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B1 bis
Pays	France
Type	Chard lourd

Galerie photo sur un char Renault B1 bis, Le char B1 est un blindé lourd français de la seconde guerre mondiale. C’était le char français le plus puissant en service lors de la déclaration de guerre. Mais s’il était puissant il n’en était pas moins dépassé car son canon principal se situait en casemate, un handicap fasse aux mobiles blindés allemands. Son armement, sa bonne mobilité et surtout son blindage efficace ne compensèrent pas ce défaut.

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Humber Mk I
Country	UK
Type	Armored car

Photo gallery of a Humber Mk I, The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It supplemented the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and remained in service until the end of the war.

Source: Humber Mk I sur Wikipedia

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Martin PBM Mariner
Country	USA
Role	Patrol bomber flying boat
First fly	18 February 1939
Built	1366

The Martin PBM Mariner was an American patrol bomber flying boat of World War II and the early Cold War period. It was designed to complement the Consolidated PBY Catalina in service. A total of 1,366 were built, with the first example flying on 18 February 1939 and the type entering service in September 1940.

Source: Martin PBM Mariner on Wikipedia

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Ilyushin Il-2
Country	URSS
Type	Ground-attack aircraft
First flight	2 October 1939
Built	38183

The Ilyushin Il-2 (Cyrillic: Илью́шин Ил-2) Sturmovik was a ground-attack aircraft (Cyrillic: Штурмови́к, Šturmovík) produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. With 36,183 units of the Il-2 produced during the war, and in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 42,330 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in aviation history, as well as one of the most produced piloted aircraft in history along with the American postwar civilian Cessna 172 and the Soviet Union’s own then-contemporary Polikarpov Po-2 Kukuruznik multipurpose biplane.

Source: Wikipedia

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KV-1 Kirovsk
Country	Ussr
Type	Heavy tank
Description	Album de 189 walk-around photos of the tank KV-1 Kirovsk

Photo Gallery on a KV-1 Kirovsk Cat, Kliment-Voroshilov Tank KV-1 is a Soviet tank of the Second World War.

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Tiger II – Königstiger
Country	Germany
Type	Heavy tank
Description	Album de 56 walk-around photos of the tank Tiger II – Königstige

Galerie photo d’un char Tiger II – Königstiger, Le Tiger II, surnommé le Königstiger (Tigre royal) était un char d’assaut allemand de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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Bristol Beaufighter
Country	UK
Role	Heavy fighter / strike aircraft
First fly	17 July 1939
Built	5928

The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often referred to simply as the “Beau”) is a multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the United Kingdom. It was originally conceived as a heavy fighter variant of the Bristol Beaufort bomber. Upon its entry to service, the Beaufighter proved to be well suited to the night fighter role, for which the Royal Air Force (RAF) initially deployed the type during the height of the Battle of Britain, in part due to its large size allowing it to accommodate both heavy armaments and early airborne interception radar without major performance penalties.

Source: Beaufighter on Wikipedia

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128mm FlaK 40 Zwilling
Country	Nazi Germany
Role	Anti-aircraft gun
In service	1942–45
Built	1125

The 12.8 cm FlaK 40 was a German World War II anti-aircraft gun. Although it was not produced in great numbers, it was one of the most effective heavy AA guns of its era.

12.8 cm Flakzwilling 40/2: The 12.8 cm Flak 40 ordnance on a static dual mounting with a total weight of 26 tonnes, capable of firing 20 rounds per minute. Used mainly on flak towers. Production started in 1942 with 10 twin sets produced, another eight in 1943, and in February 1945 a total of 34 were available.

Source: 128mm FlaK 40 Zwilling sur Wikipedia

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Dukw
Country	USA
Type	Amphibious vehicle

Photo Gallery on a DUKW, The Dukw 353 was an amphibious truck operating during the Second World War.

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B-17G Flying Fortress
Country	USA
Role	Heavy bomber
First flight	22 July 1935
Built	12731

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry (prototype Model 299/XB-17) outperformed both competitors and exceeded the air corps’ performance specifications. Although Boeing lost the contract (to the Douglas B-18 Bolo) because the prototype crashed, the air corps ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances, becoming the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the four-engined Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the multirole, twin-engined Junkers Ju 88.