World of Tanks History Section: Antitank Exotics
During WWI, no participating country quite figured out tanks. However, in the two post-war decades, military thinkers managed to develop many theories and tactics, but some doubt remained. Germany's...
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StuG in the USSR
At the start of the Great Patriotic War, Soviet military intelligence and the GAU had a very approximate idea about the types and characteristics of German tanks. This deficiency led to an...
View ArticleIS-4 First Try
"Summary of work on production and improvements of experimental prototypes of the Kirov factory heavy tank (Object #701)On their own initiative, the Kirov factory has been working on a new heavy tank...
View ArticleWeighing In
"Comments on the draft of tactical-technical specifications of the SPG1. The weight of 55 tons specified in the tactical-technical characteristics combined with the requested armour is impossible to...
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Markings
Stereotypically, Soviet tanks drive into battle plastered with red stars, the more the merrier. Realistically, the system of identification markings was a little bit more complicated. For instance,...
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AA DShK Mount
CAMD RF 81-12038-313"Photo #3: Commander's hatch with the AA machinegun mount on an ISU-122s SPG (hatch open).Photo #4: Commander's hatchwith the AA machinegun mount on an ISU-122s SPG (hatch...
View ArticleWorld of Tanks History Section: Canadians in Germany, Battle for Binnen
Having broken the resistance of the German divisions, the Allies reached the Rhine by February-March of 1945. This river could reach 500 meters in width and was the last serious barrier before the...
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Captain Bekker's SPG
The Battle of Leningrad became a proving grounds for new weapons. From the middle of 1941 to the summer of 1944, the battlefield here saw the newest and most extraordinary creations from both side of...
View ArticleWorld of Tanks History Section: Halfway to Prague: Taking of Brno
In April of 1945, Soviet Marshal Radion Malinovskiy was faced with new battles in Czechoslovakia. The Red Army already knocked their enemy out of Bratislava and now had to develop its success to take...
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British Guns vs. Big Cats
The effects of "big cats" being shot up by large caliber Soviet shells are wellknown, but naturally every other Allied nation was willing to have a go themselves. Three British reports surfaced on...
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Proposed SU-85 Modernization
"People's Commissariat of Tank ProductionOrder of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of LabourUralMash FactoryTo the Chief of the NKTP Technical Department, comrade FrezerovCC: USA GBTU Chief,...
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Ready for Trials
"Acceptance Act #8On August 29th, 1941, the commission consisting of chair Intendant 3rd Grade comrade M.V. Kudryavtsev and members Military Technician 1st Grade comrade F.A. Olkhov and Military...
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Maus AA Turret
As crazy as the final vehicle turned out, the Maus had the potential to be a whole lot crazier. Compared to the idea of slapping a mini-turret on top of the existing one, the idea of a cupola with an...
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World of Tanks History Section: Ersatz Artillery
There is a simple rule: cheap, good, fast, pick two. AT guns are long and expensive. What do you do when fighting enemy tanks with a log is foreseen in the near future?British Ersatz Grenade...
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Stalin's Maus Killers
Gun design is driven by the desire to be at least half a step ahead of its opposition. The creators of tank armour aim to provide tank crews with maximum possible protection from all existing weapons,...
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Fastest Gun Alive
The post-war program to create a Swedish SPG lasted more than 10 years over the initial estimates, but the resulting vehicle, the Bandkanon 1, was anything but obsolete, as it often happens with...
View ArticleLB-62 Armoured Car
As the ageing T-37 and T-38 tanks were replaced with the more advanced T-40 that had a bigger machinegun, so why not do the same with armoured cars? That was the idea with the LB-62, a new armoured car...
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Ergonomics of the ST-I
The ST-I tank had some fairly interesting innovations regarding the rate and accuracy of fire, especially on the move. Let's see if the ergonomics of the tank supported this objective.The Soviet...
View ArticleTrain Rammer
"Award OrderName: Komarov, Dmitriy EvlampievichRank: Guards LieutenantPosition, unit: T-34 tank commander, 2nd Tank Battalion, 15th Guards Rechitsa Order of the Red Banner Tank Brigadeis nominated for...
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T-34 Additional Armour
T-34s with additional armour were a common sight in early 1942. However, few know that this was the second attempt to improve the armour of the T-34. Another one was made right after the start of the...
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