| 57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2) | |
|---|---|
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Role | Anti-tank gun |
| Produced | 1941, 1943-1945 |
| Built | 10000++ |
The ZiS-2 (Russian: ЗиС-2) was a Soviet 57-mm anti-tank gun used during World War II. The ZiS-4 was a version of the gun meant to be installed in tanks. ZiS stands for Zavod imeni Stalina (Russian Завод имени Сталина, “Factory named after Stalin”), the official title of Artillery Factory No. 92, which produced the gun first.
Source: ZiS-2 on Wikipedia
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| Travel Air 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Role | Biplane aircraft |
| First flight | 13 March 1925 |
| Built | 1000+ |
The Travel Air 2000/3000/4000 (originally, the Model A, Model B and Model BH and later marketed as a Curtiss-Wright product under the names CW-14, Speedwing, Sportsman and Osprey), were open-cockpit biplane aircraft produced in the United States in the late 1920s by the Travel Air Manufacturing Company. During the period from 1924–1929, Travel Air produced more aircraft than any other American manufacturer, including over 1,000 biplanes
Source: Travel Air 2000 on Wikipedia
Views : 1663
| Bandvagn 206 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Role | All-terrain carrier |
| Development | 1974 |
| Built | Unknow |
Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems) for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people (6 in the front compartment, 11 in the rear), and the trailer unit can be adapted for different uses.
Source: Bandvagn 206 on Wikipedia
Views : 2864
| G.A.C. 102 Aristocrat | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Role | Three seat touring aircraft |
| First flight | late July 1928 |
| Built | 45 |
The G.A.C. 102 Aristocrat or General 102 Aristocrat is a single-engined cabin monoplane built in the US just before the Great Depression. It proved popular, with over forty built; an early example was taken on an aerial survey of Antarctica. One survives.
Views : 1757
| Piasecki HUP Retriever | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Role | Utility helicopter |
| First flight | March 1948 |
| Built | 339 |
The Piasecki H-25 Army Mule/HUP Retriever was a compact single radial engine, twin overlapping tandem rotor utility helicopter developed by the Piasecki Helicopter Corporation of Morton, Pennsylvania during the late 1940s and produced during the early 1950s. The company changed its name in 1956 to Vertol Aircraft Corporation and subsequently was bought by Boeing Aircraft Company in 1960, and became Boeing-Vertol.
Views : 3248
| Landing Vehicle Tracked | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Role | Amphibious vehicle |
| Produced | July 1941 – August 1945 |
| Built | 18000+ |
The Landing Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) is an amphibious warfare vehicle and amphibious landing craft, introduced by the United States Navy. The United States Marine Corps, United States Army, and Canadian and British armies used several LVT models during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles. The types were known as amphtrack, “Amtrak”, “amtrac”, etc. (portmanteaus of “amphibious tractor”), and “alligator” or “gator”.
Views : 4399
| EE-9 Cascavel | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Role | Armoured Car |
| In service | 1974–present |
| Built | 1715 |
The EE-9 Cascavel (Portuguese pronunciation: is a six-wheeled Brazilian armoured car developed primarily for reconnaissance. It was engineered by Engesa in 1970 as a replacement for Brazil’s ageing fleet of M8 Greyhounds. The vehicle was first fitted with the Greyhound’s 37mm main gun, and subsequently, a French turret adopted from the Panhard AML-90. Later models carry unique Engesa turrets with a Belgian 90mm Cockerill Mk.3 cannon produced under licence as the EC-90
Source: EE-9 Cascavel on Wikipedia
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Views : 2224
| Northrop Alpha | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Role | Transport |
| First fligh | 1930 |
| Built | 17 |
The Northrop Alpha was an American single-engine, all-metal, seven-seat, low-wing monoplane fast mail/passenger transport aircraft used in the 1930s. Design work was done at the Avion Corporation, which in 1929, became the Northrop Aircraft Corporation based in Burbank, California.
Source: Northrop Alpha on Wikipedia
Views : 2181
| Lockheed YO-3 | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Role | Reconnaissance — Night |
| First fligh | 1969 |
| Built | 11 |
The Lockheed YO-3 “Quiet Star” was an American single-engined, propeller-driven aircraft that was developed for battlefield observation during the Vietnam War. It was designed to be as quiet as possible, and was intended to observe troop movements in near-silence during the hours of darkness.
Source: Lockheed YO-3 on Wikipedia
Views : 1567
| Douglas O-38 | |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Role | Observation plane |
| Produced | 1931–1934 |
| Built | 156 |
The Douglas O-38 was an observation airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps. Between 1931 and 1934, Douglas built 156 O-38s for the Air Corps, eight of which were O-38Fs. Some were still in service at the time of the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The O-38 is a modernized derivative of the O-25, itself a re-engined variant of the earlier Douglas O-2.
Source: Douglas O-38 on Wikipedia
Views : 1961