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SKP M-42
Country	Sweden
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Photograph	Thord Wedman
Topic	Album of 16 photos walk-around of a «SKP M-42»

Photo gallery of a SKP M-42, Terrängbil m/42 KP (Tgbil m/42 SKP/VKP), meaning “Off-road vehicle 42” with a secondary designation of “Scania, Bodywork: Armoured” or “Volvo, Bodywork: Armoured”, was the Swedish army’s first armoured personnel carrier, developed as a stop-gap measure during World War II. In 1941, when tanks were organized into a unit of their own, it was clear there was a desperate need for a troop carrier able to both keep up with the tanks and provide protection against artillery shrapnel and small-arms fire. Due to the war there were no international suppliers to buy from, so the only option was to develop a domestic solution. AB Landsverk designed an APC consisting of a chassis from a regular army lorry equipped with an armoured shell.

Source: SKP M-42 on Wikipedia

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Tatra 813 Kolos
Country	Czechoslovakia
Type	Heavy Truck
Production period	1967-1982
Successor	Tatra T815

Photo gallery of a Tatra 813 Kolos, Tatra T813 was a truck produced in Czechoslovakia by the Tatra company. The first prototype already built in 1960 utilized existing Tatra T138 assemblies in 4×4 full-time all-wheel drive, which was also another first for Tatra. After the initial trials however the designers decided to develop and expand the concepts onto 8×8 all-wheel-drive all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design thus became the modular chassis of T813. Successor is the Tatra T815 model.

Source: Tatra 813 Kolos on Wikipedia

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MT-LB Sjvpbv 4024
Country	Sweden
Type	Military ambulance
Photographer	Thord Wedman
Topic	Album of 28 photos of a MT-LB Sjvpbv 4024

Photo galery of a MT-LB Sjvpbv 4024 , The MT-LB (Russian: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный, Mnogotselevoy Tyagach Logkiy Bronirovannyi / light multi-purpose armoured towing vehicle) is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured tracked vehicle, which was first introduced in the late 1960s. Initially, the vehicle was known as the M 1970 in the west. Sweden :Sjvpbv 4024 (sjukvårdspansarbandvagn) – Military ambulance.

Source: MT-LB Sjvpbv 4024 on Wikipedia

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Merkava Howitzer Sholef
Country	Israel
Type	Self-propelled artillery
Photographs	Sasha Lev
Topic	Album of 23 photos walk-around of a «Merkava Howitzer Sholef»

Photo gallery of a Merkava Howitzer Sholef, Two prototypes of Sholef (“Slammer”, Hebrew slang for “Gunslinger”) 155 mm self-propelled howitzer with automatic loading system were built by Soltam in 1984–1986. The 45-ton vehicle had a long 155 mm gun barrel giving a range of 45+ km. Using GPS, inertial navigation, and an internal fire control computer, it was also capable of direct fire while on the move. It never entered production. The Slammer is a heavily armored artillery gun mounted on a modified Merkava Mk 1 chassis. Many of these vehicles are Merkava Mk 1 that were retired after the Merkava Mk 2 and Merkava Mk 3 came into service. The Slammer has a long 52-caliber gun barrel that allows +10% range. Reload speed may be decreased to 1 for one minute every 10 minutes through use of an automatic loader. Ammunition racks are large. The Slammer is ready for autonomous operation (without an FDC) if the target’s location is known within 15 seconds of a halt, using GPS, inertial navigation, and an internal fire control computer. The Slammer 155 mm self-propelled howitzer is based on a modified Merkava MBT chassis fitted with a new welded steel turret, designed by Soltam Systems. Development commenced in the 1970s. The project was considered of high national priority and incorporated the newest technological developments. Instead the Israeli Defense Forces selected an upgraded version of American M109 howitzer.

Source: Merkava Howitzer Sholef on Wikipedia

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Sexton Self Propelled Gun
Country	Canada
Type	Self-propelled artillery
In service	1943–1956
Built	2150

The 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton was a self-propelled artillery vehicle of World War II. It was based on Canadian-built versions of the American M3 Lee and M4 Sherman tank chassis, which entered production in Canada as the Ram and Grizzly. When Sherman production in the US expanded and supply was no longer a problem, in 1943 it was decided to switch the Canadian production lines to produce the Sexton to give the British Army a mobile artillery gun using their Ordnance QF 25 pounder gun-howitzer, which could fire an 87.6 mm (3.45 in) 11.5 kg (25 lb) HE shell or an armour-piercing shell. It found use in the Canadian and British Army, as well as numerous other British Empire and associated forces. Just after the war, a number of Grizzly and Sextons were sold to Portugal, who used them into the 1980s.

