Past and Present of Warfare
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Introduction Armor has been used in various forms since humans evolved enough intelligence to make it. It is thus no surprise that it features heavily in history and works of fiction alike. Some forms of armor were so weird they are not even used in fiction, while on the flip side fictional armor can often … Continue reading Basics of Medieval Armor
Note: it is recommended to read the "Lessons of Air War in Ukraine" prior to reading this article. Ukraine, no matter how well it may be doing against Russia, is losing aircraft. And it will need replacement, be it during the war or afterwards. Currently, Ukraine is still using old Soviet Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters … Continue reading Why Gripen Is Ideal Fighter for Ukraine
https://web.archive.org/web/20080604155806/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_380.shtml Yugoslav & Serbian MiG-29sBy ACIG TeamNov 30, 2003, 10:13Email this article Printer friendly page The former Air Force & Air Defence Force of Yugoslavia (Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protiv-Vazdusna Obrana, "JRViPVO") purchased a total of 14 MiG-29s and two MiG-29UBs from the USSR, in 1987. MiG-29s were taken into service with the 127. Lovacka Avijacijska Eskadrila (127.LAE, Fighter Air … Continue reading Yugoslav and Serbian MiG-29s (archived)
Since the beginning of the invasion, Russians have kept repeating that they had destroyed the Ukrainian air force. In fact, they had claimed on the first day of invasion that UAF had been destroyed. In March 2022., Russian Ministry of Defense again claimed that all Ukrainian aircraft had been destroyed or disabled, and repeated the … Continue reading Lessons of Air War in Ukraine
Debate on using autoloader or manual loading of tank gun has been going on since autoloaders had first appeared. And it has not not been resolved yet, as can be seen from various solutions currently in service. But in general, Western designs have opted for manual loading while Eastern designs had opted for autoloaders. So … Continue reading Tank Autoloader vs Manual Loader
Russian tanks used in modern conflicts have had very bad tendency of suffering catastrophic explosions. When penetrated into the magazine ("ammoracked" for gamers), Russian designs (particularly T-72 and its derivatives) tend to be violently relieved of their turret, which can fly off even some dozens of meters away. The reason for this tendency towards turret … Continue reading Why Russian Tanks Explode When Hit
Underwater near the Polivalo peninsula of the island of Vis is located a wreck of the US B-17 bomber, of the B-17G type. This particular type of B-17 was in production since 1943., with a production run of 12 700 aircraft. It had length of 22,667 meters, wingspan of 31,663 meters, and weight of 24 … Continue reading B-17G Wreck Near Vis
Everybody except journalists knows what a tank is, yet it is difficult to define. So what is a tank? Google is not much of a help; asking it produces a definition that a tank is "a heavy armoured fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track". But that definition would include … Continue reading What Is A Tank
https://web.archive.org/web/20120714042825/http://www.mach-flyg.com/utg80/80jas_uc.html U. Claréus, project manager, JAS 39 Aerodynamics, Saab Aerospace During the course of fighter aircraft development since about 1915, and stimulated by martial inventiveness in time of war, a vast range of highly specialized warplanes have seen the light of day. Only a portion of these airplanes have been fielded and done operational services … Continue reading Aerodynamic highlights of a fourth generation delta canard fighter aircraft
VHS-2 assault rifle was developed and produced by HS Produkt, a privately owned company best known as a designer and manufacturer of the well-known HS pistol line. The company in fact started with design of the pistol: HS means “Hrvatski Samokres”, which translates into “Croatian Pistol”. But for a long time, the company already had … Continue reading HS Produkt VHS-2 Assault Rifle
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