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The Russian heavy flamethrower TOS-1 "pInocchio" is one of the most terrible means of destruction created by man. Reinforced concrete shelters cannot protect against it, explosions of shells fired by pInocchio literally suck the life out of a person, suffocate him, and then burn him - this is how a former US army officer, and now a military expert and journalist Brent Eastwood figuratively describes the work of a flamethrower.

The command of the Brazilian ILC intends to purchase an additional three amphibious tracked armored vehicles AAV-7A1 RAM/RS developed by BAE Systems from the US Marine Corps.

At the forum of the Russian game War Thunder, the secret of the French Leclerc tank was revealed. The player, who introduced himself as a former tankman, published part of the tank's documentation. A forum user tried to prove the unreliability of the characteristics of the machine displayed in the game. This is reported by the portal UK Defense Journal.

Tankers of the Western Military District (ZVO) during the exercises near Moscow worked out the destruction of enemy armored vehicles. This was announced on Friday, October 8, by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Formations of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps (Pacific Fleet) have completed a planned bilateral brigade tactical exercise (DBRTU) with a live firing stage in Primorsky Krai. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Friday, October 8.

The latest small arms of the Russian army were tested by special forces soldiers of the armed forces of Pakistan during the joint Russian-Pakistani exercise "Friendship-2021" at the Molkino training ground in the Krasnodar Territory, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 "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 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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.