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Tag: USSR

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
Photograph of Afghan soldiers loading a 73mm SPG-9

Soviet 73mm SPG-9 Kopye Recoilless Gun

Posted on 7th January 202019th October 2020 by Russell Phillips
Introduced in the late 1960s, the SPG-9 was a light anti-tank gun mounted on a tripod. It had a four-man crew, and could be carried by two soldiers.... 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

Weapons and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact now in paperback and hardback

Posted on 30th September 201912th October 2019 by Russell Phillips
After some difficulties and delays, I’ve finally managed to create a compendium paper edition of the first three books in my Weapons and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact series. It is now available in p... Read More
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New Book: The Bear’s Claws

Posted on 12th September 201912th September 2019 by Russell Phillips
I read both fiction and non-fiction, but until recently, I’d only ever written non-fiction. A while ago, a writer friend and I decided it would be interesting to work on a project together. The ... Read More
Soviet Big 7 mug

Military History Merchandise

Posted on 5th September 2019 by Russell Phillips
I’ve started a range of military history-themed merchandise, which you can get from Redbubble. There are four designs so far, including one inspired by the 1970s US Army “Soviet Big 7̶... Read More
MT-12 firing

Soviet 100mm T-12 & MT-12 Anti-Tank Gun

Posted on 11th March 201926th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
The T-12 was developed as a replacement for the D-48 85mm anti-tank gun, and was the first smoothbore anti-tank gun to enter service, in 1961. The decision to adopt a smoothbore barrel led to improved... Read More

M65 “Atomic Annie” Was Not The Only Nuclear Gun

Posted on 28th November 201813th January 2022 by Russell Phillips
Recently, I saw a link to an Atlas Obscura article about the M65 “Atomic Annie”. The M65 was a US 280mm artillery gun that could fire nuclear ammunition. The article claims that it was the world... Read More

Weapons and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact – Ebook box set now available

Posted on 10th October 20188th October 2018 by Russell Phillips
I’m happy to announce that I’ve just released an ebook of the first three books in the Weapons and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact series. If you haven’t already bought the ebooks, this... Read More
Artillery of the Warsaw Pact book cover

Artillery of the Warsaw Pact now available

Posted on 22nd August 201822nd August 2018 by Russell Phillips
I’m happy to announce that Artillery of the Warsaw Pact, the third book in my Weapons and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact series, has been released. Artillery of the Warsaw Pact provides a compelli... Read More
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A Fleet in Being: Austro-Hungarian Warships of WW1

A Fleet in Being: Austro-Hungarian Warships of WW1
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