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Grumman HU-16 Albatross
Country	USA
Role	Amphibious flying boat
First flight	October 24, 1947
Built	466

Photo Gallery of a Grumman HU-16 Albatross , The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large twin-radial engine amphibious flying boat that was used by the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, primarily as a search and rescue and combat search and rescue aircraft. Originally designated as the SA-16 for the USAF and the JR2F-1 and UF-1 for the USN and USCG, it was redesignated as the HU-16 in 1962.

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M32 Recovery Vehicle
Country	Various
Type	Recovery Vehicle
Production	From 1944

An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is a type of vehicle recovery armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle- or mine-damaged as well as broken-down armoured vehicles during combat, or to tow them out of the danger zone for more extensive repairs. To this end the term “Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle” (ARRV) is also used.

The M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle is based on the Sherman tank (from 1944)

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T-40S
Country	Soviet Union
Role	Amphibious light tank
Production	1940–41
Built	222

The T-40 amphibious scout tank was an amphibious light tank used by the Soviet Union during World War II. Amphibious capability was important to the Red Army, as evidenced by the production of over 1,500 amphibious tanks in the 1930s. The T-40 was intended to replace the aging T-37 and T-38 tank light amphibians. It was a superior design, but due to the pressures of war the Soviets favored the production of simpler tank designs, and only a small number of T-40s were built.

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AMX-13
Country	France
Type	Light Tank
Production	1953 to 1985.
Built	7700

Photo Gallery of a AMX-13, The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army, as the Char 13t-75 Modele 51, and was exported to over twenty-five other nations. Named after its initial weight of 13 tonnes, and featuring a tough and reliable chassis, it was fitted with an oscillating turret built by GIAT Industries (now Nexter) with revolver type magazines which was also used on the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier. Including prototypes and export versions there are over a hundred variants including self-propelled gun, anti-aircraft systems, APCs, and ATGM versions. Total production of the AMX-13 family is approximately 7,700 units, around 3,400 of which were exported.

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Russian Renault FT 17
Country	France
Type	Light Tank
Production	3694 (1917-1918)
Description	Album of 23 photos walk-around of a «Russian Renault FT 17»

Photo Gallery of a Russian Renault FT 17, The Renault FT 17 was a French light tank of World War I. After the end of World War I, Renault FTs were exported to many countries.

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Ferret Mk 2-6
Country	UK
Type	Armoured car
Production	1952-1971
Description	Album of 38 photos walk-around of a «Ferret Mk 2-6»

Photo Gallery of a Ferret Mk 2-6, The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler. It was widely adopted by regiments in the British Army as well as Commonwealth countries throughout the period.

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Fiat M13/40
Country	Italy
Type	Medium Tank
Production	1940-1941
Description	Album of 61 photos walk-around of a «Fiat M13/40»

Photo Gallery of a Fiat M13/40, The Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 was an Italian World War II tank designed to replace the Fiat L3, the Fiat L6/40 and the Fiat M11/39 in the Italian Army at the start of World War II. It was the main tank the Italians used throughout the war. The design was influenced by the British Vickers 6-Ton and was based on the modified chassis of the earlier Fiat M11/39. M11/39 production was cut short in order to get the M13/40 into production. The name refers to “M” for Medio (medium) according to the Italian tank weight standards at the time, 13 tonnes was the scheduled weight, and 1940 the initial year of production.

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Six Ton Tank M1917
Country	USA
Type	Light Tank
Production	950 (1918-1919)
Description	Album of 179 photos walk-around of a «Six Ton Tank M1917»

Photo Gallery of a Six Ton Tank M1917, The Six Ton Tank M1917 was the USA’s first mass-produced tank. It was a license-built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was accepted by the army in October 1918. The US Army ordered approximately 4,440 M1917s between 1918 and 1919, receiving about 950 before cancelling the contract. None reached Europe in time to participate in World War I.

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Airfix
Ref	A50163
Type	Model Kit
Scale	1/32
Topic	WWI Old Bill Bus Gift Set

A model of the brand Airfix the kit : WWI Old Bill Bus Gift Set – Airfix A50163.

The British Army of 1914 lacked motorised transport, so following the outbreak of war and by the time of the First Battle of Ypres, the War Office had commandeered a number of London buses along with their drivers. These soon became known as ‘Old Bill Buses‘ with a reference to Bairnsfather’s Old Bill character.

Source: WWI Old Bill Bus Gift Set on Airfix

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37mm Polish AT Gun wz.36 - Ace Models 72533

Ace Models
Ref	72533
Type	Artillery
Scale	1/72
Topic	Polish Anti-Tank Gun Wz.36

The gun was initially designed by Swedish manufacturer Bofors, mainly for export purposes. Licensed copies were produced Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Poland. Poland bought 300 guns in Sweden as wz.36. and hundreds more were produced by SMPzA (Stowarzyszenie Mechanikow Polskich z Ameryki) in Pruszkow, some of them exported. When World War II began, the Polish Army had 1,200 pieces. A tank variant, designated wz.37, was mounted in 7TP (single-turret version.