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US Technics in German Units
Period	Second World War
Army	German Wehrmacht
Description	Album of 233 photos of US Technics in German Units

Sometimes on the German tanks by the clearly being appeared German trophies is present the designation, which includes letter E, roman numeral and further three-digit number. In all existing photographs the tanks having such designations has the insignificant damages, which do not make it possible to immediately introduce it into the system, or simply clearly it is not used. On the existing assumptions the letter “E” indicates Erprobung – testing, or Erbeuten – to take as the trophy, although completely possible that also Evakuieren – to evacuate as order to evacuating of trophy into the rear, the roman numeral judging by the existing photographs designates the type of the seized machine. Arabic numerals most probably designate the ordinal number of trophy.

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Soviet Technics in German Units
Period	Second World War
Army	German Wehrmacht
Description	Album of 131 photos of Soviet Technics in German Units

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ICM
Scale	1/144
Ref	S010
Topic	U-Boat Type IIB (1943) German Submarine

A model of the brand ICM : the kit U-Boat Type IIB (1943) – German Submarine – ICM S010.

The coastal Type II U-Boats were became the first vessels of this class, that were built in Germany after the end of WWI. In the end of 1942 six Type IIB U-Boats were transferred to the Black Sea. They were used there up to September 1944. -This particular kit is the first attempt of ICM to release U-Boat Type IIB (1943) plastic kit in 1:144 scale into the market -Highly detailed hull and armament -2 versions decal sheet included

Source: U-Boat on ICM

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Dragon Model
Ref	7504
Type	1/72 Military
Scale	1/72
Topic	Long Range Desert Group Patrol Car w/2cm Cannon

A model of the brand Dragon Model the kit : Long Range Desert Group Patrol Car w/2cm Cannon – DML 7504

-Newly tooled LRDG patrol car w/2cm cannon -Sand channel molded on side of vehicle -2cm cannon mounted in rear compartment -Intricate engine grille -Gunner’s seat accurately reproduced -Hand wheels and gun cradle offer great detail definition -Accurately shaped front fenders w/details -Well-defined wheels w/authentic tire tread pattern -Wheels are produced in separate parts -Slide-molded chassis -Delicate spade reproduced -Lee-Enfield mounted besides driver’s cab -Rolled tarpaulins w/detachable brackets fitted on front fenders -Detailed dashboard & driver’s compartment -POW cans included

The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a highly effective unit that roved far behind enemy lines in North Africa during WWII. It gathered intelligence, performed reconnaissance and conducted attacks from mid-1940 through to April 1943. Yet the elite unit never exceeded 350 men at any one time. To successfully negotiate the desert, the LRDG used vehicles such as the two-wheel-drive truck. The truck entered service in March 1942 and these sturdy vehicles carried sand channels, jerry cans, a sun compass, sometimes a wireless, improved radiator cooling system and low-pressure desert tires. They were fitted with weapons such as Lewis guns, Vickers medium machine guns and the Vickers K. Some were even fitted with 2cm guns that had been captured from Italian forces. It was a 20mm antiaircraft gun widely used by Italy in WWII. Of course, the 330kg weapon could also be used against ground targets.

Source: Dragon

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Hobby Boss
Subject	RAF Gladiator
Scale	1/72
Ref	80289

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : RAF Gladiator – HOBBY BOSS 80289

Features : The kit consists of over 20 parts, includes 1 clear windscreen/canopy

It was the RAF’s last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it was being introduced. Though often pitted against more formidable foes during the early days of the Second World War, it acquitted itself reasonably well in combat.

Source: Hobby Boss

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Hobby Boss
Subject	IL-2M3 Attack Aircraft
Scale	1/72
Ref	80285

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : IL-2M3 Attack Aircraft – HOBBY BOSS 80285

Features : The kit consists of over 30 parts, includes 1 clear windscreen/canopy

The Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik was a Soviet Union attack aircraft in the WWII. Designed as a armored low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armor and other ground targets. First flew on 12 October 1940 as prototype TsKB-57, The aircraft entered production in March 1941,and come into service in May. A total of 36,163 were built. The Sturmovik played a crucial role on the Eastern Front, famous nicknames as the “Black Death” .

Source: Hobby Boss

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Hobby Boss
Scale	1/35
Ref	82496
Topic	Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod.1935

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod.1935 – HOBBY BOSS 82496

Features : The kit consists of over 970 parts, multi-directional slide molded lower hull w/fine detail, 240 individual track links, photo-etched parts included

The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used during many conflicts of the 1930s as well as during World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and is widely considered one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s. It was produced in greater numbers than any other tank of the period, with more than 11,000 produced. During the 1930s, the USSR developed approximately 53 variants of the T-26, including other combat vehicles based on its chassis. Twenty-three of these were mass-produced. The T-26 was used extensively in the armies of Spain, China and Turkey. In addition, captured T-26 light tanks were used by the Finnish, German, Romanian and Hungarian armies.

Source: Hobby Boss

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Hobby Boss
Scale	1/35
Ref	82601
Topic	Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger I

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger I – HOBBY BOSS 82601

Features : the kit is a simplified version consists of over 460 parts

Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf.E, often shortened to Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, particularly the T-34 and the KV-1. The Tiger I is the first tank mounting the 88 mm gun, in its initial armored fighting vehicle-dedicated version, which in its Flak version had previously demonstrated its effectiveness against both air and ground targets. During the course of the war, the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts. It was usually deployed in independent tank battalions, which proved to be quite formidable. While the Tiger I was feared by many of its opponents, it was over-engineered, used expensive and labour intensive materials and production methods, and was time-consuming to produce. Only 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944.

Source: Hobby Boss

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Hobby Boss
Scale	1/35
Ref	82457
Topic	Israel Merkava ARV

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : Israel Merkava ARV – HOBBY BOSS 82457

Features : The kit consists of over 1070 parts – Multi-directional slide moulded lower hull and upper hull – 216 individual tracks links – Photo-etched parts included

One of the two types of Merkava-based armoured recovery vehicles being trialed. This is the variant with the lighter lift capacity. Although officially built upon the hull of a Merkava 3,this model seems to have many of the characteristics of the Merkava 4. Note the characteristic Merkava 4 style engine exhaust and glacis plate. The machine is fitted with Merkava 3 style tracks. Also note the type of grid armour for the side skirts characteristic of the Merkava 4. Note the two FN 7.62mm machine guns for crew protection.

Source: Hobby Boss

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Trumpeter
Ref	01581
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/35
Topic	Soviet T-64B MOD 1975

A model of the brand Trumpeter the kit: Soviet T-64B MOD 1975 – Trumpeter 01581.

Features : The kit consists of over 550 parts -the kit w/refined detail -multi-slide moulded lower hull -plastic tracks links -Included Photo-etched parts

The T-64 was conceived in Kharkov as the next-generation main battle tank by Alexander A. Morozov, the designer of the T-54. A revolutionary feature of the T-64 is the incorporation of an automatic loader for its 125-mm gun,allowing a crewmember’s position to be omitted, and helping to keep the size and weight of the tank down，and the T-64B of 1976 would be able to fire a guided antitank missile through its gun barrel． The T-64 would be used only by the Soviet Army and never exported, unlike the T-54/55. It was superior to these tanks in most qualitative terms, until the introduction of the T-72B model in 1985. The tank equipped elite and regular formations in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, the T-64A model being first deployed with East Germany’s Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG) in 1976, and some time later in Hungary’s Southern Group of Forces (SFG). By 1981 the improved T-64B began to be deployed in East Germany and later in Hungary.