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T-90 Standard Tank

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472818249

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T-90 Standard Tank by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

A highly illustrated study of the T-90, the backbone of the armoured units of Putin's Russia. In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the Russian tank industry to drop the discredited T-72 designation in favour of the T-90 Vladimir. The T-90 was in fact a further evolution of the T-72 family, but the name change represented an important break in Russian/Soviet tank design history. The T-90 has become the principal export tank of Russia, and is in service in large numbers in many countries including Algeria, India, and many of the former Soviet republics. Using detailed illustrations and full colour artwork, this book also describes the evolution of the T-90's many failed successors including the little known Bokser, Molot, and T-95, as well as its likely successor, the new T-14 Armata, and the wide range of specialized vehicles based on the T-90 chassis such as the formidable Terminator tank support vehicle.

T-80 Standard Tank

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846038655

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T-80 Standard Tank by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The history of the little-known yet controversial T-80 and its subsequent variants. The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Despite having the most sophisticated fire controls and multi-layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its turbine power plant (rather than a conventional diesel) remained a source of considerable trouble throughout its career. Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic “Black Eagle Tank.” Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial.

T-80 Standard Tank

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780961484

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T-80 Standard Tank by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The history of the little-known yet controversial T-80 and its subsequent variants. The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Despite having the most sophisticated fire controls and multi-layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its turbine power plant (rather than a conventional diesel) remained a source of considerable trouble throughout its career. Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic “Black Eagle Tank.” Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial.

Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank

Author : James Kinnear,Stephen Sewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472833327

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Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank by James Kinnear,Stephen Sewell Pdf

The menacing silhouette of the T-54 tank prowling down streets of Eastern European capitals or roaring across fields in massive exercises remains one of the most enduring images of Soviet power in the early years of the Cold War. Its sleek and unmistakable shape was a warning to any nation that wanted to stand against the USSR. Yet all of this masked a flawed, outdated design, and when T-54s began to clash with the Western armoured vehicles in proxy wars in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, they were found to be on the losing side of many of the battles. Containing over 500 stunning contemporary and modern photographs, and written by two experts on Soviet armour, this authoritative book tells the complete story of the T-54, one of the most widely produced tanks of all time, including many previously unheard of variants.

Main Battle Tank T-80

Author : Mikhail Baryatinskiy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : 0711032386

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Main Battle Tank T-80 by Mikhail Baryatinskiy Pdf

Developed from the late 1970s, the T-80 represents the final phase of Soviet tank development in the era before the break-up of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the Russian Federation and the other new states created as the Soviet Union gradually imploded. Amongst the most technologically advanced of all amour to have emerged from the old Soviet Union, the T-80 and its later variants, such as the T-90 'Black Eagle', remain central to the Russian army's armored units as well as the armies of several of the ex-Soviet states, such as the Ukraine. In addition to service with the forces of the erstwhile Soviet union, the T-80 has also found a significant place in the global market place with orders from, amongst others, Pakistan and Korea. In the third of the new 'Russian Armour' series, Mikhail Baryatinskiy provides the reader with a comprehensive account of the development and operational record of the T-80 main battle tank. Utilising photographs, line drawings and specially prepared artworks, he provides a detailed portrait of these highly successful tanks. The book includes six chapters. Chapter 1 describes the T-80's development history; chapter 2 deals with the production of the baseline diesel-engine T-80 and its subsequent modernization to T-80BV standard, a detailed structural description of the T-80B following in Chapter 3. The next chapter describes the production of the turbine-powered T-80U and its mid-life upgrade, the T-80UD. Chapter 5 gives an account of the T-80's service, including combat use by the Russian Army. Finally, Chapter 6 describes the T-80U's further development into the most advanced Russian tank of today, the T-90 'Black Eagle'. Aimed at themodeler, military historian and war-gamer, the new 'Russian Armour' series is designed to provide, probably for the first time in the English language, authoritative information on the classic Soviet tank designs of the 20th century. The series will be required reading for all those interested in the development of armored warfare over the past 100 years.

T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974–93

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472805553

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T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974–93 by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The Russian T-72 Ural tank is the most widely-deployed main battle tank of the current generation. Used by the armies of the former Warsaw pact and Soviet Union, it has also been exported in large numbers to many of the states in the Middle East. This book reveals the previously secret history behind the tank. Steven J Zaloga examines the conditions under which the T-72 was designed and produced. Technical aspects of the weapon are also discussed, including its EDZ reactive armour which, when it first appeared in December 1984, gave NATO a nasty shock.

T-64 Battle Tank

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472806291

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T-64 Battle Tank by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

An in-depth illustrated study of the T-64 Battle Tank, the Soviet Union's most secret and controversial Cold War weapon. The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armour protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. It pioneered a host of new technologies including laminate armour, stereoscopic tank rangefinders, opposed-piston engines, smooth-bore tank guns with discarding sabot ammunition, and gun-fired guided projectiles. These impressive features meant that the Russians were loath to part with the secrets of the design, and the T-64 was the only Soviet tank type of the Cold War that was never exported. Written by an armour expert, this detailed technical history sheds light on the secrets behind the Cold War's most controversial tank, revealing how its highly advanced technologies proved to be both a blessing and a curse.

