"Technical development and history of the Soviet/Russian and Warsaw Pact Military vehicles, Artillery and Land Based Air Defence"
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Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5002 - The Early
Years (1955-1966) of the Modern German Army.
This title covers the setting up of the Modern German
Army. Vehicles covered include: HS 30, M-41, M-47, M-48, Hotchkiss Schutzenpanzer-kurz
AIFV, Kanonjagdpanzer, M-113, M-88 ARV, M-16 A/A, M-39 , M-42, M-7 B2 105mm,
M5 A4, M-44 155mm SPG, and various support vehicles. 64 pages, 20
colour, 85 black and white photos, 47 colour photos. Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5004 - Modern
German Army Recovery Vehicles -1956 - present.
This title covers all the Army Recovery Vehicles used
by the Modern German Army up to today. Included are: M 74 ARV based
on the M4 Sherman, M 88, M 88 Al Medium ARV's, Bergepanzer
Jung Jungenthal, Bergepanzer 2 ? 2 A2, Bergepanzer 2000, Bergerpanzer
3 - Buffel (Buffalo), 64 pages, 40 colour, 17 black and white photos, 131
colour photos. Complete English Text
This Issue Now Out Of Print
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5005 - German
Army Training Centre - Letzlingen
This title covers the workings of the German Army
Training Centre in Letzlingen, and cover the structure and how the modern
German Armed forces are trained using simulaters and other modern aids,
some photos of vehicles used include, Leopard 2A5, Leopard 2A4, Bergerpanzer
3 - Buffel, Marder IA3, Gepard, Wiesel and many others. 64 pages,
54 colour and 124colour photos. Complete English
Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5007: Sanitatstruppe
-Vehicles of the Modern German Army Medical Service
As stated in the title - this issue covers the vehicles
of the Modern German Army Medical Service There is a breif history
, a section covering the Tasks and Organisation, and then the main subject
- the Vehicles - which are divided into Wheeled Vehicles and Tracked Vehicles.
The 64 glossy pages include 55 colour pages with 152 colour and 5 black
and white photos . Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5008: Pionierpanzer
-Modern German Army Armoured Engineer Vehicles from 1956 to now.
Covers the modern German Armies Engineer vehicles
including: Pionierpanzer I, Armoured Engineer Vehicles GPM, Pionierpanzer
II A1 DACHS, Armoured Mine-Clearing vehicles and other articles The
64 glossy pages include 35 colour pages with 130 colour and 22 black and
white photos . Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5009: First Generation
Modern German Army Heavy Prime-Movers and Tractor-Trucks.
Covers the modern German Armies early Heavy Prime-Movers
and Tractor-Trucks including: Faun L908 Series and Faun L 912 Series, 25
ton, 16 whell Kaessbohrer trailer, 25 ton 8 wheel Blumhardt type P 517/809
trailer pus other articles. The 64 glossy pages include 35 colour
pages with 3 colour and 104 black and white photos . Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5010: The Modern
German Army in the Cold War 1967-1990
This title cover the Organisation of the German Army
from the late 1960's to unification in 1990. A wide variety of vehicles
used during this period are covered. The 64 glossy pages include
44 colour pages with 101 colour and 7 black and white photos . Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5011: The M-48
MBT in German Army Service
This title cover the use of the M-48 variants in the
German Army. The 64 glossy page book includes 14 colour pages with
31 colour and 81 black and white photos . Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5012: M
41 and M 47 in German Army Service
This title cover the use of the M 41 and M 47 variants
in the German Army. The 64 glossy page book contains 125 black and
white photos . Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5013: The
Leopard I MBT in German Army Service - Early Years.
This title covers the development and usage of early
Leopard I variants in the German Army. This 64 glossy page book contains
69 black and white photos, 52 colour photos and 15 1:35 scale drawings
. Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5014: The
Leopard I MBT in German Army Service - Late Years.
This title cover the development and usage of late
Leopard I variants in the German Army. This 64 glossy page book contains
12 black and white photos, 88 colour photos and 17 1:35 scale drawings
. Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5015: Hagglunds
All-Terrain-Vehicles in German and International Service
This title covers the history, development and usage
of this modern multi-purpose oversnow vehicles in service with the modern
German Army and other international armies. This 64 glossy page book
contains 6 black and white photos, 103 colour photos and 6 1:72 scale drawings
. Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5016: Tank Destroyers
Gun/Missiles of the Modern German Army
This title covers the Kanonenjagdpanzer and Raketenjagdpanzer
vehicle famlies in service in the Bundeswehr from 1959 to 2005.
