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Garford-Putilov Armoured Cars were produced in Russia during the First World War (starting with 1915). They were built on the frames of Garford Motor Truck Co. lorries imported from the United States. In 1909, the Garford Motor Truck Company was established in Elyria, Ohio, a small town 30 miles outside Cleveland. By June 1912, the […]

The Russian BMR-3M is a T-90 hull with the turret replaced with a superstructure housing the crew and other mine clearing equipment. Attached to the front of the vehicle are two arms each with solid steel wheels that whilst driving over mines, their weight detonates them and thanks to their thickness are not damaged, allowing […]

A typical example of a Soviet styled wheeled APC is the BTR-80. The BTR-80 is a 30,000 pound (13.6 tonne) 8×8 wheeled APC which is approximately 25 feet (7.7 meters) long, 9.5 feet (2.9 meters) wide and 8 feet (2.4 meters) high. Operated by a crew of three with a driver, commander and gunner the […]

The Cold War does not have a definitive start and end. It is defined as the period from the end of the Second World War (known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War) to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 with some relevant to the “New Cold War”. The Soviet military […]

T-64 The T-64 design introduced some radical changes from previous designs, which led to multiple problems. The engine, transmission, suspension, and automatic loader were all unreliable. It is powered by a 5TDF multi-fuel engine using opposing pistons, making it relatively small. Main armament is a 115mm 2A21 smoothbore gun with an automatic loader and coincidence […]