Secret and special weapons in Showa Japan. This article refers to plans for the incorporation and development of special or secret weapons in Imperial Japan during the first part of the Showa era, for the Second Sino-Japanese war and World War II, that were originally hidden from public knowledge to protect their efficacy. Weapons prohibited by the Geneva Protocol were of specific interest to Japan, since it was thought that if a weapon was banned then it must be particularly effective. The United States and Germany are more famous for their development of special weapons, but Japan and Russia to a lesser extent both pursued weapons development.
Japanese army interests in development of secret weapons[edit] With the reinforcement of the defenses of the homeland, a strong desire arose within Imperial General Headquarters to improve the military situation by the invention of Special or Secret weapons for decisive combat. At Japanese Army schools, the students were not very well trained in science and technology.
Nakajima J8N-1 Kikka. Samsung SGR-A1. The Samsung SGR-A1 is a South Korean military robot sentry designed to replace human counterparts in the demilitarized zone at the South and North Korea border.[1][2] It is a stationary system made by Samsung defense subsidiary Samsung Techwin. History[edit] In 2006, Samsung Techwin announced a $200,000, all weather, 5.56 mm robotic machine gun and optional grenade launcher to guard the Korean DMZ. It is capable of tracking multiple moving targets using IR and visible light cameras, and is under the control of a human operator. The Intelligent Surveillance and Guard Robot can "identify and shoot a target automatically from over two miles (3.2 km) away. " The robot, which was developed by a South Korean university, uses "twin optical and infrared sensors to identify targets from 2.5 miles (4 km) in daylight and around half that distance at night. " It is also equipped with communication equipment (a microphone and speakers), "so that passwords can be exchanged with human troops.
" Sentry gun. Chinese J-18 vertical takeoff and landing platform. China is developing J-18 vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in response to Taiwan's procurement of U.S. F-35B VTOL fighter possibilities. China's aviation industry has begun testing a small aircraft for short-range vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. PLA Navy's power projection ambitions are lofty, so there may be development of its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL ) or vertical and short landing (V / STOL) aircraft. Taiwan is currently in beta stage of a VTOL aircraft of the United States interested in the PLA Navy fighter R & D similar move may be a response to this. The new aircraft was named "J -18", "and the Russian Su -33 fighter similar to the carrier.
" Currently, the United States is also actively promote the F-35B fighter project. Similarly, the only other fighter who filled out - the Soviet Navy seventies and eighties of last century did not exist already driven Yak-38 aircraft - due to limited range and payload, almost unable to play a role. J -18 fighter. Russia at Chinese Airshow. From 16 to 21 November 2010 the Rosoboronexport State Corporation will take part in the eighth International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition Airshow China 2010. The Corporation regards the exhibition as a step towards strengthening military-technical cooperation with China.
This year about 40 models of armaments and military equipment for the Air Force and Air Defense and 10 civilian and dual-use products are on display at its stand. China remains one of the most important Russian partners, despite some decrease in China’s share of Russian exports. Active cooperation in the field of aircraft and air defense equipment is going on. "We hope to hold talks during the exhibition, which will give new impetus to the rapid development of military-technical cooperation between the two countries. At Rosoboronexport stand, the participants and visitors to Airshow China 2010 will be able to get acquainted with the latest models of Russian air materiel. Dark side of future for China. Although China is developing rapidly, is becoming the world's second largest economy and military strength has also increased rapidly, some experts believe that by 2020 the Chinese army will be able to solve global tasks without only regional nature of the task.
But China is also in the development of a number of major strategic weaknesses. Russian experts believe that China's development is very similar in many respects the year of Germany, faced with the need to expand living space dilemma. Extensive development of modern China, a large consumption of external resources, manufacturing, industrial goods sold abroad. In order to avoid collapse, China must maintain regular growth, this consumes more and more external resources. Once you stop growing, they begin to gradually collapse. R-36 (missile) The R-36 (Russian: Р-36) is a family of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and space launch vehicles designed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The original R-36 was produced under the Soviet industry designation 8K67 and was given the NATO reporting name SS-9 Scarp.
