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	Tachanka -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The tachanka (тачанка) was a horse-driven fighting vehicle, usually a cart or an open wagon with a stationary heavy (A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)) machine gun, often called (A saying that widely accepted on its own merits) Maxim, installed in the back.
		The tactics of tachanka are similar to that of the (A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it) technical.
		A large number of the vehicles would assault the enemy position as if they were cavalry, then wheel in a coordinated maneuver so that all at once suddenly had their muzzles to the enemy, and fire a point-blank burst of machine gun fire, all of it going into the same point of the enemy line.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tachanka.htm (500 words)

	Tachanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The usage of tachankas reached its peak during the Russian Civil War (1917–1920s), particularly in the peasant regions of Southern Russia and Ukraine, where the fronts were fluid and mobile warfare gained much significance.
		The late models of standarized tachankas of the Polish Army were all equipped with Ckm wz.30, a Polish modification of the Browning Model 1917 machine gun, also suitable for anti-air fire.
		The tachankas were also adopted by the Wehrmacht, which used the Jf.5 model armed with double MG34 for anti-air protection of infantry throughout the World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tachanka (611 words)

	History of the Tachanka Machine Gun Cart
		The tachanka was a field improvised mobile machinegun platform developed by Bolshevik revolutionary forces during the Russian Civil War.
		Tachanka were also used by Anarchists in the Ukraine under the leadership of Nestor Makhno.
		At the first sign of combat the tachanka crew would dismount and provide fire support for the cavalry units that moved in to engage the enemy in close combat.
	www.russianwarrior.com /1917vecindex_maximcarthistory.htm (413 words)

	pl taczanka The tachanka was a horse driven fighting vehicle usually... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This made the tachanka very popular during the Russian Civil War Russian Civil War (1917-1920s), particularly in the peasant regions of Southern Russia and Ukraine.
		The tactics of tachanka are similar to that of the technical technical.
		Tachankas were also used by the Polish cavalry in 1939 1939 Polish September Campaign Polish September Campaign - the Polish word is taczanka.
	www.biodatabase.de /Tachanka (310 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Chariot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chariot races continued to enjoy great popularity in Byzantine times, in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, even after the Olympic Games had been disbanded, until their decline after the Nika riots in the 6th century.
		The chariot was briefly revived during the Russian civil war of 1918â“1920, when the "tachanka", a two- or four-wheeled cart with a machine-gun mounted on it, enjoyed a limited tactical success in the Red Army.
		Since the gun had to be pointed away from the horses, it operated by firing in a direction opposite or lateral to the direction in which the tachanka was moving.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Chariot (3094 words)

	Chariot
		The chariot enjoyed a brief revival during the Russian civil war of 1918-1920, when the "tachanka", a two-wheeled cart with a machine gun mounted on it, enjoyed a limited tactical success in the Red Army.
		Since the gun was pointed in the opposite direction from the horses, it operated by firing in a direction opposite or lateral to the direction in which the tachanka was moving.
		And to this day, the foe has nightmares Of the thick rain of lead The battle-chariot And the young machine gunner.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/c/ch/chariot.html (964 words)

	Battle of Komarow Scenario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HQ is obviously not quite up to date though, since quite apart from your orders arriving 90 minutes after the allocated start time, you are aware that the enemy in Antoniowka was forced to evacuate to the north overnight, thanks to an artillery bombardment from you.
		The tachankas are technically integral with the regiments, but are used to being grouped at higher levels.
		A Polish cavalry division has two brigades, each of three regiments, each of five sabre squadrons, but their effectives are not as evenly spread as yours, so some regiments can be as much as 500 men [12 bases], while others are only a few hundred strong.
	pygmy-wars.50megs.com /czesniki/czesnikigame.html (2251 words)

	Armoured fighting vehicle : AFV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A technical is a type of unarmored fighting vehicle.
		A tachanka is a horse-driven unarmored fighting vehicle.
		All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
	www.termsdefined.net /af/afv.html (187 words)

