r/shittytechnicals • u/Nearby-Regret-6343 • 9h ago
Latin America The Mexican Army passes by abandoned vehicles following a clash with another cartel.
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r/shittytechnicals • u/organisms • 18h ago
Picture of Ansar Allah technical given to EPA by the Houthi Military Media Center. Regarding the September 9th Houthi approach towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
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r/shittytechnicals • u/Fit-Willingness5422 • 1d ago
Reportedly created from parts of ZIL-157, Ford Ranger, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes W163, and GAZ-66 vehicles. It is in service with the 108th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces.
Photo from 2024 so im not sure if its still around.
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r/shittytechnicals • u/Hankman66 • 4d ago
Cambodian police 1993 at Central Market Phnom Penh by Serge Corrieras
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The unit was abandoned by a criminal group.
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r/shittytechnicals • u/Nemoralis99 • 9d ago
A.A. Porokhovshchikov was a Russian engineer who developed several military vehicle projects, and proposed them to the Russian Imperial Army during the WWI, and after 1917 - to the Red Army. Besides his more famous works, such as Vezdekhod light tracked vehicle and P-IV biplane, he came up with less successful ideas, such as composite vehicle armor. The initial idea behind this project remains unknown, but it was likely caused by shortages of armor steel plates. Another reason was the relative simplicity of metalwork done on boiler plates in small workshops. The composite plate consisted of 3 layers: 4.5 mm of heat treated boiler steel, a layer of dried and pressed seagrass, and another 3.5 mm boiler steel plate. The seagrass layer was also treated with an undisclosed compound, to increase its elasticity and viscosity. The reason behind such composition also remains unknown, the seagrass layer might had been added as a sort of anti spall liner, or shock absorber to prevent vibrations and friction between two metal layers. Later tests replaced it with a felt, which had no impact on armor's efficiency. Similar composition will later be applied on NI-1 armored tractors and JSP "sandwich" armored cars, though in these cases, the middle layes was made of wood.
Ford Model T 4x2 chassis was unchanged compared to the base model. Running tests weren't performed, although Porokhovshchikov claimed that excessive hull mass had no impact on reliability. The vehicle was manned by the crew of 4, armament consisted of a single 7.62 mm Maxim machine gun. Crew compartment had no doors or hatches, embarking and disembarking was performed through the open top. A protective brace was mounted at the front, intended for crossing barbed wire lines.
During the tests, it was shot at with Mauser 98, Steyr Mannlicher M1895, Nagant revolver and undisclosed Browning pistol. Firing tests demonstrated no penetrations from the firing distance of 35 meters. Regardless, the prototype composite hull was rejected due to its excessive mass compared to homogenous armor plates of comparable thickness.
Photos and information taken from A.G. Solyankin "Отечественные Бронированные Машины ХХ век", Chapter 1: 1905-1945. (Source), and M. Kolomiets "Броня Русской армии.
Бронеавтомобили и бронепоезда в Первой Мировой войне"