Interesting experiment: one tank fires a missile, and the other one guides it to the target
It is known that tanks are capable of firing from concealed positions, hitting the enemy with high-explosive fragmentation ammunition without the need to visually fix the target. But is it possible to achieve a similar...
The problem of the dynamic protection "Kontakt-5" which has not been finally solved to this day
On the high risk of mass detonation of dynamic protection sections when just one cumulative projectile hits the front of a tank hull...
"Shturm" is ready for revival
Reserve lieutenant colonel and editor-in-chief of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Ivanovich Murakhovsky recently announced the resumption of work on the topic "Storm", known as the robotic complex...
"You can't see the forest for the trees": Sergei Ustyantsev on some nuances of Soviet tank building
On the creation of anti-nuclear protection for tanks, the poor armor of British Vickers and more...
T-80 tanks: gas turbine engine eats a lot of fuel - and the driver plays a big role in this
On how much a driver's experience influences fuel consumption...
Designed to Counter Drones: Chinese Type 99A Tank Spotted With New Type of Active Protection System
New anti-drone system not intended for overseas sales...
Why Kontakt-5 works against sub-caliber projectiles, but Kontakt does not
One complex is universal, and the other is not. What is the difference...
Unfulfilled dreams: the titanium tanks of the Soviet Union
At the time, the concept of a tank made of titanium armor did not seem like something fantastic and required careful testing. In the 50-60s of the last century, Soviet tank builders seriously thought about...
Pentagon ramps up plans to upgrade M2 Bradley IFVs
The US Army is ordering a new batch of Bradley family armored vehicles. The two types of vehicles are intended to update the fleet of combat units and partially compensate for losses from aid to Ukraine....
Towards Bradley: The Birth of a Concept
In the late 1930s, the U.S. military considered half-track trucks as a means of transporting infantry and light artillery. But with the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, the U.S. military...
A look from the past: about the concept of creating tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other combat vehicles
On the modular principle of creating combat vehicles and the problems of existing technology...
NERA: How Metal Sheet Sandwiches Protect Against HEAT Ammunition
About the armor component of many tanks around the world, which works as dynamic protection, but does not explode...
Strengthening the tank's side armor against sub-caliber projectiles is a hopeless task
That thickening the tank's side armor against sub-caliber shells is impractical...
Rostec State Corporation: Modernized T-80BVM tanks are virtually invulnerable to drones with cumulative warheads
At one time, it was the T-80 that became the world's first main battle tank with built-in dynamic protection against projectiles...
Tower with cells: about the armor of the Soviet T-80U tank
About cellular polyurethane armor, the latest achievement of the Soviet defense industry...
Electrodynamic protection for light armored vehicles in the Northern Military District
Cumulative ammunition of various calibers has become the main scourge of armored vehicles in the Northern Military District. If thick-armored tanks can still be protected with elements of dynamic protection, platoon screens and other barbecues,...
BTR Pbv 302 for Ukraine: delivery delayed
Sweden is going to transfer a large number of Pbv 302 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. This equipment is not new and has high performance, and may also enter service too late....
BOV armored personnel carriers in Ukraine: first loss
A few months ago, Slovenia transferred a batch of BOV armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. Now this technique was sent into battle, and it predictably suffered its first losses....
A look from the past: in the USSR there were also problems with the training of tank crews
We strongly recommend reading the material, because, firstly, it dispels the myths that troubles in the tank forces began only after the collapse of the USSR. Secondly, part of what was described...
On the effectiveness of diesel fuel against cumulative ammunition
About how effective diesel fuel is as a component of combined armor or screens against cumulative projectiles...
Your own way: how the USSR tried to weld two-layer tank armor, but could not
The famous armor alloys 8S and 49S, from which the T-34 and KV tanks were welded/cast, were largely forced decisions. Soviet industry was unable to master advanced technologies...
Thick-skinned armored personnel carriers for air defense
Very quickly, from an isolated and non-standard thing, tanks with developed additional protection turned into commonplace and became a truly widespread phenomenon. And lately we have seen a new round of...
Uzbekistan launched its own armored personnel carrier "Arslon" for testing
The industry of Uzbekistan has developed a new armored personnel carrier called "Arslon". The combat vehicle was created taking into account foreign experience and has already been brought to military tests....
Sandbags and metal screens are something that will not provide good protection against cumulative ammunition
About the low usefulness of screens and sandbags on military equipment...