Bell P-63 KingCobra | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| First flight | 7 December 1942 |
| Built | 3303 |
The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is an American fighter aircraft developed by Bell Aircraft in World War II from the Bell P-39 Airacobra in an attempt to correct that aircraft’s deficiencies. Although the P-63 was not accepted for combat use by the United States Army Air Forces, it was adopted by the Soviet Air Force.
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Comet A-34 | |
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| Pays | UK |
| Category | Armoured vehicles |
| Type | Car |
| Description | Album de 36 walkaround photos of the "Comet A-35" tank |
The A-34 Comet is the last tank of the British Army to enter the line of duty towards the end of the Second World War conflict in Europe, it will also be in service during the Korean War.
Source:Char Comet on Wikipedia
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D4Y Suisei Comet Judy | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Role | Dive bomber |
| First flight | December 1940t |
| Built | 2038 |
Photo gallery of a D4Y Suisei Comet Judy, The Yokosuka (横須賀?) D4Y Suisei (彗星 “Comet”) Navy Type 2 Carrier Dive bomber was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Its Allied reporting name was “Judy”. The D4Y was one of the fastest dive-bombers of the war, and only the delays in its development hindered its service, while its predecessor, the slower fixed-gear Aichi D3A remained in service much longer than intended. Despite limited use, the speed and the range of the D4Y was nevertheless valuable, and the type was used with success as reconnaissance aircraft as well as for kamikaze missions.
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M4A1 | |
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| Pays | USA |
| Type | Char Moyen |
| Période | Seconde guerre mondiale |
| Description | Album de 40 photos walk-around d’un char «M4A1 – Sherman» |
Gallerie photo d’un char M4A1 – Sherman, le Medium Tank M4 a été le char américain moyen produit en plus grande quantité durant la seconde guerre mondiale.
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Dragon Models | |
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| Ref | 6260 |
| Type | Scale models |
| Scale | 1/35 |
| Topic | 88mm FLAK 36 w/FLAK ARTILLERY CREW |
A kit from the brand Dragon Models the kit : A88mm FLAK 36 w/FLAK ARTILLERY CREW – DML 6260.
1/35 88mm Flak 36 w/Flak Artillery Crew and BONUS features This release is destined to be a legend! The eighty-eight is probably the most well known artillery piece of WWII. After painstaking research, this ALL-NEW kit greatly surpasses the detail of kits on the market today and is loaded with extra features. Features: – ALL NEW tooling Cradle and Shield – Two kinds of gun cradles, each with full internal details – Exquisitely detailed traverse wheels – Handles on the gun crew seat can be assembled in either operational or transportation mode – Detailed fuse setter – Detachable gun shield (depending on which gun mount is used) – Slide molded one-piece shield with exquisite detail on both faces – Shield is molded to correct scale thickness – Armored viewing cover can be open/closed Traversing pedestal and cruciform legs – Fully detailed gun mount (unsurpassed detail) – Full detail on all surfaces, including turntable and bottom plate – Fully functional and highly detailed cruciform legs – Right/left legs can be folded up for transportation – Stabilising jack assemblies can be height adjusted for uneven ground – Slide-molded securing spikes – Additional half-length securing spikes suitable for dioramas Trailer – Fully detailed trailer – Slide molded one-piece front and rear trailer units – Individual suspension components – Full detail for trailers brake system and fittings – Cable reel has full detail w/ cable – Workable towing bar is detachable – Groundbreaking injection molded multi-layered tires w/extreme detail Bonus – 6 man gun crew w/range finder – Metal recuperator – Aluminum barrel for Type 18 barrel – Aluminum barrel for Type 36 barrel (two separate parts) – Brass ammo x 3 types – Ammo box x 2 types (wooden and wicker) – Photo-etched parts – Cartograf decals for the camouflage paint scheme on gun shield – Cartograf decals for various divisional markings – Metal chains – Stunning box art by Mr. Ron Volstad
Source: DML 6260 sur Dragon Models
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Flak 36 | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Type | Flak |
| Description | Album de 132 photos walk-around du canon Flak 36 |
Photo gallery on a Flak 36, The term canon of 88 mm regroupe deux pièces d’artillerie de l’armée Allemande durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. A l’origine c’est une pièce à vocation antiaérienne. La grande polyvalence de ces deux pièces a fait qu’elles équipèrent toutes deux des blindés allemands dans la deuxième moitié de la guerre, dont le Tiger. La première, le 88mm Flak18 and its variants, is an anti-aircraft play. It has been produced in large numbers and it is it that is the basis of the fame of the "Flak 88mm".
