Verden av tanker - M24 CHAFFEE - ITALERI 36504

Italeri

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SerieVerden av tanker
Skala1/35
Emnet

M24 CHAFFEE

THE BOX CONTAIN: 1 MODEL KIT – 1 LIQUID CEMENT – 1 TANK GUIDE – WORLD oF TANKS DECALS – 3 INVITE CODES – 1 BONUS CODE

Officially designated as the Light Tank M24, the British gave this tank the service name ‘Chaffee’. Arguably the best light tank of the war, the vehicle was intended as a replacement for the M5 Stuart. The design departed quite a lot from those of earlier light tanks. Twin Cadillac engines and Hydramatic transmission enabled the vehicle to achieve high speeds, while torsion-bar suspension granted it good cross-country capabilities. A new lightweight 75mm gun packed decent firepower into the tank’s turret which, coupled with its low silhouette, was a nice advantage for a light tank. The M24 was used during the later part of World War II and in several post-war conflicts, from the Korean War to the First Indochina War.

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AMX 10 RCR

AMX-10RC Leilighet

LandFrankrike
TypeLett rekognosering kjøretøy
Produksjon1981 - nåtid

Photo Gallery of a AMX-10RC, The AMX-10RC is a light reconnaissance vehicle built by GIAT. Over 300 are in service in the French Army. In addition, 108 vehicles were sold to Morocco and 12 to Qatar. RC stands for Roues-Canon, or wheeled gun. The AMX-10RC should not be confused with the AMX-10P; they share automotive components but otherwise have completely different battlefield roles. The AMX-10RC is amphibious and has very good mobility. It is usually used for reconnaissance missions in dangerous environments or for fire support.

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Panzerwrecks vol 3

Panzerwrecks

SpråkEngelsk
EmnetTysk rustning 1944-45
Sider129 sider
ISBN-13978-0-9754183-2-1

-Unique images of Jagdpanzer 38s coming in to surrender -One of a kind conversion: StuG III as ARV. Used by Polish troops in Italy -28 page feature on the surrender of s./Pz.Jg.Abt.512 at Iserlohn – Jagdtiger heaven. -Final production Panzer IV/70(V)s -Loads more

Features: Schwarzbach 7 May 1945 The end for 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 Pz.Kpfw.IV of 6./Pz.Rgt.15 Surrender at Oldenburg ISBN: 978-0-9754183-2-1 Date: 2006. Revised 2009. Reprinted 2012. No of Photos: 129 No of Pages: 96 Size: 280x210mm (L)

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Marder 1 A3 Fahrschule

Marder 1A3

LandTyskland
TypeMarder
I tjeneste1971–nå
Bygget2136

Fotogalskap av en Marder 1A3, The Marder (German for “marten”) is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the Panzergrenadiere (mechanized infantry) from the 1970s through the present day. Developed as part of the rebuilding of Germany’s armoured fighting vehicle industry, the Marder has proven to be a successful and solid infantry fighting vehicle design. While it does include a few unique features, such as the fully remote machine gun on the rear deck, it is overall a simple and conventional machine with rear exit hatch and side gun ports for mounted infantry to fire through. The Marder is currently being replaced by its successor, the Puma.

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RUSSISK HEAVY TANK KV-1 - Valors styrker 80094

Styrker av Tapperhet

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TypeTung tank
Skala1/32
Emnet

RUSSIAN HEAVY TANK KV-1

Et sett med merkevaren Styrker av Tapperhet settet : RUSSISK HEAVY TANK KV-1 – Valors styrker 80094.

The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks were a series of Soviet Red Army heavy tanks, named after the Soviet defense commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov. The KV series were known for their extremely heavy armour protection during the early part of World War II, especially during the first year of the invasion of the Soviet Union. Almost completely immune to the 3.7 cm KwK 36 and howitzer-like, short barreled 7.5 cm KwK 37 guns mounted respectively on the early Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks fielded by the invading Nazi forces; until better guns were developed by the Germans it was often the case that the only way to defeat a KV was with a point-blank shot to the rear. Prior to the invasion, about 500 of the over 22,000 tanks then in Soviet service were of the KV-1 type. When the KV-1 appeared, it outclassed the French Char B1, the only other heavy tank in operational service in the world at that time. Yet in the end it turned out that there was little sense in producing the expensive KV tanks, as the T-34 medium tank performed better (or at least equally) in all practical respects. Later in the war, the KV series became a base of development for the Joseph Stalin (Iosif Stalin, or IS) series of tanks.

-Constructed of both die cast metal and plastic. -Rotating turret -Elevating gun -Moveable tracks -Opening turret hatch -Includes a commander figure -Accurate markings and insignia. -Comes with assorted accessories. -New packaging for 2012 no ties or screws, double blister construction.

