Category: Cold War
Ghosts of the East: Soviet AFVs that never existed
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
Bridging the Gap: Warsaw Pact River Crossing
During the Cold War, the Warsaw Pact armies studied the disposition of rivers in western Europe. It concluded that they would have to cross water obstacles up to 100m wide every 35 to 60km. Every 100-... Read More
FV1620 Humber Hornet
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
Shilka: The ZSU-23-4
The ZSU-23-4 entered service in 1966, as a replacement for the much less effective ZSU-57-2. The ZSU-57-2 mounted a pair of 57mm autocannons in an open-topped turret. Lacking a radar, it was a clear-w... Read More
A Tank by Any Other Name
Military vehicles are often mis-identified as tanks, even by respected media outlets. The caption for this Reuters video states that it “appears to show Syrian rebels using explosives to blow up... Read More
Quiz: A Tank by Any Other Name
This interactive quiz has been created as a companion to my “A Tank by Any Other Name” article. Using the information given there, you should be able to determine which of the following ve... Read More
Falkland Islands Defence Force
This article has also been published in the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Journal. In 1854, during the Crimean War, a volunteer unit was formed in the Falkland Islands to guard against Russia... Read More
An Ineffective System: The M247 Sergeant York
This article has also been published in the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Journal. Background In the late 1960’s, helicopters with anti-tank missiles started to be deployed, and a new t... Read More
The Sinking of INS Khukri
This article has also been published in the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Journal. On December 9th, 1971, the Indian frigate INS Khukri was sunk by the Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor. To date... Read More- 2 of 2
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