Always wondered where the name comes from military equipment. By the way, a post on one site arrived in time, although it does not give an answer: why military engineers call their brainchildren one way or another. But an almost complete selection of military topology or toponymy???
"Sineva" at startup.
1. AGS -17 (automatic grenade launcher) - “Flame” 
2.RPO-A (jet infantry flamethrower) for some reason got the name “Bumblebee” 
3. The 82mm mortar was named nothing other than “Cornflower”
4. 2S9 Art. installation was named “Nona” 
5.ATGM (portable anti-tank missile system) dubbed - "Bassoon" 
6.MANPADS (portable anti-aircraft missile system) we call it “Needle” 
7. ZSU-23-4 (self-propelled anti-aircraft gun) - “Shilka” 
8. The well-known hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher is also not intricately named - “Fly” 
9. Artillery mounts and self-propelled guns are also named interestingly - “Acacia” 
10. Artillery - “Hyacinth” 
11. Grenade launcher - “Aglen” 
13. ATGM (anti-tank guided missile) our engineers were quite selective in the name - “Competition” 
14. And here’s another ATGM called “Baby” 
15. Hand grenade launcher with interesting name- "A vampire" 
16. GP-25 (for a barrel grenade launcher) - “Bonfire” 
17.Machine gun - “Pecheneg” 
18. Submachine gun - “Cypress” 
19. And finally, tanks. The first of them is the T-80 under the entertaining name “Birch” 
20. And my favorite, the T-72 tank - “Slingshot” 
21. I just remembered... The 2B14 mortar is modest and not intrusive - “Tray” 
Ayyyy, you forgot the funniest thing...
TOS-1 "Pinocchio" 
Correction. This is "Bumblebee": 
"Pion" (GRAU code 2S7, modified - 2S7, "Pion-M", also known as "Malka") 
Complex 2S1 “Gvozdika” (122-mm self-propelled howitzer). 
"Zoo" - radar complex for reconnaissance and fire control 
Anti-tank missile system "Chrysanthemum" 
MACHINE GRENADE LAUNCHER TKB - 0134 “GOAT” 
Shovel grenade launcher "Option" 
Tulip. 
Woodpecker - Grenade launcher pistol
Grenade launcher "Storm"
Woodpecker is strong 
Rifle-grenade launcher complex 6S1 “Canary”: 
Rifle-grenade launcher complex "Silence": 
15P961 “Well done” 
RSD-10 “Pioneer” (SS-20) 
Iskander-E 
9K52 “Luna-M” 
They also encrypt in the navy. 3M-47 “GIBKA” is almost a SPONGE 
And finally:
Fable - guided weapons 9K116-3
Bakhcha - BMD-4
Beglyanka - BREM-L based on BMP-3
Berezhok - BMP-2M
Birch - T-80UD tank
Violence - armored personnel carrier BTR-80A
Bouquet - electronic warfare aircraft based on Tu-16
Vignette - low-frequency active-passive hydroacoustic station
Grumpy - aircraft satellite communications station
Kanaryka - rifle-grenade launcher complex
Couch - KShM based on BTR-80
Leika - 9M23 chemical fragmentation projectile for the Grad MLRS
Frog - towed howitzer D-30A
Natasha - tactical atomic bomb 8U49
Crimping - self-propelled guns based on BMD-3
Foundling - 7P24 shot for an under-barrel grenade launcher
Rostock - BTR-90
Sleigh - mortar 2S12
Sanya - indicator of optical systems
Naughty - car UAZ-3150
As is known, the creators of weapons in different countries peace in different times have and continue to have a serious desire to call their creations with bright and memorable names. These may be terms associated with titles precious stones, birds of prey, wild animals, fish, names of famous folklore characters, etc. If you ask a person who is well versed in types of communications where to buy jasper, he will first of all think that they are trying to find out from him not about buying a famous stone, but about phototeletype communication equipment or about the portable radio station “Yashma-N”.
