Artillery of the USSR: C-60 antiaircraft gun (57 mm). Soviet anti-aircraft artillery complex using anti-aircraft guns AZP-57 (caliber 57 mm), developed in the mid-1940s and widespread in the world. AZP-57 of the S-60 system was the first Soviet anti-aircraft…

Artillery of the USSR: the anti-tank gun BS-3. Actively used during the Second World War by the Soviet Army against heavy German tanks “Tiger” and “Panther”. Vadim Zadorozhny’s Museum of Equipment, Moscow Years of production: 1944 – 1951 Country of origin:…

The RSD-10 Pioneer (English: medium-range missile “Pioneer”) was an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, deployed by the Soviet Union from 1976 to 1988. It carried GRAU designation 15Zh45. Its NATO classification was SS-20 Saber.

Artillery of the world: the Type 94 75 mm (九四式山砲 Kyūyon-shiki nanagō-miri Sanpō) was a mountain gun used as a general-purpose infantry support gun by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The weight of the projectile…

A German anti-tank PAK 40 gun from 1940 (75 mm)

Artillery of the USSR: the mortar M-240 (240 mm). Vadim Zadorozhny’s Museum of Equipment, Moscow Years of production: 1951-1958 Country of origin: USSR Issued: 329 items Weight: 4.2 t Range of fire: 9 km Crew: 11 persons

2P25 Kub (Cube). GRAU classification: 2K12. NATO reporting name: SA-6 “Gainful” 2P25 Kub. GRAU: 2K12. Vadim Zadorozhny’s Museum of Equipment (Moscow) The 2K12 “Kub” (Russian: 2К12 Куб; English: “cube”) mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low…

12 pounder (120 mm) Baumgart Made in Saint Petersburg (Russian Empire) by Engelgardt Year: 1855 Material: bronze Crew: 15 Length: 175 cm Fire range: 1065 m Weight: 522 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

ZU-23-2: Soviet twin anti-aircraft Development bureau: ЦКБ-14 (Tula, USSR) Year: 1960 Crew: 5 Muzzle velocity: 980 m/s Rate of fire: 2000 rounds/minute Fire range: 2500 m Weight: 950 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

8,8-cm Flak 18/36/37/41 Flak 88/56 in Cuatro Vientos museum (Madrid) The 88 mm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery piece developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Nazi Germany during World War II and is considered one of…

Škoda 100 mm Model 16/19 (t): Czechoslovakian field gun The Škoda 100 mm Model 16/19 (100 mm M.16/19) was a mountain howitzer modified by Škoda Works from the design of the M.16, and its most notable difference was the longer barrel. It is unclear if they…

The M18 Hellcat. A marker image by @matreshka_ulu for All Pyrenees The M18 Hellcat (officially designated the 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 or M18 GMC) is a tank destroyer that was used by the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War. Despite…

TP-45/II: ship torpedo Military Museum (Belgrade)

76 mm M1939. GRAU code: 52-P-254F In 1937, the ideas of universalism were done away with; their apologists lost their positions and, in some cases, their lives. The military leadership of the country realized that the army did not have a satisfactory divisional…

305 mm (12 dm) Gaubica Obrasca 1915 Goda A batch of eight howitzers was first made for the needs of the fleet, but was assigned to the War Department. In July 1915, the GAU reviewed the results of testing naval 305-mm howitzers, and it was decided to accept…

Artillery of the USSR: the self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika. The shooting range is 15500 m. The speed is 70 km / h. Crew – 4 people. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow

Strategic SAM systems: the NPO Almaz S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna (NATO classification SA-5 Gammon) is a very long range, medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed in the 1960s to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic…

Soviet armored vehicles: the medium self-propelled artillery vehicle SU-100 of the 1944 model. Armor – 45 mm. Armament: 1 gun (100 mm). The speed is 55 km / h. Crew – 4 people. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow