Variant grenade shovel
The VM-37 shovel mortar quickly demonstrated its shortcomings and was removed from service. The idea of such a combination of functions was returned only at the end of the seventies, as a result of which a product appeared ...
Anti-tank complex CCMS-H. New plans for the US Army
The U.S. Army plans to replace the BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile system. Requirements for future weapons are now being drawn up, and the transition to it will begin no earlier than the end of the current decade ...
BM-13 "Katyusha" after the Victory: still in service
After the end of World War II, the BM-13 guards rocket mortars continued to serve. Due to successive upgrades, they remained in service for the next several ...
ATACMS missile system in the USA and abroad
The US and a number of other countries are armed with the ATACMS tactical missile system integrated into multiple launch rocket systems. At the same time, it is already planned to abandon such weapons at home, ...
Artillery of Napoleon's Grand Army: Artillery Combat Tactics
In Napoleonic times, there were no rules for the use of artillery on the battlefield. Everything depended on the personal tastes of the commander: an infantry or cavalry general and on whether he appreciated ...
Use of captured German 105 and 128 mm anti-aircraft guns
In addition to the 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, the air defense units of Nazi Germany had 105 and 128-mm guns. The creation of such long-range artillery systems was associated with an increase in speed and flight altitude ...
Mortar "Karl". German "club" for the Brest Fortress
Among the largest guns in history, the German 600-mm mortar "Karl" occupies a special place. A gigantic self-propelled mortar on a tracked chassis was used by the Germans on June 22, 1941 against ...
A dangerous, but not numerous enemy. SPG Ferdinand
The German self-propelled gun Ferdinand was an extremely dangerous enemy. However, the full potential of thick armor and powerful weapons could not be realized, and such self-propelled guns constantly suffered losses ...
Artillery of Napoleon's Grand Army: guns and ammunition
Griboval introduced four main types of artillery pieces: 4-, 8- and 12-pounder guns and 6-inch howitzers. In relation to the latter, we mean, of course, their caliber (inner diameter of the muzzle), ...
Artillery of Napoleon's Great Army
In the first half of the XNUMXth century, French artillery was superior to all others, thanks to the fact that France was the first to standardize artillery ...
The use of captured German 88-mm anti-aircraft guns
German 88-mm anti-aircraft guns became the same symbol of German weapons of the Second World War, like the Junkers-87 bomber or the Tiger tank ...
The largest cannons in history. 520-mm railway howitzer Obusier de 520 modele 1916
The most formidable railway guns of the First World War were created in France. The crown of the line of such artillery systems was the 520-mm howitzer Obusier de 520 modele 1916 ...
Automation of towed artillery: a proposal from VNII "Signal"
The Russian army has a significant number of towed guns of different classes. To increase their combat effectiveness, it is proposed to create unified sets of communications and ...
The largest cannons in history. Big Bertha
One of the most powerful guns of the First World War is considered to be "Big Bertha". This weapon, created in the shops of the Krupp factories, was nicknamed the killer of the forts ...
The largest cannons in history. Marine calibers
When it comes to the largest cannons in history, land-based artillery installations most often come to mind. At the same time, the navy also had their own record holders. Especially in this ...
New Serbian modular MLRS "Shumadija"
The Serbian enterprise "Hugoimport SDPR" offers customers a range of multiple launch rocket systems. One of the most interesting examples of this kind is the Shumadiga modular complex, ...
Captured 105-mm cannons and 150-mm heavy field howitzers in service in the Red Army
Long-range German 105-mm guns and 150-mm heavy field howitzers were very valuable trophies, they were armed with several Soviet artillery regiments of corps artillery and brigades of the RVGK ...
And is that "Neptune" so terrible?
Why such a fuss about a conventional rocket? ...
ER GMLRS guided missile: early successes and the future of US rocket artillery
Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon are conducting flight tests of the advanced ER GMLRS guided missile for MLRS. In the coming months, it is planned to carry out a full range of checks and ...
Captured German 105-mm howitzers in service in the Red Army
The German 10,5 cm le.FH18 howitzers are among the most successful artillery systems used during the Second World War. There were a lot of them released, and they actively fought on all fronts ...
Captured German infantry guns in service in the Red Army
German 75 and 150 mm infantry guns were very actively used in hostilities and often became trophies of the Red Army. Captured 75-mm infantry guns in the Red Army were used in the regimental level, and ...
Prospects for the development of domestic heavy flamethrower systems
Work continues on the subject of heavy flamethrower systems. This year, the state tests of the new TOS-2 "Tosochka" are to pass, and it is also planned to modernize the older TOS-1A ...
The introduction of ESU TK in the artillery of the ground forces
The implementation of the Unified Tactical Management System continues. Together with other branches of the military, new equipment and new capabilities are received by rocket troops and artillery ...
Use of captured German anti-tank guns
In the initial period of the war, captured German anti-tank guns played a significant role in the fight against enemy armored vehicles. In the post-war period, German-made anti-tank guns stood ...