on March 17, 2016, despite the silence of most media, did not go unnoticed by the expert community and the military. Immediately appeared assumptions about the tactical and technical characteristics of the new offspring of Rosoboronprom. Preliminary test data provided grounds for believing that a completely new and powerful weapon could soon be adopted by the Russian Navy and naval aviation.

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С-300 - это советский (российский) зенитно-ракетный комплекс большого радиуса действия, предназначенный для противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны важнейших военных и гражданских объектов: крупных городов и промышленных структур, военных баз и пунктов и управления. С-300 был разработан в середине 70-х годов конструкторами знаменитого научно-производственного объединения "Алмаз".

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The leading military powers of the world continue to increase their nuclear potential by developing new weapons, as well as their means of delivery and modernizing old types of weapons. Information about the testing of new types of ballistic missiles, the deployment of new elements of a missile defense system, the launching of more sophisticated submarines with nuclear missiles on board constantly appears in the media.

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Along with such pyrotechnic products as fireworks, firecrackers, firecrackers, Bengal candles that have become firmly established in our life and are known to us since childhood, there are products of a specialized purpose. This category includes a smoke bomb or, as it is called differently, smoke smoke. This tool was used by the Russian army in the First World War.

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