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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
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.

Source: osprey

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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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Panzer IV/70 [A] Sd.Kfz. 162/1 - TRISTAR 35048

Tristar
Réf	35048
Type	Maquette
Echelle	1/35
Sujet	Panzer IV/70 [A] Sd.Kfz. 162/1

Une maquette de chez Tristar le char «Panzer IV/70 [A] Sd.Kfz. 162/1».

Le Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfW IV), souvent appelé Panzer IV était un char d’assaut utilisé par l’Allemagne nazie durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Conçu initialement comme char d’appui-feu, avec un canon de 75 mm court, pour le Panzerkampfwagen III, il finit par remplacer ce dernier quand les chars alliés devinrent trop protégés pour celui-ci. Rééquipé avec un canon long antichar, le PzKpfW IV fut le principal char allemand pendant la seconde partie de la guerre avec plus de 9000 exemplaires produits et donna naissance à de nombreuses versions.

Source: Panzer IV sur Wikipedia

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Osprey Publishing
Série	New Vanguard
Ref	81
ISBN	9781841765020
Author	Gordon Williamson
Illustrator	Ian Palmer

A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «German Heavy Cruisers 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 81» .

The development of this excellent and successful class of warship only became possible after the Anglo-German naval agreement of 1935 eased restrictions on the types of ship Germany could build; even then only five of the class were permitted: the Admiral Hipper, the Blücher, the Prinz Eugen, the Seydlitz and the Lützow. These Cruisers were designed for Atlantic operations and had eight 8 inch guns, 12 10.5 cm heavy anti-aircraft guns and 17 smaller calibre anti aircraft guns as well as twelve torpedo tubes and their own compliment of up to six aircraft. This title covers the design, development and operational history of the Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper class.

Source: osprey

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Osprey Publishing
Serie	NEW VANGUARD
Ref	74
ISBN	9781841765006
Author	Angus Konstam
Illustrator	Tony Bryan

Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 74» .

During the Second World War, flotillas of the Royal Navy’s Motor Torpedo Boats and other coastal forces fought a deadly war for control of the English Channel and the North Sea. These small, fast boats attacked enemy convoys, escorted freighters, landed secret agents and even raided enemy ports. Unsung heroes, these craft and their tiny crews helped stave off defeat in the dark days of 1940. The same vessels then took the fight to other waters, and by the end of the war, British MTB’s had seen service in the Mediterranean, the Baltic and the Far East. This book examines the development and operation of these frail, sleek little warships, and describes the way they were manned and how they fought.

Source: Osprey Publishing

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Osprey Publishing
Serie	New Vanguard
Ref	77
ISBN	9781841765402
Author	Steven J Zaloga
Illustrator	Jim Laurier

A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «M24 Chaffee Light Tank 1943–85 – NEW VANGUARD 77» .

The history of US light tanks during World War II is a chequered one. The Light Battalions of US Armored Divisions were initially filled with M3A1 and M5 Stuart tanks, however, on the battlefields of North Africa it was realised that these were disastrously under armoured and gunned, and a replacement, or the abandonment of light tank doctrine, was desperately needed. It wasn’t until the last few months of WWII that the M24 Chaffee came into service and it was extensively used in combat from the Battle of the Bulge to the final campaigns in Germany. This book will trace the history of this design, its combat record in World War II, its many variants, and its extensive combat record post 1945