Description In the spring of 1940, the quiet fields of France awoke to thunder. Across the Ardennes rolled the steel tide of the Wehrmacht - swift, relentless, unstoppable. In a...
Description Designed during World War II, the 120-PM-43 mortar was such a successful weapon that is was adopted and copied by the Soviet Union's enemies such as Germany, Finland, Romania,...
Description The Soviet 160mm M-160 mortar is a smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar. It is an improved version of the 160mm M1943 mortar that saw service World War II with...
Description The BTR-152 armoured trucks have made the Motor Rifle Battalions of the Soviets truly motorised, letting the riflemen ride in their own dedicated transports, no longer having to rely...
Description The BTR-50 (Bronetransporter 1950, or armoured transporter 1950) is a tracked amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) based on the PT-76 light tank chassis. It weighs 15 tons and is...
Description Some Soviet heavy tank battalions are still armed with the IS-3, rather than the T-10M. The IS-3 caused significant alarm in the West when introduced in 1945 due to...
