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Here's more of the KV-2 ZiS-6 during firing trials.
Today's "Odd Tank" is the 🇷🇺 Russian (Soviet) 'KV-2 ZiS-6' Built in the early 1940's, this KV-2 was utilized as a gun testbed. It was planned that the ZiS-6 gun being tested on this KV-2 would be installed on planned KV-3 and KV-5 Heavy tanks, but this never happened. The main…
Today's "Odd Tank" is the 🇷🇺 Russian (Soviet) 'KV-2 ZiS-6' Built in the early 1940's, this KV-2 was utilized as a gun testbed. It was planned that the ZiS-6 gun being tested on this KV-2 would be installed on planned KV-3 and KV-5 Heavy tanks, but this never happened. The main…
Here are some more illustrations the same direct fire launcher used by infantry with a M-13 rocket and M-31. They would also use spare rails or captured German devices for 1 shot direct fire rockets.
Portable M-30 launchers were rigged to be man-packed and used in a short range direct fire roll. Typically an assault group would be given 1 or 2 of these rockets to be fired from windows.
Today is more Katyusha rockets. A prototype of the KV-1K used a KARS-1 launcher. This modification would be allow for the launch of 8x M-13 rockets. Several lengths would be tested for these rail guides, additionally it could fire them in one salvo more sequentially.
Today’s “Odd Tank” is the 🇺🇸American ‘M3A1 Lee’ Produced in the 1940’s, this medium tank is functionally the same as any other M3 Lee, the difference is the unusual cast hull which gives it the rounded smooth surface unlike the more commonly seen bolted or welded hulls. The main…
Crews of BTR-ZD demonstration shooting exercises during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 7th Guards Airborne Division. April 26th, 1995. Credit: Oleg Buldakov
Further testing of the vehicle would resume in 22nd of May the same year. After another test firing, the jet stream tore the protective liner of the air filter which halted further tests that day. It would also show further shortcomings to the project.
Today is the Soviet RBT-5 w/ 132mm Rockets. Tests took place in early 1935 mounting the 132mm M-13 rocket on a wire bracket at fixed angles to the BT-5 turret. On April 28, 1935, Three rockets were tested, tests were suspended due to risk of the tank catching fire.
Today is the 🇨🇭 Swiss Radpanzer M6 34mm. Switzerland acquired 64 Staghounds by 1952. 5 vehicles were modified by Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte K+W to fit a prototype 34mm HSS 834 and 20mm hull mounted autocannon. The cost was too much to refit and was abandoned in 1955.
2S4 ammunition and loading system.
Today is the Soviet 2S4 Tulpan. Adopted in 1971, roughly 450 units have been produced. It is based on the object 303 chassis, and uses a 240mm 2B8 mortar which is a modified M240 mortar. This mortar's standard HE round weighs 130kg with a range of 9650m.
Today is the Soviet 2S4 Tulpan. Adopted in 1971, roughly 450 units have been produced. It is based on the object 303 chassis, and uses a 240mm 2B8 mortar which is a modified M240 mortar. This mortar's standard HE round weighs 130kg with a range of 9650m.
Time to chill out from research and tanks. It’s time for the Lord of the Rings Rivendell lego set. Frodo found two other rings. Lord of the Bling more like…
Adjutant of the commander of the 1729th self-propelled artillery regiment, Lieutenant V.P. Lobachev (on the right) explains the combat mission to the commander of the crew of the SU-76, Junior Lieutenant A.M. Lifanov. 1st Belorussian Front, 1945.
