​IDF : Fight For Independence
The SG-43 Goryunov was a Soviet medium machine gun that was introduced during the Second World War as a replacement for the older M1910 Maxim machine guns. It was mounted on wheeled mounts, tripods and armored vehicles. After the end of World War II, the SG-43 was improved and renamed SGM; dust covers and a new barrel lock were fitted, and a splined barrel was fitted to improve cooling. The SGM was widely exported and also licensed for construction in several countries, including Egypt.
The DShK 1938 ("Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large-Calibre") is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun. It is sometimes nicknamed Dashka (darling) in Russian-speaking countries. In 1946, the DShK 1938/46 or DShKM (M for modernized) version was introduced. This was the main machine gun used by the Soviet Union and its allies until being replaced in favour of the more modern NSV and Kord designs.
The DShK 1938 ("Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large-Calibre") is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun. It is sometimes nicknamed Dashka (darling) in Russian-speaking countries. In 1946, the DShK 1938/46 or DShKM (M for modernized) version was introduced. This was the main machine gun used by the Soviet Union and its allies until being replaced in favour of the more modern NSV and Kord designs.
The KPV-14.5 heavy machine gun is a Soviet designed 14.5×114mm-caliber heavy machine gun, which first entered service as a wheeled infantry weapon in 1949. In the 1960s, the infantry version was taken out of production because it was too big and heavy. The KPV found a new use in the ZPU series of anti-aircraft guns. Quadruple- (ZPU-4) Double- (ZPU-2) and single-barreled (ZPU-1) versions of the weapon exist and are used by over 50 armies worldwide.
ZPU-4, is a Soviet towed 14.5 mm anti-aircraft four-barreled autocannon. It is based on the Soviet 14.5×114mm KPV heavy machine gun. The ZPU family entered service in 1949. It was designed to engage low-flying targets as well as light armoured vehicles.
ZU-23-2 "Sergey", also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. It is based on the previous 14.5mm ZPU auto cannons but with a much more powerful 23mm shell. The ZU-23-2 was developed in the late 1950s. It was designed to engage low-flying targets as well as light armoured vehicles. Development of this weapon into a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) led to the ZSU-23-4 Shilka.
The 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 was a Soviet 37 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun developed during the late 1930s and used during World War II and the cold war. Guns of this type were successfully used throughout the Eastern Front. Total Soviet production was around 20,000 units, ending in 1945. The gun and its ammunition also continued to be produced in Poland, China, North Korea and Egypt. Although never as effective as the bofor gun, especially against fast jets.
The M1941 is a Soviet 82mm mortar, recognized by the Soviet Army as "82-PM-41", The M1941 was developed during World War II.
SPG-9 73mm recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union and used by many armies around the world. It fires a HE and HEAT projectiles similar to the gun of the BMP-1. A very useful weapon to the infantry as it is very light and powerful for its size.
The Soviets supplied several SA-3s to the Arab states in the late 1960s and 1970s, most notably Egypt and Syria. The SA-3 saw extensive action during the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War. During the latter, the SA-3, along with the SA-2 and SA-6, formed the backbone of the Egyptian air defence network. The Sa-3 launchers were typically accompanied by a command building or truck and radar systems like the PRV-11 "Side Net" we show here.