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  1. that_person

    Extended Cold War Naval Development

    Ok, this is a scenario I've been working on for a while now, so I'd like to hear other peoples' thoughts on it. It has some plot devices though (the Soviet Union not completely falling apart, Bush restarting the Cold War, etc), but I think it's realistic enough to seem sane from a glance. In...
    • that_person
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    • 1990s alternate history cold war great britain late 1980s north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels royal navy soviet navy soviet union strategic defense initiative united states united states navy warsaw pact
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. Sferrin

    Soviet P-20 "Sokol" Surface-Launched, Sea-Based Missile

    View: https://twitter.com/dnkornev/status/1239917534943621121 http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-809.html
  3. G

    Looking for: Data on Soviet reentry vehicles (used during ICBM launch tests to Kamchatka, and Pacific Ocean)

    Everyone, I am aware that there are lots of illustrations and even some photos of Soviet-era nuclear warheads intended to be put on their ICBMs. But what I haven't found is data about: a)--During ICBM launch tests from Tyuratam (to Kamchatka and/or the Pacific Ocean), what was the dimensions...
  4. uk 75

    Glasnost/Perestroika in 1968 instead of 1989

    When I chatted with East German friends in the 80s before the Wall came down I was interested in how both Regime critical church people and pro Regime journalists agreed that 1968 had been a missed opportunity to reform the Communist system. Since the fall of the Wall it has been claimed that...
  5. hesham

    Drawings to Early Lavochkin Aircraft

    From, Самолеты С. А. Лавочкина.
    • hesham
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    • interwar period late 1930s lavochkin design bureau okb-301 pre-world war ii soviet union ussr world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Grey Havoc

    Soviet Space Elevator (1970)

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/p2mhzo/a_soviet_space_elevator_tekhnika_molodezhi_1970/
  7. E

    4/ 1965 Russian magazine TECHNICA MOLODEZHI Towards cosmic world Soviet space

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/133644904160?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1f1ddb66e0:g:~vMAAOSwvO5gCv4X&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSHYXPhGXR5uguexJBeHwfgZc8W0a3PuA432ZyYFOP59Vymbmb8RwWhAQmMMkTgohliFJ1yYBgCSJ4lb7%252BBO2YndFIO8Okcfl%252BN5fWHrzcPvLbW7CUpz5iP2mawXU1...
  8. shin_getter

    D-80 535mm artillery

    Russian wiki: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%90%D0%A3_%D1%81_535-%D0%BC%D0%BC_%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D0%94-80_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B5_%D0%97%D0%98%D0%9B-135%D0%9B Another Site...
  9. hesham

    Polikarpov U-2 Drawings

    From, Поликарпов У-2, here is a drawings to Polikarpov U-2 and its variants.
    • hesham
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    • 1930s interwar period soviet union world war ii
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. GTX

    Tsar Bomba

    Has anyone seen/puchased/reviewed this - was released earlier this year:
    • GTX
    • Thread
    • cold war nuclear explosions for the national economy soviet atomic bomb project soviet nuclear weapons program soviet union
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  11. hesham

    Tupolev TB-3 Cutaway

    From, Бомбардировщик ТБ-3. Воздушный суперлинкор Сталина
  12. K

    Soviet space dogs

    On this day in 1951, the Soviet Union launched the R-1 rocket into space with two dogs. The names of the dogs were Dezik and Cigan the flight lasted 20 minutes and the rocket reached an altitude of 110 km these were the first living beings to leave the earth
  13. hesham

    Tupolev Tu-14 Origins and Derivatives

    Hi, here is a Tupolev Tu-14 Origins ad Derivatives,please note the tables.
  14. helmutkohl

    What if the Sino-Soviet split did not occur

    What if the Sino-Soviet split did not occur? Basically there were ideological differences between Mao and Khruschev, which led to the split. Lets say in this scenario, both sides were a bit more flexible about the interpretation of Communism and agreed to some how respect each others...
  15. J

    Polikarpov I-16 versus Messerschmitt Bf 109 B-1 in Spain

    The first batch of 31 Polikarpov I-16 Type 5 fighters (the strength of a Soviet Fighter Regiment) arrived in Spain at the end of October 1936. The Republican ground crews in charge of assembling the aircraft called the new fighter Mosca (fly) because of the Russian word MOCKBA written on the...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • kingdom of italy nationalists nazi germany republicans second spanish republic soviet union spanish civil war
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  16. RavenOne

    Mil Mi-8 Hip

    The Mi8 Hip Prototype made its first flight on June 24th 1961 (images courtesy Of Russian Helicopters JSC) So over the years it’s been a pleasure to see either Mi8 or M17 so here are my photos from likes of Farnborough 2016, Heli-Russia 2017, Dubai Air Show 2017 and Austrian Airpower 2019...
    • RavenOne
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    • 20th century 21st century central intelligence agency cold war mil design bureau post-cold war russia russian federation soviet union united states war on terror warsaw pact
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. archipeppe

    Sword and shield: defending against an American anti-satellite weapon during the Cold War

    A really interesting article appeared yesterday on TSR by our Dwayne A. Day: https://thespacereview.com/article/4192/1
  18. J

    MiG-19 - Fake

    MiG-19 Fake
  19. hesham

    Post-Buran Concepts

    Faster Than Sound The Story of Supersonic Flight, I don't know if it's proper topic to send this here or not ?.
  20. P

    British and French Intervention in German Invasion of Poland

    I am looking for some "professional" advice on an alternate history scenario that has been running around my mind for years: Given the political will to do something immediately about Hitler's 1 Sept 1939 invasion of Poland, did the British and French military have the resources and the assets...
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