Among other minerals whose names appear in the naming Russian technology for military purposes, there are the following: yacht, diamond, granite and others. The word yacht hides several types of equipment. Firstly, it is supersonic anti-ship missile. In another version, the same missile is called “Onyx” P-800. The Americans call this weapon Strobile - pine (fir) cone. The missile was developed by designer G.A. Efremov and is intended to destroy enemy ships. Yakhont missiles are currently supplied to India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Syria. In Russia, such a missile is used to form ammunition for 855 Yasen class submarines. The ships of Project 1234.7 and 22350 are also equipped with it. The weight of the Yakhont exceeds 3 tons with a length of 8.9 m. Warhead The rocket has a mass of 250 kg.
"Almaz" is an aviation radar sight, as well as one of the inductive perimeter detection devices. Almaz also has other expressions in the military-technical industry. In particular, this means BIUS - combat ship information and control system.
The tradition of naming weapons based on their external similarity to certain objects dates back to the 16th century. It was then that grenades appeared in the arsenal of the French army, and the soldiers, without thinking twice, gave them the name of the fruit - and they are similar in shape and the bursting of grenades into small fragments resembles numerous pomegranate seeds. The same applies to lemon. And the M9 anti-tank grenade launcher, which entered service American army During World War II, soldiers named the bazooka after the musical instrument. At the same time, the most popular names were those that pointedly emphasized the deadly and threatening nature of machine guns, tanks, and missiles. All of us have heard about German tanks"Panther" and "Tiger".
However, all this has a very distant relation to Russia, since our engineers, as always, went their own way. Titles Russian weapons often unusual, witty, and sometimes even flirtatious. Sometimes you get the feeling that all the names of domestic self-propelled guns, missiles and anti-aircraft systems– this is a complete mockery of a potential enemy. Looking at the names of Russian military equipment and weapons, you understand that KVN could only have been born in this country.
For example, in Germany there is the Leopard tank, in Israel there is the Merkava (war chariot). In France there is the Leclerc tank, in America the Abrams, both are named after famous generals. We also have a modification of the T-72B2 “Slingshot” tank, named after the slingshot. Or another example from the field of artillery. The Americans called their self-propelled gun “Paladin”, the British “Archer” (Archer), everything seems to be clear. And if you look at domestic developments all flowers: Carnations and Acacias, Peonies and Hyacinths, the latter, among other things, can fire nuclear weapons. Probably not a single potential enemy would dare to smell such a bouquet.
Self-propelled gun 2S5 "Gyacinth"
The same can be seen at the missile level, American anti-tank missile called “Dragon”, the other “Shilleyla” (club), everything is quite logical. However, we have our own approach - the 9M14M Malyutka ATGM, 9M123 Chrysanthemum, and the Metis anti-tank missile is equipped with a Mulatto night sight.
It is worth noting that flowers occupy a special place in the work of Russian designers. In service Russian army there is a whole “garden”. We have 152 mm self-propelled gun“Hyacinth” (its second unofficial name “genocide” more accurately reflects the capabilities of the weapon). There is the "Pion" - a self-propelled gun with a 203-mm 2A44 cannon, there is the "Tulpan" - a 240-mm self-propelled mortar, the 2S1 "Gvozdika" and 2S3 "Akatsiya" self-propelled guns, as well as the 82-mm automatic mortar 2B9 "Vasilek", and that too not the whole bouquet yet. If we talk directly about the “Bouquet”, then this is the name of convoy handcuffs for 5 people.
Judging by other names, it can be noted that sentimentality is not alien to our military engineers. Apparently the dull grayness of army life weighs on them, so they yearn for romance and trepidation. This is probably why the direction-finding meteorological complex RPMK-1 is called “Smile”, the thermobaric warhead 9M216 is called “Excitement”, the 240-mm MS-24 rocket with a chemical warhead is “Laska”, the 122-mm rocket 9M22K with a cassette Warhead – “Decoration”. The UAZ-3150 “Shalun” vehicle, the MR-352 “Positive” shipborne radar and the 23-mm “Privet” rubber bullet deserve special mention. The same series includes the “Visit” body armor, the “Option” grenade launcher-shovel, the playful infantry shovel “Excitement,” the “Tenderness” handcuffs and the multiple-action flash-and-noise grenade “Ecstasy.”
