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• AMX-50

  The AMX 50 was a French tank designed in the immediate post Second World War period. It was proposed as, in succession, the French medium, heavy, and main battle tank, incorporating many advanced features. It was cancelled in the late 1950s however, due to unfavourable economic and political circumstances after serious delays in development.

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• AMX-50 Surbaissé

  During 1949-1958, three versions of the chassis were created and modified in various ways. The first is sometimes referred to in foreign literature as the AMX-50A and was designed for a lighter type of swinging turret fitted with a 100 mm gun. The second and third, often designated AMX-50B, is associated with a heavier swinging turret fitted with a 120 mm gun. In contrast, the French website "Char et blindes francais" fundamentally differentiates the versions of the prototypes according to the year of construction and the armament used.

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• Cars Süddeutsche Automobil-Fabrik Gaggenau and Benz & Cie.

  The reflection on the construction and dimensions of the load-bearing truss frame of SAF (later Benz & Cie.) Vehicles is based on a study of available photographs and technical data of Benz's commercial vehicles and armored vehicles, known by Russian nicknames: "bronenzovanyj avtobus Bjenz" or "Sjerafina" .

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• Bandkanon 1C

  The Bandkanon 1, abbreviation bkan 1 (meaning "tracked cannon 1"), was a Swedish self-propelled artillery vehicle in use with the Swedish Army from 1967 to 2003. Bkan 1 was one of the world's heaviest and most powerful self-propelled artillery vehicles in use during its service. Each shell had a weight of 47 kg and a tactical range of 28 km.

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• Burevi (220mm rocket launcher)

  The 220 mm Burevij (Hurricane) rocket launcher uses the T815-7T3RC1 8×8 Tatra chassis.

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• Czechoslovak national fuel BiBoLi

  Around 1926, a spirit gasoline, known as Bi-Bo-Li (petrol, benzene, alcohol) was introduced in the Czechoslovak Republic and later legally approved

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• Char de bataille de 40 tonnes

  Medium tank

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• CM11 "Brave tiger"

  The Army of the Republic of China relied on regular supplies of military equipment from the United States. After October 25, 1971, when the Republic of China was expelled from the United Nations and replaced by the People's Republic of China, there were also changes in diplomatic and export relations between the RoC and the United States.

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• CM12

  Taiwaneese modernization of tanks M48A3

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• Divisional General in memoriam Antonín Pavlík - part 1

  (1st part of a brief CV)

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• A Russian submarine is heading to Prague

  The sea captains are preparing a unique event with historians: the transfer of a warship from Albania to the Czech Republic

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• FV 4101 Charioteer

  Tank destroyers Charioteer should solve the inadequate equipment of the British Army with this type of weapon.

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• Italian mechanical mule for alpine shooters

  Moto Guzzi production can also boast a complicated military vehicle with singular characteristics, commissioned by the Armed Forces at the end of the 1950s. 

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• Supertanker Grace story

  04.07.2019 At night, allegedly in the territorial waters of British Gibraltar, the tanker Grace 1 was armed by a unit of the Royal Marines and the Royal Gibraltar Police and Customs. The Royal Marines flew from Britain at the request of the Gibraltar government. The ship was detained in accordance with EU regulation 32/2012 which prevents trade with Syria.

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• Kobukson (Geobukseon)

  Korean armored ship from the 16th century

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• KTO Rosomak

  The vehicle was created on the basis of the design of the Finnish company Patria Vehicles Oy model: XC-360, which was modified according to the requirements of the Polish army for the model XC-360P, in Poland named KTO Rosomak.

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• TNH light tank

  The abbreviation TNH in its original form similarly referred to the project and prototype of a tank series with the Praga TN engine, modified for use in tracked vehicles, hence the letter "H".

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• Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig (LSV)

  The Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig (LSV) is a small, open off-road vehicle that can be transported by air. It is specifically designed for, and used by, the Dutch Airmobile Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army. The LSV is nicknamed affectionately 'playmobiel' (Playmobil) by Dutch soldiers.

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• LTP (Peruvian Light Tank)

  Tanks made for export to Peru.

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• M777

  The M777 howitzer is a British towed 155 mm artillery piece in the howitzer class. It is used by the ground forces of Australia, Canada, Colombia, India, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and the United States. It was first used in combat during the US war in Afghanistan.

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• Neubaufahrzeug Ausf. A/Ausf. B

  Development of the new medium tank began in October 1932 and continued in 1933. The Reichswehr High Command entered into a contract for the development of a "heavy tractor" with Rheinmetall-Borsig and Krupp. In October 1933, the developed vehicles received the designation Neubaufahrzeug. The Rheinmetall version, produced in two pieces in 1934, was assigned the designation "Ausf. A" and three Krupp vehicles, manufactured in 1935, were assigned the designation "Ausf. B". Prototypes of tanks were similar not only in appearance, dimensions, but also armament.