The later version, the R-36M was produced under the GRAU indices designations 15A14 and 15A18 and was given the NATO reporting name SS-18 Satan. This missile was viewed by certain U.S. analysts as giving the Soviet Union first strike advantage over the U.S., particularly because of its very heavy throw weight and extremely large number of re-entry vehicles. Some versions of the R-36M were deployed with 10 warheads and up to 40 penetration aids and the missile's high throw-weight made it theoretically capable of carrying more warheads or penetration aids.
Contemporary U.S. missiles, such as the Minuteman III, carried up to three warheads at most. Dnepr inside silo Rocket nozzles of SS-9 Scarp R-36. ТОС-1А_Буратино_на_репетиции_парада_4.5.2010.jpg (JPEG Image, 3856x2569 pixels) - Scaled (33. S-400 (SAM) The S-400 uses three different missiles to cover its entire performance envelope. These are the extremely long range 40N6, long range 48N6 and medium range 9M96 missile. Each one has different capabilities. The development of the S-400 system began in the late 1990s. The system was formally announced by the Russian Air Force in January 1999. On 12 February 1999, the first tests were performed at Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan which were reported successful. As a result of this, the S-400 was scheduled for deployment in the Russian army in 2001.[2] In 2003 it first became apparent that the system was not ready for deployment, but in August two high-ranking military officials expressed concerns that the S-400 was being tested using 'obsolete' interceptors from the S-300P and concluded that it was not ready for production.[2] Finally the completion of the project was announced in February 2004.
The 30К6Е control system can control:[5] Types of target:[18] On February 8, 2008, Lt. Current: Potential: Hoplophobia. Hoplophobia is a neologism, originally coined to describe an "irrational aversion to firearms, as opposed to justified apprehension about those who may wield them. "[1] It is sometimes used more generally to describe the "fear of guns"[2][3] or the "fear of armed citizens. "[4] Creation[edit] Firearms authority and writer Jeff Cooper claims to have coined the word in 1962 to describe what he called a "mental aberration consisting of an unreasoning terror of gadgetry, specifically, firearms. " The term was constructed from the Greek ὅπλον - hoplon, meaning, amongst other things, "arms,"[6] and φόβος - phobos, meaning "fear Medical status[edit] Hoplophobia is not a phobia listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association.
The meaning and usage ascribed by Cooper falls outside of the definition of a phobia used by the DSM. See also[edit] [edit] Jump up ^ Cooper, Jeff (1990). Scout rifle. The Scout Rifle is a class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s. A lifelong student of small arms, and recognized expert in the field, Cooper realized that rifles in the late 20th century differed little from those made one hundred years before, and that advances in metallurgy, optics and plastics could make the rifle a handy, light instrument "that will do a great many things equally well...
" "The general-purpose rifle will do equally well for all but specialized hunting, as well as for fighting; thus it must be powerful enough to kill any living target of reasonable size. If you insist upon a definition of 'reasonable size,' let us introduce an arbitrary mass figure of about 1,000 lb (454 kg). "[1] Defining characteristics[edit] Drawing inspiration from several sources, specifically the Austrian Mannlicher-Schönauer of 1903 and the Winchester Model 1894, Cooper defined several distinguishing characteristics of a scout rifle: Steyr Scout[edit] Russian / Soviet Point Defence Weapons. The latest Pantsir S1 configuration at MAKS-2007, carried by an 8 x 8 KAMAZ-6560 chassis. This variant incorporates a new Phazotron designed agile beam phased array engagement radar, derived from Phazotron's earlier effort on the Zhuk MF PESA air intercept radar.
The KBP Panstsir S1 / SA-22B Greyhound is the most recent derivative of the Tunguska system, incorporating a range of improvements over the baseline Pantsir S, and its predecessor, the 2S6M Tunguska M SPAAG/SAM system. This family of systems combines the 2A38M 30 mm automatic cannon system with the high velocity 9M311M two stage CLOS missile. The 9M311M series SAM is unusual in it class as it is a two stage weapon, designed for exceptionally high acceleration to effect snapshots against fleeting targets such as heicopters. KBP define the basic capabilities of the Pantsir series thus: The Pantsir S1 introduces a number of important improvements over the baseline Pantsir S. Combat flight simulator. Combat flight simulators are video games (similar to flight simulator or amateur flight simulation software) used to simulate military aircraft and their operations.
