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The AT-5 Spandrel anti-tank guided missile is a SACLOS-guided tube-launched anti-tank missile. It was developed at the same time as the AT-4 Spigot and entered service in the Soviet Union in 1974. NATO was not aware of the AT-5 Spandrel’s existence until the missile was displayed at the Red Square Parade in Moscow in November …
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The AT-4 Spigot anti-tank guided missile is a second-generation SACLOS-guided tube-launched missile. It was introduced in the Soviet Union in the early 1970s, when the missile system was known as the as the 9K111 Fagot and the missile itself was called the 9M111 Fagot. (AT-4 Spigot is the NATO reporting name.). The At-4 consists of …
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The AT-3 Sagger anti-tank guided missile is a first generation Soviet anti-tank missile that uses MCLOS (Manual Command to Line Of Sight) guidance. The operator uses a joystick to guide the missile to its target. The operator’s instructions are passed to the missile via a trailing wire. A SACLOS (Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight) …
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The AT-2 Swatter anti-tank guided missile, which was introduced by the Soviet Union in 1960, is one of the earliest of the first generation anti-tank missiles. It uses an MCLOS (Manual Command to Line Of Sight) guidance system. The operator guides the missile to its target using a joystick control. A variant of the AT-2 …
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The RPG-18 Mukha light anti-armor weapon is a disposable, telescopic shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that was adopted by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was used by the Russian Army until the 1990s. Basically a copy of the American M-72, the RPG-18 Mukha (Mukha means “fly”) is now considered obsolete. The RPG-18 weighs only 8.82 pounds …
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The RPG-7 rocket launcher is a reloadable, shoulder-fired 3.35 inch (85mm) caliber rocket launcher that was introduced by the Soviet Union in 1961. This anti-tank weapon is 39 inches (990mm) long, weighs 15.4 pounds (7kg) and uses a 4.96 pound (2.25 kg) projectile. The RPG-7 rocket launcher can be used by troops in motorized, airborne …
The M48 Patton medium tank was the most common United States tank to be used during the Vietnam War. It was involved in the only tank vs. tank battle between the US Army and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War, the Battle of Ben Het in 1969, when several M48 Patton medium tanks fought 10 …
The M41 Walker Bulldog light tank was built to replace the M24 Chaffee light tank, which was the standard light tank being used by the United States at the end of World War II. Just after the war ended, the US began developing a new light tank, the T-37. A prototype, the T-37 Phase I, …
Although it was declared obsolete in 1985, the B-10 82mm RCL is still being used by the Russian Army. It is probably being used by several other former Soviet states, as well. The B-10 recoilless rifle is a smooth bored weapon that fires fin-stabilized rounds. It fires a HEAT round with an effective range of …
The Model 1955 anti-tank gun is a Soviet weapon that is still being used by the Russian Army today. It is useful for defending against light armored and infantry attacks. When used as an anti-tank gun, the M-1955 can fire HVAP, HEAT and APHE rounds It fires 35 pound (15.9kg) APHE shells at a muzzle …
Operation Barbarossa was the German campaign to invade the Soviet Union during World War II. Hitler wanted to kill or enslave the people of Russia, and then use Russia to provide more living space for the German people, whom he considered the superior race. Operation Barbarossa commenced on June 22, 1941, when Axis forces began …
The T-28 medium tank was the first Soviet medium tank to see combat. It was designed to break though fortified defense zones. The T-28 medium tank was a three-turreted tank. The main turret – the largest of the three – housed a 0.3 inch (7.62mm) gun and a 0.3 inch (7.62 mm) DT machine …
