Another Soviet armored train, early-model T-34 turrets and just a guess but maybe a T-60 turret??
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MBV-2 Armoured Train
Built:- 1938 Manufacturer:- Kirov Plant, Leningrad Total Production:- 2 Main Armament:- Initially 2No 76.2mm KT-28 cannons in T-28 tank turrets. This was later upgraded to a pair of L-11 / F-34 guns from T-34 Medium tanks, also 76.2mm. The MBV-2 trains were generally deployed as ranged fire support weapons or as deterrents along key fronts. Their firepower was capable of stopping any light or medium-armoured German tanks throughout the war, making them a credible threat. Although the extensive Soviet rail network meant that they were not particularly restricted on location, the amount of armament, armour and ammunition made them extremely heavy which meant careful planning to avoid lighter routes. They could also serve in the static defence role if required. Saved for preservation after WW2, it is now on display in Area 1 of the Patriot Museum Complex. Park Patriot, Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
MBV-2 Armoured Train
Built:- 1938 Manufacturer:- Kirov Plant, Leningrad Total Production:- 2 Main Armament:- Initially 2No 76.2mm KT-28 cannons in T-28 tank turrets. This was later upgraded to a pair of L-11 / F-34 guns from T-34 Medium tanks, also 76.2mm. The MBV-2 trains were generally deployed as ranged fire support weapons or as deterrents along key fronts. Their firepower was capable of stopping any light or medium-armoured German tanks throughout the war, making them a credible threat. Although the extensive Soviet rail network meant that they were not particularly restricted on location, the amount of armament, armour and ammunition made them extremely heavy which meant careful planning to avoid lighter routes. They could also serve in the static defence role if required. Saved for preservation after WW2, it is now on display in Area 1 of the Patriot Museum Complex. Park Patriot, Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
MBV-2
Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the MBV-2 including pictures.
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That definitely looks to be the same model of armored train. Nice
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Col. Gen. KonstantÃn Rokossovski (1896/1968) in the gondola of an observation balloon, 1945.
Doing some research....
"The first decisive use of a balloon for aerial warfare was performed by the French Aerostatic Corps using the aerostat l’Entreprenant ("The enterprising one") at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794."
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"The first decisive use of a balloon for aerial warfare was performed by the French Aerostatic Corps using the aerostat l’Entreprenant ("The enterprising one") at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794."
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Writer Ilya Ehrenburg (1891/1967) with army newspaper staff, Aug 1943. Ehrenburg was among the most prolific and notable authors of the Soviet Union; he published around one hundred titles.
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During the siege of Leningrad, Russian soldiers prepare bombing balloons for deployment.
Did those balloons do any good?
I wouldn't have thought that in WWII they could get them up high enough to bother the heavy bombers.
Maybe to discourage dive bombing and strafing?
What Gunner said … to stop Stukas and fighter strafing.
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Some Soviet female traffic controllers pose for photographs in Berlin at the end of the war.
I don't know, maybe it's me, but the one sitting down seems to have a bit of the devil in her eye.
The one on the far left looks like...she would!