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Bergepanther
Country	Nazi Germany
Role	Armoured recovery vehicle
In service	1943–1945
Built	339

The Panther was a German medium tank deployed during World War II on the Eastern and Western Fronts in Europe from mid-1943 to its end in 1945. It had the ordnance inventory designation of Sd.Kfz. 171. Until 27 February 1944, it was designated as the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther when Hitler ordered that the Roman numeral “V” be deleted. Contemporary English language reports sometimes refer to it as the Mark V. Bergepanther : Armoured recovery vehicle.

Source: Bergepanther on Wikipedia

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Pays	USA
Type	Transport plane

Photo gallery on a Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Douglas C-47 Skytrain is the official designation given by the United States Army Air Force to one of the military versions of the DC-3. It was the most built model. A versatile, robust and easy-to-maintain transport aircraft, it was used on all fronts during the Second World War. Baptized Dakota by the Royal Air Force, which had used DC-3s before the first U.S. military orders, it was affectionately known as Gooney Bird by its American crews. The C-47 was built in two specially designed plants for production, in Long Beach, California, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with the production line indicated in the full designation of the aircraft by the letters 'DL' (Long Beach) and 'DK' (Oklahoma City).

Source: Douglas C-47 Skytrain on Wikipedia

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M7B2 Priest
Pays	USA
Type	Self-propelled gun

Officially known as the 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7, the M7 Priest is a self-propelled gun produced during World War II by the United States. Priest is the nickname given by the British, due to the fact that the machine gun placed on a rail gave the impression that the tank was equipped with a pulpit. It followed the English Bishop and they officially called it 105mm SP Priest.

Source: M7 Priest on Wikipedia

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Churchill AVLB
Pays	UK
Period	World War II
Type	Armoured vehicle launched bridge
Description	Album de 34 walk-around photos of the "Churchill AVLB" tank

Photo album on a Churchill AVLB, The Armoured vehicle launched bridge (AVLB) est un véhicule militaire du génie britannique. C’est un véhicule qui permet de mettre en place des ponts en étant protégé des tirs adverses. L’équipage se compose d’un pilote, d’un chef de char et d’un tireur. Il peut aussi être équipé d’une lame à l’avant pour repousser les obstacles.

Source: Churchill AVLB on Wikipedia

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Jagdpanzer 38(t) - Hetzer- Sdkfz.138/2
Pays	Germany
Type	Tank hunter
Period	1944–1945
Production	2827+

The Jagdpanzer 38(Sd.Kfz. 138/2) known as Hetzer (que l’on peut traduire approximativement par Traqueur ou Trappeur en allemand), est un chasseur de char allemand de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, construit sur la base du châssis du Panzer 38(t) tchèque. Le Jagdpanzer 38(t) est conçu pour obtenir un meilleur rapport qualité-prix que les ambitieux programmes des Jagdpanthers et Jagdtigers de la même période. Basé sur un châssis existant et fiable, il évite ainsi les problèmes mécaniques inhérents aux blindés plus lourds. Entièrement fermé, il est protégé par une plaque blindée frontale supérieure de 60 mm d’épaisseur inclinée à 60°; par une plaque frontale inférieure de 60 mm inclinée à 40°; les côtés ont 20 mm d’épaisseur inclinés à 40°; le blindage du toit est de 8 mm; le blindage du plancher de 10 mm; le blindage arrière est de 2 mm. Armé d’un canon Pak 7,5 cm 39/L48 capable de percer 97 mm de blindage incliné à 0° à 1000 mètres, et d’une MG 34 sur le toit, télécommandée de l’intérieur du véhicule, ce blindé est destiné à la chasse à l’affût, profitant de son petit gabarit pour se cacher, et se retirant après avoir effectué son tir, il ne peut en aucun cas engager de longs combats à découvert, au risque d’être rapidement détruit, son blindage ne le protégeant véritablement que contre la ferraille du champ de bataille.

Source: Hetzer on Wikipedia

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P-51D Mustang
Pays	USA
Type	Single-engine fighter
Description	Album de 47 walk-around photos of the P-51 Mustang

The P-51 Mustang is an American fighter aircraft designed by North American Aviation that was used during World War II. It was developed to meet the urgent need for additional British fighters in 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Although performing at low altitudes thanks to its high aerodynamic finesse, its Allison engine, whose supercharger system is not very advanced, initially limited its use as an air superiority fighter. Following the adaptation of the excellent British Rolls Royce Merlin engine, the P-51D became the escort aircraft the United States needed to accompany its large daytime raids of strategic bombers over Germany. At the beginning of 1944, he had a decisive part in obtaining the air superiority that allowed the invasion of Europe. It is one of the three great American hunters of the Second World War by number, with 15,586 copies produced2. Its main assets are its speed and above all its very wide range of action. Many consider him the best propeller fighter of all time. The name Mustang of the aircraft was given by the British, the Americans having first named it Apache before adopting the British name.

Source: P-51D Mustang on Wikipedia

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T-34/76 Model 1941
Pays	Ussr
Type	Medium tank

The T-34 is a medium tank that entered service in 1940 in the Red Army. At the time, it was a remarkable balance between the three major factors that defined the quality of an armoured vehicle: firepower, protection and mobility. This success made it one of the Soviet Union's strengths in the face of the invasion of the Wehrmacht. In order to counter it, it will have to revise its armoured design policy by developing, for example, the Panzer-V 'Panther', which borrowed some of its technical features from the T-34. Although it was quickly overtaken by foreign productions, the T-34 will still remain in production from 1940 to 1958, with a total of units produced estimated at 84,070, making it the second most produced tank of all time, just behind its successors, the T-54 and T-55.

Source: Tank T-34/76 on Wikipedia

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Consolidated B-24M Liberator
Pays	USA
Type	Bombardier

Photo gallery on a Consolidated B-24M Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber. It was built to more than 18,000 units, more than any other American aircraft during the Second World War.

Source: Consolidated B-24M Liberator on Wikipedia

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Autoblinda 40
Pays	Italy
Role	Machine gun
Period	World War II

Photo gallery on an Autoblinda 40, In 1940, the Italian Army received a new model of Machine Gun: Autoblinda Modelo 40. This model was improved in 1941 and 1943 giving birth to the AB41 (550 vehicles produced) and AB43. They experienced the Desert War, the Eastern Front and the Balkans.

Source: Autoblinda 40 on Wikipedia Seen on the forum freeforumzone.leonardo.it

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A34 Comet Gynaeolator
Pays	UK
Type	Cruiser Tank
Période	Seconde guerre mondiale

Le Comet (A-34) est un char de combat britannique entré en fonction à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et utilisé aussi durant la Guerre de Corée.