Comparative Penetration
"Conclusions1. As a result of trials of D-25 (122 mm) and D-10 (100 mm) tank guns, the following penetration ranges against the upper front plate of the Panther tank were established:GunShellDistance...
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744 Diesel Engine
"One of the main objectives of project 126-1 is the use of diesel engine 744 designed by factory #185Main characteristics of the engine:Number of strokes and type: four-stroke with cylinders positioned...
View ArticleNATI-D Trials
"ConclusionsThe trialed experimental prototype of the "D" tractor demonstrated satisfactory average speed characteristics, good maneuverability, simplicity of service and control, and can cross the...
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F-39 95 mm gun
F-95 tank gun.The project never moved past the draft stage. The same, however, cannot be said for its towed predecessor.F-28 95 mm divisional gun.The gun was created as a part of a program to increase...
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Czechoslovakian Tank Building: First Steps
In the late 1930s, Czechoslovakia was the second largest exporter of tanks in the world. A small Eastern European country that only obtained independence in 1918 began to catch up with Great Britain,...
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T-34 Prototype Mobility Trials
"4. Off-road PerformanceGeneral off-road performance characteristics of the T-34 tank:Combat mass: 25.6 tonsGround pressure: 0.60 kg/cm²Contact surface length: 5219.3 mmGrouser height: 650 mmEffective...
View ArticleProject Management
"To the People's Commissar of Tank Production of the USSR, comrade MalyshevNKTP factories are busy with design and production of new experimental prototypes and modernization of existing tanks, both by...
View Article180 mm Br-21
"To the People's Commissar of Armament of the USSR, comrade B.L. VannikovReply to letter #125s from January 21st, 1941The precision trials of the 152 mm Br-19 gun with a friction clutch in the...
View ArticleWorld of Tanks History Section: 5th Tank Army in Operation Uranus
By November of 1942, the 5th Tank Army walked a long and not so successful road. It began in the summer, when the newly formed army was sent to attack the flank and rear of the German forces rushing...
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Begleitwagen: A Specialist of All Trades
The mittlerer Traktor (m.Tr., medium tractor), given the more widely known index Neubau Fahrzeug (Nb.Fz., newly designed vehicle) on October 3rd, 1933, began trials in 1933. The tank, an evolution of...
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Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf. A through C
In December of 1936, the German military signed a contract with the Krupp conglomerate for a batch of 35 Begleitwagen tanks. This tank was designed to fight as a direct fire support tank, as its name...
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Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf. D through E
The German army entered WWII with a rather strange system of armament. The PzIII medium tank, which was built as Germany's main tank, ended up being the least numerous in the Wehrmacht. As for the...
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Operation Barbarossa
Directive #21Plan BarbarossaFuhrer and Supreme Commander of the WehrmachtDecember 18th, 1940The German armed forces must be able to defeat Soviet Russia in a brief campaign before the war against...
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KV-3 Turret
Actual KV-3 turret blueprints laid over the commonly shown drawing.KV-3 wooden mockup photo. The overhang of the turret is clearly visible."Armour protection:Hull:Sides: 90 mmUpper front plate: 120/80...
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T-34 Sketch
The fact that German soldiers didn't have the best idea of what a T-34 looked like already cropped up on my blog. However, if they were equipped with identification guides like these, that isn't too...
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World of Tanks History Section: How Nikolai Simonyak became General Breakthrough
The name Nikolai Pavlovich Simonyak is closely connected with the Red Army's successes in the Battle of Leningrad. In the winter of 1943, when the blockade was punctured, his 136th Rifle Division was...
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Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf. A: Christie, German Style
The appearance of John Walter Christie's Medium Tank M1931 caused a revolution in tank building worldwide. A new type of tank appeared: the fast tank. Thanks to their speed, these tanks could carry out...
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Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf B-D
The PzIII, the main German tank for the first half of WWII, was at the same time its most problematic tank. Even though the PzII also had problems with its suspension, it was only seriously redesigned...
View ArticleTank Corps Manual
"General Foundations of Using a Tank Corps in Combat (1942)General foundations of using a tank corps:The tank corps is the largest tank unit and is used for completing operational objectives.The tank...
View ArticleTank Corps on the March
"March of the Tank Corps in anticipation of battleThe tank corps usually marches along a 8-10 km wide front using two roads, sometimes three. It is preferable to drive the corps along three parallel...
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