Tracked Rapier | |
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| Country | UK |
| Type | APC |
| Photograph | Robert De Craecker |
| Description | Album of 72 photos walk-around of a «Tracked Rapier» |
Photo gallery of a Tracked Rapier, Adapted Rapier system to fit on the M548, a cargo-carrier version of the ubiquitous M113 armored personnel carrier.
Source: Tracked Rapier on Wikipedia
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OT-62 TOPAS | |
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| Country | Poland & Czechoslovakia |
| Type | APC |
| Photograph | Victor Krestinin |
| Description | Album of 79 photos walk-around of a «OT-62 TOPAS» |
Photo gallery of a OT-62 TOPAS, The OT-62 TOPAS is a series of amphibious tracked armoured personnel carriers developed jointly by Poland and Czechoslovakia (ČSSR). OT-62 stands for Obrněný Transportér vzor 62 – “armoured personnel carrier model 62”. TOPAS stands for Transportér Obrněný Pásový – “tracked armoured personnel carrier”.
Source: OT-62 TOPAS on Wikipedia
Views : 3184
Lockheed AC-130A Spectre | |
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| Country | United States |
| Type | Ground-attack aircraft |
| First flight | 1966 |
| Built | 47 |
Photo gallery of a Lockheed AC-130A Spectre, The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of anti-ground oriented weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting. Because its large profile and low operating altitudes (around 7,000 ft) make it an easy target, it usually flies close air support missions at night.
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North American A-36A Apache | |
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| Country | United States |
| Role | Ground-attack/dive bomber |
| First flight | October 1942 |
| Built | 500 |
The North American A-36 Apache (listed in some sources as “Invader”, but also called Mustang) was the ground-attack/dive bomber version of the North American P-51 Mustang, from which it could be distinguished by the presence of rectangular, slatted dive brakes above and below the wings. A total of 500 A-36 dive bombers served in North Africa, the Mediterranean, Italy and the China-Burma-India theater during World War II before being withdrawn from operational use in 1944.
Views : 3689
Lockheed F-35B Lightning II | |
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| Country | United States |
| Type | Fighter aircraft |
| First flight | 15 December 2006 |
| Built | 260+ |
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters undergoing final development and testing by the United States. The fifth generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack and air defense missions. The F-35 has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) variant. On 31 July 2015, the first squadron was declared ready for deployment after intensive testing by the United States.
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Taurus ARV | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Type | ARV |
| Photograph | Scott Tremblay |
| Description | Album of 53 photos walk-around of a «Taurus ARV » |
Photo gallery of a Taurus ARV , The Leopard is a main battle tank designed and produced in West Germany that first entered service in 1965. Developed in an era when HEAT warheads were thought to make conventional heavy armour of limited value, the Leopard focused on firepower in the form of the German-built version of the British L7 105-mm gun, and improved cross-country performance that was unmatched by other designs of the era. Modified and derivative vehicles : Simultaneous to the production of the battle tanks, a number of engineering, bridging and recovery vehicles were developed. The Canadian Land Forces operate the Beaver bridgelayer, Taurus ARV, and Badger AEV, all based on the Leopard 1.
Source: Taurus ARV on Wikipedia
Views : 3016
M5 Halftrack | |
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| Country | USA |
| Type | Halftrack |
| Photograph | Vladimir Yakubov |
| Description | Album of 64 photos walk-around of a «M5 Halftrack» |
Photo gallery of a M5 Halftrack, The M5 Half-track (officially the Carrier, Personnel Half-track M5) was an American armored personnel carrier in use during World War II. It was developed in 1942 when existing manufacturers of the M2 Half Track Car, and M3 Half-track could not keep up with production demand. International Harvester (IH) had capacity to produce a similar vehicle to the M3 but some differences from it had to be accepted. The M5 was produced by IH from December 1942 to October 1943.
Source: M5 Halftrack on Wikipedia
Views : 4218
Douglas A-26 Invader | |
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| Country | United States |
| Type | Fighter aircraft |
| First flight | 10 July 1942 |
| Built | 2452 |
Photo gallery of a Douglas A-26 Invader, The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is a twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft that was built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II which also saw service during several major Cold War conflicts. A limited number of highly modified United States Air Force aircraft served in Southeast Asia until 1969. It was a fast aircraft capable of carrying twice its specified bomb load. A range of guns could be fitted to produce a formidable ground-attack aircraft. A re-designation of the type from A-26 to B-26 led to confusion with the Martin B-26 Marauder, which first flew in November 1940, about 16 months before the Douglas design’s maiden flight. Although both types were powered by the widely used Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp eighteen-cylinder, double-row radial engine, they were completely different and separate designs — the Martin bomber originated in 1939, with roughly twice as many Marauders (nearly 5,300) produced in comparison to the Douglas design.
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TACAM R-2 | |
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| Country | Romania |
| Type | Self-propelled Anti-tank Gun |
| In service | 1944—45 |
| Built | 20 |
Photo gallery of a TACAM R-2, The TACAM R-2 (Tun Anticar pe Afet Mobil – Self-propelled Anti-tank Gun) was a Romanian tank destroyer used during World War II. It was built by removing the turret of the R-2 light tank and building a pedestal to mount an ex-Soviet 76.2 mm (3.00 in) ZiS-3 field gun in its place. A three-sided fighting compartment was built to protect the gun and its crew. Twenty were built in 1944, but only one is known to exist today. It participated in the Budapest Offensive and the Prague Offensive.
Source: TACAM R-2 on Wikipedia
Views : 3623
Northrop A-17A | |
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| Country | United States |
| Type | Fighter aircraft |
| Photographs | John Heck & Vladimir Yakubov |
| Description | Album of 65 photos walk-around of a «Northrop A-17A» |
Photo gallery of a Northrop A-17A, The Northrop A-17, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F was a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the U.S. Army Air Corps. A-17s used by air forces of the British Commonwealth designated the aircraft as the “Nomad.”
Source: Northrop A-17A on Wikipedia
Views : 3138