Scows full of ammunition
In the USSR, they knew what to do after the use of a nuclear ammunition "In the Third World War, if the imperialists unleash it, our goal will be noble and beautiful - to completely destroy the system, which ...
Man-controlled torpedo Hai (Germany)
Nazi Germany was late with the creation of human-controlled torpedoes. The piloted vehicles Neger and Marder, which appeared in 1944, could not have a noticeable effect on the course of the war. It should be recognized,...
Man-controlled torpedo Neger (Germany)
During the Second World War, several countries used the so-called. human-guided torpedoes. Despite the common name, such devices seriously differed from each other and had a different ...
Man-controlled torpedo Marder (Germany)
Neger’s human-guided torpedo, created at the start of 1944, had a lot of flaws. The servicemen of the Kleinkampfverbande compound, who exploited such equipment, had to put up ...
Man-controlled torpedo SSB (Italy)
From 1940 to the end of the war, the saboteurs of the Italian naval forces used the so-called man-guided torpedoes (ultra small sabotage submarines) SLC Maiale. These self-propelled vehicles ...
Man-controlled torpedoes SLC Maiale (Italy)
Having no other opportunity to increase the power of its fleet, Japan, from 1944, was forced to build and use manned torpedoes "Kaiten". A suicide pilot drove these weapons all the way ...
Large landing ships of the Russian fleet
The issue with the supply to Russia of two amphibious helicopter-carrying ships "Mistral" turned into an interest in domestic developments in this area. Currently, with almost 100% probability ...
The apparatus for the delivery of combat swimmers "Sleeping Beauty" during the Second World War
The Sleeping Beauty delivery vehicle (Sleeping Beauty) was built for the British Special Operations Office in 1942, as a means to attack enemy ships standing in ...
Many new submarines
In the next decade, record-high costs for the construction of submarines are projected. The model of defense expenditures in various countries of the world is gradually changing as product markets ...
Romanian frigates at the turn of the century. Part two
From 1990 to August 1992, the destroyer “Timișoara” was upgraded: in order to increase the stability of the cruiser, a number of superstructures were cut, the chimney and mast were shortened, and heavy launchers
Romanian frigates at the turn of the century. Part one
The story about the Romanian destroyers of the Merasht class, participants of the First and Second World Wars, would be incomplete without mentioning their successors and the successors of the traditions. One of them is a frigate ...
US Navy Receives Unique Mobile Amphibious Platform
The American navy ship Montford Point is not just the first ship in its class, it is the first of its kind. The ship "is fully operational and delivered to the command of naval transport naval forces ...
Mistralnaya epic: failure, reprimand and "Rhinos"
The further fate of the two helicopter landing craft-docks (MFDD) of the Mistral project, built in France by order of Russia, remains the subject of controversy. The first of the ships was supposed to pass ...
The second life of "Admiral Kuznetsov"
Russia supplied its only aircraft carrier for repair. Obviously, the country's leadership has decided that it is possible to make a short pause in building up foreign policy activity at the “far shores”. To ...
Ka-52 perspectives: shipless helicopters
On May 21, the management of OJSC Kamov announced the completion of construction and the transfer to testing of four Ka-52K Katran helicopters. A new modification of the "land" attack helicopter was designed to ...
The development of a heavy ekranoplan of the ocean zone has begun.
In Russia, work has been resumed on the creation of large and heavy ekranoplanes. According to domestic media reports, the creation of a similar apparatus with take-off ...
In Russia, the construction of a passenger hydrofoil ship "Comet 120M"
In Russia, the construction of a civilian hydrofoil (SEC) is underway in a new project, the first since the times of the Soviet Union. This is a ship designed to carry 120 ...
“Black Hole”: 877 project warship
If something happened to this technique, it would be very difficult to escape. However, if we talk not about astronauts, but about submariners, not about space, but about the depths of the sea, all this will again be true. Underwater ...
Express Edition: five out of six British submarines are being repaired
In the past, Britain was called the mistress of the seas. Such an honorary “title” was deserved because the Royal Navy ensured the presence of the state in many regions and ...
AUG in battle. At distant shores
Real episodes of sea battles. Little-known facts about the extent of the damage and the number of losses. Can a floating airfield successfully withstand strikes from the shore? So, carrier squadrons ...
Want China Times: Four Causes of Sino-Russian Studies in the Mediterranean
11 May launched joint exercises of the Navy of Russia and the Navy of the People’s Liberation Army of China. The shipping group of the two countries went to the Mediterranean to work out the issues ...
The United States is creating a new missile against ships
While other research teams promise to promise promised promises, Lockheed-Martin specialists have created the world's best anti-ship missile. Without too much hype and fantasies about unparalleled ...
The best frigate for the Russian Navy
The high capabilities of the 22350 project are achieved thanks to its advanced fire control capabilities. Radar, BIUS and active homing missiles - this is the main trump card and the most important criterion for ...
Destroyers Ave 956. Overview of the technical condition
Of all the ships of the 3 th generation of the Soviet Navy, the destroyers of the 956 Ave suffered the greatest non-combat losses. Of those laid down in 1976-1992. 22 hulls (planned 50) were transferred to the fleet 17, and until today ...