INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE BMP-2

INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE BMP-2A modernized version of the BMP-2 — exhibit MVSV-2006, MoscowIn the late 1950’s — early 1960-ies there has been a backlog of the USSR from Western countries in the creation of heavy tracked armored personnel carriers. During this period in the armies of NATO were adopted by M113 armored personnel carriers (USA), “Trojan” (UK), VТТ M56 (France) S-30 (Germany) did Not depart from them, and neutrals — the Swedes took his PbV302, and the Austrians — 4K3F. All these machines have a completely closed enclosure and powerful enough weapons — up to 20-mm automatic guns. Heavy tracked armored personnel carrier there were in the Soviet Army — BTR-50P (in the roof — BTR-50PCS). However, this machine, compared to its Western counterparts, had too large dimensions and very bad layout with a front of the troop compartment.

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OLD FRIEND

OLD FRIEND“Soap”, “the Hunchback”, “Fafik” — not once nicknamed little brisk Zaporozhets 965-th model. Many of us that he began his “auto” biography. Not all, however, know how motley was the story that first among the “Cossacks”.

BLUE BIRD WITH WHITE WING

The rapid slide on the icy surface of our homemade ice sailing ice boats, feathered wing-sail, in General determined the name of winter boat — “Blue bird”. It was built at the Central station of young technicians of the Moldavian SSR and was intended to teach novice boaters the art of managing sails in the winter.

SIBERIAN FLY SWATTER

SIBERIAN SWATTEREach warm season from spring to autumn throughout recorded history of human existence it bugged various harmful insects, and the stronger the closer to nature it is. And the most common of them, of course, the mosquitoes, Yes flies. Fight with them man was always and everywhere, but a complete victory is still to win could not. But it is known that even a mosquito can not give to sleep all night and flies to interfere with the work that can bring peace of mind. Therefore, a “weapon” against them (for example, an ordinary fly swatter) should always be ready and at hand.

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