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Sweden restores the "tank fist"
Sweden has seriously taken up the defense of its largest island in the Baltic Sea. October 7, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the regiment stationed on the island of Gotland will again receive tanks.
The Pakistani special forces got acquainted with our weapons and fired from the BTR-82A
At the Russian-Pakistani dRuzhba-2021 exercise taking place in the Krasnodar Territory, the guests were given the opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of our small arms and the firepower of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers.
In the US, they were concerned about the "life-sucking" Russian weapons
The heavy flamethrower system TOS-1 "pInocchio" uses projectiles that can be compared to napalm. In the United States, they were concerned about the "life-sucking" Russian weapons. Journalist and former US Army officer Brent Eastwood wrote about the capabilities of the Russian system for 19FortyFive.
The United States called the reasons for the "invincibility" of the American army
The US Army is invincible for five reasons, writes 19FortyFive. The American publication claims that the United States Army has "one of the deadliest arsenals in the world."
Special forces of the Russian Federation and Pakistan stormed houses held by "militants" in the Kuban
Special forces of Russia and Pakistan seized buildings held by a conditional enemy during the joint exercises "Friendship-2021" in the Kuban. This was reported on Thursday, October 7, by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The newest Vityaz-2 will replace the old armored Ural-4320 KDZ in the army
Ural-4320 KDZ all-terrain vehicles with a set of additional armored protection have been operated in the Russian Army for a long time. They are intended primarily for the transportation of personnel, cargo, as well as towing trailers weighing up to 11,500 kg, while their own weight can exceed 15,000 kg.
A Mercedes-Benz with an anti-aircraft gun was spotted in Mongolia
The active phase of the Selenga-2021 exercise has ended in Mongolia. During maneuvers involving formations of the Eastern Military District and the Armed Forces of Mongolia, a Mercedes-Benz with an anti-aircraft gun was spotted. Unimog trucks were used by Mongolian servicemen. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
The military grouping in the Kaliningrad region has been reinforced with new tanks
The army corps stationed in the Kaliningrad region received a batch of 23 modernized T-72B3M tanks, the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday.
American tanks were turned into anti-aircraft self-propelled guns with the help of the ZPU-4
The "combat broom" - the Soviet ZPU-4 - was one of the most popular anti-aircraft machine guns after World War II.
It was operated by about fifty armies of the world. In numerous armed conflicts, these weapons demonstrated high firepower, they hit air (planes and helicopters) and ground targets (IFVs, armored personnel carriers, light tanks and self-propelled guns) at distances of 2000 meters.
The design features of the upgraded T-64BM2 were shown in the video
The Ukrainian upgraded T-64BM2 is currently considered the most advanced serial version of the entire family of these tanks produced in Kharkov. A Ukrainian tankman, who posted a video on his Youtube channel, told about the features of its design.
A division, 4 brigades and 27 military units have been formed in the Ground Forces since 2019 - Shoigu
Building up the combat capabilities of the Ground Forces in Russia is one of the priorities for the development of the Armed Forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Named the "deadliest" weapons of the US Marine Corps
The US Marine Corps (KMP) is equipped with its own aircraft and armored forces, which causes a wide arsenal of weapons of this kind of troops. The author of the publication 19FortyFive compiled a list and named the deadliest weapons samples of the USMC.
The engine from the T-64 tank in Iran was installed on a clone of the American M109 self-propelled gun
As we have already written, in the 90s, the Ukrainian military industry associated a lot of hopes with the modernization of Iranian military equipment. Moreover, the developers from Kharkov were going to improve the characteristics of not only T-55, T-62 or T-72 tanks, but also other equipment, for example, 155-mm self-propelled artillery units Raad-2, which were a local modification of the American M109A1B.
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia has sent requests for the supply of wheeled and tracked BBMs for the Armed Forces of the country
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia announced the continuation of the procedure for the purchase of new tracked and wheeled armored vehicles for the Armed Forces of the country.
Unimog cars with "zushki" are seen at a landfill in Mongolia
The joint exercises "Selenga-2021" have ended in Mongolia. According to the Press Service of the Eastern Military District, the active phase with the participation of air defense units and the Mongolian army was held at the Doityn Am high-altitude training ground.
China has found another buyer for its tracked armored personnel carriers
The Nigerian army continues to receive weapons from China. At the end of August, a small convoy of vehicles carrying military equipment was spotted on one of the highways.
Since the combat vehicles were covered with a tarpaulin, it was not possible to determine their exact type. However, it has been suggested that these are Chinese Type 89 tracked armored personnel carriers. Currently, this information seems to be confirmed.
"tYphoon" became a "partner"
The new armored vehicle "Partner" was accepted for supply by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. On October 5, the press service of the Remdiesel company announced that MSIU 4386, better known as "Partner", will accompany military convoys.
The Russian Armed Forces received an armored vehicle "Partner"
The Russian Armed Forces have received a new special escort and control vehicle 4386 "Partner". The corresponding order was signed by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The BTR-70 with a twin 23 mm cannon was used in Afghanistan
IN Afghanistan, the Soviet BTR-70 significantly increased its firepower. The armored personnel carrier received a ZU-23-2 rapid-fire anti-aircraft gun and was successfully used in battles.
Before the advent of the BTR-80, the Seventies had long been the main wheeled means of delivering infantry in units and formations of the Limited Soviet Contingent - the 40th Combined Arms Army, as well as border troops and other forces involved.
The best local versions of the T-72M1 with thermal imagers were seen at the exercises in Iran
Exercises continue in Iran on the border with Azerbaijan. Everything suggests that the scale of the demonstration of forces will only increase. Now the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed its units. If the formations of the ground forces have not yet used their newest tanks, the Chieftain, in the maneuvers, then the IRGC has transferred the recently upgraded T-72M1.