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Fransk AMX-10RCR Tank destroyer - TIGER MODEL 4602

Tiger-modell

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SerieSkala Panzer
Skala1/35
Emnet

Fransk AMX-10RCR Tank destroyer

Full lengde (foran på tankkanonen) til den franske hærens AMX-10RCR mobile tank destroyer plastmonteringsmodell med andelen 1/35 er 261 mm og bredden er 88 mm. Tårnet kan roteres fritt. Alle lukedeksler kan åpnes eller lukkes. Periskopet, optisk utstyr og lamper er gjennomsiktige komponenter. De ekstra panserkomponentene realiserer detaljene om kjøretøykarosseri og tårndivisjon. De seks hjulene er roterende og laget av TPE-gummistruktur med delikate etsede detaljer. Det eksplosjonssikre nettet av motorinntog, det bakre registreringsnummerskiltet og kollisjonsbarrieren for kjøretøylengdefinner er laget av metallfotoetset metalltilbehør. Modellen er utstyrt med delikate metallstropper. Suiten kan lages i fransk hærstil og NATO-trefarget belegg, inkludert to typer registreringsnummer. Den inneholder et stykke rikelig med vannklistremerke og fargerik manual på fargebelegg

Kjøretøyets karosseri og tårn er full sveisende aluminiumsstruktur. Den er forsket på, utviklet og produsert av GIAT Group for å oppfylle kravet om å erstatte Panhard tungt panserkjøretøy med den franske hæren. Den franske hæren har kjøpt 284 stykker AMX-10RC siden 1980-tallet. Marokko og Qatar er også utstyrt med dette kjøretøyet. AMX-10RC er engasjert i borgerkrigen i Tsjad, Gulfkrigen, den bosniske krigen og krigen i Afghanistan der den franske hæren ble med. AMX-10RCR er en ny type forbedret på den gamle AMX-10RC av French i 2000 hvor kjøretøyets lasteutstyr og stålrustning er lagt til, bakre sprinkler og frontmolo fjernes og amfibieformålet er utelatt. Den franske hæren fullførte forbedringen av hele kjøretøyet i 2010. Den nye AMX-10RCR skal tas i bruk i lengre tid i den franske hæren.

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Type 59

Italeri

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SerieVerden av tanker
Skala1/35
Emnet

Type 59

THE BOX CONTAIN: 1 MODEL KIT – 1 LIQUID CEMENT – 1 TANK GUIDE – 1 POSTER (42×59,4cm) – WORLD oF TANKS DECALS – 3 INVITE CODES – 1 BONUS CODE

Den Type 59 er en legendarisk hovedstridsvogn som først ble produsert av Folkerepublikken Kina fra 1957. Den ble tatt i bruk i 1959 (derav navnet) og er fortsatt i bruk av flere nasjoner den dag i dag. Tilsynelatende en kopi av den sovjetiske T-54-serien med stridsvogner, fikk Type 59 flere modifikasjoner og forenklinger i oppsettet. Likevel kan ingen bestride effektiviteten til denne stridsvognen og dens kampstamtavle, selv uten alle de fancy sovjetiske dingsene. Type 59 monterte en 100 mm kanon, som til slutt ble byttet ut med en 105 mm i senere varianter, og var en kraft å regne med – en pålitelig, fleksibel tank for bruk i alle slags militære situasjoner

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M52A1

M52A1

LandNorge , Norge
TypeFull sporet 105mm haubitser
FotografVladimir Yakubov
LokaliseringPatton-museet
Emnet

Album av 80 bilder av en M52A1

Photo galery of a M52A1, This was the first U.S. self-propelled artillery piece to have a fully enclosed turret. The beginning of the Cold War with the Soviet Union drove the Army to require overhead protection for the crew from enemy artillery and small arms fire, as well as nuclear and chemical warfare.

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Klokke X-1B

Klokke X-1

LandNorge , Norge
TypeEksperimentelle fly
Første flytur19. januar 1946
Bygget04

Bildegalleri av en Klokke X-1B, The Bell X-1, designated originally as XS-1, was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics-U.S. Army Air Forces-U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by the Bell Aircraft Company. Conceived during 1944 and designed and built during 1945, it achieved a speed of nearly 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h; 870 kn) during 1948. A derivative of this same design, the Bell X-1A, having greater fuel capacity and hence longer rocket burning time, exceeded 1,600 miles per hour (2,600 km/h; 1,400 kn) during 1954. The X-1 was the first manned airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight and was the first of the so-called X-planes, a series of American experimental rocket planes designated for testing of new technologies and often kept secret.

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Avro Vulcan B2

Avro Vulcan B2

LandStorbritannia
RolleStrategisk bombefly
Første flytur30. august 1952
Bygget136

Bildegalleri av en Avro Vulcan B2, The Avro Vulcan (officially Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company (Avro) designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced, the Vulcan was considered the most technically advanced and hence the riskiest option. Several scale aircraft, designated Avro 707, were produced to test and refine the delta wing design principles.

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