grenade launcher "Option"
An equally popular topic for inspiration in defense industry is animal world. But here we are not talking about “cheetahs” and “tigers” (although in fairness it is worth noting that there are “tigers” in the Russian army), Russian designers are honest people. Of course, there are tigers in Russia, but very limited, only in Far East, but there are a lot of squirrels, which is probably why the “Belka” is a 140-mm M-14S missile, radio station military intelligence 4TUD and the RM-207A-U target missile rolled into one. Our country also has "Boars" - a 96M6M multi-purpose target missile system, "Mukhi" - a 64-mm rocket anti-tank grenade RPG-18, “Raccoons” – 533-mm homing torpedo SET-65, “Grasshoppers” – mobile robotic complex MRK-2, “Canaries” – silent automatic grenade launcher complex 6S1.
Experienced automatic grenade launcher We call TKB-0134 “Kozlik”, and the ground-based transportable DV-SV radio receiver R-880M “Shrimp”. Of the overseas animals you can find in the Russian army "Panda" - radar sighting system N001VP for modifications of the Su-27, and “Hummingbird” - a 324-mm anti-submarine torpedo. All this is crowned by the artillery reconnaissance and fire control complex 1L219 - “Zoo” and you know, there is even some logic here.
They played on the military and the eternal theme of health. That is why today the Russian army has at its disposal the BTR-80A “Buynost” armored personnel carrier and the R-410M “Diagnoz” heavy TRS station. In addition, there is a special medical machine for airborne troops BMM-1D “Traumatism” and software and hardware complex 65s941 “Tonus”.
UAZ 3150 "Scamp"
Military designers could not ignore the topic of professions, and judging by the names, many of them had previously worked in the field of journalism. A hint of this is the support complex radio-electronic compatibility MKZ-10 “Subtitle”, a means of protecting radar stations - “Gazetchik-E” and the somewhat ambiguous “Paragraph” - a 220-mm propaganda rocket 9M27D intended for the Uragan MLRS.
There are also references to other completely non-military professions in the names of military products. So, for example, the 30-mm aviation automatic cannon 9A-4071 is called “Ballerinka”, and the autonomous integrated secondary air traffic control and state recognition radar is called “Stewardess”. Some of the military designers were apparently very familiar with the work of the Courier, hence the name for the 15P159 mobile ground-based missile system with the small-sized RSS-40 ICBM.
There are also quite hospitable, native Russian notes in the name of our weapons, for example in the Gzhel body armor or the L-183-1 Bukovitsa electronic warfare testing equipment. These names are quite suitable for the formation of the Russian folk image. This also includes the immensely joyful names for the ICBM RT-23 UTTH (RS-22) “Molodets” and the heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1 “Buratino” and TOS-1M “Solntsepek”, as well as the 55-mm naval seven-barreled grenade launcher MRG-1 Ogonyok."
TOS-1 "Pinocchio"
Somehow, two more interesting systems stand apart in this row: the RPO-2 “Priz” hand flamethrower and the 9E343 “Semifinal” proximity fuse. Although in fairness both the first and second options contain certain hints to justify their name.
If we take this issue seriously, we can figure out that the names of weapons are given in accordance with established traditions:
- by modification letter: “Angara” - S-200A, “Vega” - S-200B, “Dubna” - S-200D, etc.
- by the name of the ongoing competitions or R&D: “Judge”, “Rook”.
- by abbreviation: “Nona” - New Ground Artillery Weapon, “Kord” - Kovrov Gunsmiths-Dyagterevtsy, etc.
- based on the logic of the series: self-propelled guns - “flower series”: “Peony”, “Hyacinth”, “Tulip”, etc.; air defense systems - “river series”: “Tunguska”, “Shilka”, “Neva”, “Dvina”; MLRS - various natural phenomena: “Hail”, “Hurricane”, “Tornado”, “Tornado”.