La seconde pièce, le Pak43/1 88mm et ses variantes, apparaît en 1943 et est une pièce orientée vers un usage antichar, tache où elle excelle, par contre son coté anti-aérien est délaissé. Arrivant plus tard que la première et étant moins polyvalente elle a été nettement moins produite que les pièces Flak 88mm. Le point commun à ces deux pièces est leur puissance de feu, leur grand pouvoir de pénétration ainsi que leur cadence de tir, de plus leur grande précision est remarquable pour l’époque. Elles ont souvent été confondues et appelées communément “88" by the Allied armies, while the Germans called them rather "acht acht" (eight-eight).
Source: Wikipedia
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Tamiya | |
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| Ref | 61086 |
| Type | Scale model |
| Scale | 1/48 |
| Subject | Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
A kit from the brand Tamiya the kit: «Republic P-47D Thunderbolt – “Razorback” – Tamiya 61086 ».
This high-flying fighter was armed with eight 12.7mm machineguns that proved very useful in the intense fighting that occurred in the European skies. Equipped with drop tanks for longer range, the P-47D was then able to escort the bombers all the way to the German border. The Thunderbolt also allowed many Allied pilots to become Aces. Bomber crews plagued day after day by intensive German interceptions, would remark that the presence of the P-47 was of great help.
In 1943, the 8th Air Force was launching raids on Germany with its B17 and B24 from England. The aim was to destroy German main production factories. Unfortunately, losses during theses missions were very heavy and it became urgent to develop a fighter able to escort the bombers over enemy soil. The limited ranges of the Spitfire and P-38 Lightning did not make these fighters able to go further than Paris, leaving the bombers alone to fend for themselves for the rest of the flight. With the development of the P-47, this problem was overcome. The P-47 was the first single-seated fighter to be equipped with a supercharger, allowing it to fly at the same high altitude as the bombers.
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P-47G Thunderbolt | |
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| Pays | USA |
| Type | Hunter |
| First flight | 6 May 1941 |
photo gallery on a P-47G Thunderbolt, The Hunter Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most heavily weighted U.S. aircraft during the Second World War. Not just because it was one of the most built fighters to date (14,500 units) but because it was very effective in fire support missions, to the point that it eventually became its main role as its weak enough performance for a fighter did not allow it to compete with its counterpart the P-51 Mustang. Its raw finish and size earned it the nickname Scourge (Jug being the abbreviation of Juggernaut).
Source: P-47D Thunderbolt on Wikipedia
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Italeri | |
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| Réf | 02673 |
| Type | Maquette |
| Echelle | 1/48 |
| Sujet | SBD-5 Dauntless |
Une maquette de chez ITALERI le kit “SBD-5 Dauntless – ITALERI 02673”.
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was the bomber boarded dell’USNavy standards in the early years of World War II. It was produced in nearly 6,000 specimens of six major versions, and participated in beginning operations in the Pacific
Source: SBD-5 Dauntless on Italeri
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SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2 | |
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| Editor | Osprey Publishing |
| Serie | Combat Aircraft |
| Ref | 978-1855327320 |
A book signed Osprey Publishing the book «SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2 – Combat Aircraft 10» .
Unquestionably the most successful dive-bomber ever to see frontline service with any air arm, the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the scourge of the Japanese Imperial Fleet in the crucial years of the Pacific War. The revolutionary all-metal stressed-skin design of the SBD exhibited airframe strength that made it an ideal dive-bomber, its broad wing, with horizontal centre section and sharply tapered outer panels with dihedral, boasting perforated split flaps that doubled as dive brakes during the steep bombing attacks
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