This 64 glossy page book with 23 colour pages contains
51 black and white photos and 60 colour photos. Complete
English Text
This Issue Now Out Of Print
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5017: SPz Marder
This title covers the development and usage of the
Marder AIFV in the German Army. Variants covered include Marder A1,
A1 A, A1(+), A1A2, A2, A3, A4 , A5 and the ill fated Marder 2.
This 64 glossy page book with 34 colour pages contains
39 black and white photos and 86 colour photos. Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5018: Schutzenpanzer
kurz, Hotchkiss/lang, HS 30 Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicles.
From the publisher: " The Schutzenpanzer kurz, Hotchkiss
(Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Short Version, Hotchkiss) was for
the first years of the newly founded German Army, the Bundeswehr, the typical
vehicle of the armoured reconnaissance units. The Schutzenpanzer
lang, Gruppe HS 30 (Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle, LongVersion, Troop
Carrier HS 30) was at the same time the typical vehicle in the armoured
infantry. Both tanks served in many variants in active service
up the the 1980's. This publication describes both vehicle
families in historical and technical detail in many hitherto unpublished
photographs". This 64 glossy page book with 1 colour page contains
100 black and white photos and 2 colour photos. Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5019: Mercedes-Benz
LG 315: Early 5-tonne truck of the Modern German Army.
From the publisher: " For the new post-war German
Army, the Bundeswehr, a wide range of military vehicles needed to be developed.
One of the most interesting truck designs was the Mercedes-Benz LG 315
in the 5-tonne class. This publication describes its complete history,
technical features and all variants in great detail ". This
64 glossy page book with 1 colour page contains 111 black and white photos
and 3 colour photos. Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5020: Vehicles
of the Modern German Army - Bundeswehr- during the REFORGER Excercises
1969 -1993. From the publisher: "The REFORGER exercises were the
most demanding training missions of NATO in the Cold War. Held between
1969 and 1993 they relied on the U.S. Army and comabt units from the European
armies, foremost the German Bundeswehr. this publication supplements our
REFORGER Trilogy (American Specials 3006, 3007 ? 3008) with background
information and photographs of the German units and vehicles involved".
This 64 glossy page book with 39 colour pages contains 21 black and white
photos and 80 colour photos. Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5021: Self-Propelled
Anti-Aircraft Gun/Missile Tanks of the Modern German Army 1956 to Today
From the publisher: "While the Modern German Army
air-defence in its early years had to rely on U.S. Army vehicles such as
the M 16 A1 halftrack and the M 42 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun tank,
more modern German designs soon surfaced. The first of these state-of-the-art
air-defence tracked vehicles was the Flak-Panzer GEPARD self-propelled
anti-aircraft gun tank. New missile technology soon made it possible to
add the Fla-Rak-Panzer ROLAND self-propelled anti-aircraft missile tank
to the Bundeswehr’s inventory, too. As the GEPARD, the ROLAND was a milestone
in the development of modern air-defence armoured tracked vehicles."
This 64 glossy page book with 31 colour pages contains 49 black and white
photos and 110 colour photos. Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5022: Weisel
I
Wiesel 1 - Mobile Weapon Platform
From the publisher: "The complicated and long-termed
development history of the airborne weapon carrier Wiesel 1 started in
1969 and lasted until the first series-production vehicles were handed
over to the Bundeswehr in 1990. Since then the unique design Wiesel 1 is
an outstanding success. This publication describes the development history,
variants and national as well as international use of the Wiesel 1 in great
detail, thus closing a vital gap in modern German Army vehicle history."
This 64 glossy page book with 51 colour pages contains 139 colour photos.
Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5023 Panzertruppe
2010 - German Panzer Forces in the 21st Century
From the publisher: "The army of the German Armed
Forces currently undergoes a transformation called "Neues Heer 2010", the
‘New Army 2010'. The Panzertruppe (armoured corps) of the Bundeswehr (modern
German army) is thus in the midst of a tremendous reorganization when compared
to the structure during its creation in the mid-1950s, the later Cold War
years and even after the German Reunification of the mid-1990s. Aside from
the largest force-reduction ever carried out in the past years, the Leopard
2A4 that created the core and backbone of the Panzertruppe in the past
thirty years was stricken from active service in late 2008. Thus, today
only the Leopard 2A5, 2A6 and 2A6M remain in service. The written part
of this publication gives a brief history of the Bundeswehr Panzertruppe,
the new organisation under ‘New Army 2010' and highlights the service record
of the tank battalions still in existence. The pictorial part shows the
last years of the Leopard 2A4 in active service and, most importantly,
the motor pool of the ‘Panzertruppe 2010' that will make up the core of
a new army for the years to come. This 64 glossy page book
with 55 colour pages contains 89 colour photos.
Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5024 Wiesel 2
Mobile Weapon Platform
From the publisher: "The highly successful career
of the Wiesel 1 weapon carrier in the German Army called for further specialised
variants on this chassis. Consequently a new range on stretched chassis
(Wiesel 2) was launched and introduced. This publication concludes the
study ‘5022 - Wiesel 1' by showing the following versions:
Ozelot Air Defence Missile Carrier
Wiesel Air Defence System Command Vehicle
Wiesel Platoon Command Post and Radar Vehicle
Wiesel 2 Ambulance
Wiesel 2 Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
Wiesel 2 Mobile Command Post
Wiesel 2 Light Armoured Moratar Carrier
This 64 glossy page book with 52 colour pages contains
142 colour photos.
Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5025 Panzerhaubitze
2000 - PzH 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
From the publisher: "The Panzerhaubitze 2000 (self-propelled
armoured howitzer) is the most powerful tube-artillery system currently
in service. Development of the PzH 2000, however, was long and highly complex
due to the revolutionary weapon's concept. This publication shows the development
of the prototypes, the technology, the training systems and the active
service in the modern German Army (Bundeswehr) as well as in other user
nations in extensive written and pictorial coverage."
This 64 glossy page book contains 5 b?w photos and
116 colour photographs.
Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5026 Panzerhaubitzen
der Bundeswehr M7-M52-M44-M55-M109 Modern German Armoured Self-Propelled
Howitzers
From the publisher: "In the 1950s and 1960s the German
Artillery was dominated by Panzerhaubitzen of U.S. origin: The M 7 B2,
M 52, M 44, M 55 and finally, from 1964, by the M 109. While the earlier
U.S. vehicles were taken over with only minor modifications the M 109 was
given cutting-edge technology upgrades from the very first day. With the
last M 109 stricken from active service, an era came to an end in 2007.
This publication shows the German Panzerhaubitzen from the M 7 to the M
109 A3 GE A2 in excerpts from the original U.S. techncial manuals, with
many hitherto unpublished photographs and comprehensive written documentation.
"
This 72 glossy page book contains 10 b?w photos and
127 colour photographs.
Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5027 MAN Tactical
Trucks of the Follow-On Generation of the German Bundeswehr
From the publisher: "The development of the Follow-On
Generation of trucks for the Bundeswehr was a unique event. It was only
possible in the Cold War period with its outstanding demands. A lot of
money and workforce was invested in the project. The ingenuity of a whole
generation of German truck designers was employed and stretched to its
limits. The final result was a generation of trucks that would be ahead
of its time and serve as the foundation on which future army trucks would
be built. This publication describes the complete development process and
the technical details of the trucks in unprecedented detail. It then continues
with the series-production vehicles, 5-tonne, 7-tonne and 10-tonne and
their variants with many hitherto unpublished photographs supported by
graphics and scale drawings. A special chapter is devoted to the MSA add-on
armour system."
This 64 glossy page book contains 51 b?w photos and
67 colour photographs.
Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5029 Modern German
Army Rocket Artillery: Honest John - Sergeant - Lance - LARS 1
From the publisher: "In the weapons arsenal of the
Bundeswehr of the Cold War tactical ground-to-ground rocket systems played
a key role to fulfil the demanded tasks within NATO both in conventional
and nuclear battle scenarios. In the early years of the Bundeswehr the
military rockets were exclusively of American origin, with the systems
Honest John, Sergeant and Lance being actively deployed. Back then the
US Army did not possess any multiple-launch rocket systems, and it was
more focused on the development of heavy rocket artillery weapon systems
that could launch one rocket and that were mainly earmarked for use with
nuclear warheads. This explains why the German Bundeswehr did not field
a multiple launch rocket system in its early years. Only when it began
to develop modern domestic weapon systems which included a requirement
for a powerful artillery system to engage area targets the LARS 1 could
finally be introduced. This 64
glossy page book contains 99 b?w photos and 12 colour photographs.
Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5030 LARS 2 -
MARS Modern German Army Rocket Artillery
From the publisher: "For several decades, rocket artillery
of the German Bundeswehr was shaped by the use of US-manufactured weapon
systems with nuclear capabilities. This changed with the fielding of the
Raketenwerfer 110 mm SF rocket launcher, a conventional rocket artillery
system used to engage area targets. The LKW 7 t gl (6x6) KHD Jupiter truck-based
self-propelled Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System (LARS 1) light rocket
artillery system proved itself well in service. After a new generation
of vehicles had entered service in 1981 with the Follow-On-Generation,
LARS 1 was modernised and the rocket launcher was integrated onto a new
chassis, the LKW MAN 7 t mil gl (6x6) KAT I truck.
