“CHI” MEANS “AVERAGE”

Unlike most other countries, the Japanese tank development began not with light, but with medium tanks. The first was a medium tank “2589” (see “modelist-Konstruktor” No. 1,1997), developed in 1927, based on the English tank “Vickers” MK With and experienced the Japanese “2587”. It was created on the basis of contemporary ideas about the role of tanks that had prevailed among the Japanese military, according to which the main task of the tanks was to support infantry. To the middle 1930-x years, these views have undergone a major adjustment. In particular, armor protection and mobility “2589,” was deemed insufficient. These findings formed the basis in 1936 of the technical requirements for a new medium tank. At smaller sizes, better mobility and a more powerful armor than its predecessor, he had to have the same armament — 57 mm gun and two machine guns.

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ON THE STOCKS — “MATRYOSHKA”

ON THE STOCKS — The name we gave zernoproduktovy Motorboats, which is one of the young employees of our design Bureau, Igor Kosachev, has offered to invest inside of the boat “Progress” with the big company. His proposal, he explained this “Progress” can not serve everyone; after all someone want to go fishing, someone to water-ski…

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UPS — PATH IN AVIATION

WPS — PATH TO AVIATIONSo, we are continuing in # 10 of our magazine talking about youth glider schools. More and more young boys and girls are now bosom a small silver-blue rectangular icon UPS. Wear it with pride, as proof that they’ve spread their wings and rose to the first, albeit small, step in mastering the difficult art of flying… Here is one of them in the recent past, cadet, and now an instructor-social worker Moscow city UPS, fitter machinery plant, Komsomol Sergey Kurjak. Tall blue-eyed blonde with curly hair.

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DESIGNED FOR OFF-ROAD

DESIGNED FOR OFFROADFour-wheel drive truck GAZ-63. The emergence in the early twentieth century a large number of vehicles and the subsequent rapid development of road transport has required the creation of an extensive road network. However, in many countries, including in our country, road construction clearly lagged behind the production of cars.

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