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Tank M48 Patton
Country	USA
Type	Medium tank
In service	1953—1990s

The M48 Patton was a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed in the United States. It was the third tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle. It was a further development of the M47 Patton tank. The M48 Patton was in U.S. service until replaced by the M60 and served as the U.S. Army and Marine Corps’ primary battle tank during the Vietnam War. It was widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, especially other NATO countries.

Source: M48 Patton on Wikipedia

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Dassault Rafale M
Country	France
Type	Twin-engine delta-wing fighter aircraft

Photo gallery of a Dassault Rafale M, The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine delta-wing fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Dassault described the Rafale as being an omnirole fighter with semi-stealth capabilities. The Rafale is a multirole combat aircraft; capable of simultaneously undertaking air supremacy, interdiction, reconnaissance, and airborne nuclear deterrent missions. The Rafale is distinct from other European fighters of its era in that it is almost entirely built by one country, involving most of France’s major defence contractors, such as Dassault, Thales and Safran.

Source: Wikipedia

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Wydawnictwo Militaria
Serie	Wydawnictwo Militaria
Ref	101
Topic	Grille – Sdkfz.138/1

While the design utilized the hull of the Pz.Kpfw. 38(t), including its original engine covers, the front armor plate with the driver’s as well as the radio operator’s visors, and the ball mount for the machine gun was eliminatcd. Thus, Sd.Kfz. 138/1 was the first modified vehicle without the original heavy machine gun ZB vd7 (MG-37(t»), which was replaced by a portable standard German machine gun. In place of the original fro nt plate. the vehicle was fitled with a new 25 mm thick plate angled at 17°. At the same time. this 150 cm high plate also acted as the gun’s shield. In the lower right corner there was a cast visor for the driver, in the middle a deep opening for the gun’s barrel, and in the upper left hand corner another small opening for the periscopic sight of the gun. The radio operator was moved into the open fighting compartment, where he functioned as an auxiliary loader when necessary.

Source: Marder III & Grille – MBI Editions

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LAV-25
Country	USA
Role	Amphibious reconnaissance vehicle
In service	1983–present

The LAV-25 is an eight-wheeled amphibious reconnaissance vehicle used by the United States Marine Corps. It was built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada and is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha I 8×8 family of armored fighting vehicles.

Source: Wikipedia

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Motos in War
Description	Album of photos “Motos in War”
Period	Second World War
Subject	Military motos

Photo album of various motorcycles used by all armies involved in the conflict of the Second World War

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Self-propelled howitzer 2C19 MSTA-S
Country	Russia
Role	Self-propelled howitzer

The 152 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C19 is a modern combat tracked vehicle with powerful armament, NB protection, high mobility and it conforms to all modern artillery requirements. The 2C19 can fire against observed targets from indirect position and by direct laying including mountain conditions and contaminated environment (elevation up to +50° C in the mountains). The 2C19 fires both the on-board rounds and the rounds from the ground with a high firing rate. The rounds used in the howitzer make provision for all the artillery tasks. The howitzer armouring provides a protection against armour-piercing bullets and projectile fragments to crew, armament, equipment, mechanisms; onboard rounds.

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Dodge WC54
Country	USA
Type	4×4 light truck
Manufacturer	Dodge (Chrysler)

The Dodge WC54 ¾ Ton, supply catalog designation G502, was a WC series 4×4 light truck developed during World War II. It served as the main ambulance used by the US army from 1942 to 1945, with some used as late as 1953 during the Korean War by the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and others serving as late as the 1960s in the armies of some European countries. At times, several were also used by the US Signal Corps as radio vans.

Source: Dodge WC54 on Wikipedia

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Supermarine Spitfire VIII
Country	UK
Type	Single-seat fighter aircraf

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only British fighter in continuous production throughout the war. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928). Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death from cancer in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith became chief designer. Where speed was seen as essential to carrying out the mission of home defence against enemy bombers, the Spitfire’s thin cross-section elliptical wing allowed it a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane.

Source: Wikipedia

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T-26 Staraya
Country	Soviet Union
Role	Light infantry tank
In service	1931–45
Built	10300+

The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used during many conflicts of the 1930s and in World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and was one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s until its light armour became vulnerable to newer anti-tank guns. It was produced in greater numbers than any other tank of the period, with more than 11,000 units manufactured. During the 1930s, the USSR developed 53 variants of the T-26, including flame-throwing tanks, combat engineer vehicles, remotely controlled tanks, self-propelled guns, artillery tractors, and armoured carriers. Twenty-three of these were series-produced, others were experimental models.

Source: T-26 on Wikipedia

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Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
Country	USA
Type	Aircraft carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning
First flight	21 October 1960
Produced	1960–present

Photo gallery of a Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, aircraft carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the earlier E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The aircraft’s performance has been upgraded with the E-2B, and E-2C versions, where most of the changes were made to the radar and radio communications due to advances in electronic integrated circuits and other electronics. The fourth version of the Hawkeye is the E-2D, which first flew in 2007. The E-2 was the first aircraft designed to be a AEW aircraft from the outset, as opposed to a modification of an existing airframe, such as the E-3.