INTELLECTUAL SAU “MSTA-S”

SMART ACS Changed by the early 1980s, the concept of action of artillery on the battlefield demanded not only “increase its power, range, maneuverability.” The foundations were laid for integrated automation of process of firing via a combination of reconnaissance and communication systems and data processing; design and creation of “smart” artillery of the samples.

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IT ALL STARTED WITH AMO

The Italian FIAT 15 Ter, a prototype of the Soviet AMO-f 15IT ALL STARTED WITH AMOOn the night of November 1, 1924, the workers took the first car entirely manufactured in the factory AMO. One of the mechanics, bent his head low in front of the radiator with the Soviet, and not a foreign brand, spun winding the handle-and AMO-F15 No. 1 came to life. A few laps in the factory yard did then this… not even a car, and naked – without a body and cabin – chassis with inverted box on the frame instead of the seat.

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A WEAPON OF LAST HOPE

WEAPONS of LAST resortthe SPECIAL ASSAULT AIRCRAFT of JAPAN. By early 1945, the Japanese military-political leadership was aware that sooner or later we should expect the allied invasion to the territory of Japan proper. This understanding has penetrated all layers of Japanese society. The bombing of cities and industrial enterprises were conducted daily, and the armed forces of the Empire fought desperately, pressed on all fronts.

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“FLYING TANKS”

We are not talking about armored planes-fighter planes or combat helicopters, and about real tanks on the tracks. But with wings. It came up in the early 1930s, American designer Walter Christie’s tanks. He proposed to attach to the tank wings and tail, and his powerful motor to make spin the propeller.

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“WAGTAIL” IS THE AUTOGYRO FOR THE SUBMARINE

The first and most important work on the rotating propeller to generate lift forces were made in the period between the world wars. Thus, it was found that the spinning rotor can generate lift force, maintaining its rotation from the incoming flow. Any drive to the rotor in this case was not needed. This mode is called “autorotation”. Its use allowed the Spanish designer Juan de La Cierva to invent the autogyro.

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“ODNOTONNYMI” VITO: VAN AND BUS

In 1995, at the presentation of the family Mercedes-Benz SPRINTER representatives of the company announced that it starts an active attack on the European market with their trucks. According to the plans, within three years have been fully updated types of vehicles designed to operate on European roads. So, after “polutoratonny” SPRINTER van appeared “odnotonnymi” VITO.

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FIGHTER RECONNAISSANCE Yak-27R

FIGHTER RECONNAISSANCE Yak-27RBy the middle of 1950-ies the main front-line reconnaissance aircraft was considered to be Il-28R. But the car, excellent in all respects, by the time against the backdrop of recent supersonic fighters became morally obsolete. Created at the same time, the Yak-25P, although outnumbered, “Il”, but the requirements of the military on the prospective scout is also not satisfied. In this situation, OKB A. S. Yakovlev proposed to develop a supersonic fighter-scout with engines AM-9F (RD-9F). The government and the military supported the proposal and in March 1956 was signed the corresponding decree.

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SCOUTS BATTLE

SCOUT BATTLEAt the initial stage of the Second world war, tasks of intelligence in the interest of armored and motorized units of the Wehrmacht did pretty well armored. Their use in this role was promoted as an extensive road network of Western Europe, and the absence of the enemy’s massive anti-tank defense (PTI).

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