The ground forces of the modern army need a large number of special equipment and electronic equipment. In particular, artillery needs radar reconnaissance systems, ...

Long time there were no notes about steampunk weapons technology. So we will catch up. So, in the middle of the XIX century, the American artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman developed a new method of casting ...

From the history of the creation of the self-propelled howitzer 2C19 "Msta-S" and its upgraded version 2C19М1. The self-propelled howitzer (SG) 2C19 "Msta-S" at the time of its creation - development, production on the serial ...

As in the 18th century, the Russians invented the world's best artillery, 23. July, 1759, the position of the Russian troops was attacked by the army of Prussia. The stubborn battle unfolded on the heights near the village of Paltsig, ...

The number of different types of artillery guns used in the First World War for the defense of forts and fortresses is very large and is a reflection of the different approach to their armament in different ...

As a designer, Vasily Grabin managed to create a weapon that became the most popular in the history of world artillery. Soviet soldiers, first of all artillery division and anti-tank artillery regiments, ...

The self-propelled howitzer (SG) 2C19 "Msta-S" at the time of its creation - development, production and commissioning of the Soviet army in 1989 - was rightly recognized as the best in ...

At the First International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2015" held in June 2015 of the Moscow Region near Kubinka, 82-mm 2B24 mortar was demonstrated to the general public ...

Since the early seventies, the Soviet and Russian armies have been equipped with self-propelled artillery 2C1 “Gvozdika”. This self-propelled gun with an 2A31 X-gun caliber 122 mm is designed to ...

Various units of the armed forces need a means of increasing firepower. To solve this problem over the past few decades, attempts have been made to create light, ...

In the period from 1977 to 1994, the year was developed, and in 1995, the unique multiple launch rocket system, the TOS-1 heavy flame-thrower system (“Pinocchio”), was put into service. In its composition ...

Self-propelled anti-tank gun 2S25M "Sprut-SDM1", first demonstrated at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2015", after intensive tests should ...

In the defense of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War, the naval railway artillery of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet took an active part. By June 1941, the industry has manufactured and ...

The history of the development of self-propelled artillery installations (SAU) begins with the history of heavy cannon armored vehicles at the beginning of the 20th century and the development of tanks during the First World War. Moreover,...

In recent years, C-RAM class complexes have become increasingly important. In recent local conflicts, some parties who are unable to resist the enemy in ...

July 5 1942 of the year near the town of Belev (Tula region) were first used in combat missiles M-30. Each such projectile delivered kilograms of explosives to the 28,9 target and, with this parameter, a large ...

Israel Military Industries (IMI) reported that they are adding a new Lynx-Light system to their portfolio of multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). As the name indicates, the system will ...

The M-30 launcher for rockets had an extremely simple design and could be produced in large quantities without the high costs of scarce materials. However, such devices had ...

During the Great Patriotic War, Soviet designers were actively working to improve the characteristics of various military equipment, including jet mortars. By introducing new ideas ...

Jet mortars BM-13, widely known as "Katyusha", are considered to be a real victory weapon. Since 1941, this technique has been widely used on all fronts of the Great Patriotic War and ...

Soviet artillerymen made a great contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. No wonder they say that artillery is the "God of War." For many people, symbols of the Great Patriotic War remain ...

Throughout the Great Patriotic War, the Red Army soldiers actively used several types of jet mortars. The most massive and well-known steel systems of the BM-13 family, built on the basis of ...

At the end of the thirties, the Red Army command proposed to develop a new rocket mortar designed for the use of M-8 unguided missiles (a modified version of the PC-82 aviation) ....

Already in the summer of 1941, the Red Army began using jet mortars of several models. Such military equipment seriously increased the firepower of artillery, facilitating the performance of combat missions to ...