Raduga KSR-2

The Raduga KSR-2 was an air-launched, short-range cruise missile, which was in the arsenal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was designed and developed in 1958 by Raduga, which was a division of the Mikoyan-Gurevich State-run factory. It was introduced in 1962 after...

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2A3 Kondensator 2P

The 2A3 Kondensator 2P (Object 271) was a 406-mm, self-propelled, super high-power howitzer, which was in service with the Red Army between 1956 and 1960. Designed by Vasiliy Gavrilovich Grabin in 1954, it was built in the Soviet Union by the Leningrad Kirov Plant. It was specifically...

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R-17 Elbrus

The R-17 Elbrus (Scud-B) is a Russian medium-range, one-stage, ballistic missile, which was designed to attack heavily-protected command post, communication centers, and group targets with pin-point accuracy. Adopted for service in 1962, it was developed by the Soviet Union...

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Schwerer Gustav

The schwerer Gustav was an 80 cm (800-mm) railway siege gun, which was in service with the Wehrmacht during World War II. It had been designed and built by Krupp in the 1930s to attack and destroy the fortresses of the French Maginot Line in the event of war. However, when WW2...

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Rifled Artillery

Rifled artillery consists of guns whose bores are fitted with spiraling grooves to impart a stabilizing spin to the projectile to give it accuracy. The earliest pioneer of modern rifled artillery was the Italian major Giovanni Cavalli, who exhibited his first design in 1946....

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Bishop Self-Propelled Gun

The Bishop self-propelled gun was a 25-pdr (87.6mm) mobile artillery piece employed by the British and Canadian forces during World War II. It was first used in combat in North Africa in 1942 as an anti-tank gun. However, it would soon be deployed as a self-propelled artillery...

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Ballistic Vs Cruise Missile

The ballistic vs cruise missile comparison tells you there are four fundamental differences between them; their power plant, trajectory, speed, and launching platforms. However, they have two things in common; they can share the same warhead, which can be conventional (anti-bunker...

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