The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472819093

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The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016 by Mark Galeotti Pdf

A full and authoritative illustrated history of Russia's army since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, including Air Assault and Navy ground forces. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's army has undergone a turbulent transformation, from the scattered left-overs of the old Soviet military, through a period of shocking decay and demoralization, to the disciplined force and sophisticated 'hybrid war' doctrine that enabled Vladimir Putin to seize Crimea virtually overnight in 2014. Using rare photographs and full colour images of the army in action, profiles of army leaders and defence ministers, as well as orders of battle and details of their equipment and dress, this is a vivid account of the army's troubled history and of its character, capabilities and status. Written by an internationally respected author with remarkable access to Russian-language sources and Russian veterans, this study is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the growing power of Russia's military.

M60 Main Battle Tank 1960–91

Author : Richard Lathrop,John McDonald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782004776

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M60 Main Battle Tank 1960–91 by Richard Lathrop,John McDonald Pdf

Entering service in the early 1960s, the M60 tank was in production for 23 years and formed the backbone of US Army and Marine armoured units during the Cold War. Over 15,000 were built in four basic models: the M60, M60A1, M60A2, and the M60A3. Although the M60 had been phased out of US Army service by the time Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, M60s were amongst the first Allied tanks to enter Kuwait City with the US Marines. This book examines the design and deployment of the M60, a very widely used vehicle that is still in service today.

T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1841767921

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T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004 by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The T-54 and T-55 tanks are the most widely manufactured tanks of all time. They have become ubiquitous to wars around the globe since the 1950s, starting with Hungary in 1956, and including the the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967, 1973 and 1982, the Vietnam war of 1967-75, the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88, the Afghanistan conflict, Operation Desert Storm, the Yugoslav Civil Wars, and the recent conflict in Iraq. This book will examine the roots of this prolific tank family, starting with the Soviet Army's first attempts to replace the legendary T-34 during World War II, and covering the T-43 and the T-44, the more successful T-54, and its ultimate evolution into the T-55.

T-34/76 Medium Tank 1941–45

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472805362

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T-34/76 Medium Tank 1941–45 by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The T-34 was the most influential tank design of World War 2. When first introduced into combat in the summer of 1941, it represented a revolutionary leap forward in tank design. Its firepower, armour protection and mobility were superior to that of any other medium tank of the period. This superiority did not last long. While the T-34 underwent a series of incremental improvements during 1943, it was being surpassed by new German tank designs, most notably the Panther. This title traces the life of the original T-34 through all its difficulties to eventual success.

M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849087285

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M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The Gulf War bore witness to a number of deadly encounters between these two great adversaries. Heavily armoured, highly mobile and capable of killing at over 2500m the M1 Abrams is, to this day, a veritable fighting machine. Superior to both Iraq's Soviet era T-55 and T-62 tanks, nearly all sources claim that no Abrams tank has ever been destroyed by enemy fire. Despite entering service in 1980, the M1 Abrams remained untested in combat until the Gulf War in 1991, where it was to be confronted by its archenemy the Iraqi-assembled Soviet-designed T-72. Entering production in 1971, the T-72 arguably outstripped its contemporaries in a balance of mobility, protection and firepower. By the time of Operation Desert Storm, however, the tables had turned and the tank suffered due to low quality ammunition and poorly trained crews. In this fascinating study, Steven Zaloga pits these two great fighting machines against one another, plotting the development of the Cold War until both tanks met in combat in the deserts of Iraq and Kuwait.

The World's Most Powerful Tanks

Author : Michael E. Haskew
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499465570

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The World's Most Powerful Tanks by Michael E. Haskew Pdf

The World’s Most Powerful Tanks is an expert examination of the most successful tanks of the past hundred years. Beginning with the prototype Mark V Male in 1917, the book features 52 of the best armored fighting vehicles from World War I, World War II, through the Cold War to today. Each entry is examined over two spreads and includes a brief description of the tank’s development and history, a color profile artwork, photographs, key features, and specifications tables. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, The World’s Most Powerful Tanks is a colorful guide for the military historian and military technology enthusiast.

Armor

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : MINN:30000010464505

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Armor by Anonim Pdf

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Modern Russian Tanks and AFVs

Author : Stephen Hart,Russell Hart
Publisher : Technical Guides
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-14
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : 1782748695

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Modern Russian Tanks and AFVs by Stephen Hart,Russell Hart Pdf

Modern Russian Tanks & AFVs explores the main battle tanks, armored fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled guns, and missile-launching platforms in service since Russia reorganized its armored forces in the early 1990s. Organized by type and then alphabetically by manufacturer, the entries include the Buk missile system that shot down Malaysian Airlines 777 over Ukraine in 2014. Expert profile artworks illustrate each entry, which also includes complete technical specifications.