Military equipment

In the history of the modern Russian navy there are ships that not only personify the sea power of the state, but also adorn the combat composition of the operating fleets. The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet missile cruiser project 1164 "Moscow" is just such a ship. The cruiser can rightly be called the backbone of the naval force of Russia at the Black Sea Theater.

Russia is the birthplace of many unique projects, including the surface nuclear fleet. The brightest representative - the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Peter the Great, is by far the most protected and powerful strike ship in the world. It is equally effective for dealing with any types of targets, and it is not by chance that the project of this cruiser was called "Orlan" - a powerful strong bird of prey, depicted, by the way, on the US coat of arms.

Currently, the main armored personnel carrier, on which Russian infantry is moving, is the BTR-80 and its modification, the BTR-82. These are quite good cars which are repeatedly checked in different conflicts, but they already became outdated. Already, the Land Forces of Russia need a new armored personnel carrier. This should be a fundamentally new machine, and not just another modernization of old Soviet models.

The 1970 crawler mine layer of the GMZ-2 is a unique combat engineering vehicle specifically designed for the rapid and efficient installation of vast minefields. The main purpose of the engineering and technical means is to qualitatively strengthen the actions of the sapper troops in the zone of direct fire contact with the enemy.

The D-20 artillery system was created by Soviet gunsmiths in 1955 and received an index of the Main Artillery Directorate 52-P-546. The gun was created in the postwar years in the OKB-9 under the leadership of F.F. Petrova. The new artillery system was supposed to replace the similar ML-20 weapons of the 1937 type that participated in the Second World War.

Self-propelled artillery installation (SAU) M109 - one of the main machines of the US Army of this type. It was put into service in the early 60s of the last century and is still in service. ACS M109 has been modernized more than once, today it is the most mass self-propelled gun in the world, in total more than nine thousand units of various modifications of this machine were produced.

Technical characteristics of BMP-1 1966 Years of production: 1966-1983. Total manufactured: about 20,000 pcs. Combat use: military conflicts of the second half of the XX century, the war in Afghanistan. Crew - 3 people, landing - 8 people. Combat weight - 12.6 tons. Length - 6.74 m, width - 2.94 m, height - 1.88 m, clearance - 370 mm.

The armament of the times of the mighty power of the USSR competed at the proper level with the weapons and equipment of other powers. In some moments, the indicators of certain types of weapons by many orders of magnitude superior to their competitors. History confirms that such leadership gave a number of great advantages and kept potential enemies in fear and tension.

The Boeing 717 (or McDonnell Douglas MD-90) is a short-haul passenger aircraft, originally developed by McDonnell Douglas, and then produced by Boeing in 1998-2006. Overview of the layout of the best seats in the cabin The number of passenger seats in the cabin of the Boeing 717 ranges from 106 (with a two-class layout) to 124 (with a single-class layout of the passenger cabin).

The Soviet 240-mm self-propelled mortar 2S4 "Tulip" is an artillery system of increased power, specially designed to perform special and specific tactical tasks on the battlefield. The gun is one of the important elements of the artillery reserve of the Supreme High Command.

In the history of the Russian Navy one of the leading places is occupied by the combat service of patrol ships. This type of warship is considered the most massive in the fleet. The range of tasks performed by ships of this class is also enormous. Storozheviki always been at the forefront, protecting the safety of maritime communications and maritime borders of our country.

The Soviet 37 mm anti-aircraft gun 61-K of 1939 type is one of the main means of fighting the country's air defense system during the Great Patriotic War. The gun is designed to combat low-flying single aerial targets of all types. In fact, the gun was often used by Soviet units as an effective anti-tank weapon in the most threatening tank-dangerous areas.

In 1982, at the shipyard of the Nikolaev shipbuilding plant them. 61 Communards (Ukraine) in a ceremonial atmosphere was launched into the water missile cruiser project 1164 "Marshal Ustinov." This combat unit has become the second Atlant-type ship, built as part of the implementation of the State Defense Order.

In Nazi Germany, a large number of a wide variety of self-propelled artillery mounts (SAU) was created. The Germans were able and loved to do self-propelled guns, on the Eastern Front, their main task was to fight with Soviet tanks (KV, T-34). The most famous car of this class (at least in Soviet historiography) is the Ferdinand assault gun (Sd.

Among the dozens of types of combat aircraft that took part in the Second World War, the most famous is undoubtedly the German fighter Messerschmitt Bf.109 (in the USSR it was usually called the Me-109) and there is every reason for this. This machine was the main fighter of the Luftwaffe, you can still add that the Messerschmitt Bf.

The first demonstration of the Su-33 was held in Zhukovsky during the Aviation Day celebration in August 1991. Aerobatic testing, namely take-off from the nasal springboard followed by a horizontal landing using aerofinishers, was demonstrated by test pilot Pugachev in November 1989.

The MiG-3 is a Soviet high-speed, high-altitude piston fighter created on the eve of the start of World War II. Because of its structural and operational features, the MiG-3 was never able to become a full-fledged front-line fighter. However, this machine was actively used as an air defense aircraft: the high speed of a fighter at high altitudes allowed Soviet pilots to successfully fight German bomber aircraft.

The second half of the last century was a real high point for helicopters. Especially actively used these machines for military purposes. For the first time, helicopters were massively used during the Korean War and showed their highest efficiency. At first they were used for reconnaissance, adjusting artillery fire, transporting the wounded.

Few of the issues relating to the armament of the Russian army, does not cause such fierce disputes as the future of the national armored forces. Experts, journalists, professional military men and just people interested in military affairs participate in a fierce discussion. Russian mass media regularly publish articles on this topic.

Technical characteristics Years of manufacture: 1936-1941. Total made: 6656 pcs. (all modifications). Combat use: military conflicts of the 30s of the twentieth century, the Great Patriotic War. Crew - 3 people. The combat weight is 7.88 tons. The length is 12.3 m, the height is 3.3 m, the wingspan is 20.33 m. Armament: machine-gun - 2x7.62 mm of ShKAS machine gun, bomb load - 600 kg.