In the mid-seventies, the Czechoslovak factory ZTS Dubnica received technical documentation for the licensed production of Soviet main tanks T-72М. Over the next decade ...

In connection with the discussion of the article devoted to the constructive vulnerabilities of the main combat vehicle of the AOI “Merkava Mk.4”, and the raising of questions to the methods of anti-tank combat, ...

Contrary to the well-established saying, the truth never lies in the middle. Under the pressure of irrefutable evidence, it shifts in favor of one or another point of view, often dissolving somewhere in the fourth ...

In the early seventies of the last century, the Irish leadership took care of updating the fleet of light armored vehicles. The army and police were armed with a number of Panhard armored vehicles ...

The first domestic production tank with a gas turbine engine T-80 fairly quickly demonstrated its modernization potential. By making small adjustments, it was possible to constantly improve it ...

The decision to develop its own tank was taken by Israel in the 1970 year after the UK refused to sell the Chieftain tanks. The head of the development of the new tank was appointed former commander ...

The military conflicts of the last decades, in which the center of military clashes in which has moved mostly to urban areas, have made adjustments to the trends in the development of armored vehicles. Besides...

After the creation of the T-1943-34 medium tank in the autumn of 85, it became obvious that the capabilities of the thirty-four in terms of reinforcement of weapons and armor protection were completely exhausted. The reason was covered in ...

The development of means of protection against the bullets and shells of the enemy is constantly hampered by one feature of such systems. In most cases, the weight of armor grows in proportion to its level of protection. AT...

In recent years, more and more often we have to hear the argument of the so-called “advanced amateur theorists”, who consider themselves professionals, who like to evaluate the correctness of certain decisions taken ...

According to the old joke, the ballistic trajectory of the projectile allows the cannon to shoot around the corner, for which it must be laid on its side. However, in life such a shot will look different. Shell all ...

In August, 1944 was captured on the right bank of the Vistula by new units of the Tigr V tank, manufactured by MAN. According to the testimony of the prisoners of the new German heavy tank "Tiger ...

About a year and a half ago, there was an active discussion in the press and among the interested public about the purchase of two Italian-made combat vehicles. According to official data, the B1 wheeled tank ...

Being the most advantageous ally of the Soviet Union, Cuba actively cooperated with it in many sectors of the economy, including the military-technical sector. The peak of such cooperation fell on ...

Appearing several decades ago, armored personnel carriers firmly took their place in the land forces of all countries. Back in the years of the Second World War, this type of equipment clearly showed how ...

Works on the tank “object 478 ″ in KMBM them. A.A. Morozov began in the middle of 1970-ies in order to increase the combat and technical characteristics of the T-80 tank and install a diesel engine on it ....

The armored industry is one of the main branches of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. Glorious traditions of the creators of the legendary Soviet tanks T-34, as well as the most popular in the world ...

Remember the popular TV ad “Sweden: Smartly Done”? The Swedes are really great masters of surprising the world with original technical solutions. The military of many countries since the middle of the past ...

The role in the victory over the enemy, the quality and capabilities of the combat equipment supplied by the allies under the Lend-Lease, remain at the center of the heated debates that are conducted both by professional historians and ...

The Ukrainian company Ukrspetsexport, in the framework of the most large-scale arms exhibition IDEX-2013, held in the United Arab Emirates in January 2013, presented a new armored vehicle ...

It is no secret that military equipment with high performance is always expensive, and an acceptable price does not always meet the requirements. In addition, in such circumstances, the choice is often ...

By 10 May 1940 (the beginning of hostilities on the Western Front), the Belgian army was armed with more 200 tanks and self-propelled guns. The basis of the tank fleet was 42 ...

Shortly after the start of mass production of the KV-1 heavy tank, the leadership of the people's commissariat of defense and Sovnarkom decided to continue work in this direction and initiated several ...

At the end of the Second World War, German designers created the world's first anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), but did not have time to launch them into mass production. AT...