A set of photos from the military equipment exhibition in Moscow (May, 2012).
Light tank T-26 with a cylindrical turret (1933-38)
Heavy tank IS-2
Self-propelled artillery weapon ISU-152.
Light tank Prague 38-T (Czech Republic)
Self-propelled artillery weapon Marder III (Germany)
75-mm self-propelled artillery weapon ArtStorm (Germany)
Medium tank T-III (Germany)
105-mm mountain howitzer of 1940 (Germany)
40-mm automatic anti-aircraft gun Bofors (Poland)
76-mm canon 1927
122-mm field howitzer 1910/30
Artillery machine gun armoured sites of an armoured train “Krasnovostochnik”
“The enemy will be defeated!”
Eu №680-96 locomotive
Eu №680-96.
Medical car
Fighter Ki-43-II (Japan)
Trophy equipment of the Soviet-Japanese war 1945
75-mm mountain gun Tip 94, 1934 (Japan)
Light Japanese tank
Medium Japanese tank
Medium Japanese tank
Light assaul tank of Japan
Trophy equipment of the Soviet-Japanese war 1945
Military road exposition
GAZ-AA and a field kitchen
Amphibian Ford GPA (USA)
Light car GAZ-67B
Flight trainer Po-2
Fighter I-15bis
Fighter Di-6
Fighter Hurricane (Great Britain)
Fighter P-63 KingCobra (USA)
Fighter Hurricane (Great Britain)
Fighter LaGG-3
Fighter Bf-109F-2 (Germany).
Flight trainer Li-2 (based on a flight Douglas DC-3 (USA))
Flight trainer Li-2
Air Forces Exposition
Trainer fighter MiG-15 UTI
Frontline multi-mission fighter MiG-17 and an interceptor SU-15TM
Bomber-fighter Su-17UM3
Bomber-fighter Su-17UM3.
Interceptor SU-15TM
Attack plane Su-25
Antisubmarine helicopter KA-25 PLO
Light multi-purpose helicopter KA-26LL
Logistic support helicopter Mi-8
Combat helicopter Mi-24D
Torpedo boat of “Kosmomolets” type
Navy fleet exposition
Navy fleet exposition
Navy fleet exposition
Artillery patrol river armoured motorboat “Shmel”
Location: Moscow
via al-grishin
why there are japan tank here
There are also lots of German weapons here, not just Japanese.
Because SSSR was in war with Japanese Empire. And, in fact, still is.
They were captured during Manchuria Offensive in September 1945. Read the description.
Oops, I meant August 1945.
Very nice.
Hello!
Very easy, during the last weeks of the WW2 the USSR started the invasion of Japanese territories (USSR agreed with the Allies to attack Japan when Germany was completely defeated).
This hardware was captured during these days among with the Kuril Islands
Regards
Because they were captured by the Soviet Union during the war with Japan.
That light tank LT-38 manufacturer is “Praga”, not “Prague” (Praga means Prague in russian, but this tan tank or the company does nothing common with capital city of Czechoslovakia). Marder III is build on the same undercarriage as LT-38, build in occupied part of former Czechoslovakia. And that medium german tank is not T-III, but Panzer III.
Actually wiseguy, for the sake of simplicity in Russian literature the names of the German tanks are shortened this way (e.g. Panzer II becomes T-II, etc), but I will have to agree with you about the 38(t) – it is very clear that the one who translated the signs from the museum is not familiar with their subjects.
Because Japan waged two wars against Russia. the first was the Nomohan incident in 1940 and the second the Russo-Japanese War of 1945. It lost both.
Very cool.
“Art Storm” first time I see this exact name. I think it Stug III.
PTC -I would say Praga company has quite a lot in common with Prague in Czechoslovakia, since it was a Prague based company
That Fighter Ki-43-II (Japan) (aka “Oscar”) is a very rare bird…
I’m surprised that some major museum has not offered a couple of million for it!
Thanks for everyone!
korea and japan are part of china!
korea and japan were tributary state of china!
Japan has never been under chinese control. The mongols tried twice in the 13th century but failed miserably.
Bofors is a Swedish cannon, not Polish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors
But it was produced in Poland under Swedish licence
And this specimen was most probably captured by Soviet troops when they attacked Poland in 1939.
Picture 7 with description 75-mm self-propelled artillery weapon ArtStorm (Germany) is SturmGeschutz (StuG), isnt it?
The paintjobs are hideous. Other than that, great to see them being cared for
GAZ-AA and a field kitchen is a very good display of items not usually preserved.