Pe-2 was originally designed as twin engine, high altitude and long range fighter. Later the requirements for design were changed and Pe-2 was modified to dive bomber. After the tests conducted in short term the aircraft was directed to mass pr...
A lot of Pe-2 airplanes were equipped with ski undercarriage during the winter of 1941-42. Reliability of ski fastening and durability of the lockers were sufficient. But the speed of plane reduced by 34km per hour. Besides that the original Pe...
The FT machine gun turret with more powerful 12,7mm BT heavy machine gun system was developed for the aircraft navigator. It was installed on all Pe-2 since 87 series. Aircraft equipped with heavy machine gun were firstly used in April 1942 at ...
As the first PB-100 was rolled out it was renamed in Pe-2. The first five aircraft were produced in such a hurry that they were built with the armament in mock-up form, and were used to test and improve the concept of the Pe-2.
Pe-2 dive-bombers became the most numerous aircraft of this class on Eastern Front in 1943. The aircraft were in service by Soviet AF regiments from Barents to the Black seas. 853 planes took part in famous Kursk battle.
1648 M10 Self-propelled guns were delivered to Great Britain under Lend-lease program during WWII. They were nicknamed "Achilles" by the Brits. To improve their combat capabilities they were rearmed with 17-pounder gun. Two versions e...
This gun was intended for destroying of tanks and to reach the other armor goals and also for destroying of weaponry and alive forces of enemy. Antitank gun was tested for the first time at the battles at Kurskaya duga. It proved to be one of the bes...
This gun was intended for fight with tanks and mobile complex facilities, for destroying of guns and alive forces of enemy. It was able to fire with all the samples of 76mm bullets, that were used by the Red Army. It proved to be the most frequently ...
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