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MAZ-205
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Truck
Produced	1950-1965
Manufacturer	Minsk Automobile Plant

MAZ-200 is a Soviet truck manufactured at the Minsk Automobile Plant. It is the first Soviet truck powered by a diesel engine. The styling is a copy of the GMC 803 truck and the engine is a copy of the Detroit Diesel 4-71. The MAZ-200 was initially produced by YaAZ (Yaroslavl Automobile Plant) from 1947-1950, after which production was moved to MAZ. MAZ-205: Dump truck version. Produced 1947-1965.

Source: MAZ-205 on Wikipedia

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KraZ-255
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Truck 6×6
Produced	1967–1994
Manufacturer	KrAZ

The KrAZ-255 is an off-road truck 6×6 for extreme operations. The 255 was manufactured at the KrAZ plant. KrAZ-255B (КрАЗ-255Б) – 7½-ton cargo truck Mass production started since 8 August 1967.

Source: KraZ-255 on Wikipedia

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Jeep LRDG
Country	USA
Type	4×4 utility truck
Produced	1941-1945
Number built	359489(MB) + 277896(GPW)

The Willys MB (commonly known as a Jeep or jeep, formally as the U.S. Army Truck, 1/4 ton, 4×4) and the Ford GPW are four-wheel drive utility vehicles that were manufactured during World War II. Produced from 1941 to 1945, it evolved post-war into the civilian Jeep CJ, and inspired both an entire category of recreational 4WDs and several generations of military light utility vehicles.

The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War.

Source: Jeep LRDG on Wikipedia

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Dodge WC16
Country	USA
Type	Command car
Produced	1941-1945
Number built	255000+

The Dodge WC series was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge and Fargo during World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. They were replaced after the war by the Dodge M-series vehicles. WC was a Dodge model code: W for 1941 and C for half-ton rating. The C code was retained for the ¾ ton and 1½ ton 6×6 Dodges. WC6, WC8, WC15, WC16, WC23: Command cars.

Source: Dodge WC16 on Wikipedia

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North American T-28 Trojan
Country	USA
Type	Trainer aircraft / Light attack
Produced	1950–1957
Number built	1948

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War. It has continued in civilian use as an aerobatics and Warbird performer.

Source: North American T-28 Trojan on Wikipedia

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Yakovlev Yak-52
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Two-seat trainer aircraft
Produced	1978-1998
First flight	1976

The Yakovlev Yak-52 (Russian: Яковлев Як-52) is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976. It is still being produced in Romania by Aerostar, as Iak-52, which gained manufacturing rights under agreement within the now defunct COMECON socialist trade organisation. The Yak-52 was designed originally as an aerobatic trainer for students in the Soviet DOSAAF training organisation, which trained both civilian sport pilots and military pilots.

Source: Yakovlev Yak-52 on Wikipedia

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Chevrolet 1941
Country	USA
Type	Staff Car
Produced	1941—1952

The Chevrolet Deluxe was a trim line of Chevrolet automobiles, marketed from 1941 to 1952, and was the volume sales leader for the marque during the 1940s. The line included, at first a 4-door sedan, but grew to include a fastback 2-door “aerosedan” and other body styles. The original series ran from 1941 to 1948, after which a new body style was introduced for 1949, running through 1952. During the post-war years and continuing through the early 1950s, the Deluxe range was Chevrolet’s sales leader, offering a balance of style and luxury appointments unavailable in the base Special series; and a wider range of body styles, including a convertible, Sport Coupe hardtop (starting in 1950), two- and four-door sedans and four-door station wagons. The 1941 Chevrolet was the first generation that didn’t share a common appearance with Chevrolet trucks, while the Chevrolet AK Series truck did share common internal components.

Source: Chevrolet 1941 on Wikipedia

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Yakovlev Yak-50
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Trainer/aerobatic aircraft
Produced	1975-1986
Built	314

The Yakovlev Yak-50 (Russian: Яковлев Як-50) aerobatic aircraft is a single-seat all-metal low-wing monoplane with retractable main wheels and exposed tail wheel. The control surfaces are fabric-covered to save weight. The aircraft is not equipped with flaps. The supercharged engine may be the Vedeneyev M14P (standard production line version), M14PF or M14R, producing between 360 and 450 hp and driving the propeller via a reduction gearbox. The landing gear, brakes and engine starter are operated by compressed air. Replenished by an engine-driven compressor, the main and emergency air bottles are contained within the forward fuselage between the firewall and fuel tanks.

Source: Yakovlev Yak-50 on Wikipedia

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M4 High Speed Tractor
Country	USA
Type	Artillery tractor
In Service	1943–1960
Built	5552

The M4 High-Speed Tractor was an artillery tractor used by the US Army from 1943. The M4 was based on the chassis and drive train of the obsolescent M3 Light Tank which introduced the trailing idler. This common practice of re-using old vehicles simplified design, allowed for easy production, and made maintenance in the field easier.

Source: M4 High Speed Tractor on Wikipedia

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M52A2 Truck
Country	USA
Type	5-ton 6×6 truck
Produced	1951–1965

Tractor trucks were used to tow semi-trailers up to 37,500 lb (17,000 kg) with 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) on their fifth wheel. Semi-tractor/trailers have to stay on relatively flat ground, and are not rated for full off-road use. On improved roads they could tow up to 55,000 lb (25,000 kg) with 25,000 lb (11,000 kg) on their fifth wheel. Tractor trucks normally towed a 12-ton, 2-axle trailer. There were stake and platform, van, low-bed, and tanker bodies. Six-ton, 2-axle expansible vans and 6-ton, single-axle vans were also used