Stories about weapons. F-22. Dispelling a pancake myth
Difficult, but fascinating history of the first Soviet divisional gun F-22, proving that the first pancake does not have to come out in a lump ...
Artillery. Large caliber. BR-17, gun 210-mm sample 1939 of the year
Monster on the edge of the UMMC museum site in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. Unable to pass by. It is impossible not to admire the power of this gun. To match the history of its creation ...
MLRS of Jobaria Defense Systems: they do not shine contracts
In the field of military equipment UAE depend on foreign supplies. Attempts to change the situation lead to interesting results. Notable MLRS developed by Jobaria Defense Systems ...
Artillery. Large caliber. Howitzer B-4
We continue to talk about artillery in general and large caliber in particular. Today the agenda is the howitzer B-4 from the collection of the UMMC museum in Verkhnyaya Pyshma ...
Stories about weapons. 76-mm mountain gun GP (M-99)
76-mm GP gun (M-99) model 1958, from the collection of the Museum of Russian Military History in Padikovo ...
New armor, new shells, new chassis: the evolution of "Buratino"
The unique development of the domestic defense industry are the so-called. heavy flamethrower systems. Military equipment with special capabilities is regularly being upgraded ...
Mortar NORINCO SM-4: “Cornflower” in Chinese
New samples of military equipment can be created not only on their own and from scratch. You can use copies of foreign products. So China created a self-propelled mortar NORINCO SM-4 ...
SAU "Bogdana": a divine comedy for the poor but proud
A strange story about the seemingly Ukrainian novelty - SAU "Bogdana". In fact, the comic story on the subject of who this "Bogdan" is given ...
Shells for guns BMP. Worthy answer to the treacherous eastern neighbor
Europe has significant potential for the production of a wide range of ammunition. The scope of application of medium caliber varies from BMP to air defense systems ...
Stories about weapons. "Sprut-B" as the end and the beginning at the same time
The story and demonstration of the anti-tank cannon "Sprut-B" from the collection of the Museum of Russian Military History in Padikovo ...
Stories about weapons. Self-propelled gun SD-44
Self-propelled gun. The next triumph of the ideas of Soviet designers, embodied in the metal. From the collection of the Museum of Domestic Military History in Padikovo ...
Artillery. Large caliber. 2С7 "Peony" inside and out
The story and display of 203-mm self-propelled artillery cannon reserve of the Supreme Command 2C7 "Peony" from the collection of the Museum of Domestic Military History in Padikovo ...
Artillery. Large caliber. "Hyacinths"
"Hyacinth", aka "Genocide". Blessing and a curse at the same time, but a masterpiece - definitely ...
Artillery. Large caliber. "Msta-S" outside and inside
On the one hand, Msta-S is an instrument of large caliber, and on the other hand ... We show and tell from both angles! ...
SAU 2C7M "Malka". Old novelty for the army
The fleet of vehicles of the Russian army was replenished with several self-propelled guns of high power 2C7М “Malka”. 203-mm guns will increase the potential of artillery and allow to solve problems of particular complexity ...
Artillery. Large caliber. 152 mm howitzer cannon ML-20 model 1937 year
Emelya, who could all without pike. The collection of the Museum of Domestic Military History in Padikovo ...
Artillery. Large caliber. 152-mm howitzer D-1 model 1943 of the year
Soviet artillery masterpiece, 152-mm howitzer D-1 model 1943 of the year. A story with photographs of a specimen from the collection of the Museum of Domestic Military History in Padikovo ...
Artillery. Large caliber. 152-mm howitzer M-10 model 1938 of the year
The story of the 152-mm howitzer M-10 sample 1938 g. A weapon that could become, but did not ... The estimates of this system are very contradictory! ...
Artillery. Large caliber. 152-mm howitzer sample 1909 / 30's
The paradox of our time. The system, which deservedly bears the title of the most numerous system of the Red Army (more only D-1 was released, and even then, taking into account the post-war issue), almost did not survive until ...
Stories about weapons. SU-100 outside and inside
The story and display of ACS SU-100 from the collection of the Museum of Russian Military History in Padikovo ...
Long range for big money. American howitzer M777ER
In the foreseeable future, the US Army will need to get new howitzers like the M777ER. Due to a number of serious innovations, this gun will be able to send projectiles to record 70 km. While the project is on ...
Artillery. Large caliber. 122 mm A-19 cannon
The story of one of the most remarkable guns of the last century: 122-mm gun model 1931 / 37 (А-19) from the collection of the Museum of Russian Military History in Padikovo ...
Project SAU coastal defense A.A. Tolochkova
Before the advent of the "traditional" concepts of self-propelled artillery, interesting solutions were repeatedly proposed. A curious version of the coastal defense self-propelled guns was developed by a spetsmashrest pilot plant under ...
Artillery. Large caliber. 122-mm howitzer M-30 model 1938 of the year
The story of the M-30 howitzer from the collection of the Museum of Russian Military History in Padikovo ...