T-64 Battle Tank: The Cold War’s Most Secret Tank

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Bloomsbury Publishing, 20 d’oct. 2015 - 48 pàgines
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The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armour protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. It pioneered a host of new technologies including laminate armour, stereoscopic tank rangefinders, opposed-piston engines, smooth-bore tank guns with discarding sabot ammunition, and gun-fired guided projectiles. These impressive features meant that the Russians were loath to part with the secrets of the design, and the T-64 was the only Soviet tank type of the Cold War that was never exported. Written by an armour expert, this detailed technical history sheds light on the secrets behind the Cold War's most controversial tank, revealing how its highly advanced technologies proved to be both a blessing and a curse.
 

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INTRODUCTION
4
NEW MEDIUM TANK
5
OBIEKT 432
8
THE ROCKET TANK DISTRACTION
14
T64 INITIAL PRODUCTION
17
THE T64A TANK OBIEKT 434
20
THE T64B SOSNA MISSILE TANK
31
THE T74 PST
35
T64 DERIVATIVES
36
T64 GLOSSARY
38
SOVIET ARMY T64 DEPLOYMENT
42
UKRAINIAN MODERNIZATION
43
THE T64 IN RETROSPECT
44
FURTHER READING
46
INDEX
48
Copyright

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T-64 Battle Tank: The Cold War’s Most Secret Tank
Steven J. Zaloga
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Sobre l'autor (2015)

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. He also runs a successful illustration studio and aviation prints business.

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TítolT-64 Battle Tank: The Cold War’s Most Secret Tank
New Vanguard
AutorSteven J. Zaloga
Il·lustracions deIan Palmer
Edicióil·lustrada
EditorBloomsbury Publishing, 2015
ISBN1472806298, 9781472806291
Nre. de pàgines48 pàgines
  
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