Two weeks ago, we looked at a curious in-field adaptation carried out by a Russian unit operating near Krasnohorivka. A T-72 had been near totally enclosed by sheet metal to protect it from FPV drones. Various imagery showed the tank encased in a trapezoidal steel structure, giving the vehicle t...

The UK has been providing training to Ukrainian personnel in the UK, in some of the videos and photos showing their training it appears that in addition to the AK pattern rifles provided by the UK the Ukrainians have been using the British SA80 / L85 bullpup rifle in some of their training.

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A quick look at a couple of recent additions to the TAB Reference Collection: a 1979 dated Colt M203 grenade launcher manual and a 1959 dated Irish Defence Force manual for the Carl Gustaf m/45 submachine gun!

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So far we've seen plenty of interesting grenade launchers in Ukraine, recently another interesting and rarely seen grenade launcher has begun to appear - LMT's standalone 40mm M203.

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The U.S. government announced, on 9 April, the transfer of enough small arms to equip a brigade to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The weapons originate from the arms shipments that the US Navy and allies have seized in recent years thousands of weapons and millions of rounds of ammunition which have...

With the war in Ukraine's current trench-bound stalemate often resembling the First World War it isn't too surprising to see an early 20th century innovation making a comeback. Several variations on the concept of a periscope rifle have been seen in Ukraine since the summer of 2023.

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A few of weeks ago I published an article/video detailing the appearance of Swedish Carl Gustaf m/45 submachine guns in Ukraine. One notable feature of the guns was that their configuration appeared to sit somewhere between the m/45A and the m/45B. In this video we examine why!

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A small, hand-held shotgun-like device has been suggested as an anti-drone weapon. With the massive increase in UAV and FPV use a small handheld, lightweight, last-ditch, defensive weapon could be a sensible answer to a urgent and difficult problem.

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Earlier this week, 8 February, the first clear footage of the UK developed and supplied AIM-132 ASRAAM-based air defence system appeared. In this video we take a look at the system and the available evidence of its use.

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One of the rarer Russian anti-armour weapons to surface during the ongoing war in Ukraine is the RPG-16. Developed in the late 1960s it remained in service into the 1990s but in recent months have re-entered frontline service.

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In June 2022 Sweden announced it would provide Robot-17 (RBS-17) coastal defence missiles to Ukraine. They've since been seen on a handful of occasions in theatre.

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Remarkably, a rare prototype Colt stand-alone stock chassis for the M203 40mm grenade launcher has been spotted in Ukraine.

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Since September we've begun to see substantial number of Heckler & Koch MG5s with Ukrainian special operations teams, predominantly those under GUR direction. The MG5 is one of the newest machine guns to see service in Ukraine and according to official German source only 100 have been transferred...

While doing some research on Operation Nimrod, which ended the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege, I noticed some interesting extended pistol magazines used by the members of B Squadron 22 SAS who stormed the embassy.

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A Ukrainian engineer has constructed a wheeled mount for the Mk19 automatic grenade launcher.

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In mid-October a Ukrainian combatant shared a short video on his TikTok channel demonstrating a new piece of ordnance – the RPG Shovel.

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Warheads fired from RPG-7s predominantly have a limited anti-personnel effect due to the minimal fragmentation needed for their normal anti-armour role. Since the spring of 2023 a number of Ukrainian units have been sighted using PG-7 warheads augmented with fragmentation sleeves which are intend...

Ukraine's armed forces use a large number of different machine guns, I recently spoke with an engineer at one of the small local companies developing and innovating belt boxes for many of the weapons in use.

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Turkey has provided a huge range of military equipment to Ukraine, in this video we'll look at Turkish-made M2 heavy machine guns and an unusual rotary grenade launcher in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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In a recent article/video we looked at the UK’s newly selected Alternative Individual Weapon system, the L403A1. One question which frequently appeared in the comments was “can it fit a bayonet?” In this video we answer that question!

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A quick look at a Browning pistol prototype that I've been fascinated by for years. During the development of what would become the M1911, John Browning designed a 'hammerless' .45 calibre pistol for the US Army's pistol trials.

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A look at the use of a small number of OTO Melara Mod 56 105mm pack howitzers in Ukraine. It appears that Spain has provided a battery of 6 of the light guns which are in use with Ukraine's National Guard.

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A look at the locally produced discharger cup attachments which are being used in Ukraine to launch hand grenades from AK-74 pattern rifles.

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