Yakov Taubin
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Yakov Grigoryevich Taubin (Russian: Яков Григорьевич Таубин; 1900 – 28 October 1941) was a Soviet weapons designer. He is best known for creating the first successful automatic grenade launcher. He also designed a prototype gun for the Ilyushin Il-2 which lost in trials against the Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23, and he subsequently was arrested and executed by Soviet authorities.
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Yakov Grigoryevich Taubin | |
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Яков Григорьевич Таубин | |
Born | 1900 Pinsk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | (1941-10-28)28 October 1941 |
Nationality | Soviet Union (Belarusian) |
Occupation | Weapons designer |
Known for | Creating the first successful automatic grenade launcher |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Order of Lenin[1] |
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