From the History of the Development of Design Ideas and Views on the Combat Use of the Battalion Artillery of the Red Army in the 1920–1930s

Abstract

The article deals with the historical aspect of the formation, formation and development in the RSFSR/USSR of constructive thought and views on the combat use of the Red Army battalion artillery in the 1920–1930s. Attention is focused on the factors that influence the adoption by government and military authorities of specific measures aimed at developing artillery samples of small calibers, the introduction of battalion artillery into batch production and its acceptance into service in the Red Army. It is noted that military-scientific thought in the 1920–1930s contributed immensely to the development of military theory. Its Soviet political and military elite carried out a complex of measures to strengthen the country’s defense capability, including carrying out the modernization of the standard armament and military equipment, and simultaneously developing new models on the basis of domestic production, which enabled the Red Army to achieve high results in armed conflicts 30th years of XX century.

Keywords

• artillery
• main missile and artillery directorate
• commission for special artillery experiments
• military science
• military theory
• design department
• interwar period
• red army
• soviet state