{"title":"Wen Jian Chung","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the captivating works of Wen Jian Chung, a master storyteller known for blending cultural insights with compelling narratives. 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Drawing upon Russian and Ukrainian source material not often examined in the West, this book looks into the design history of these models and their relative strengths and weaknesses, and challenges a number of common myths circulating about these MBTs from the days of the Cold War up to the present. This book then goes on to examine the evolution of these models in Russian service in the post-Soviet era, including the T-90, and Russian attempts to upgrade their MBT technologies.This volume, extensively illustrated with full color images, is essential reading for the reader interested in late Soviet, and post-Soviet Russian MBT design, and the forces employed in the current war in Ukraine. 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Furthermore, this volume examines the organization and training of the opposed Russian and Ukrainian MBT forces and presents a number of case studies of their employment since 2014. The volume is completed with appendices on Explosive Reactive Armor as used in its various forms in this conflict, and the various types of 125mm gun ammunition and gun-launched anti-tank guided missiles used by both sides.This volume, extensively illustrated with full color images, is essential reading for the reader interested in post-Soviet Ukrainian MBT design, and the forces employed by both sides in the current war in Ukraine. 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In the early part of the Cold War this arm was allowed to atrophy in an era where it was expected that nuclear weapons would dominate the battlefield from the outset. During the 1960s, 70s and 80s however the Soviet artillery arm underwent a renaissance and large numbers of the resulting generation of weapons systems were passed on to the inheritor states of the USSR in the 1990s. While Russia was able to maintain its Soviet-legacy artillery systems, and introduce some new developments, Ukraine was much less able to do so and in particular lacked the levels of ammunition reserves and manufacturing capability of Russia. Inevitably, Ukraine turned to the West and began to receive weapons and ammunition from NATO and allied nations. Despite the critical role gun artillery plays in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the technical aspects and histories of the individual artillery systems used by both sides have received relatively little attention in English, where they are often lumped together as generic 'artillery'. This book aims to rectify this deficiency in the accessible literature and examine the major tube artillery systems and mortars employed by both sides in this conflict. War in Ukraine Volume 9: Artillery 2022-2024 is illustrated throughout with original colour photographs and the @War series signature colour artworks.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51605735637265,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51605735866641,"sku":"NGR9781804517215","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52394143875345,"sku":"NIN9781804517215","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1804517216.jpg?v=1752758857"},{"product_id":"war-in-ukraine-volume-10-book-wen-jian-chung-9781804517239","title":"War in Ukraine Volume 10","description":"\"...provides a solid overview of the artillery systems defining Ukraine's modern battlefield.\" - AMPS Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 marked the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the largest conventional war in Europe since 1945. What started off as a hybrid conflict of plausible deniability, soon spread to Donbas, and then, on 24 February 2022, escalated into an all-out invasion of Ukraine by Russia. What has not changed since 2014 is the dominant role that artillery has played on the battlefield for the armed services of both sides. In February 2022 the gun artillery systems designed in the USSR formed the backbone of the artillery forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU). Many of them had already been worn out during the eight years of the war in Donbas, and stockpiles of ammunition were rapidly exhausted in order to blunt the invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (VSRF). From mid-2022, Ukraine's allies in the West began supplementing and, in some cases, replacing Soviet-designed artillery systems with towed and self-propelled guns. Although relatively small in number even three years later, these systems have not only proved qualitatively superior to Soviet-legacy systems but have also played a critical role in the defence of Ukraine, enabling the ZSU to shift away from Soviet-style massed fires towards an emphasis on precision, and deploying artillery as a force multiplier. War in Ukraine, Volume 10: Ukrainian- \u0026amp; Western-Designed Artillery Systems, 2022-2024 is based on extensive research, including primary sources and interviews with soldiers who have used these weapons systems in anger in Ukraine. 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