- associative names: MANPADS – “Igla”, “Strela”; radio jamming complex “Moshkara”; camouflage sniper suits - “Kikimora” and “Leshy”.
- army humor: sapper shovel – “Excitement”, handcuffs “Tenderness”, shot for an under-barrel grenade launcher – “Foundling”, heavy flamethrower system “Buratino”.
- in honor of the creators: the T-90 tank is named “Vladimir” (after the chief designer of the machine), the Antey-2500 air defense system (after the name of the creator company).
- by pronounced action or property: fire extinguishing system “Frost” (sprays powder), dynamic protection “Contact” (triggered upon contact).
Sources used:
www.ria.ru/defense_safety/20120330/609056634.html
www.luzerblog.ru/post680
Materials from the free Internet encyclopedia "Wikipedia"
For more than half a century, our country has had a tradition of coming up with frivolous names for deadly weapons. The pampering of designers cannot always be explained by the real characteristics of military equipment. Most often, gunsmiths are inspired by nature, women and the diversity of human feelings...
During the Great Patriotic War and pre-war era Soviet inventors there was no time for verbal experiments. New models of military equipment were simply assigned the appropriate index. However, there has always been a tradition among the troops to give nicknames to weapons. Affectionate names were awarded to the most reliable and effective models that protected soldiers’ lives.
How can one not recall the legendary BM-13 or Katyusha rocket launcher. The machine was first manufactured on June 27, 1941 at the Voronezh excavator plant. Firepower"Katyushas" were used as artillery preparation. The easy-to-use machine destroyed all living things in the square marked by the gunners, inflicting colossal damage on the Nazis.
Jet complex BM-13 "Katyusha"
There are plenty of examples of nicknames during the war great amount. The ISU-152 heavy self-propelled artillery mount received the nickname “St. “Donkey”, and the Pe-2 dive bomber - “Pawn”.
After the war, the tradition of giving funny nicknames to military equipment migrated to the offices of design bureaus.
This is not surprising, because Soviet scientists closely monitored the use of weapons, and some young specialists visited the front, adopting soldiers’ habits. Since the 1950s, instead of nicknames on the battlefield, military equipment began to be awarded official names still at the development stage.
203-mm high-power howitzer B-4 - “Sledgehammer”,
In this regard, many samples received rather strange names that do not reflect the purpose of the weapon and its tactical and technical characteristics. Some of them may seem quite strange and completely “unmanly”. However, the original approach to the name only fuels interest in what this military equipment is actually capable of.
Artillery bouquet and natural disasters
In Russia there is a galaxy artillery pieces, which received “flowery” names. These are a 152-mm self-propelled gun 2S5 "Gyacinth", a self-propelled anti-tank missile system 9M123 "Chrysanthemum", a self-propelled gun 2S7 "Pion", self-propelled artillery installations 2S1 “Gvozdika” and 2S3 “Acacia”, 240 mm self-propelled mortar"Tulip" and 82-mm automatic mortar 2B9 "Vasilyok".
240-mm self-propelled mortar "Tulip"
In turn, Russian jet systems volley fire(MLRS) received associative names. Gunsmiths decided not to name the descendants of “Katyusha” female names and “called for help” from natural phenomena.
The most popular MLRS in the world, the BM-21, was named “Grad”. Following the deadly “precipitation,” 9K57 “Hurricane” (220 mm), 9K58 “Smerch” (300 mm), 9K51M “Tornado” (122 and 300 mm) and TOS-1M “Solntsepek” (220 mm) appeared. Currently, some of this military equipment causes daily “natural disasters” for gangs in Syria.
aquatic family
Since Russia has the richest water resources, love for rivers was expressed in the names of many samples air defense and other types of weapons.
Volga became the “Champion” - main river Central and Southern Russia. "Volga" was the name given to the first large ballistic missile R-1, an export version of the S-75 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), 12.7 mm sniper rifle B-94 (OSV-96), aircraft control system KSR-5, shipborne radio electronic station(radar) MR-310U and radar early warning system P-8.