These video games are distinct from dedicated flight simulators used for military flight training which consist of realistic physical recreations of the actual aircraft cockpit. History[edit] One of the most successful early combat flight simulators was Sega's After Burner (1987). The early 2000s saw several rival publishers such as NovaLogic with titles like the Comanche Series that simulated helicopter combat and later Jane's WWII Fighters which had small features that the Microsoft titles lacked, such as more detailed visible damage. A breakthrough occurred when Namco launched Air Combat, for PlayStation 1, which would go on as the Ace Combat series.
The series would continue with sequels for PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Types[edit] Historical[edit] Survey[edit] Study[edit] Modern jet[edit] Mosin Nagant Parts and Accessories. Mosin–Nagant. History[edit] Initial design and tests[edit] When trials concluded in 1891, the evaluators were split in their assessment. The main disadvantages of Nagant's rifle were a more complicated mechanism and a long and tiresome procedure of disassembling (which required special instruments – it was necessary to unscrew two screws).
Mosin's rifle was mainly criticized for its lower quality of manufacture and materials, resulting in a slightly larger number of stoppages. The Commission voted 14 to 10 to approve Nagant's rifle. However, the head of the Commission, General Chagin, ordered subsequent tests held under the Commission's supervision during which Mosin's rifle showed its advantages, leading to its selection over the Nagant. Technical detail[edit] Compared to the 1898 Mauser rifle, which defined the modern bolt action, the 1891 Mosin has a commonality in that it uses two front-locking lugs to lock up the action. Refinement and production[edit] Schematic of Model 1891 (top left) Cyberwarfare in the People's Republic of China. The nature of cyberwarfare in the People's Republic of China is difficult to assess. Government officials in India and the United States have traced various attacks on corporate and infrastructure computer systems in their countries to computers in the People's Republic of China.
However, "It is nearly impossible to know whether or not an attack is government-sponsored because of the difficulty in tracking true identities in cyberspace. "[1][2] China has denied accusations of cyberwarfare,[3] and has accused the United States of engaging in cyberwarfare against it, which the US government denies.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] A number of private computer security firms have stated that they have growing evidence of cyber-espionage efforts originating from China, including the "Comment Group".[11] According to the United States NSA secret service whistleblower Edward Snowden, the U.S. government has organized hacker attacks on Chinese universities, businesses and politicians since 2009.
AK-630. The AK-630 is a Soviet and Russian fully automatic naval close-in weapon system based on a six-barreled 30 mm rotary cannon. In "630", "6" means 6 barrels and "30" means 30 mm. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar and television detection and tracking. The system's primary purpose is defense against anti-ship missiles and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed or rotary wing aircraft, ships and other small craft, coastal targets, and floating mines. Description[edit] The complete weapon system is called A-213-Vympel-A, which comprises the AK-630M Gun Mount, MR-123-02 Fire Control Radar System, and SP-521 Electrical-Optical Tracker. The gun mount is fully automated, and can also be remotely controlled by an operator from either the control console or via a remotely-mounted gunsight.
Development[edit] AK-630[edit] The design of the AK-630 CIWS was initiated in 1963, with the first operational prototype completed in 1964. Slaney08_20.jpg (JPEG Image, 1600x1200 pixels) RBS 70. RBS 70 (Robotsystem 70, "robot" meaning "missile" in this context in Swedish) is a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) designed for anti-aircraft warfare in all climate zones and with little to no support from other forces. Originally designed and manufactured by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence (now Saab Bofors Dynamics, since 2000). It uses the RB 70 missile which is also in use in a number of other Swedish missile systems. History[edit] The RBS 70 was developed to supply the Swedish air defense with a low-cost, easy-to-use and effective short-range SAM system. Before RBS 70 the mainstay of Swedish air defense was American HAWK systems (RBS 77 and RBS 97 "Swedish HAWK"), American Redeye (RBS 69) and the Swedish Bofors m/48 AAA.
The main reason for choosing to base air defense around a short-range, low-cost system is that at the time the doctrine of the Swedish Army was to fight a war where mobility and low maintenance are of great importance. Design[edit] Operators[edit] Kyūshū J7W. J20 - Chinese 4th Generation Stealth Fighter - Last update: 12 January 2011. J-10 F-10 fighter jet - China - PLAAF - AirForceWorld.com - Last update 30 July 2010. XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle.