T-64 Battle Tank - The Cold War's Most Secret Tank

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II . He currently lives in Maryland, USA. Klappentext The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armor protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. It pioneered a host of sophisticated new technologies including laminate armor, stereoscopic tank rangefinders, opposed-piston engines, smooth-bore tank guns with discarding sabot ammunition, and gun-fired guided projectiles. These impressive features meant that the Russians were loath to part with the secrets of the design, and the T-64 was the only Soviet tank type of the Cold War that was never exported. Written by an armor expert, this detailed technical history sheds light on the secrets behind the Cold War's most controversial tank, revealing how its highly advanced technologies proved to be both a blessing and a curse. An in-depth study of the T-64 Battle Tank, the Soviet Union's most secret and controversial Cold War weapon. Zusammenfassung The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armour protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. This book sheds light on the secrets behind the Cold War's most controversial tank, revealing how its highly advanced technologies proved to be both a blessing and a curse. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Design & Development Operational History Bibliography Index ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Steven Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Con la collaborazione di: Ian Palmer (Illustrazione), Adam Tooby (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781472806284
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-0628-4
• Pagine: 48
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 248 mm x 3 mm
• Serie: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Categorie: Libri scolastici; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Modern warfare, USSR, Soviet Union, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, The Cold War, Tanks & military land vehicles, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Weapons and equipment, Land forces and warfare