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Igor Sikorski, born in the Kiev Governorate in the reign of Alexander II, was already an aviation legend before the Russian Civil War saw him emigrate to the United States in 1919. Having previously designed four engine biplane airliners in the Russian Empire, and several of the flying boats ...
21.2.99. See also, Con Coughlin, “Revealed: Russia’s Secret Deal to Re-arm Saddam”,Sunday Telegraph, 14.2.99. See also the detailed exposé of the origins and implications of Iraq’s post-Gulf War attempts to covertly procure Russian missile technology: Vladimir Orlov and William C. Pott...
Red Fire is powered by a detailed and realistic simulation of Cold War-era air, naval, and ground combat. Fight against an intelligent AI which constantly adapts its strategy to ensure every game is challenging and unique. Challenge a friend in hotseat multiplayer (pass-and-play). Red Fire ...
Russian MiG-15 pilot Khabiev was credited with the interception and downing of the RB-29A. The aircraft was assigned to the 581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing and carried a crew of 14. After the attack, B-29 aircraft commander, ordered the crew to bail out. Unfortunately, three ...
Jeanne L. Wilson, Strategic Partners: Russian-Chinese Relations in the Post-Soviet Era (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2004), 93–94; Jyotsna Bakshi, “Russia-China Military Technical Cooperation: Implications for India,” Strategic Analysis24, no. 4 (2000): 633. 11. Jing-dong Yuan, “...
In the same era, North Korea continued to assert its independence – a much-needed effort after the country had vastly depended on China and the Soviet Union during the war. In 1956, during a meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, two factions made themselves ...
Red Fire is powered by a detailed and realistic simulation of Cold War-era air, naval, and ground combat. Fight against an intelligent AI which constantly adapts its strategy to ensure every game is challenging and unique. Challenge a friend in hotseat multiplayer (pass-and-play). ...
Cold War Soviet APCs BTR-50 The BTR-50 was the first mass-produced tracked and amphibious Soviet-built armored personnel carrier (APC). It was developed from the desperate need of a more mobile APC, capable of keeping up with tanks in rough terrain and be able to operate in the difficult...