	Chariot
		World War I, just before the introduction of the first tanks, motorcycles with machine-guns mounted on a sidecar constituted a mechanized version of the chariot, and the
		Russian tachanka briefly re-introduced horse-drawn chariots, armed with machine-guns.
		tachanka", a two- or four-wheeled cart with a machine-gun mounted on it, enjoyed a limited tactical success in the Red Army.
	en.efactory.pl /Chariot (1997 words)

	Articles - Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This change was made even more necessary by the development of the machine gun and other weapons which could easily destroy cavalry formations.
		Horses became relegated to logistical roles, with few exceptions (see tachanka).
		The demise of cavalry as a decisive force on the battlefield came in the First World War when cavalry forces were slaughtered while failing to achieve a strategic breakthrough on the Western Front.
	www.1-ace.com /articles/Cavalry (1907 words)

	Armoured fighting vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A civilian truck mounting a weapon is sometimes referred to as a technical.
		A horse-drawn machine gun carrier used in the Russian Civil War was called a tachanka.
		This page was last modified 08:01, 7 November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle (90 words)

	THE RED CAVALRY - SYNOPSIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The commander Afon'ka Bida narrates to Ljutov the episode of the bees refusing to sting the crucified Christ.
		This is the story of how tachanka, the innovative military chariot of the red army, has influenced war strategies.
		The soldier Dolguov, shot to death by Polish people while carrying a dispatch, prays his comrade Ljutov to kill him with his gun.
	www.arenadelsole.it /eng/plays/synopsis.htm (458 words)

	How Is Makhno’s Troop Organised? ‘ The Southern Front: The Military Writings and Speeches of Leon Trotsky: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Every Red Army man must be made aware of the actual methods used in the Makhnovite organisation: he will then appreciate more highly the regime of our Red Army, which is increasingly filled with consciousness and the Communist spirit, and in which free devotion to duty is increasingly replacing compulsion and coercion.
		[1] The tachanka was a light, sprung cart drawn by two horses (used by Ukrainian peasants), on which Makhno mounted a machine-gun, with two men to work it, plus the driver.
		His extensive use of these tachanki gave Makhno a powerful combination of mobility with fire-power, and the device was copied by the Red Army.
	www.marxists.org /archive/trotsky/works/1920-mil/ch73.htm (853 words)

	"The Death of Dolgushov" by Isaac Babel - from SovLit.com
		He spun around like a top, grabbed his cap, started to wheeze, let out a whoop, and galloped off.
		Grishchuk with his idiotic tachanka cart and I stayed behind until evening, wandering around between the walls of fire.
		The regiments entered Brody, and were beaten back by a counterattack.
	www.sovlit.com /rasskazy/dolgushov.html (978 words)

	Sheet Music publication - Tachanka - So - Delborgo
		Sheet Music publication - Tachanka - So - Delborgo
		This spirited Russian folk song will enliven your intermediate string orchestra concert.
		Prices subject to change to be advised on confirmation of order.
	music.netstoreusa.com /bso/WBbsom01004.shtml (238 words)

	Loewe
		His true Indian name is TaChanka (swift one), although he went by the name of Lakota (warrior), - easier to pronounce for foreigners, both U.S., and international.
		Can you imagine a German using their guteral "CH?"
		Let's hope that TaChanka re-appears as swiftly as his name implies.
	www.csulb.edu /~parayner/loewe.html (616 words)

	Eureka Miniatures :
		Each set depicts a familiar tableau from t...
		Perhaps first used during the Great War, it was during the Russian Civil War (1917-20) that the Tachanka became famous.
		The Prussian military machine comes to Eureka Miniatures as we proudly announce our new 18mm Seven Years War range.
	www.eurekamin.com.au (313 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Russian Don Horse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In recent years, the Don has gained widespread respect as a saddle horse.
		It is still used in harness however, often in the traditional "Tachanka", a hitch in which four horses are harnessed side - by - side.
		Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/horses/russiandon (366 words)

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