PanzerKampfwagen III – AFV Weapons 02
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French Infantry Tanks (Chars R35, FCM36) Vol II – AFV Weapons 59
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Schutzenpanzerwagen – SdKfz 250 & 251 – AFV Weapons 57
Livre – Revue Schutzenpanzerwagen – SdKfz 250 & 251 – AFV Weapons 57
Le SdKfz 250 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 250) était un half-track blindé léger, ressemblant au plus grand SdKfz 251, utilisé par la Wehrmacht au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Vus de face, les deux véhicules se ressemblaient beaucoup et étaient difficiles à distinguer. Le 250 avait quatre axes de roues en contact avec le sol alors que le 251 en avait six et ne pouvait emporter qu’une tonne de charge quand le 251 pouvait emporter une charge de trois tonnes ; il transportait 6 hommes tandis que le 251 pouvait contenir 12 hommes, conducteurs compris.
Comparés aux half-tracks produits par les Américains au cours du même conflit, les véhicules de la série SdKfz étaient moins mobiles et avec des roues avant dépourvues de traction. Toutefois, ses chaînes faisaient du SdKfz 250 un véhicule beaucoup plus mobile que les véhicules blindés qu’il remplaçait et il s’agissait d’un véhicule populaire. La plupart des modèles ne disposaient pas d’une protection sur le haut et ne disposaient que d’une porte d’accès sur l’arrière. Continue reading
Tiger I & II – AFV Weapons 48
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Russian T34 – AFV Weapons 47
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PanzerKampfwagen IV – AFV Weapons 43
Livre – Revue PanzerKampfwagen IV – AFV Weapons 43
The SdKfz 161 Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfW IV), known as Panzer IV, was a middle-class tank used by the German army during World War II. Originally designed as a fire support tank and armed with a 75 mm short KwK 37 L/24 gun for the Panzer IV Ausf. A / B / C / D / E / F, it was rearmed with a long anti-tank gun 75 mm KwK 40 L/43 from March 1942 for the Panzer IV Ausf. F2 / G / H / J. The PzKpfW IV was the most widely used tank by the Panzerwaffe, with 9,000 units produced, and it gave birth to many versions. Continue reading
Chars Hotchkiss, H35, H39, and Somua 35 – AFV Weapons 36
Livre – Revue Chars Hotchkiss, H35, H39, and Somua 35 – AFV Weapons 36
The Hotchkiss H35 or Light Tank model 1935 H is a French light tank, from the 1930s. A better-powered version, the Hotchkiss H-39, was derived from it in 1939. Continue reading
German Armoured Cars – AFV Weapons 33
Book - German Armoured Cars Review - AFV Weapons 33
The German Wehrmacht used a large number of combat vehicles during the Second World War, including a wide variety of armoured cars "Armoured Cars" including the series from the SdKfz.221 Leichter Panzersp-hwagen (low armoured reconnaissance vehicle), as well as the series from the SdKfz.231 Schwerer Panzersp-hwagen (heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle). Continue reading
M6 Heavy and M26 Pershing - AFV Weapons 32
Book - M6 Heavy and M26 Pershing Review - AFV Weapons 32
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Hellcat, Long Tom and Priest – AFV Weapons 26
Book - Hellcat, Long Tom and Priest Review - AFV Weapons 26
The 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 was a tank destroyer developed by the United States and used during World War II. It was nicknamed Hellcat and was the fastest tracked craft of the war. Continue reading