First ballistic missile R-1 “Volga”
Gunsmiths could not ignore the rivers where Russian statehood was forged.
"Dnepr" is a launch vehicle created on the basis of the R-36M intercontinental ballistic missile, radar missile defense, portable VHF radio station 70RTP-2-ChM and radio control and reconnaissance receiver PRKR-1 (1RK-9).
“Desna” (a tributary of the Dnieper) was called the S-75M air defense system, 22Zh6M radar, 8P775 silo launcher for the first generation R-9A missiles and air-dropped sea mine. “Dniester” was chosen as a suitable name for a variety of electronic equipment for military and civilian purposes (radar and echo sounders).
Shakhtnaya launcher 8P775 "Desna"
The designers did not forget other rivers: the mighty Siberian Yenisei (anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-37-2), the Trans-Baikal Shilka (anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-23-4), the Amur tributary Tunguska (anti-aircraft gun-missile complex 2K22), the largest river in the north-west, the Dvina (SA-75M air defense system) and the St. Petersburg Neva (export version of the S-125 Pechora air defense system).
Adult pranks
At first glance, individual names of military equipment do not fit into any logic at all and seem to be a manifestation of either the author’s bold imagination or his sense of humor.
For example, this is the TOS-1 "Buratino" heavy flamethrower system, the 9M14M "Malyutka" anti-tank guided missile, the MRG-1 "Ogonyok" 55-mm naval seven-barreled grenade launcher, the GP-25 "Foundling" fragmentation ammunition for grenade launchers, the "Option" shovel grenade launcher ", heavy control station R-410M "Diagnoz", body armor "Visit" and 23-mm rubber bullet "Hello".
Car UAZ-3150 “Scamp”
The gunsmiths, apparently, were not shy in expressing their “feelings”, creating the BTR-80A “Bunost” armored personnel carrier, the UAZ-3150 “Naughty” car, the “Ecstasy” multiple-action flash-and-noise grenade and special “Tenderness” convoy handcuffs.
Of course, there were also “female” names. "Katyusha" did not become a tradition and, as a rule, proper names were rarely used. However, we can recall “Tatyana” (tactical atomic bomb 8U69 and SAM 215), “Azalea” (jamming station LO24 and LO27) and “Lydia” (120-mm mortar).
The image of a woman is embodied in 30 mm aircraft cannon 9A-4071 “Ballerinka”, in the autonomous state identification radar “Stewardess”, in the cluster warhead “Ornament”, in the RPMK-1 “Smile” meteorological complex, in the light female body armor “Grace”, in the GC 9M216 “Excitement” and MS rockets -24 "Weasel".
122-mm towed howitzer D-30A “Frog”
Also, the gunsmiths were clearly partial to fauna. “Swallow” is a Tu-95LAL flying laboratory, “Aistenok” is a portable artillery reconnaissance radar, “Fox” is an armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicle BRDM-2, “Frog” is a 122-mm towed howitzer D-30A, “Tiger” is a car special purpose GAZ-23301, "Vepr" - GAZ-3902 armored car and machine gun for special forces.
From the fields of war
You shouldn’t look for any clear system in the names of military equipment, noted Dmitry Kornev, founder of the Military Russia portal, in a conversation with RT.
“Firstly, this tradition does not apply to all weapons, and it migrated to Soviet Union, most likely, from the fields of World War II, where the exchange of crops took place,” the expert believes.
Kornev recalled that soviet soldiers used foreign samples en masse. In particular, trophy German weapons for convenience, they renamed it in the Russian manner. Also, under Lend-Lease, the USSR received US equipment, which had official nicknames. Perhaps the American tradition of giving names was borrowed by Soviet designers.
"Was there any practical sense in fancy names? There is no clear answer to this question. There is a version that the inexplicable names of the weapons were needed to maintain the secrecy of the development. It was a kind of code, and in this way we allegedly confused and continue to confuse foreign spies,” Kornev explained.
