One of the main problems of mortars is their relatively low rate of fire. To improve the rate of shooting, various ideas are regularly offered that are related to the use of special mechanisms ...

In the seventies of the last century, several ideas emerged in the leading countries of the world that determined the further development of tank design. New main tanks were equipped with powerful combined armor and ...

It is possible that people who occasionally communicate with the military from armored forces have heard a strange catch phrase: “In order for the enemy’s broken tanks to be overgrown with chrysanthemums.” Yes,...

The SU-152P self-propelled artillery mount was developed in Sverdlovsk on the basis of the SU-100P units and was designated "Object 116". The self-propelled gun was intended for both striking with ...

A characteristic feature of local conflicts in recent years have become the so-called. technicals - cars with weapons installed on them. In view of a handicraft origin, as a base for such a combat vehicle, can ...

In 1955, on the basis of the SU-122 self-propelled artillery installation, two projects were developed in the design bureau of the 174 plant: Buffal ABBNP (mobile artillery armored observation post) ...

The NLOS-C light self-propelled howitzer uses the latest advances in artillery systems: a hybrid propulsion system, a lightweight barrel and bolt, a more efficient muzzle ...

In the 80 of the last century in the USSR, the development of a new complex of coastal defense based on promising anti-ship missiles at the time began to replace the Redut and Rubezh complexes. New...

For the first time, the Chinese national corporation NORINKO presented its development - 122-mm self-propelled artillery, at the exhibition of weapons and military equipment IDEX-2007 in Abu Dhabi. Like ...

Military historians have calculated that during the First World War, the losses from the mortar fire amounted to at least 50% of the total losses of the ground forces. It can be assumed that in the future this percentage is only ...

Self-propelled artillery systems hold the leading position on the front lines. The wheeled and tracked versions of the self-propelled guns available on the market are discussed below. Recent military operations in Iraq ...

September 23 in Sweden was a long-awaited event. The Department of Defense for Procurement (Försvarets Materielverk) took the first batch of self-propelled howitzers FH77BW L52 Archer ("Archer") on ...

Soviet divisional 76-mm guns, designed to solve a wide range of tasks, primarily fire support infantry units, the suppression of firing points, the destruction of light field ...

Soviet anti-tank artillery played a crucial role in the Great Patriotic War, its share was about 70% of all destroyed German tanks. Anti-tank warriors fighting "to ...

The final preparations for the upcoming Russian Arms Expo-2013 exhibition, which starts in Nizhny Tagil on September 25, are being completed. The list of participating companies is already known and information is received on what ...

A few months ago, representatives of the Russian defense industry promised that the exhibition Russian Arms Expo-2013, which will be held in late September in Nizhny Tagil, will be shown ...

Not too successful start of the career of the troop-tanks “Harry Hopkins” and “Tetrarch” the tank-building department of Vickers did not disappoint. The designers were confident in the prospects of the chosen ...

Designer Vasily Gavrilovich Grabin, who created dozens of outstanding artillery systems, paid particular attention not only to the tactical and technical characteristics of his guns, but also to their convenience ...

A further development of the 155-mm howitzer family of Soltam Systems (now part of Elbit Systems) was the 155-mm ATHOS 2052 autonomous towed howitzer (the last two digits of 52 indicate the barrel length in ...

During World War II, medium-sized and large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery acquired special importance for the defense of Germany. From 1940, the British long-range bombers, and from 1943, the American ...

2 June 2011 was held in Rome, a military parade dedicated to the 65 anniversary of the proclamation of the republic and the 150 anniversary of the unification of Italy. During this event, not only those in service were shown ...

After defeat in the First World War, the Versailles Treaty of Germany was forbidden to have anti-aircraft artillery in general, and the available anti-aircraft guns were subject to destruction. Therefore, since the end of 20's ...

We present the second part of the work of domestic military scientists, devoted to the directions of development of missile and artillery weapons (RAV). The first presented the history and current state ...

During the first months of the war on the Eastern Front, the Germans captured several hundred Soviet 76-mm divisional guns F-22 (rev.1936). Initially, the Germans used them in their original form in ...