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Osprey Publishing
Serie	New Vanguard
Subjet	German Destroyers 1939–45
Period	WW2
Ref	91

A documentation from Osprey Publishing the book «German Destroyers 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 91» .

The German destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Diether Von Roeder Class, the Leberecht Maas Class and the wartime classes Z23, Z35, Z37, Z40, Z43, Z46 and Z52. These vessels, though fewer in number than the British destroyer fleet, tended to be much bigger and more powerful than their allied counterparts. They served their country well in operations in the Channel, North Sea, the Far North and in the rescue of civilians from East Prussia during the final days of the war. This title describes their design, development and operational use from the fjords of Narvik to the final days of the war.

Source: German Destroyers sur Osprey Publishing

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Osprey Publishing
Series	New Vanguard
Réf	88
ISBN	9781841766331
Author	Angus Konstam
Illustrateur	Tony Bryan

A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «British Battlecruisers 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 88» .

When war broke out in 1939, only three true battlecruisers remained in the Royal Navy including HMS ‘Hood’, the world’s largest and fastest capital ship for much of her life, which would be destroyed in action against the German battleship ‘Bismarck’. Out of the remaining two battlecruisers (‘Repulse’ and ‘Renown’) one was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Singapore, whilst the other served with distinction until the end of the war. This book traces the pre-war development of these spectacular warships, then describes their wartime exploits, using this to demonstrate their operational and mechanical performance. It examines what life was like on these wartime battlecruisers when they sailed into action.

Source: Osprey

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BA-64 Armored Car
Country	URSS
Role	Armored car
Produced	1942—1946
Built	9110

The BA-64 was a 4×4 light armoured car, employed by the Soviet Army from 1942 into the early 1960s for reconnaissance and liaison tasks. The BA-64B was nicknamed ‘Bobik’ by its crews. The total recorded number of BA-64s produced differs even in Russian sources. The most frequently-stated figures are 9,110 (3,901 BA-64 and 5,209 BA-64B) vehicles which were built in the GAZ automobile plant, although a memorial plaque near the pictured Nizhny Novgorod car states 9,063 cars. The Red Army representatives accepted only 8,174 BA-64s, including 3,390 with radio sets; the other vehicles were transferred to NKVD units and Soviet allies.

Source: BA-64B Armored Car on Wikipedia

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BA-6 Armored Car
Country	URSS
Type	Armored car
Topic	Album of 51 photos of a BA-6 Armored Car

The BA-3 (Russian: Broneavtomobil 3) was a heavy armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1933, followed by a slightly changed model BA-6 in 1936. Both were based mostly on BA-I, the most important development being the new turret, same as in the T-26 m 1933 and BT-5 tanks, and also equipped with the 45 mm main gun. Around 180 BA-3 cars were built at the Izhorskij and Vyksunskij factories, until production ended in 1935. BA-6 followed with 386 cars produced between 1936 and 1938 in Izhorskij factory. Most of BA-3 production was based on the Ford-Timken chassis, a 6×4 modification of the US Ford AA 4×2 truck, but the last batch was built on Russian version of the same chassis – GAZ-AAA, continued to be used in BA-6. The biggest limitation of the BA-3 was the mobility, limited to roads or very hard ground, the result of unnecessarily large weight. The innovation that slightly improved mobility were the auxiliary (“Overall”) tracks that could be fitted onto the rear tandem wheels, converting the car to half-track.

Source: BA-3/6 sur Wikipedia

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Sherman
Country	USA
Role	Medium Tank
In service	1942–1957
Built	49000+

The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. Thousands were distributed through the Lend-Lease program to the British Commonwealth and Soviet Union. The tank was named by the British for the American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Source: World of Tank

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Achilles IIC
Pays	UK
Type	Tank hunter

Galerie photo sur un char Achilles IIC, La version britannique, le M10 Achilles, est aisée à distinguer grâce au frein de bouche du canon de 17 livres.

Source: Wikipedia

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A34 Comet 17pdr Cruiser Tank - Walk Around

A34 Comet 17pdr
Pays	UK
Type	Cruiser Tank

Photo Gallery on an A34 Comet 17pdr Cruiser Tank, The Comet A-34 is a British battle tank that entered service at the end of the Second World War and was also used during the Korean War.

Source: A34 Comet on Wikipedia

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203 mm M1931 B-4
Country	URSS
Type	Heavy Howitzer
Produced	1932-1940s
Built	871

203 mm howitzer M1931 was a 203 mm Soviet heavy howitzer. During the Second World War, it was under the command of the Stavka’s strategic reserve. It was nicknamed “Stalin’s sledgehammer” by German soldiers. These guns were used with success against heavy German fortifications and in urban combat for crushing protected buildings and bunkers. This weapon was used until the end of the war in the Battle of Berlin where the Red Army would bring these guns up at point blank range to smash German fortifications with their heavy 203mm shells. In the spring of 1944, a KV-1s tank chassis was used to create a self-propelled variant, the S-51. The heavy recoil from the muzzle blast threw the crew off their seats and damaged the transmission, and so it was cancelled.

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Osprey Publishing
Serie	New Vanguard
Ref	84
ISBN	9781841765037
Author	Gordon Williamson
Illustrator	Ian Palmer

A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «German Light Cruisers 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 84» .

The German Navy of World War II was small in number, but contained some of the most technologically advanced capital ships in the world. This meant that although the Kriegsmarine never felt capable of encountering the might of the British Navy in a fleet action, her ships were individually more than a match for the outdated vessels of the Royal Navy. Nowhere was this more the case than in Germany’s fleet of light cruisers. There were only six vessels in this fleet: the Emden, Leipzig, Köln, Königsberg, Karlsruhe and Nurnberg. This book describes their design, development and varied operational history throughout the course of the Second World War.

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Osprey Publishing
Serie	New Vanguard
Ref	82
ISBN	9781841765419
Author	Steven J Zaloga
Illustrator	Robert Calow

A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «V-2 Ballistic Missile 1942–52 – NEW VANGUARD 82» .

The German A-4 ballistic missile, better known by its propaganda name of V-2, was the world’s first successful ballistic missile, breaking through the atmosphere to reach its target quicker. It was a forerunner of Cold War ballistic missiles and its combat use in 1944-45 set the pattern for the use of Scud ballistic missiles in recent decades. The V-2 offensive lasted from September 1944 until March 1945 with over 3,000 rockets being launched. This book examines the combat record of the V-2 in World War II, with a special focus on how a German missile battalion actually prepared and fired its missiles.

Source: osprey

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