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• Paris Gun

  Although this weapon is classified as a railway artillery, the railway was used only to transport to pre-built firing positions. The use of two cannons is documented and the third weapon is claimed to have been destroyed by an explosion on March 25, 1918, in which 17 people died. The shooting at Paris was conducted from pre-prepared firing positions. At least three positions were built with a circular firing range and the remaining two (three?) had a firing range of 123 °.

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• Flamethrower mine FOG-1

  FOG-1 flamethrower mines were developed for the needs of the Red Army in April 1941 and were designed to destroy manpower and enemy vehicles.

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• Praga V

  The Praga V was a heavy truck produced by the Automobile Department of the First Czech-Moravian Machine Factory in Prague-Libeň between 1911 and 1922. It was the first Praga truck of its own design. Over a thousand were built, most of them served in the Austro-Hungarian army.

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• Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) Ausf. G

  Light tank manufactured by Českomoravská strojírna (ČMS) - German: Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik (BMM) from 1939 to 1942 for the Armed Forces of the Third Reich (Wehrmacht) and SS troops (Waffen SS).

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• ISDM Remote Engineering Mining System

  This remote mining system was created on the basis of a KAMAZ car with increased payload. ISDM based on the remote installation method of minefields, which is the safest and most maneuverable, has a high degree of automation and autonomy of combat work.

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• Schneider CA

  The only country that, in addition to France, actually included Schneider in its arsenal was Spain.

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• Škoda KSÚ alias Š-III

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• Skoda MU-6

  Self-propelled armored gun

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• Skoda Sh-III

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• Soviet flamethrower tank OT-130

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• A brief dictionary of artillery terms

  Authors: Vladimír Karlický and Jiří Janoušek

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• T-26M - T-26-5 - T-126-1

  Tanks with the chassis of the Škoda system.

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• T-72M2 Moderna

  In 1994, after the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, the Martin armory brought its second modernization of the Soviet medium tank T-72, under the designation T-72 M2E "Moderna", to the Brno IDET trade fair.

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• Tatra 810 ATS

  A new medium truck that could replace the famous Prague V3S.

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• Tatra T-III

  Unsuccessful tank

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• Tch Mk. 33

  The first known Czechoslovak tankette was CL-P (Carden-Loyd-Praga), which was a Czech-Moravian variant of the British towerless tankette Carden-Loyd Mark VI (CL). Its license was purchased at the initiative of the Ministry of National Defense in 1929 by the company Českomoravská strojírna.

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• TCG Anadolu

  Anadolu (L-400) is an amphibious assault ship of the Turkish Navy that can be configured as a V/STOL aircraft carrier. It is named after the peninsula of Anatolia which forms the majority of the land mass of Turkey. The construction works began on 30 April 2016 at the shipyard of Sedef Shipbuilding Inc. in Istanbul, with the keel being laid on 7 February 2018. TCG Anadolu was commissioned with a ceremony on 10 April 2023.
  The vessel is intended to meet the various needs and requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, such as sustaining long-endurance, long-distance military combat or humanitarian relief operations, while acting as a command center and flagship for the Turkish Navy.

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• TN SPE-34

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• TN SPE-37

  Anti-demonstration armored car

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• TVC m/42

  Volvo met the Swedish army's demand for a powerful artillery tractor to replace the TVB and complement the imported Skoda model. The development of the new larger and heavier off-road vehicle used technology and experience from previously produced off-road vehicles as well as imported equipment. The vehicle was equipped with all-wheel drive, powered by a six-cylinder Scania Vabis 6N30/2 with 140 hp. Over time, the engine power was found to be insufficient and was replaced by a more powerful 180hp Volvo D96 diesel engine when the vehicles were next upgraded.

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• UGV-Pz

  The UGV-Pz unmanned reconnaissance vehicle, modelled on the TAROS 6x6 base, is designed for reconnaissance, radar reconnaissance and electronic warfare. As of 19.05.2017, the design of the autonomous 6x6 chassis platform for the MoD defence development project entitled Automated UGV-Pz unmanned ground reconnaissance vehicle was launched.

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• Stolen train

  or to whom has the train been stolen so far?
  
  In recent days, thumbnails have appeared in some media: "Did they steal the anti-aircraft train ?!" How? We will try to shed light on this in the following lines, everything is "a little" different.

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• Ural-4320 Zvezda-V

  Numerous armed conflicts outside and inside the RF have been accompanied by large-scale reprisals by insurgent and guerrilla groups. For example, over 15,000 vehicles were lost during the war in Afghanistan. Tanks and armoured personnel carriers accompanying trucks in columns did not provide sufficient protection. Therefore, modified trucks began to be used as an additional means of fire protection.

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• Vickers 6 Ton

  The British company Vickers-Armstrong developed the "Six-ton tank" for export only in two variants in single turret: Mark E Type B and the twin-tower Mark E Type A. The tanks were sold to Bolivia, Bulgaria, China, Finland, Poland, Portugal, Greece, the Soviet Union and Thailand.

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