Alexey Zakvasin
For more than half a century, our country has had a tradition of coming up with frivolous names for deadly weapons. The pampering of designers cannot always be explained by the real characteristics of military equipment. Most often, gunsmiths are inspired by nature, women and the diversity of human feelings...
During the Great Patriotic War and the pre-war era, Soviet inventors had no time for verbal experiments. New models of military equipment were simply assigned the appropriate index. However, there has always been a tradition among the troops to give nicknames to weapons. Affectionate names were awarded to the most reliable and effective models that protected soldiers' lives. 
How can one not recall the legendary BM-13 or Katyusha rocket launcher. The machine was first manufactured on June 27, 1941 at the Voronezh excavator plant. The firepower of the Katyusha was used as artillery preparation. The easy-to-use machine destroyed all living things in the square marked by the gunners, inflicting colossal damage on the Nazis.
Jet complex BM-13 "Katyusha"
There are a huge number of examples of nicknames during the war. The ISU-152 heavy self-propelled artillery mount received the nickname “St. "Asshole", and the Pe-2 dive bomber - as a "Pawn".
After the war, the tradition of giving funny nicknames to military equipment migrated to the offices of design bureaus.
This is not surprising, because Soviet scientists closely monitored the use of weapons, and some young specialists visited the front, adopting soldiers’ habits. Since the 1950s, instead of nicknames on the battlefield, military equipment began to be given official names even at the development stage.
203-mm high-power howitzer B-4 - “Sledgehammer”,
In this regard, many samples received rather strange names that do not reflect the purpose of the weapon and its tactical and technical characteristics. Some of them may seem quite strange and completely “unmanly”. However, the original approach to the name only fuels interest in what this military equipment is actually capable of.
Artillery bouquet and natural disasters
In Russia there is a galaxy of artillery pieces that have received “flowery” names. These are the 152-mm self-propelled gun 2S5 "Gyacinth", the self-propelled anti-tank missile system 9M123 "Chrysanthemum", the self-propelled gun 2S7 "Pion", the self-propelled artillery mounts 2S1 "Gvozdika" and 2S3 "Acacia", the 240-mm self-propelled mortar "Tulip" and 82 -mm automatic mortar 2B9 "Vasilyok".
240-mm self-propelled mortar "Tulip"
In turn, Russian multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) received associative names. The gunsmiths decided not to call the descendants of “Katyusha” by female names and “called on natural phenomena for help.”
The most popular MLRS in the world, the BM-21, was named “Grad”. Following the deadly “precipitation,” 9K57 “Hurricane” (220 mm), 9K58 “Smerch” (300 mm), 9K51M “Tornado” (122 and 300 mm) and TOS-1M “Solntsepek” (220 mm) appeared. Currently, some of this military equipment causes daily “natural disasters” for gangs in Syria.
aquatic family
Since Russia has the richest water resources, the love of rivers is expressed in the names of many models of air defense and other types of weapons.
The Volga, the main river of Central and Southern Russia, became the “champion”. "Volga" was the name given to the first large ballistic missile R-1, the export version of the S-75 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), the 12.7-mm sniper rifle V-94 (OSV-96), aviation equipment for the KSR-5 control system, shipborne radio-electronic station (radar) MR-310U and radar early warning system P-8.
The first ballistic missile R-1 “Volga”
Gunsmiths could not ignore the rivers where Russian statehood was forged.
"Dnepr" is a launch vehicle created on the basis of the R-36M intercontinental ballistic missile, a missile defense radar, a portable VHF radio station 70RTP-2-ChM and a radio control and reconnaissance receiver PRKR-1 (1RK-9).
“Desna” (a tributary of the Dnieper) was called the S-75M air defense system, 22Zh6M radar, 8P775 silo launcher for the first generation R-9A missiles and an air-dropped sea mine. “Dniester” was chosen as a suitable name for a variety of electronic equipment for military and civilian purposes (radar and echo sounders).
