In the opening days of the Blitzkrieg campaign, few aircraft could invoke as much terror as the Junkers Ju 87. Nicknamed the "Stuka” (an abbreviation of Sturzkampfflugzeug - the German term for "dive-bomber”), the Ju 87 was perhaps the most...
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В 1934 году Reichsluftfahrministerium (RLM) – воздушный комиссариат – разработал технические требования к самолету, названному «Kampfzerstoerer» (это слово...
Военная история, Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение
Katyusha: Russian Multiple Rocket Launchers, 1941 - Present
Although military rockets have been used since the Middle Ages, it was not until the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRLs) in the late 1930s that they emerged as a decisive weapon. In the modern era, these...
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Despite being relatively unknown compared to famous ships like Graf Spee or Bismarke, or the more famous U-boats, the Auxiliary Cruisers were immensely successful, not only in the number of enemy ships they sank, but in the resources which were tied...
Land Operations 2021. Adaptive Dispersed...
Автор: Chamberlain Peter
Серия: WW2 Fact Files
Язык: английский
Год: 1975
Статус: Закончена
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The main offensive and defensive power of any army is invested in its light and medium artillery; they are the backbone of any modern force. During World War 2 this was proved many times. In this book are descriptions of the many types of light and...
Военная история, Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение
M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural: Operation Desert Storm 1991
The Gulf War bore witness to a number of deadly encounters between these two great adversaries. Heavily armoured, highly mobile and capable of killing at over 2500m the M1 Abrams is, to this day, a veritable fighting machine. Superior to both Iraq's...
The US Army had a unique tactical doctrine during World War II, placing the emphasis for tank fighting on its Tank Destroyer Command whose main early-war vehicle was the M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, based on the reliable M4A2 Sherman tank chassis....
The M18 76mm Gun Motor Carriage was developed for the US Army's Tank Destroyer Command. It was the only tank destroyer deployed during World War II actually based on their requirements for speed and firepower. This book examines the development of...