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VW82 Kobelwagen
Pays	Germany
Type	Light vehicle

Photo gallery on a VW 82 Kobelwagen, The VW 82 Kobelwagen (« voiture bassine ») est un véhicule léger militaire allemand conçu par Ferdinand Porsche avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle possède une carrosserie ouverte simplifiée montée sur le châssis et dotée des éléments mécaniques de la voiture appelée alors KdF-Wagen, devenue plus tard la Coccinelle. Pour améliorer ses capacités tous terrains, des réducteurs sont installés au niveau des roues, augmentant la garde au sol et le couple de traction. Elle est également équipée d’un différentiel de la société ZF (Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen) autobloquant à galets pour augmenter les capacités de franchissement en terrain glissant.

Source:VW 82 Kobelwagen on Wikipedia

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Aj-Press - Tank Power 10 - Japanese Armor Vol.2

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Series	TankPower
Title	Japanese Armor Vol.2
Réf	10
Description	Japanese tanks during the Second World War

The Light Tank Type 95 Ha-G (Japanese: 九五式軽戦車ハ号, Kyugoshiki keisensha Ha-Gō), also known as the Type 97 Ke-Go, was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Although it was very slow for a light tank, it demonstrated its qualities against enemy infantry during the campaigns in Manchuria and China, in the sense that the Chinese National Revolutionary Army had very few tanks or anti-tank weapons to deal with them. However, the Type 95 still lacked the armor and armament of contemporary Allied tanks, and it was already considered obsolete at the beginning of World War II. More than 2000 units of this tank were nevertheless produced. The Type 95 Ha-Gō tank was also used by the Imperial Japanese Navy's naval detachments in the Pacific during World War II.

Source: Wikipedia

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AJ-Press
Series	TankPower
Title	PzKpfw V Panther vol.8
Réf	08
Description	The Panzer V tank - Panther vol.8

The SdKfz 171 Panzer V Panther was a medium tank used by the German army during World War II, from July 1943 at the Battle of Kursk, until May 8, 1945. Designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank, and replace the panzer III and IV, its Rheinmetall 7.5-cm KwK 42 L/70 gun fired piercing projectiles at a speed of 940 m/s, and 1,120 m/s with the tungsten-tipped Panzergranate 40/42, capable of punching 106 mm of armour at 2000 metres, performance superior to Tiger I's 8.8-cm KwK 36 L/56 gun.

Source: Wikipedia

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Panzerkampfwagen VI – Königstiger – SdKfz.182
Country	Nazi Germany
Role	Heavy tank
In service	1944–1945
Built	492

The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. It is also known under the informal name King's Tiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces

Source: Königstiger on Wikipedia Vu sur le forum

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Aj-Press - Tank Power 06 - Panther variants in Color

AJ-Presse
Série	TankPower
Titre	Panther variants in Color
Réf	06
Description	Le char Panzer V – Panther en couleur

Le SdKfz 171 Panzer V Panther était un char moyen utilisé par l’armée allemande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, de juillet 1943 lors de la bataille de koursk, jusqu’au 8 mai 1945. Conçu pour contrer le char T-34 soviétique, et remplacer les panzer III et IV, son canon Rheinmetall 7,5-cm KwK 42 L/70 tirait des projectiles perforants à une vitesse de 940 m/s, et 1 120 m/s avec la Panzergranate 40/42 à pointe en tungstène, capable de perforer 106 mm de blindage à 2000 mètres, performances supérieures au canon 8,8-cm KwK 36 L/56 du Tiger I.

Source: Wikipedia

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Aj-Press - Tank Power 05 - PzKpfw V Panther (Vol.5)

AJ-Press
Series	TankPower
Title	PzKpfw V Panther vol.5
Réf	05
Description	The Panzer V tank - Panther vol.5

Source: Wikipedia

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T-34
Pays	Ussr
Description	The T-34 medium tank
Description	Photo album of a tank T-34

The T-34 was a medium tank that entered service in 1940 with 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.

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AJ-Press2
Series	TankPower
Title	PzKpfw V Panther vol.4
Réf	04
Description	The Panzer V tank - Panther vol.4

The SdKfz 171 Panzer V Panther was a medium tank used by the German army during World War II, from July 1943 at the Battle of Kursk, until May 8, 1945. The Panther Designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank, and replace the panzer III and IV, its Rheinmetall 7.5-cm KwK 42 L/70 gun fired piercing projectiles at a speed of 940 m/s, and 1,120 m/s with the tungsten-tipped Panzergranate 40/42, capable of punching 106 mm of armour at 2000 metres, performance superior to Tiger I's 8.8-cm KwK 36 L/56 gun.

Source: Panther sur Wikipedia

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KV-1 – KV-2
Pays	URSS
Description	Les chars lourds KV-1 et KV-2
Mots clés	Kliment Voroshilov Kv

Album photo sur les chars KV-1 et KV-2, Le char Kliment Voroshilov (KV) est un char de rupture soviétique. Il fut une désagréable surprise pour la Wehrmacht lors de l’opération Barbarossa : il était à l’époque quasiment invulnérable à toutes ses armes excepté le canon antiaérien Flak de 88 mm et des tirs directs d’artillerie.