Mine launcher 8P775 "Desna"
The designers did not forget other rivers: the mighty Siberian Yenisei (anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-37–2), Transbaikal Shilka (anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-23–4), a tributary of the Amur Tunguska (anti-aircraft gun-missile system 2K22), the largest in the north in the west the Dvina River (SA-75M air defense system) and the St. Petersburg Neva (export version of the S-125 Pechora air defense system).
Adult pranks
At first glance, individual names of military equipment do not fit into any logic at all and seem to be a manifestation of either the author’s bold imagination or his sense of humor.
For example, this is the TOS-1 "Buratino" heavy flamethrower system, the 9M14M "Malyutka" anti-tank guided missile, the MRG-1 "Ogonyok" 55-mm naval seven-barreled grenade launcher, the GP-25 "Foundling" fragmentation ammunition for grenade launchers, the "Option" shovel grenade launcher ", heavy control station R-410M "Diagnoz", body armor "Visit" and 23-mm rubber bullet "Hello".
Car UAZ-3150 “Scamp”
The gunsmiths, apparently, were not shy in expressing their “feelings”, creating the BTR-80A “Bunost” armored personnel carrier, the UAZ-3150 “Naughty” car, the “Ecstasy” multiple-action flash-and-noise grenade and special “Tenderness” convoy handcuffs.
Of course, there were also “female” names. "Katyusha" did not become a tradition and, as a rule, proper names were rarely used. However, we can recall “Tatyana” (tactical atomic bomb 8U69 and SAM 215), “Azalea” (jamming station LO24 and LO27) and “Lydia” (120-mm mortar).
The image of a woman is embodied in the 30-mm 9A-4071 “Balerinka” aircraft gun, in the “Stewardess” autonomous state identification radar, in the “Ornament” cluster warhead, in the RPMK-1 “Smile” meteorological complex, in the “Grace” light women’s body armor, in rockets GC 9M216 "Volnenie" and MS-24 "Laska".
122-mm towed howitzer D-30A “Frog”
Also, the gunsmiths were clearly partial to fauna. “Swallow” - Tu-95LAL flying laboratory, “Aistenok” - portable artillery reconnaissance radar, “Fox” - armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicle BRDM-2, “Frog” - 122-mm towed howitzer D-30A, “Tiger” - car special purpose GAZ-23301, "Vepr" - armored car GAZ-3902 and a machine gun for special forces.
From the fields of war
You shouldn’t look for any clear system in the names of military equipment, noted Dmitry Kornev, founder of the Military Russia portal, in a conversation with RT.
“Firstly, this tradition does not apply to all weapons, and it migrated to the Soviet Union, most likely from the fields of World War II, where the exchange of cultures took place,” the expert believes.
Kornev recalled that Soviet soldiers en masse used foreign models. In particular, captured German weapons were renamed in the Russian manner for convenience. Also, under Lend-Lease, the USSR received US equipment, which had official nicknames. Perhaps the American tradition of giving names was borrowed by Soviet designers.
“Was there any practical meaning to the fancy names? There is no clear answer to this question. There is a version that the inexplicable names of the weapons were needed to maintain the secrecy of the development. It was a kind of code, and in this way we supposedly confused and continue to confuse foreign spies,” Kornev explained.
Sometimes it seems that domestic creators of military equipment, since the times of the USSR, were deliberately egging on " probable enemy"Well, just imagine - the name of the Israeli tank "Merkava" means "War Chariot", and our T-72B tank is named... "Slingshot".
30-barreled self-propelled flamethrower Buratino
On May 9, 2014, at the Victory Parade, we will see the Vintorez sniper rifle and the Val silent assault rifle for the first time.
What about special forces equipment? “Tenderness” handcuffs, “Laska-Super” stun gun, “Argument” baton, “Cheryomukha” gas. Who comes up with all this?
In the catalogs of Russian military equipment you can find the Zador sapper shovel, the Inspiration stretcher, sub-caliber projectile"Mummy". Publications on the topic of the Russian military-industrial complex include the hand-held six-round revolver grenade launcher "Gnome", the ship's torpedo "Enot", the anti-tank mine "Kleshch", the tactical free-fall aerial bomb with a special warhead with a capacity of up to 40 kilotons "Natasha", a silent automatic grenade launcher system "Canary", aviation system single indication "Narcissus"...
