In the spring of 1943, the VG In his memorandum addressed to Stalin, Grabin proposed, along with the resumption of production of the 57-mm anti-tank ZIS-2, to begin designing the 100-mm gun with a unitary ...

Currently, the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) has several types of self-propelled artillery. In service is the technique developed and adopted on ...

The currently available technologies have significantly increased the accuracy of indirect fire. We will look at the long-term process of finding highly accurate solutions and on the variants of guided munitions, ...

Indian 214-mm all-weather rocket launcher (MLRS) Pinaka is designed to combat lightly armored and armored vehicles, manpower and artillery of the enemy, destruction ...

In September, 1944 of the year, Uralmashzavod began mass production of the latest SU-100 self-propelled guns. During World War II the end of work on one project ...

The emergence of nuclear weapons radically changed the views of the military on advanced equipment. For example, at the beginning of the fifties, the possibility of creating ...

Artillery guns using conventional unguided projectiles have relatively low accuracy, and therefore can only be used to attack area targets. To improve accuracy ...

Currently, there is an increasingly clear trend associated with the design, development and production of wheeled rather than self-propelled tracked artillery units (ACS) ....

November 19 Russian rocket men and gunners celebrated their professional holiday. According to the established tradition, the commander of this branch of arms told about recent successes and plans for the future ....

In recent days, China has demonstrated several new cannon-launched combat vehicles. Perhaps the most interesting development of this kind was the original Type 15P armored car. This car...

At the Airshow China 2014 exhibition in Zhuhai, Chinese enterprises are demonstrating not only aircraft, but also weapons for ground forces. Among other exhibits at the exhibition ...

South African company Denel Land Systems (DLS) continues to develop new artillery systems. Publication International Defense Review announces the beginning of the test of new self-propelled artillery ...

A little bit of RI. In the 1929 year, the leadership of the Red Army came to the conclusion that it was necessary to create two heavy self-propelled artillery triples at once. Chassis, composed of 107 mm guns, 122 mm howitzers and ...

The first SAUs in the KPA were Soviet SU-76, from 75 to 91 units of which were supplied from the USSR before the start of the Korean War. Thus, in the artillery regiment of every North Korean infantry ...

The greatest effect of its uncontrollable rockets in thermobaric equipment is achieved in mountain conditions: due to the overlap of air shock waves and their repeated reflection from ...

The creation of anti-tank artillery in the United States began only at the end of the 30-s. Prior to that, anti-tank companies of infantry regiments were armed with large-caliber 12,7-mm machine guns Browning М2. AT...

At different times, quite bold ideas arose in different states for creating various artillery systems placed on unusual and often not suitable chassis for these purposes ....

By the beginning of hostilities in Europe, the main weapon of British anti-tank units was the 2-pound 40-mm anti-tank gun. The prototype 2-pound gun QF 2 pounder was designed ...

The heavy flamethrowing system (TOC) created in Omsk terrified those who were not lucky enough to fight against the Soviet army, and then the units of the Russian armed forces. Currently...

History knows many examples when the armies of advanced, industrialized countries easily won over the troops of backward states and tribes due to technical superiority. However, much ...

Surely there is not a single adult on Earth, except for representatives of completely backward primitive tribes who have never seen a revolver in their life, even in a movie or in a picture. And for all ...

September 1 in Kielce (Poland) opened the international exhibition of weapons and military equipment MSPO-2014. As part of this event, various organizations showcase their latest developments, and ...

The specifics of the military strategy of imperial Japan affected the appearance of the armed forces and the features of various equipment. So, until a certain time, the Japanese army did not have self-propelled ...

Britain began to reform its ground forces in accordance with the plan, which was designated Army 2020 (Army 2020 of the Year). This plan involves changing the structure ...