Su-25

Su-25Dvuhdverny aircraft-su-25 attack aircraft designed for direct support of troops in local conflicts under conditions of strong counteraction of the enemy air defenses. The development the design Bureau of P. O. Sukhoi began in 1968, the First flight of the aircraft. piloted by test pilot V. Ilyushin, was held on 22 February 1975 and the following year started its serial production. The first experience of combat use of the su-25 was obtained in April 1980 in Afghanistan. Subsequently, the plane was used during the suppression of the rebels in Chechnya and armed conflict in the former Soviet republics. Was exported to many foreign countries. On the basis of the airframe of the su-25 created a number of modifications, including the training of the su-25УТ, carrier-based su-25UTG, and su-25ТК. Subsequently, the su-25 came the su-39, which, in turn, served as the basis for the creation of new modifications, more fully meet modern warfare.

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MAN-MADE “PHOENIX”

HAND-MADE The main ships of the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are always ready not only to strike at the enemy, but also to reflect the Vietnam War revealed the limited capabilities of us carrier-based fighters for the conquest of the air. Assessing the first results, the management of the fleet air arm in 1965 has supported research of the company “Grumman” on the program of creating a multi-purpose carrier-based fighter and, having their priorities in this program, in July 1968, officially declared the competition for carrier-based fighter-interceptor VFX (Variable Geometry Fighter Experimental). Their proposals presented to the company “Grumman”, the “North American”. “McDonnell-Douglas, General dynamics and Ling-Temko-out”.

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FIGHTER TANKS “CENTAUR”

TANK DESTROYER In the 1980s, the Italian army had developed tactical and technical requirements for prospective family of tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles that were planned to start production after decades. It provided for the establishment of four types of such machines: main battle tank Ariete, Dardo tracked infantry fighting vehicles, multi-purpose armored car “Puma” (Puma) with the wheel formula 4×4 and 6×6 wheeled tank destroyer centaur (Centauro) with the wheel formula 8×8.

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SB

SBIn 1933 A. N. Tupolev proposed to make the Soviet analogue of “Martin”. He undertook this task, but decided it differently. His ANT-40 in no way resembled an American bomber. For maximum speed the fuselage is very compressed, completely abandoned corrugated cladding and outer charms of bombs.

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BRM “LUX” WITH TWO DRIVERS

BRM In the encyclopedic reference book “Tanks” Hagle, published in 1935, stated that “with the installation of the dual control of the military value of the vehicles… can be enhanced as they are able to reverse it, and no u-turns”. In the early years of construction of armored vehicles were produced armored cars with two drivers occupying the front and rear control stations. An example is the armored AMD White (“white”), adopted at the armament of the French army in August, 1917, or Landsverk-185 (“the land sverk-185”), produced in Sweden in 1933 and Later, in 1951, again, the French have created even armor tank destroyer Panhard EBR75 (Panar) with 75-mm cannon, which also had dual controls.

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I-17

- 17In 1933, after the purchase by the Soviet Union license on 760 HP engine “Islamo-Suiza” 12ybrs. N. N Polikarpov again returned to the idea of creating a fighter with a liquid-cooled engine. The planned armament of two synchronised ShKAS machine guns and two promising guns ShVAK (nonsynchronous) caliber 20 mm. To achieve high speed, the fuselage is compressed to the limit, causing the cockpit was very cramped. Flight tests of the first instance And-17 began in the fall of 1934, but due to the identified deficiencies was short-lived.

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BARKAS UNDER THE “WHITE SUN”

BARKAS UNDER THE The film “White sun of the desert” became a significant phenomenon in the life of our country — its popularity can be judged by how many sayings and winged expressions added to the lexicon of the Soviet people. Viewers memorable movie characters, ably played by P. Luspekaev, A. Kuznetsov, S. Mishulin, and other beautiful actors. It is worth noting that in this film in addition to animated wonderful actors played their roles and inanimate actors – one of them appeared in the film in the most dramatic of its time.

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UNDERWATER SHIPS AGAINST SUBMARINE SHIPS

UNDERWATER SHIPS AGAINST SUBMARINE SHIPSIn No. 12 last year, is dedicated to the development of the underwater of the pioneers in France, we elaborated on the competitive product engineer Mogh “pure” submarine “Z”. Although she completely lost comparative tests of the “dive” from Lobata, however, the Commission did not recognize the idea of traditional French submarine, conducting most of the time under the surface of the water, completely “buried.” And as a result of persistent Moga reward for persistence has received an order for a series of 6 units are named after precious stones.

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THE DIRECT HEIRS OF THE NAMED

THE DIRECT HEIRS OF THE NAMEDThe Germans switched to the onboard booking their light cruisers almost simultaneously with the future enemy — the British. A long series of German pronaplucan ended in 1910, when the stocks of Bremen, štětina and Wilhelmshaven laid four essentially new ships. Although they still wore the names of German cities and had only 300 — 400 tons greater displacement than the previous “Kolberg”, the differences between new and old “statov” were much more than similarities.

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BRISTOL “BLENHEIM”

BRISTOL SB was briefly the fastest bomber in the world. In June 1936 in the UK launched the “Blenheim” at about 30 km/h. This aircraft was created initially as a high-speed passenger type “142”, which had the engines “mercury”. But under the influence of his high flight data military was required to remake the car into a bomber. Prototype combat “type 142M” building did not immediately proceed to the serial production.

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