Our artillery weapons systems are not called threateningly, like, say, the American “Dragon” or “Bludgeon”, but quite peacefully: “Carnation”, “Acacia”, “Tulip”, “Hyacinth”, “Peony”, “Chrysanthemum” and so on. The bouquet is real... We even call the world's most powerful 30-barrel self-propelled flamethrower "Buratino"!
They fascinate with their outlandish names: the automatic mortar "Cornflower", the company mortar "Tray", the mortar "Sani", the active wire security system "Cactus", the intercontinental ballistic missile "Molodets", the artillery fire control system "Kapustnik", the artillery radar target detection system "Zoo" ", container missile control system "Phantasmagoria", self-propelled gun"Capacitor".
The missile system is simply admired by its names coastal defense"Bal", anti-tank missile "Metis" with night sight "Mulatto", heavy fighting machine tank support "Frame", grenade for under-barrel grenade launcher "Foundling", under-barrel grenade launcher "Obuvka", radar complex artillery reconnaissance and fire control "Zoo". The Soviet Kromka missile was recently withdrawn from service.
However, stop being so sophisticated - anyone who is particularly interested can easily find a bunch of similar names of Soviet and Russian military equipment on the Internet.
Without following the judgments of “narrow specialists” about the need for strict secrecy the latest developments and the obligatory misinformation of potential enemies, the site’s observer nevertheless decided to independently get to the bottom of the origins of such daring and sincerely smiling names of Soviet and Russian military equipment.
It turns out that the fashion for some specific weapon names, in addition to digital and abbreviated ciphers, began to be used throughout the world back in the 50s and 60s of the last century.
The Americans were the first to come up with sonorous and even frightening names for their combat systems. Apparently, this forced our ironic designers to write a kind of “letters to the Turkish Sultan.”
For example, the formidable sea missile systems"Trident" (Trident) or "Polaris" (Polar Star) clearly inspired one of our developers of the world's most massive strategic nuclear submarine Project 667A to give it the code "Navaga" (this is "in the world" a small edible fish, very tasty after frying).
After this, the confused “probable and potential”, so as not to confuse and once again puzzle their commanders and intelligence officers, introduced the so-called “NATO Classification” for Soviet submarines. And for some reason our same “Navaga” was called Yankee.
Now even in Russian naval reference books our atomics also have NATO names. So, for example, our nuclear submarine project 667BDRM is named "Dolphin" - or "Delta-4". Project 661 "Anchar" (aka " gold fish" - this is Papa according to NATO (simply dad).
The world's largest heavy missile submarines strategic purpose project 941 "Shark" according to NATO classification - SSBN Typhoon (Typhoon). And the submarines of Project 971 "Pike-B" according to NATO are Akula. Submarines Project 949A "Antey" according to NATO classification - Oscar-II. And so on, the NATO members renamed everything “ours” into “theirs” on an unknown basis.
However, I can only assume that all the renamings were carried out according to the principle “since we didn’t understand, then you will suffer too!”
But still, who gave these names to our weapons? Here is what the famous naval historian, writer and publicist, longtime author of the website, Captain 1st Rank Sergei Aprelev, says:
"The names of these wonderful and, I have no doubt, talented people History, alas, did not leave me with a heightened sense of humor. It may very well be that the names of some of our types of weapons were given accidentally, arbitrarily, and not even “at the very top.” Such a case: our submarine recorded the noises of the so-called “Quakers”. The commander was instructed to describe these signals, so to speak, in his own words, so that it would be clear and figurative. Well, he entrusted this matter to the senior mate, that is, to me, as a person who writes literature. Well, in my heart I described the signals of the “Quakers” (as if I had nothing to do at sea then!) like this: “They resemble the jumping of steel balls on a cast-iron plate with decreasing amplitude.” And the impression is that this particular description was included in the secret reports of a special group of scientists involved in the study of this phenomenon...”
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