A rare factory modification of the T-62 was spotted in the ranks of the armed forces of the LDNR
Not all T-62Ms look the same...
General Dynamics announces Abrams NextGen project
General Dynamics is developing another project to modernize the main tank M1 Abrams. Officially, it will be presented only in the fall, but the first materials are already appearing and advertising ...
What tanks is the West going to respond to the Russian project "Armata"
Three projects of a new generation tank are presented in the West ...
Bucephalus and BTR-82A: conceptual confrontation in Ukraine
Of the armored vinaigrette used by Ukrainian nationalists, the BTR-4E "Bucephalus" stands out in particular. The Russian army was able to oppose the BTR-82A to the most modern armored personnel carrier ...
KF51 Panther: a quick overview of the new tank from Rheinmetall
About the new product that has become a star at the Eurosatory 2022 arms exhibition...
Arkan and others. Missile armament for BMP-3 and BMD-4M
Various guided weapons are widely used in the current Special Operation. In particular, to combat protected targets, the crews of our BMP-3 and BMD-4M use guided missiles of the 9M117 family from ...
Cumulative shells of our tanks: did not penetrate the armor - the barrel was damaged
About how a fragmentation stream during the explosion of a cumulative projectile on armor hits the barrel of a tank gun ...
Diesel "Panther" Daimler-Benz. Just a copy of the T-34?
How Daimler-Benz created diesel tanks for the Wehrmacht and what came of it...
T-72M / M1 tanks were handed over to Ukraine: what the armor of these old men consists of and what it is capable of
How sand and textolite work in T-72M/M1 armor...
Bandera armored uniques of the special operation "Z"
The military special operation of the Russian army will soon be four months old. During this time, Ukrainian nationalists were forced to throw into battle a colorful vinaigrette from serial and not very armored vehicles ...
The project of the main tank XM1202 MCS. Failed result of a failed program
As part of the FCS program, the US Army planned to replace all the main models of its armored vehicles. So, to replace the M1 Abrams tanks, a new XM1202 combat vehicle was developed with a number of curious ...
Guided missiles for our tanks: try to hit
About how difficult it is to hit with tank missiles at long distances...
Pentagon resumes search for KAZ for Stryker armored vehicles
The US Army, after several years of inactivity, resumes the search for a promising active protection complex for armored vehicles of the Stryker family. It is assumed that now it will be possible to find a suitable system and ...
Upgraded BRM-1K go to the troops
Serial modernization of combat reconnaissance vehicles BRM-1K has begun, aimed at extending the service life and increasing performance. The first batch of refurbished and refurbished products was recently...
How they tried to fasten the afterburner to the T-72B tank
About the magic button that accelerated the T-72B engine to 1 horsepower ...
T-62: the potential for use in the special operation "Z"
The workhorse of the Soviet army can still serve to the benefit of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. It is only necessary to find an appropriate role for a well-deserved machine in the theater of modern warfare ...
Heavy armor for Russian infantry
The war showed that the time of light armored vehicles was over. What's in return? There are solutions, they are not the most expensive and can be implemented in a reasonable time ...
Domestic infantry fighting vehicles in the Special Operation: old equipment and new solutions
Domestic infantry fighting vehicles find the widest application in the current Special Operation. Equipment of all major types and modifications is responsible for the transportation of fighters and the destruction of a wide range of targets, and ...
Getting ashore is a non-trivial task for floating armored vehicles
In continuation of the discussion about the advisability of the mass use of lightly armored floating vehicles in the Soviet, and now in the Russian army. A technique that can overcome water obstacles by swimming, ...
Kharkov T-64 tanks: why new engines die faster than previous ones
Maintenance-free air filters are the enemy not only of the turbine, but also of the diesel engine...
Floating armored vehicles - a dead end branch of evolution
BMPT "Terminator" finally appeared in the Donbass. The equipment, which should replace most of the fleet of light floating armored vehicles, enters the battle almost three months after the start of the special operation. And in...
Polish BMP Borsuk at the testing stage
Poland continues to test the promising BMP Borsuk. Over the next few weeks, it is planned to complete factory tests and then begin state tests. Against the backdrop of these events,...
"Terminators" participate in the Special Operation
Tank support combat vehicles "Terminator-2" were involved in the Special Operation. With their help, it is planned to hit a variety of enemy targets, as well as clarify existing methods and...
How the T-55 tank was filled with oil
A small report on the tests of the T-55, in the tanks of which oil was filled instead of diesel fuel ...