More than a hundred years ago, mankind discovered the third dimension for itself - the Wright brothers' plane went up to the sky. Very little time passed, and the air ocean turned into another battlefield - combat aircraft became a significant factor seriously influencing the outcome of ground operations. For the first time, combat aircraft began to be massively used during the First World War.
Read MoreThe Soviet 100-mm anti-aircraft gun, the KS-19 model of 1947, is a high-power universal anti-aircraft artillery system. The gun is designed to effectively combat large, high-altitude aerial targets. Due to the versatility of the design, the weapon can be used as an effective anti-tank weapon.
Read MoreAt the end of the twentieth century and at the beginning of this century, the major military powers of the world had to wage a fierce anti-partisan struggle. Guerrillas rarely engage in direct battles with regular troops, their tactics often being to install roadside bombs on the roads and attack the supply columns from ambushes. However, it has proven to be very effective.
Read MoreTraditionally, the names of patrol ships are selected in the form of adjective parts of speech, which sometimes leads to their very accurate names. So, for example, "Guarding" was the first child in project 20380, the initial symbol in the class of patrol ships. “Boky” is a more solid and successful piece of shipbuilders, which has become the third serial in the list.
Read MoreThe Soviet 85-mm divisional gun D-44 is a universal artillery system designed to destroy military installations and enemy fortifications in the front line, to destroy armored vehicles and support infantry during the offensive. The history of the creation of the D-44 gun and mass production Soviet designers of field artillery at the final stage of the Great Patriotic War began to develop a fundamentally new artillery system of the divisional level.
Read MoreThe first-born of the fourth generation of Soviet aircraft was the supersonic two-seater interceptor MiG-31. The plane, which was born more than a quarter of a century ago, still retains a palm in speed and in flight altitude. The main distinctive feature of this combat vehicle is that until the end of the nineties it remained the only fighter on which the on-board radio relay station was installed, which has a phased antenna array (PAR).
Read More“The warships, bristling with anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, are firing intensively at the attacking aircraft. The spewing flame“ erlikon ”standing next to the bridge, crashing its shots completely drowns out the teams.
Read MoreThe Russian Su-37 fighter is designed to achieve air superiority and pinpoint bombardment of ground targets. Su-37 "Terminator" was arranged in an aerodynamic configuration of "integral unstable triplane." The forward horizontal tail of the aircraft made it possible to increase its maneuverability at ultra-low speeds and supercritical angles of attack.
Read MoreChassis KAMAZ-43114 is used to install add-ons for various purposes. The most common truck in the military and oil refining areas. Easily installed various weapons, residential units, tanks and other equipment. General information This model occupies a high place in the list of the entire range of Kama automobile plant.
Read MoreС первого появления на поле боя танки стали основной ударной силой сухопутных войск. Менялся их внешний вид и масса, более совершенными становились защита и средства нападения - но уже более ста лет танки находятся на острие любой наступательной операции. В масштабных баталиях двух мировых войн, в песках Ближнего Востока, среди гор Кавказа и Афганистана - эти бронированные гиганты всегда шли вперед, прикрывая собой пехоту.
Read MoreOne of the elements of modern aerial reconnaissance are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), equipped with either a universal or specialized set of equipment. It usually consists of thermal imagers and opto-electronic cameras, as well as radar stations. Due to the limited capabilities of the onboard generator and the relatively small mass of the payload, the UAVs are not capable of simultaneously carrying several different sets of reconnaissance equipment and communication systems.
Read MoreThe automatic casting station ARS-15 is a special engineering and technical vehicle that provides the work of the units of the radiation, chemical and biological forces in the conditions of use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. In peacetime, this technique is used by chemical forces to eliminate the consequences of man-made accidents at civilian facilities.
Read MoreThe washing neutralization machine 8Т311 is a multi-purpose mobile special engineering and technical tool. The main scope of use and application is washing with military and civilian equipment by neutralizing the negative effects of aggressive media and liquids used in the operation of military and civilian facilities.
Read MoreIn the period 1966-1969, the German company "Rheinmetall AG" created the combat vehicle "Marder", and the Bundeswehr acted as the customer. The first models of BMP "Marder-1" was put into service in the German army in the late 1970s. Until the completion of the production work in 1975, released a little more than two thousand units.
Read MoreThe Soviet Union is considered to be the country-ancestor of a class of warships like rocket boats. Developed in the depths of the Supreme Naval Command, the naval concept of fleet development provided for equipping the fleet with small combat vessels that were comparable in power to ships of the far sea zone.
Read MoreThe 30s of the last century were a period of rapid development of aviation in the USSR. Air parades, films about heroes-pilots, opening aviation schools throughout the country, setting new records for altitude, speed and range of flight — aviation has become a real cult for the young Soviet Union. The heavy TB-3 bomber (or as it was also called ANT-6) is a real symbol of that era.
Read MoreTo improve the flight characteristics of the MiG-21 fighter model, the Mikoyan Design Bureau, in the early 1960s, the development of a new flying machine began, a characteristic feature of which was to be a wing that could change its geometry. The first flight of a prototype - May 1967, the first serial flight - May 1969.
Read MoreAmong the many aircraft that emerged from the time of the first flight of the Wright brothers, there are several unique machines, specially designed to perform special functions or to test unusual technical solutions. Many of these aircraft did not go into the series or were made in limited quantities.
Read MoreIn the German concept of a lightning war, which was significantly supplemented in the 30s of the last century, much attention was paid to the mobility of infantry units. One of the prominent German theorists of the use of tank forces, General Guderian, in his classic work "Attention, tanks!" He described the functions of the infantry in the coming war: "The task of the infantry is to immediately use the effect of a tank attack to quickly advance and develop success."
Read MoreThe E-100 is a German heavy (or rather, super heavy) promising tank during the Second World War. This combat vehicle was part of the so-called E-series, consisting of five tanks and self-propelled units. The Germans developed these combat vehicles, taking into account all the experience gained in the production of tanks and their combat use.
Read MoreThe other day, the head patrol ship "Vasily Bykov" of Project 22160 was accepted into the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. The noticeable strengthening of the Black Sea Fleet was provided by the patrol ship "Vasily Bykov", which was accepted into the Black Sea Fleet the other day. The ship was laid at the shipyard of JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after AM Gorky in the spring of 2014. Read More
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