Source: Sexton Self Propelled Gun on Wikipedia

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North American F-86 Sabre
Country	USA
Role	Fighter aircraft
First flight	1 October 1947
Built	9860

The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States’ first swept wing fighter that could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953). Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the ’50s, the Sabre proved versatile and adaptable, and continued as a front-line fighter in numerous air forces until the last active operational examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.

Source: North American F-86 Sabre on Wikipedia

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Steyr 680M
Country	Austria
Type	Truck
Photograph	Gunther Neumahr
Production period	1960-1984
Topic	Album of 19 photos walk-around of a «Steyr 680M»

Photo gallery of a Steyr 680M, The Steyr 680M was a truck of the brand Steyr. It was produced from 1960 to about 1984 of the former Steyr Daimer Puch AG in Austria and in its branch in Greece. The vehicle is powered by a liquid-cooled , six-cylinder four-stroke – diesel engine series WD-609 (Vorkammereinspritzer) or WD-610 (direct injection) with 88 kW (120 hp), and from 1979 to the from the Steyr 91 derived, and 142 PS ( 104 kW) payable WD-612 operated. The design speed is 80 km / h, the range is 450 km. Overall, it can be loaded in the two-axle version with up to 4,500 kg, the maximum permissible total weight is 10,100 kg. The three-axle version 680M3 makes the largely identical engine through turbocharging 110 kW (150 hp) or the series of motors WD612 125 kW (170 hp). The payload is 5.5 tons and the maximum permissible total weight of 12 tons. The five-speed transmission of 680ers is not synchronized , it must therefore with declutching are switched and double domes. When off-road driving means of switchable are front-wheel drive , the reduction gear and the rear axle is available. Partly also vehicles were equipped with a mechanical winch fitted. In the 1990s, the Steyr 680M was combat performance increased. He was charged with double exterior mirrors, reinforced flatbed, new brakes, new roof and the dashboard of the truck Steyr 12M18 equipped.

Source: Steyr 680M on Wikipedia

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Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Country	USA
Role	Fighter-bomber
First flight	28 February 1946
Built	7524

Photo gallery of a Republic F-84 Thunderjet, The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a “day fighter”, the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thunderjet was plagued by so many structural and engine problems that a 1948 U.S. Air Force review declared it unable to execute any aspect of its intended mission and considered canceling the program. The aircraft was not considered fully operational until the 1949 F-84D model and the design matured only with the definitive F-84G introduced in 1951. In 1954, the straight-wing Thunderjet was joined by the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak fighter and RF-84F Thunderflash photo reconnaissance aircraft.

Source: Republic F-84 Thunderjet on Wikipedia

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Saladin Armored Car
Country	United Kingdom
Type	Armored Car
Place	Yad La-Shiryon Museum, Latrun.
Topic	Album of 225 photos walk-around of a «Saladin Armored Car»

Photo gallery of a Saladin Armored Car, The Saladin (FV601) is a six-wheeled armoured car built by Alvis, and fitted with a 76mm gun. Used extensively by the British Army, it replaced the AEC Armoured Car that had been in service since World War II. The Saladin was the armoured car of Alvis’ FV600 series, using similar suspension and drive train components to the Saracen armoured personnel carrier, Stalwart high mobility load carrier and Salamander fire tender. It is named after the warrior Saladin, Alvis using names beginning with an “S” for the whole range of FV600 vehicles.

Source: Saladin Armored Car on Wikipedia

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SA-6 Gainful
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system

Photo gallery of a SA-6 Gainful, The 2K12 “Kub” (Russian: 2К12 “Куб”; English: cube) (NATO reporting name: SA-6 “Gainful”) mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. “2К12” is the GRAU designation of the system. Each 2K12 battery consists of a number of similar tracked vehicles, one of which carries the 1S91 (SURN vehicle, NATO designation “Straight Flush”) 25 kW G/H band radar (with a range of 75 km (47 mi)) equipped with a continuous wave illuminator, in addition to an optical sight. The battery usually also includes four triple-missile transporter erector launchers (TELs), and four trucks, each carrying three spare missiles and a crane. The TEL is based on a GM-578 chassis, while the 1S91 radar vehicle is based on a GM-568 chassis, all developed and produced by MMZ.