From 1990 the Mittleres Artillerie Raketen System
MARS (MLRS) started to replace the LARS 2. Today, MARS is still in active
service shaping the backbone of German missile artillery and will be modernised
soon. This publication covers the LARS 2 and MARS in great detail.
This 64 glossy page book contains 14 b?w photos and 136 colour photographs.
Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5031 GECON-ISAF
Wustentarnung, Desert Camouflage of the Vehicles of the German ISAF Contingent
From the publisher: "In 2003 the Bundeswehr introduced
‘Umtarnfarben' non-permanent camouflage colours into service in order to
allow effective camouflage for vehicles and equipment when operating in
desert and steppe-dominated arid regions. The Umtarnfarben range consists
of five colours, namely Helloliv (RAL 6040 F9 light olive-green), Sandbraun
(RAL 8031 F9 sand brown), Sandbeige (RAL 1039 F9 sand beige), Graubeige
(RAL 1040 F9 grey beige) and Tarngrau (RAL 7050 F9 camouflage grey). Depending
on the operational area, usually one, two or all three Fleckentarnanstrich
colours can be painted over with Umtarnfarben. In Afghanistan, Bundeswehr
vehicles are painted in different variants of camouflage patterns; there
are versions with up to five colours. For the first time this publication
grants a closer look at this new ‘desert camouflage' of the Bundeswehr
based on colour samples and large format comparative photographs. "
This 64 glossy page book contains 112 colour photographs.
Complete
English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5032 M 113 in
the Modern German Army - Part 1
From the publisher" No other vehicle in the history
of modern armoured vehicles has been nearly as successful as the American
M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC). The Heer (Army) of the German Bundeswehr
also procured this successful vehicle from 1962 onwards, fielding it under
the name Mannschaftstransportwagen (MTW) M 113. In the Cold War period,
some 4,000 M 113s and variants belonged to the vehicle inventory of the
German Army, among them many specialised variants. During their service
with the German Bundeswehr, vehicles of the M 113 family were also put
through several programmes aimed at improving their combat capabilities
and extending their in-service life.
This documentation (requiring four parts due to huge
amount of variants) describes and illustrates in detail the use of the
M 113 MTW and its variants by the Bundeswehr from 1962 to the present"
In Part 1:
M113 Development
M 113 American Predecessors
M113s and Variants in Service with the German Bundeswehr
M 113 Technology
"Germanisation" - The M 113 G
M 113 A1 (M 113 A1 G/M 113 A2 G)
NDV Service Life Extension Programmes
This 64 glossy page book contains 60 colour photographs,
41 b&w photographs, 23 graphics and one five-view 1/35
Complete English Text
Tankograd Militarfahrzeug Special No 5033 M 113 in
the Modern German Army - Part 2
In part 2:
M 113 Command and Communication Vehicle
M 577 Command Post Vehicle
M 113 Forward Air Controller Vehicle
M 113 Armoured Radio Teletype Communication Vehicle
M 113 Armoured Remote Radio Access Unit Vehicle
M 113 Armoured Ambulance
M 113 Driver Training Vehicle
This 64 glossy page book contains 104 colour photographs,
5 b&w photographs and a five-view 1/35 scale drawings
Complete English Text
Publication ID: NVA-01 Military and Paramilitary
Vehicles and Weapons of East Germany
From the publisher: "A new series covering the vehicles
and weapons of the East German Army (NVA) and East German paramilitary
forces. German text with English captions and a two-page English summary"
This 32 glossy page book contains 75 b?w photos and 12 colour photographs."
Issue 01:
AT-S Tracked Prime Mover
F 9 K?belwagen
45mm Anti-Tank Gun M42
RPG-7
ATGWs of the NVA
T 72 TK Armoured Recovery Vehicle
SK II Water Cannon Truck
Publication ID: NVA-02
Issue 02:
T 55AM2 and T 55AM2B MBTs
Bobby Armoured Cars
GPW 1 Armoured Workshop
LPO 50 Light Flamethrower
K?belwagen W 311/4
122mm Howitzer (M-30) H 38
Publication ID: NVA-03
Issue 03:
Edith Ammunition Carriers
MTU 54 Bridge Layer
Dreilinden Tank Monument
NVA Snipers
EMW Passenger Cars
120mm Mortars GW 38/43
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