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WHO LOST KHAZAR?

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His army was based on the Arab model - in four lines. The first line - "Morning Psovaya лая starts the battle, the enemies of scree arrows to upset their ranks. Sign in black Khazars were not armor, so as not to embarrass the movements, and were armed with bows and light darts. They were white Khazars - iron man-at-arms in the bib, coat of mail and helmets. The long spears, swords, sabers, club and battle axes were their weapons. This choice heavy cavalry second line, entitled "Day Care" hit mixed by shower of arrows the enemy ranks. If the strike fails, horse spreads to the sides and avoid a third forward line - "A Night of shock." According to a team of foot soldiers dropped to one knee and covered by boards. Copies of the flagpole, they depend on the ground, directing the tip towards the enemy. The fourth line - behind, in a certain distance. This reserve - hired horse-guards Kagan called Znamya Prophet. " 12 thousand zakovannyh in sparkling armor arsiev Muslims engage in exceptional cases where it was necessary to reverse the course of battle. As the city prepared to fight on foot militia, for the first time realizes that the authorities do not need their money and their lives. And in the case of defeat they would not either ...

How Fight Tank in Antiquity

Photo: How Fight Tank in Antiquity

Number of soldiers in both armies, it was the same - roughly twenty thousand soldiers from each side. But the main thing - the chariots. There were many: the Hittites - two and a half thousand, the Egyptians, presumably the same. Chariot together in squads of ten, thirty and fifty. Almost a meter-wheel battle with chariots were already eight spokes (previously it was four, maximum six), and - very importantly - has increased the end of the axis, speaking on each side of the wheel. Horses managed charioteer - the distinguished personality in Egypt. Next to him stood a warrior. Sure of a noble kind - only they have the right not to fight on foot structure. The ends of the axes of speakers were in fact long sharp knives. When a car entered in the location of the enemy, it is a living force of the enemy bevel as the grass. Similar, but slightly shorter blades were attached to the front chariots.

"Laser sight" Archimedes

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To develop such a system in ancient times, Archimedes, it was necessary to know two things: bowshot of catapults and the optimal distance at which the human eye is able to distinguish between light-disc casts a mirror on the sail. First, it was perfectly well known to any soldier, the second was easy to determine experimentally, directly on the streets of the city. Then Archimedes designed the thrower, in which the shooter move down the string at a time when the combination of the axis of boom with a solar bunny. All weapons have been calculated taking into account the curvature of the flight the arrow over a distance of 300 cubits. When the fleet approached Martsella at this distance, with mirrors sleteli blankets, thrower brought guns to "target", broke out arrowheads and zazveneli strained string ...

HOW STSIPION HANNIBAL VICTORY

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With such an army, Hannibal could not be afraid of meeting in the field, even with double superior opponent. It was a bold plan to move through the Pyrenees, the Alps and the River Ron Italy split in the Roman army, and then seize and destroy Rome. When the rule of the Romans at sea it was the only way to defer military action on the territory of the enemy. Hannibal did not follow a favorite tactic of the Roman army, who ably led the war in the border with any enemies, but decided to move the war to the territory of the Roman republic, where such insolence from karfagenyan just did not expect. Hannibal venture to refuse messages from tylom. His hope rests on the ability to establish a base in front, in areas of Italy that no longer exist under the blows of Rome, which is only at the time of the fall Sagunta decided to mobilize its forces.

Hunt for RED CHIEF (STALIN)

Photo: Hunt for RED CHIEF (STALIN)

At night the pressure of water in the bath reduced the body, its level fell, and could be on the water to get to the underground storage. The height of about 3 meters. In the corner there was a hatch in the ceiling, which had in storage, where the broom, rags and other cleaning facilities. So you can enter it in the bath building. In the boiler operated by two technicians who were to be replaced by terrorists. The camp in Changchun erected mock shell. Terrorists have learned to deal with the mechanisms that no one had suspected that the technology is not technology. After Stalin′s arrival, two dressed in robes technicians should open the hatch and let rest. Then assumed to destroy the security and then to kill Stalin. Everything was thought out in detail. At rehearsals in nine cases out of ten fail to respond protection.

Breakthrough LINE BAR Lyova

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In 1971, Israel completed the construction of fortifications on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal - the so-called Line Bar Lyova, the names of the then Chief of General Staff of the Israeli army. Initially it was purely the field and represents a natural obstacle in the form of a high sand berm and ditches, remaining after the construction of the channel. However, the shelling of Israeli positions Egyptian artillery impact on the further expansion of fortifications. It was built a lot of new shelters, many of whom were able to fire heavy artillery. Concrete shelter with not very thick arches reinforced with stones, placed in containers made of steel wire. Five layers of container about 70 centimeters in height, each created a set of thickness up to 4 meters. The total depth of the line of fortifications was 30-50 km.

OPERATION CAUCASIAN OIL

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The idea was expressed by Prime Minister Edouard Daladier of France in a note dated 19 January 1940, intended for the attention of members of the ruling cabinet. Daladier offered to two senior military officials - Chief of General Staff of the Army Army Gen. Maurice Gamelin and the Chief of Naval General Staff, Admiral Jean Darlan think about and express concerns about "intended use for the invasion of Russia in order to destroy the oil fields." Had in mind three possible actions: interception in the Black Sea oil tankers en route to Germany, the direct invasion of the Caucasus or the support of liberation movements of the Caucasian Muslim peoples. As seen from captured documents, the intention Daladier met with strong support in the British ruling circles. Even the Anglo-Soviet economic ties did not prevent the development of these plans. It would have been the unleashing of aggression against a sovereign state or, at least, the conversion of the North Caucasus region into a hotbed of armed rebellion.



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