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Category: AFV

Photograph of a BREM-1

The Soviet BREM-1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle

Posted on 12th January 202118th January 2021 by Russell Phillips
In contrast to the German army during the Second World War, the Soviet army did not have specialised recovery vehicles or tactics for using them. They started to experiment with their use at the end o... Read More
Tetrarch light tank

The Tetrarch was not designed as an airborne tank

Posted on 13th November 202016th January 2021 by Russell Phillips
The British A17 Tetrarch light tank is best known for its role in Operation Overlord, where they landed in Hamilcar gliders in support of the airborne troops. It’s often said that the Tetrarch w... Read More

Transporting The Bear: Vehicles In The Bear’s Claws

Posted on 15th October 201915th October 2019 by Russell Phillips
Rakovich’s Ride: The BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle In The Bear’s Claws, the main character, Praporshchik Vladislav Rakovich, rides in a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle. Like an armoured ... Read More
Strv 103

The Swedish Strv 103 (S-Tank)

Posted on 9th October 201826th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
Development of the Stridsvagn 103 began in 1958, led by Bofors. A contract was awarded in 1959 for two prototypes, followed by a pre-production order from the Swedish army for 10 vehicles in mid 1960.... Read More

Czech vzor 77 Dana SP Gun-Howitzer

Posted on 11th July 201826th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
In the late 1970s, Czechoslovakia began development of a wheeled 152mm self-propelled gun-howitzer. The result was the vzor 77 Dana, which entered service with the Czech army in 1981. It had an eight-... Read More
FV4401 Contentious

FV4401 Contentious: Britain’s S-Tank?

Posted on 25th April 201826th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
In the 1950s, the British army investigated the possibility of a main battle tank weighing around 20-30 tons. Named the FV4401 Contentious, it was part of Project Prodigal, which eventually led to the... Read More
BMD-2 airborne combat vehicle

Soviet Military Innovation in the Cold War

Posted on 10th January 201826th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
During the Cold War, there was a tendency in the West to believe that the Soviet system, and in particular the Soviet army, could not innovate. It was sometimes assumed that innovation was the sole pr... Read More
Artist's impression of the NST (Next Soviet Tank)

Ghosts of the East: Soviet AFVs that never existed

Posted on 18th October 201726th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
During the Cold War, both sides did what they could to hide the capabilities of their military equipment. As Sun Tzu advised, “A military operation involves deception. Even though you are compet... Read More
Humber Hornet

FV1620 Humber Hornet

Posted on 16th March 201626th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
The FV1620 Humber Hornet was an early British ATGM carrier, which mounted two Malkara missiles on a vehicle based on a Humber Pig armoured lorry chassis. The missiles were carried on a retractable boo... Read More
Tetrarch light tank

In defence of the Tetrarch

Posted on 29th July 201526th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
Yesterday, Bovington Tank Museum posted a photo on their Facebook page, of a Tetrarch light tank being loaded onto a Hamilcar glider. I don’t mind admitting that I have something of a soft spot ... Read More
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