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Armoured trains of the Russian army in the Great War
The first armored train of the Russian army was built already at the beginning of August 1914, i.e. at the very beginning of combat operations, by the 9th Railway Battalion in Tarnopol. Interesting is that a number of its elements came from the enemy. Initially consisted of captured Austrian locomotives fitted with armour, and three cars, one with gun and two with machine-guns. This whole armament came from the loot captured from the enemy.
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Zhukov's nuclear exercise
In Tockij training space of Souther Ural military district is a memorial plaque with the inscription: “In September 1954, tactical manoeuvres of the troops under the leadership of Marshal of the Soviet union G.K. Zhukov took place on the territory of the training area. On any military firing range exercises are carried out almost continuously, but to a memory of just this one there is the framed commemorative plate.
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Lightning in the sky 03 - P-38 Lightning - What was he like?
There were many articles about aircraft P-38 Lightning. Some reviews weren't too flattering. Unfortunately, some of these allegations survive to this day.