Republic RC-3 Seabee | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Amphibious aircraft |
| First flight | December 1, 1945 |
| Built | 1060 |
The Republic RC-3 Seabee is an all-metal amphibious sports aircraft designed by Percival Spencer and manufactured by the Republic Aircraft Corporation.
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Savoia-Marchetti S.56 | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Role | Biplane flying boat |
| First flight | 1924 |
| Built | 70 |
The Savoia-Marchetti S.56 was an Italian single-engine biplane flying boat trainer and tourer, built by Savoia-Marchetti. Of unequal span, the upper longer than the lower, of wooden construction. Instructor and student sat side by side in separate cockpits, with dual controls; a third cockpit was located just aft that. It used a 52 kW (70 hp) Anzani.
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M119 howitzer | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Towed howitzer |
| Produced | 1989 |
| Built | Unknow |
The M119 howitzer is the US designation for the L119 light gun, a lightweight British 105 mm howitzer also used by the United States Army. It can be easily airlifted by helicopter, or dropped by parachute. It does not need a recoil pit.
Source: M119 howitzer on Wikipedia
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Grumman G-44 Widgeon | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Amphibious transport |
| First flight | 1940 |
| Built | 317+ |
The Grumman G-44 Widgeon is a small, five-person, twin-engine amphibious aircraft. It was designated J4F by the United States Navy and Coast Guard and OA-14 by the United States Army Air Corps and United States Army Air Forces.
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FV107 Scimitar | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Reconnaissance vehicle |
| Manufacturer | Alvis / BAE Systems Land & Armaments |
| Built | 500+ |
The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army. It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion, but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role. Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each containing eight FV107 Scimitars.
Source: FV107 Scimitar Wikipedia
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M274 ½-ton 4×4 utility platform truck | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | 1⁄2 ton (454kg) 4×4 platform truck |
| Produced | 1956-1970 |
| Variants | M274A1, A2, A3, A4 |
The U.S. Military M274 Truck, Platform, Utility, 1/2 Ton, 4X4 or “Carrier, Light Weapons, Infantry, 1/2 ton, 4×4”, also known as the “Mule“, “Military Mule”, or “Mechanical Mule”, is a 4-wheel drive, gasoline-powered truck/tractor type vehicle that can carry up to 1/2 tons off-road. It was introduced in 1956 and used until the 1980s.
Source: M274 Mule on Wikipedia
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10.5 cm leFH 16 | |
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| Country | German Empire – Nazi Germany |
| Role | Field howitzer |
| In service | 1916–45 |
| Built | Unknow |
The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 (10.5 cm leFH 16) was a field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II. The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 was introduced in 1916 as a successor to 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09, featuring a longer barrel and hence longer range. It had the same carriage as the 7.7 cm FK 16.
Source: 10.5 cm leFH 16on Wikipedia
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Ford GPW | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | 1/4 ton 4×4 utility truck |
| Produced | 1941 – 1945 |
| Built | 278000 |
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army Truck, 1/4 ton, 4×4, Command Reconnaissance, commonly known as Jeep or jeep, and sometimes referred to as G503 are light, off-road capable, military utility vehicles that were manufactured during World War II (from 1941 to 1945) to help mobilize the Allied forces.
Source: Ford GPW on Wikipedia
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Panzer II | |
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| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Role | Light tank |
| Produced | 1935 – January 1944 |
| Built | 1856 |
The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated PzKpfw II). Although the vehicle had originally been designed as a stopgap while larger, more advanced tanks were developed, it nonetheless went on to play an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns. The Panzer II was the most numerous tank in the German Panzer divisions at the beginning of the war.[2] It was used in both North Africa against the Western Allies and on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union.
Source: Panzer II on Wikipedia
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Sikorsky SH-60B SeaHawk | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Utility maritime helicopter |
| First flight | 12 December 1979 |
| Built | Unknow |
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant airframe modification is a hinged tail to reduce its footprint aboard ships. The U.S. Navy uses the H-60 airframe under the model designations SH-60B, SH-60F, HH-60H, MH-60R, and MH-60S. Able to deploy aboard any air-capable frigate, destroyer, cruiser, fast combat support ship, amphibious assault ship, or aircraft carrier, the Seahawk can handle anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), naval special warfare (NSW) insertion, search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR), vertical replenishment (VERTREP), and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC).
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