Operation Barbarossa between Myth and Reality
These extraordinary results of the OKH (Oberkommando das Heeres, the High Command of the German Army), the rapid advance and the large number of Soviet prisoners, followed by a sudden…
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Mi-24 Hind: The Hungry Crocodile and why the Russian Mi-24 Hind is still a badass, from Afghanistan to Syria.
Mi-24 Hind: The Hungry Crocodile and why the Russian Mi-24 Hind is still a badass, from Afghanistan to Syria. The Russian Mi-24 Hind Deployed from 1972 onward, 42 variants have…
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Moscow and Ankara fail to reach a compromise on Syria. What Will Happen Next?
Talks have been ongoing for several days between Turkish and Russian diplomats at the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow. However, earlier on today, Erdogan announced that no compromise had been…
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Russian Anti-Stealth Radars
Russian anti-stealth radars. Moscow is more often than not publicly dismissive of stealth technology. In Russia, American stealth aircraft are often presented in the press as a gimmick. Yet, at the same time, Russia has been developing a multitude of anti-stealth radars and sensors. So, in private at least, they seem to actually pay attention to low observable planes and drones…
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Low flying Su-25 Frogfoot keeping an eye on the convoy in Syria, just like it did in Afghanistan in the 1980s. This is why the Su-25 Frogfoot is still a badass.
Flashback. It looks like a scene out of Afghanistan in the 1980’s when the Soviet were there, with a road convoy protected by low flying Frogfoot on overwatch. But those…
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Voyage of the Damned: The Last (Only) ride of the Russian Second Pacific Squadron.
The Battle of Tsushima was only the final act in an ill fated voyage that was poorly planned and conceived in an desperate attempt to relieve the Russian fleet trapped in the Pacific.
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Project 23000E Shtorm
Project 2300E Shtorm. Are we really going to see a 100,000 tons aircraft carrier being built and operated by the Russian Navy ?
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Analysis of the Russo-Georgian war of 2008
On the 7th of August 2008, Georgia's president Mikheil Saakashvili, a known risk taker and political..
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World War 3 Has Begun – In Syria
"World War 3" has started; because nuclear weapons are not involved, nobody appears to have noticed. Syria is a mess, we uncover the crisis.
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Kirov Class Battle Cruisers & Now Only Two Will Remain, Sadly.
Those 827 feet / 252 meters ships were filled to the brim with weapons: 20 long-range anti-ship missiles, 96 long-range AA missiles with anti-ballistic capabilities, 40 medium range AA missiles…
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