GAZ-66

GAZ-66

CountrySoviet Union
Topic4×4 military truck
ProducedUnknow
BuiltUnknow

The GAZ-66 is a Soviet and later Russian 4×4 all-road (off-road) military truck produced by GAZ. It was one of the main cargo vehicles for motorized infantry of the Soviet Army and is still employed in former Soviet Union countries. It is nicknamed shishiga (шишига) shehsherik (шешерик) trueman (in Siberia). The GAZ-66 has gained legendary status in many countries around the world due to its reliability, simplicity and off-road capability. Thanks to standard features, such as a front-mounted winch, Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) and self-locking differentials, the GAZ-66 is extremely popular worldwide with armed forces and off-road enthusiasts. Production ceased in 1999, with the GAZ-3308 being produced instead.

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BTR-152

BTR-152

CountrySoviet Union
TopicArmored personnel carrier
Produced1950-1959
In service1950-1990s
Built15000+

The BTR-152 (also known as BTR-140) was a non-amphibious Soviet wheeled armored personnel carrier (БТР, from Бронетранспортер/Bronetransporter, literally “armoured transporter”) †) that entered Soviet service in 1950. By the early 1970s, it had been replaced in the infantry vehicle role by the BTR-60. However, it remained in service in the Soviet Army and the Russian Army until 1993 in a variety of other roles. It was also exported to many Third World countries.

BTR-152V1 (1957) – Received night vision equipment, winch, open top and improved external tires pressure regulation system.

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BTM-3

CountrySoviet Union
RoleMilitary trenching machine
DesignedUnknow

The BTM-3 (Russian: БТМ-Bisztrohodnaja transejnaja Быстроходная траншейная машина/machine, Hungarian: reasonable árokoló machine), manufactured in the Soviet Union military trenching machine. Not more than 1.5 m depth and the responsibility of 1.1 m wide (marks) rapid excavation of trenches. Rocky soil didn’t apply.

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Su-101 Uralmash

Su-101 Uralmash

CountrySoviet Union
RoleSelf-propelled gun (prototype)
Designed1944-1945

The Uralmash-1 (Уралмаш-1) was a Soviet prototype self-propelled gun developed during World War II. It was a turretless, tracked armoured fighting vehicle designed by the Yekaterinburg-based Uralmash design bureau (UZTM) between autumn 1944 and spring 1945. It used the chassis of the T-44 medium tank and was intended to replace the SU-100 which itself had only entered service with the Red Army in late 1944. Two prototypes of the Uralmash-1 with different armament were built in early 1945, one with the 100 mm D-10 tank gun, the other with the 122 mm D-25S tank gun. While mass production was initially recommended, the end of the war with Germany in May 1945 eventually caused the project to be cancelled due to lack of necessity. If the Uralmash-1 had entered service, the 100 mm variant would have been designated SU-101 (СУ-101) while the 122 mm variant would have been designated SU-102 (СУ-102), in accordance with Soviet military nomenclature, where the “SU”-label stood for Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, or self-propelled gun.

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BREM-1

CountrySoviet Union
RoleArmoured repair and recovery vehicle

An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is an armoured vehicle used during combat for recovery or repair of battle-damaged and inoperable armoured fighting vehicles. The term “Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle” (ARRV) is also used. The Russian acronym BREM (cyr. БРЭМ) stands for “бронированная ремонтно-эвакуационная машина”, literally “armoured repair and recovery vehicle”. BTS-2 (T-54 Chassis) BTS-4A (T-54 Chassis) BREM-1 (T-72 Chassis) BREM-2 (BMP-1 Chassis) BREM-L (BMP-3 Chassis) BREM-K (BTR-80 Chassis) BREM-80U (T-80U Chassis)

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Alouette III

Alouette III

CountryFrance
RoleLight utility helicopter
Produced1961-1985
Built2000+

The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as the HAL Chetak, by Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania as the IAR 316 and F+W Emmen (de) in Switzerland. The Alouette III is the successor to the Alouette II, being larger and having more seating.

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BMP-2

BMP-2

CountrySoviet Union
RoleInfantry fighting vehicle
Produced1980–present
In Service1980–present

The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты; infantry combat vehicle) is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.

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Vought F4U-1A Corsair

Vought F4U Corsair

CountryUSA
RoleCarrier-based fighter-bomber
Produced1942–53
Number built12571

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought’s manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53)

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BM-13

CountrySoviet Union
RoleMultiple rocket launcher
In service1939–present
Produced1939–present

The Katyusha multiple rocket launcher (Russian: Катю́ша; IPA: [kɐˈtʲuʂə] (About this sound listen)) is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target area more quickly than conventional artillery, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. They are fragile compared to artillery guns, but are inexpensive, easy to produce, and usable on any chassis. The Katyushas of World War II, the first self-propelled artillery mass-produced by the Soviet Union, were usually mounted on ordinary trucks. This mobility gave the Katyusha, and other self-propelled artillery, another advantage: being able to deliver a large blow all at once, and then move before being located and attacked with counter-battery fire. Katyusha weapons of World War II included the BM-13 launcher, light BM-8, and heavy BM-31. Today, the nickname is also applied to newer truck-mounted post-Soviet – in addition to non-Soviet – multiple rocket launchers, notably the common BM-21 Grad and its derivatives.

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BM Smerch

BM-30 Smerch

CountrySoviet Union
RoleMultiple rocket launcher
In service1989–present
Produced1989–present

The BM-30 Smerch (Russian: Смерч, “whirlwind”), 9K58 Smerch or 9A52-2 Smerch-M is a Soviet heavy multiple rocket launcher. The system is designed to defeat personnel, armored, and soft targets targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots. It was created in the early 1980s and entered service in the Soviet Army in 1989. When first observed by the West in 1983, it received the code MRL 280mm M1983. It is expected to be superseded by the 9A52-4 Tornado

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