HMAS Castlemaine

HMAS Castlemaine (J244)

PaeseAustralia
digitareCorvetta
FotografiaVladimir Jakubov
IndividuareMilano, Italia
DescrizioneAlbum di 89 foto walk-around di un «HMAS Castlemaine (J244)»

Galleria fotografica di un HMAS Castlemaine (J244), HMAS Castlemaine (J244/M244/A248), named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Launched in 1941 and commissioned in 1942, Castlemaine operated during World War II in the waters of Australia, New Guinea, and Timor. She remained in service until 1945, when she was decommissioned into reserve and converted into an immobilised training ship. In 1973, Castlemaine was presented to the Maritime Trust of Australia for conversion of a museum ship. She is one of two surviving examples of the Bathurst class, the other being HMAS Whyalla.

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Caudron G.4

Caudron G.4

PaeseFrancia
digitareBiplano
FotografiaVladimir Jakubov
IndividuareNational Air & Space Museum - Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
DescrizioneAlbum di 84 foto walk-around di un «Caudron G.4»

Galleria fotografica di un Caudron G.4, The Caudron G.4 was a French biplane with twin engines, widely used during World War I as a bomber aircraft. It was designed by René and Gaston Caudron as an improvement over their single engined Caudron G.3. The aircraft employed wing warping for banking. The first G.4 was built in 1915, and it was manufactured in France, England and Italy. The Caudron G.4 was used as a reconnaissance bomber into the heart of Germany. Later, when Germany developed a fighter force, the aircraft had to be used for night bombings.

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M5359 Praga

M53/59 Praga

PaeseCecoslovacchia
digitareCannone semovente antiaereo
ProdottoAnni '50
Costruito900+

Le M53/59 Praga is a Czechoslovak self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in the late 1950s. It consists of a heavily modified Praga V3S six-wheel drive truck chassis, armed with a twin 30 mm AA autocannon mounted on the rear for which the vehicle typically carries 900 rounds of ammunition, each gun being gravity fed from distinctive 50 round magazines. The vehicle has an armoured cabin. In Czechoslovakia it was known as Praga PLDvK vz. 53/59 – “Ještěrka” (PLDvK Model 53/59 – “Lizard”[2]). PLDvK stands for Protiletadlový dvojkanón = Anti-aircraft twin-gun.

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Spolverino M42A1

Spolverino M42A1

PaeseUsa
digitareCannone semovente antiaereo
FotografiaVladimir Jakubov
IndividuareMuseo Militare Motts
DescrizioneAlbum di 152 foto walk-around di un «M42A1 Duster»

Galleria fotografica di un Spolverino M42A1, The M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or “Duster,” is an American armored light air-defense gun built for the United States Army from 1952 until December 1959, in service until 1988. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation. It used components from the M41 light tank and was constructed of all-welded steel.

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Mig-27K

Mig-27K

PaeseURSS
digitareAerei da attacco al suolo
FotografiaVladimir Jakubov
IndividuareMuseo dell'aria di Minsk-Borovaya
DescrizioneAlbum di 175 foto walk-around di un « Mig-27K»

Galleria fotografica di un Mig-27K, The Mikoyan MiG-27 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-27; NATO reporting name “Flogger-D/J”) is a variable-geometry ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later license-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur (“Valiant”). It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for air-to-ground attack. Unlike the MiG-23, the MiG-27 did not see widespread use outside Russia, as most countries opted for the MiG-23BN and Sukhoi Su-22 instead. It currently only remains in service with the Indian, Kazakh and Sri Lankan Air Forces in the ground attack role. All Russian and Ukrainian MiG-27s have been retired.

