On this day in history on October 31, 1943, the IS-2 heavy tank with a 122mm D-25T gun was adopted by the Red Army. No World War II tank had a more powerful weapon. The "Royal Tigers", which appeared in the summer of 1944, could not resist his injury. "Panther" IS-2 hit from a distance of 2.5 km. The IS-2 tank is displayed in the tank corps of our museum. On October 31, 1899, the legendary cruiser "Variag" was launched. The ship and its crew became the heroes of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905. On February 9, 1904, a battle took place near Chemolpo between the cruiser "Variag" and the gunship "Corytes" with the Japanese squadron. The heroism of the teams of "Variag" and "Kurites", who took on the unequal battle, was noted even by their opponents. To prevent the damaged cruiser from falling into enemy hands, the crew decided to shoot it down. October 31, 1944 to P. Beria signed GKO decision No. 6852c "On the supply of ammunition for RES anti-tank guns". Anti-tank rifle RES mod 20 mm. In 1942, only 71 copies of the Rashkov, Armoliev, Slokotsky system were produced. The RES anti-tank rifle and its cartridge can be seen in the "1941-1945" case of our museum. Museum at MAX.