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BTR-152V1
Country	Soviet Union
Topic	Armored personnel carrier
Code	Btr 152
Description	Album of 148 photos walk-around of a « BTR-152V1 »

Photo gallery of a BTR-152V1

The BTR-152 (also known as BTR-140) was a non-amphibious Soviet wheeled armored personnel carrier (БТР, from Бронетранспортер/Bronetransporter, literally “armoured transporter”) †) that entered Soviet service in 1950. By the early 1970s, it had been replaced in the infantry vehicle role by the BTR-60. However, it remained in service in the Soviet Army and the Russian Army until 1993 in a variety of other roles. It was also exported to many Third World countries.

BTR-152V1 (1957) – Received night vision equipment, winch, open top and improved external tires pressure regulation system.

Source: BTR-152V1 on Wikipedia

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LVTE1
Country	USA
Topic	Landing Vehicle Tracked Engineer
Code	lvte-1

Photo gallery of a LVTE1, The LVTE1 was the engineer version of the LVTP5. The LVTP-5 (Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel) was a family of amphibious armored fighting vehicles used by the United States Marine Corps.

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T-69
Country	Iraq
Type	Type 69 tank
Topic	Album of 49 photos walk-around of a tank T-69

Photo gallery of a T-69, During the 1980s, China was reported to have sold hundreds of Type 59 and Type 69 MBTs to Iraq.

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M60A3
Country	USA
Type	Main battle tank
Built	15000+

The M60 is an American second generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially classified but sometimes informally grouped, as a member of the Patton tank family. The similarities can be noted in the original variant of the M60 and the M48A3. The US Army considered it as a “product-improved descendant” of the Patton tank’s design. The United States fully committed to the MBT doctrine in 1963 when the Marine Corps retired the last (M103) heavy tank battalion. The M60 tank series became America’s primary main battle tank during the Cold War. Over 15,000 M60s were built by Chrysler. Hull production ended in 1983, but 5,400 older models were converted to the M60A3 variant ending in 1990.

Source: M60 tank on Wikipedia

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Italeri
Ref	235
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/35
Topic	M109G

A model of the brand ITALERI the kit M109G – ITALERI 235.

The M-109 medium self-propelled Howitzer first saw combat during the Vietnam War. The first major deployments came in 1966. This vehicle has proved to be a robust and dependable machine that is still in production nearly 20 years after its initial batch left the assembly lines.

It is used by practically all major armies in the world including various neutral countries. Its real test was in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. It had been used by Israel along the Suez in 1970, but also in the War of 1973 and most recently in the Lebanon War in 1982. The M-109 is the most widely and universality used self-propelled gun in the world.

Source: M109G by Italeri

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Italeri
Ref	2720
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/48
Topic	Wessex UH.5

A model of the brand ITALERI the kit Wessex UH.5 – ITALERI 2720.

30th ANNIVERSARY FALKLANDS WAR 1982_2012 COLLECTION

The Wessex, easily recognizable by its distinctive line characterized the cockpit placed high, was produced by the British Westland under license. It was based on the American helicopter Sikorsky S-58 “Choctaw” project with the adoption of a British turbine-powered 1,200 HP Rolls-Royce engine. The Wessex has proved an extraordinary longevity. It was, for nearly three decades, employed by the British Royal Navy to carry out, in its different versions, many operational tasks. The Wessex UH.5, one of the latest version of Westland helicopter, was used during the period of Falklands War in the South Atlantic on 1982, and it was specialized to satisfy the tactical transportation needs of artillery, ammunitions and missile systems. Thanks to its reliability, Wessex UH.5 has also been used for more though duties: the transportation of Royal Marines Commandos during assault and infiltration operations.

Source: M110A2 by Italeri

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Italeri
Ref	7065
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/72
Topic	Sd. Kfz.11 with PAK 40

A model of the brand ITALERI the kit Sd. Kfz.11 with PAK 40 – ITALERI 7065.

This tractor of German Army artillery was used extensively during World War II. Offering good quality of movement the Sd. Kfz. 11 was able to pull all the pieces of artillery controcarri in line and most of the medium-caliber shells as well as the complex multiple rocket launchers. On the same hull versions were also made for the transport of armored or infantry support weapons.

Source: M110A2 by Italeri

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Italeri
Ref	291
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/35
Topic	M110A2

A model of the brand ITALERI the kit M110A2 – ITALERI 291.

The self-propelled guns of the M-110 series are the backbone of the 70 field artillery for the armed forces and American allies. The M-110 A2 has undergone significant improvements in comparison to his predecessor, M-107 and M-110 A1 and has been used by the U.S. military and by many NATO countries.

Equipped with a powerful 203 mm gun at long range, more than 36 km, able to use grenades in addition to the wide range of conventional and tactical nuclear charges including laser-guided missiles, the M-110 have been extensively used during the conflict Lebanon by Israel and 80s in the Gulf War by the allied coalition. Based on a hull high mobility and a weight content of the M-110 are aviotrasportabili by planes of the class of C-141 or C-5 to ensure an immediate availability in case of emergency or crisis.

Source: M110A2 by Italeri

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Italeri
Ref	2503
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/32
Topic	F-86F Sabre Jet ”Skyblazers”

A model of the brand ITALERI the kit F-86F Sabre Jet ”Skyblazers” – ITALERI 2503.

The U.S. Air Force aerobatic team called “Skyblazers” was formed in 1949 by riders selected by 36 ° Stormo based on Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, in order to demonstrate the presence of the U.S. military to defend Western Europe in that period of harsh confrontation with the Soviet Union. Initially the patrol, consisting of four aircraft, he performed with the F-80 and as soon as the department of origin received the F-84E Thunderjet higher performance immediately passed to the new plane, with whom she performed in 260 air shows in about three years visiting 12 European countries.

During 1953 the department was moved under the command of 48 Squadron, based in France and received included the F-86 F Sabre.Con this plane, the “Skyblazers” represented America until 1962, when the Department , in the meantime moved on the basis of Bitburg in Germany, was dissolved because it was less the need for formation of a specific representation based in Europe. In the early 60’s the technique of aerial refueling became a standard procedure for U.S. planes, then the U.S. could reach anywhere in the world without stopovers. Consequently, the aerobatic team of the “Thunderbirds” made in America in the ’50s became the only official representation of American aviation training.

Source: F-86F Sabre Jet Skyblazers by Italeri

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Italeri
Ref	2716
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/48
Topic	EA-18G Growler

A model of the brand ITALERI the kit EA-18G Growler – ITALERI 2716. The Boeing E/A-18 G Growler was designed to meet a specific need for the U.S. Navy: have a specialized electronic warfare aircraft to replace the now dated, both for avionics performance, Grumman EA-6B Prowler. The Growler is directly derived from the two-seater fighter F/A-18 F Super Hornet aboard which retains substantially all the aerodynamic characteristics. The two General Electric engines Growler to provide a top speed of mach 1.8, and performance in line with the planes that must ensure that support. The crew consists of the pilot and, in tandem, the WSO (Weapon System Officer). Unlike the F/A-18 is not equipped with the gun but is capable of carrying in its pylons pod for the disorder radar and electronic warfare, additional tanks, chaff and flare dispenser as well as missiles AIM-120 AMRAAM.