Soviet SAU of times of war (part 2) - Su-122

Soviet SAU of times of war (part 2) - Su-122

SU-122 - medium mass Soviet self-propelled guns of the assault gun class (with minor restrictions could play the role of a self-propelled howitzer). This car was one of the first self-propelled guns that were ...
ML-20 - howitzer model 37 of the year

ML-20 - howitzer model 37 of the year

The gun of caliber 152 mm, model 37 of the year, known as the ML-20 and received the index 52-G-544А - domestic howitzer gun, used in the period 2MB. Gp mass produced from 37 to 46 year ....
Soviet SAU of times of war (part 1) - Su-76

Soviet SAU of times of war (part 1) - Su-76

In the Second World War, the Red Army entered, without having in the army a single serial version of the ACS, which could be used both to support infantry in the offensive, and to fight against tanks ...
Duel "high power"

Duel "high power"

When it comes to weapons and military equipment of the Second World War, they most often talk about tanks, aircraft, divisional and regimental guns, mortars, rifles, machine guns and machine guns ... Ah ...
TsNII "Petrel" - AU A-220M and AU-220M

TsNII "Petrel" - AU A-220M and AU-220M

AU A-220M is an upgrade of the universal AU A-220. In 67, work began on the design of a universal AU A-220 caliber 1x57-mm. By 68, the Petrel Research Institute has completed work on ...
German self-propelled artillery installation "Bar"

German self-propelled artillery installation "Bar"

At the beginning of March 43, the Krupp company presented its own project of an assault self-propelled gun, which has the 6 caliber, to specialists from the Wa Pruef 305 German ...
Super heavy self-propelled artillery gun SU-100Y pre-war

Super heavy self-propelled artillery gun SU-100Y pre-war

Successful combat tests of the super-heavy T-100 tank in the Finnish War 39 of the year allowed the designers of the plant # 185 to think about the serial production of their offspring. Moreover, according to the decision ...
New ground artillery weapons

New ground artillery weapons

The self-propelled mortar itself is not new. For the first time, self-propelled mortars on the chassis of tanks and armored personnel carriers found combat use in World War II in the armies of Germany and the USA. However, in ...
Phalanga ATGM

Phalanga ATGM

The Falanga anti-tank complex was demonstrated to the leadership of the armed forces on August 28, 1959, after which, even before the state tests were completed, the military decided to purchase 1000 ATGMs ...
Lynx Reactive Salvo Fire System

Lynx Reactive Salvo Fire System

The Lynx is an economical multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) designed to fire 122 to 300 mm missiles mounted on a highly mobile 6x6 chassis ....
Pneumatic mortars: from Austria with zilch

Pneumatic mortars: from Austria with zilch

The First World War will forever remain in the memory of mankind. It will remain not only because of the monstrous number of casualties at the time, but also due to the rethinking of the art of war and the emergence ...
Modern battalion mortars

Modern battalion mortars

Today, mortars as a military weapon firmly held in the niche of weapons due to its great efficiency and low cost. Today they are one of the main types of weapons ...
Self-propelled gun howitzer vz.77 Dana

Self-propelled gun howitzer vz.77 Dana

In 1976, a design team from the Czechoslovak company Konštrukta Trenčín Co. finished work on a new 152-mm self-propelled artillery mount. By that time the weapon possessed several ...
What is equipped with a forgotten kind of troops

What is equipped with a forgotten kind of troops

But he is really forgotten. As evidenced by the pages of newspapers and magazines, television and radio programs. If they are dedicated to the army and navy of Russia, then, as a rule, we are talking about the Strategic Missile Forces and aviation, air defense and ...
The Russian army again does not have time to be modern

The Russian army again does not have time to be modern

For some reason, few people are very surprised by the alarm of an “independent military review” about modern anti-tank missile systems. The newspaper "NVO" drew attention to the depressing pattern in ...
Flamethrower-heavy fighting vehicle (BMO-T)

Flamethrower-heavy fighting vehicle (BMO-T)

BMO-T is a Russian heavy fighting machine of flamethrowers, the main purpose of which is to transport personnel of the flamethrower unit with direct combat contact with ...