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In late March 1994, the skies witnessed the maiden flight of Europe’s new symbol of military might: the Eurofighter Typhoon. Aircraft engineering companies from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain joined their efforts at the last stage of the Cold War to create a contemporary combat aircraft that would fit their requirements. They couldn’t pick any of the available foreign offers for reasons of pricing, quality, or politics, so the only remaining thing was to design their own machine.
Since the dawn of aviation, the power plant has always been a key component of any aircraft. Sometimes, engineers would even design not an engine for a plane, but a plane for an engine — like with the very first jet fighters. Today, we’re here to tell you about the most outstanding aircraft engines in our game.
With the introduction of the “Fire and Ice” update, it’s time for a new battle-pass season – “Smell of Victory”. Starting with the 26th of October, you can fight your way to a free premium vehicle by playing games and completing tasks, and there are two more premium vehicles waiting for you if you purchase the battle-pass for 2,000 Golden Eagles – and that’s without mentioning all sorts of smaller rewards like boosters, fiery decals, decorators… and one very unusual “bomb”.
The US Army joined the Korean war with a rich experience of World War 2 behind its back. The command knew perfectly well how important it was to have a mobile self-propelled howitzer on the battlefield, and the Chaffee-based M41 that they had in service provided unsatisfactory protection for its crew. Besides, the M24 chassis was on the verge of becoming obsolete.
In the late 1980s, after extensive experimentation, Soviet engineers equipped a prototype BMP-3 with a dual weapon configuration consisting of a 100-mm gun/launcher and a 30-mm 2A72 autocannon. While the 2A72 shared the caliber of the BMP-2’s gun, its simplified design and reduced rate of fire made it a better fit for light vehicles. Once the BMP-3 entered mass production, many of its innovative features sparked debates, but the dual weapon system definitely stood the test of time. By the late 1990s, China acquired the license for this successful design, and in the 2000s, Russian engineers developed the modern ‘Bakhcha-U’ combat module for a new generation of BMPs, with improved fire control systems.
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