Overview of artillery. Part of 8. Intelligence, surveillance and targeting systems
The Israeli company Rafael has developed two systems for determining the coordinates of the target Pointer and Micro-Pointer, which have similar characteristics, but differ in mass. These devices is installed on ...
Overview of artillery. Part of 7. Intelligence, surveillance and targeting systems
In order to work out target coordinates, the data collection system must first know its own position. From her she can determine the distance to the target and the angle of the latter relative to ...
Innovation Day of the Southern Military District: MLRS Tornado-G
To increase the firepower and combat effectiveness of rocket artillery, a promising rocket launcher Tornado-G was created several years ago. Being a further development ...
Overview of artillery. Part of 6. Ammunition
Guided ammunition went relatively late in the history of howitzers, because it uses electronics, which must be resistant not only to the crushing effects of the shot, but also to ...
175-mm ACS M107
M107 - American 175-mm self-propelled artillery 1960-s. Serially produced from the 1962 of the year, currently a certain amount of SAU data can still remain on ...
Serbian SAU NORA B-52
155-mm self-propelled howitzer (SAU) NORA B-52 (Serb. NovoOrzhee Artillery, a new artillery gun) is a Serbian development, which is in service with the Serbian army, as well ...
Anti-tank "tachanka" in the French style
Today, when the development of science and technology has reached such a level that an effective armored car can be made from an ordinary truck, and a mobile artillery or rocket launcher from ...
"Buratino", fire!
The competent American publication Popular Mechanics has published a lengthy text about the Russian heavy flamethrower system. Readers were told: “When talking about ground systems ...
Overview of artillery. Part of 5. Towed systems
To what extent towed artillery is a viable option these days, let us understand some combat missions. In airmobile operations, ultra-light 155-mm or light 105-mm guns ...
Overview of artillery. Part of 4. Rockets: from square firing to precision strike
Radius of action and accuracy are two characteristics that are paid special attention to the developers of rocket systems. In addition, they seek to reduce the time of opening fire and reduce the time ...
SAU "Akatsiya": forty years of impeccable service
The legendary Soviet self-propelled divisional howitzer was born almost a miracle, and now not in a hurry to resign. In 1981, the US Department of Defense issued a poster on which ...
Overview of artillery. Part of 3. Heavy mortars and ammunition
When range is not a key requirement, and high angles of attack make it possible to hit targets on backward slopes or targets hidden in city canyons, mortars become preferable ...
Overview of artillery. Part of 2. Hell on wheels
The need to improve strategic mobility and tactical mobility on the roads is what has gained special importance in recent asymmetrical combat operations. This led to the development of ...
Overview of artillery. Weapon systems, ammunition, target detection and positioning devices
Today, artillery is a complex complex system. Indeed, the process of delivering the desired warhead to the target at the right time and synchronizing the fire with all the other elements, ...
Rheinmetall moves artillery ammunition manufacturing and testing to South Africa
The Assegai family of 155-mm ammunition from RDM consists of three variants of low-sensitivity ammunition, including (from left to right) fragmentation M0121A1 with a tapering tail ...
Polish companies presented two new self-propelled artillery installations
In an effort to gain a foothold in the international market for weapons and military equipment, Poland is attempting to cooperate with foreign countries in the field of creating new models. Several days...
Anti-tank artillery of the Red Army
The history and heroes of the elite type of troops, born during the Great Patriotic War, were envied by the fighters of these units and at the same time sympathized. “The barrel is long, life is short”, “Double ...
The "Elder Sister" of the "Coalition of SV" SAU 2S3M2 possesses a "developed intelligence"
Self-propelled artillery mounts 2 С3 "Akatsia" have been in service with the Soviet and then the Russian army for 44 years. They will be the first to be replaced with new super self-propelled vehicles ...
Core mortars: forgotten forever or not?
It often happens that some technical device first comes into fashion, and then comes out of it, as, incidentally, happens with many other things. For example, everyone heard about such a weapon ...
"Ball": coastal missile system
Today, the Russian Federation borders the sea with 12 countries, and the total length of its maritime borders exceeds 39 thousands of kilometers, which is approximately equal to the length of the equator. The safety of these ...
Movable battery "Improved Turtle". Project SAU S.P. Navrotsky
During the First World War numerous techniques of new types and classes appeared on the battlefields. Armored vehicles, combat aircraft, etc. allowed to seriously influence the course of the battle, effectively solving ...
Self-propelled mortars: what is offered on the market
The transition from towed mortars to self-propelled in most armies of the world opens up new opportunities for manufacturers around the world. Let's look at some current industry proposals ....
50-mm mortars of the Second World War: experience, problems, prospects.
As you know, you can kill a stone from a slingshot and a projectile from a howitzer. However, a slingshot and a set of lead balls can be hidden in a pocket, and for a howitzer you need a tractor, and you can roll it - “a fool”, on the field ...
Unique combat vehicle "Katyusha"
The history of the appearance and combat use of Guards rocket mortars, which became the prototype of all multiple rocket launcher systems. Among the legendary weapons that became symbols of the victory of our country in ...