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Warspot Article: Skink
The Canadian Skink AA tank was the best anti-aircraft gun platform of WW2. Unfortunately, development took too long due to the change from Hispano-Suiza to Polsten guns, and so by the time it was...
View Article85 mm Gun Instructions
"Instructions from the 4th Department of the Combat Training Directorate of the Armoured and Mechanized Forces of the Red Army on the specifics of using the 85 mm tank gunFebruary 23rd, 1944The T-34...
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Results of a Great War
Germany's surrender was signed on the night between May 8th and May 9th, 1945. The core part of the Second World War, the largest war in history, was over. The German army was not the only loser in...
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Vickers Amphibious Tank Trials
"ConclusionsDuring winter trials of the amphibious tank it was established that mobility and agility of the tank depends on the depth and condition of the snow. Snow that affected the tank's mobility...
View ArticleAberdeen Feedback
"May 24th, 1944I direct to you the detailed official report of the US War Department on trials of our T-34 and KV-1 tanks and brief excerpts from the translation of the report. I ask for your comments...
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A Second Life for Obsolete Chassis
Instances where obsolete tank chassis are used to make quite modern vehicles that nevertheless remained experimental are common. Nearly a dozen German SPGs were produced in tiny amounts but still saw...
View ArticleVideo: Tanks in Snow, Winter 1941
It's winter again, and with it comes a sequel to my Tanks in Snow video. This time I narrow the scope a little bit and talk about how tanks in the Red Army performed in the winter of 1941-42,...
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Pike for a Heavy Tank
Soviet tank building made a long leap during the Great Patriotic War, especially when it came to heavy tanks. For various reasons, Soviet medium tanks continued to use a pre-war chassis, but heavy...
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Object 430
One of the most important principles in tank building is that one must start working on a tank's successor as soon as it is accepted into service. Various intermediate stages are developed on the way...
View ArticleWinter Camo
"November 27th, 1944#524909According to an order of the Commander of the Armoured and Mechanized Forces, imported tanks that arrive in military acceptance departments in winter time are painted in...
View ArticleBigger Guns
"February 5th, 1945Evaluation of tank armamentIn 1944 the Germans accepted the Tiger B tank into service, which is now the main type of enemy heavy tank.The Tiger B tank has powerful front armour and...
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A Trophy from Pilsen
Germany invaded Czechoslovakia on March 15th, 1939. This was the final step in the process kicked off by the Munich Agreement in the fall of 1938. France and Britain were not prepared for war, and...
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Warspot Article: How to Kill a T-34
Suddenly faced with the thickly armoured and well armed T-34 tanks in the summer of 1941, the Germans had to develop new tactics. Techniques developed to combat these new tanks ranged from reasonably...
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RPG-40 Manual
"Study combat techniques! Anti-tank grenade model 1940The impact anti-tank hand grenade model 1940 is designed to combat armoured cars and tanks. It can also be used to combat strongholds and field...
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The Final SU-76
The SU-76M (SU-15) light SPG was accepted into service with the Red Army on July 8th, 1943. This was the second most numerous AFV in the Red Army after the T-34/T-34-85. The SU-76M design was good and...
View ArticleEKV Production Pitch
"I report that GOKO decree #3774s issued on July 20th, 1943, instructed the People's Commissariat of Electronics Production to produce, insall, and test a KV tank with equipment designed by the academy...
View ArticleStarshina Commanders
"In 1941 order #0433 signed by then Deputy People's Commissar of Defense comrade Fedorenko ordered the assignment of Lieutenants and Junior Lieutenants as the commanders of medium and light gun...
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New Life for an Old Howitzer
The Germans were quite pragmatic with their materiel in the Second World War, leading to a number of weapons that combined elements of various epochs. One such weapon was the 15 cm sFH 13/1 (Sf) SPG,...
View ArticleCareless Lend Lease
"Memo of the Chief of the 5th Department of the GBTU Tank Directorate on complaints about the shipping of imported armoured vehicles to the USSRMarch 13th, 1945The main complaints are as...
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Panzerfaust Instructions
"Order of the Chief of Staff of the Armoured and Mechanized Forces to Chiefs of Staff of Armoured and Mechanized Forces for Fronts on the issues of usage of captured Panzerfausts#0792134March 17th,...
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