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KugishoYokosuka K-1 Ohka

Kugisho/Yokosuka K-1 Ohka

PaeseGiappone
digitarePropulsione a razzo a guida umana
Primo voloOttobre 1944
Costruito852

Galleria fotografica di un Kugisho/Yokosuka K-1 Ohka, The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka was a purpose-built, rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack plane employed by Japan towards the end of World War II. Ohka K-1: una versione da addestramento non motorizzata con zavorra d'acqua al posto di testata e motori, per fornire ai piloti esperienza di gestione. 45 sono stati costruiti da Dai-Ichi Kaigun Koku Gijitsusho

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Gloster Meteor T.7

Gloster Meteor T.7

PaeseRegno unito
digitareCaccia
FotografiaVladimir Jakubov
IndividuareMuseo Nazionale dell'Aviazione Australiana
DescrizioneAlbum di 71 foto walk-around di un «Gloster Meteor T.7»

Galleria fotografica di un Gloster Meteor T.7, The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies’ only operational jet aircraft during the Second World War. The Meteor’s development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft itself began in 1940, although work on the engines had been under way since 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF. Nicknamed the “Meatbox”, the Meteor was not a sophisticated aircraft in its aerodynamics, but proved to be a successful combat fighter. Gloster’s 1946 civil Meteor F.4 demonstrator G-AIDC was the first civilian-registered jet aircraft in the world. Meteora T.7: Two-seat trainer variant of the F.4, company prototype first flew 19 March 1948, 640 production aircraft for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy (43) and 72 for export (Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, France, Israel, Netherlands). Avions Fairey modified 20 Belgian Air Force F.4s to T.7 standard.

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Dassault Etendard IV M

Dassault Etendard IV M

PaeseFrancia
digitareCaccia
Introduzione1962
Pensionati1991

Galleria fotografica di un Dassault Etendard IV M, The Dassault Étendard IV was a subsonic carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft, which entered service with the French Navy in 1962. It served as the basis for the more advanced Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard. During the 1970s, it had been intended to replace the Étendard IV with a navalised version of the SEPECAT Jaguar, designated as the Jaguar M, however development of the Jaguar M was cancelled and shortly replaced by the Super Étendard. The Étendard IV was progressively withdrawn during the 1980s and finally retired from service with its sole operator in 1991. Étendard IVM : Single-seat Maritime strike fighter aircraft for the French Navy.

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Tipo 69

Tipo 69 (iracheno)

PaeseCina-Iraq
RuoloCarro armato da battaglia principale
In servizioDal 1982 ad oggi
CostruitoInconsapevole

Il Type 69 (cinese: 69ラ; pinyin: Liùjie shì) e il Type 79 (cinese: 79ラ; pinyin: Qījiラ shì) sono carri armati cinesi. Entrambi gli sviluppi del Type 59 (basato sul T-54A sovietico), furono i primi carri armati da battaglia principali sviluppati indipendentemente dalla Cina.Il loro lignaggio può essere visto attraverso il netto divario tra la prima e la seconda ruota stradale. Altri miglioramenti includevano un nuovo motore, computer balistici e telemetri laser. Il più avanzato Type 79 era equipaggiato con un cannone a fucile da 105 mm, visto anche sul successivo carro armato Type 88. Iraq: -Type 69-QM – Also known as T-55B inside the Iraqi Army. Type 69-II with standard 100 mm rifled main gun, armour reinforced with layer armour on the front glacis, an observation mast and, on some units, a 60 mm mortar. Command vehicles often fitted with blocks of appliqué spaced armour, similar to the so-called Enigma T-55s. Produced 1986–1988. -Type 69-QM1 – Type 69-II upgraded with NATO standard 105 mm rifled gun and laser range-finder. Produced 1984–1988. -Type 69-QM2 – Type 69-II upgraded with Warsaw Pact standard 125 mm (L80) smoothbore main gun and laser range-finder. Produced 1986–1991.

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Tipo 59

Tipo 59 (NVA)

PaeseCina
digitareCarro armato da battaglia principale
FotografiaCorvo di Azrael
TitoloTipo 59 (NVA) Intorno
DescrizioneAlbum di 46 foto walk-around di un «Type 59 (NVA)»

Galleria fotografica di un Tipo 59 (NVA), The Type 59 (Chinese: 59式; pinyin: Wǔjiǔ shì; industrial designation: WZ-120) main battle tank is a Chinese-produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, the earliest model of the ubiquitous T-54/55 series. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963. Over 10,000 of the tanks were produced by the time production ended in 1980 with approximately 5,500 serving with the Chinese armed forces. The tank formed the backbone of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army until the early 2000s (decade) with an estimated 5,000 of the later Type 59-I and Type 59-II variants in service in 2002.

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