Today we are witnessing the inevitable approach of the era of electric transport. Passenger and cargo electric vehicles are the general direction of development of the automotive industry. At the same time, the first freight electric transport ...
In the 20s of the twentieth century, in parallel with large pontoon bridges, light pontoon crossings (assault bridges) for infantry were also developed, for example, such as the Kapok bridge ...
In its simplest form, a pontoon bridge is a collection of shallow-draft boats attached to each other, across a river or canal, with some kind of walkway or deck tied to ...
High maneuverability and protection of the crew from fire impact are the key advantages of special tracked fire trucks, often laced with armor. In the Soviet Union and Russia, a similar ...
In recent years, special forces of the Russian army have been massively receiving, mastering and using modern armored cars ASN-233115 "Tiger-M SpN". This technique belongs to the well-known family and ...
In the Soviet Army, four unique tank battalions were formed, equipped with means of overcoming water obstacles. One of these units was stationed in the Estonian ...
The era of the "cold war" and scientific and technological progress sometimes produced amazing products. One of these are walking trucks, which were supposed to significantly increase the mobility of American ...
Providing timely medical first aid on the battlefield, especially under armor protection, increases the wounded soldier's chances of survival and significantly reduces the severity of his injury ...
In the near future, a new RHM-9 reconnaissance vehicle will enter service with the Russian RHBZ troops. Due to the modern complex of special equipment, it will be able to quickly and efficiently solve all the main ...
For the fire department, there is nothing more difficult than putting out flaming oil and gas wells. In the most extreme cases, you have to use a unique technique like a Hungarian fire tank with ...
The use of ready-made components greatly simplifies and reduces the cost of any design. It was this approach that was used in the development of the armored vehicle VPK-59095S "VPK-Ural" ....
There were no natural harbors on the D-Day beaches. Therefore, allied engineers built Mulberry artificial harbors and towed them across the English Channel to facilitate supplies, quickly unload cargo ...
Russia is gradually losing its competence in the production of modern automotive technology. One of the most obvious examples is the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year ...
The article deals with the I-52 minelayer, developed for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The main tactical and technical characteristics of the minelayer, the types of mines used by it, as well as the difference of this ...
The lack of amphibious vehicles in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) prompted the command of the ground forces in mid-1943 to issue a technical assignment for the creation of three specialized transport ...
"Army-2021" did not go down in history with high-profile novelties of the domestic military industry. However, in a series of exhibits one could find a truly unique development, although not devoid of controversial ...
On September 9, Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Schneider was killed in the Syrian Arab Republic. An improvised explosive device went off under the front wheel of KamAZ. Cabover arrangement of cars from Nizhny Tagil to ...
Tracked vehicles have always been the hallmark of the technical progress of the Soviet Union. All-terrain vehicles for Antarctica - the famous "Kharkov women" became a private example of the triumph of engineering thought ...