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Hello all, been a minute I am not sure where to post this, but has anyone heard of the Welbum? It's in the same league as the Welrod, Welwand, Welfreighter, and Welman when it comes to British convert R&D at Station IX in WW2. I saw the name pop up while reading about the Welwand and I...

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/archive-hidden-treasures/first-military-forecast

Are there any images of the Centurion Mark IV with 95 mm QF howitzer?

Nothing in military history has given the RAF such a hold on the public imagination as the gallant Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of the Battle of Britain. Sadly in the postwar nuclear world their successors have only been tasked with wartime defence of key military infrastructure in the UK. It...

I found these two pictures at this link：https://vk.com/photo-166534011_457246378. According to the description, this is another STT project, and I think it is also one of Ed Francis' discoveries. However, I found no information about this elsewhere on the internet. I would have liked to wait and...

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There is information that in the 80s the Garrett GT601 gas turbine was tested on the AMX 30 tank. Does anyone have any more information about this vehicle or any pictures?

I can't find any thread on here regarding the Nemesis MBT, a British project with some US/Commonwealth contributions. https://tankhistoria.com/experimental/nemesis-mbt/?utm_content=cmp-true This article makes mention of a variety of considered versions in both the mounting of the gun...

Hi everybody, I was looking around on the forums and found that there wasn't a thread about the CVR(T) family, so I thought I would start one. If there is a thread which would be applicable, I kindly ask the moderators to merge this with it. I am currently researching CVR(T) variants and have...

does someone know information, project or concept About enother British heavy like Churchill or Conqueror?

I found this tank serial number but i cant find FV4009 blueprint or information ,if someone have this tank information or blueprint can you give me Please ?

To start this thread off, a 2020 Top Gear story on the development of the Royal Enfield Model RE airborne forces motorcycle, better known as the Flying Flea: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/small-motorbike-helped-win-ww2 (You will notice a few, mostly minor errors in the article.)

I've read that the Chieftain was supposed to have a demolition gun on its AVRE variant before it was cancelled. Does anyone know where I could find design drawings/models of this?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/728823/The-village-that-died.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/dorset/idyllic-village-stolen-government/

https://www.nevingtonwarmuseum.com/united-kingdom---morris-commercial-roadless-half-track-experimental-tractor.html View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/yafh9h/early_mechanisation_of_the_royal_artillery_an/ According to the Imperial War Museum, via Wikimedia Commons, the image...

https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2022/09/replacing-an-icon-options-for-the-british-armys-land-rover-fleet/

Aka, the Ardeer Aggie. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsnmscxOQpg

very strange and odd Tank Design from 1950s special this ammo autoloader View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0dw32rPUu8

This about British German join Venture in 1972 on Future Main Battle Tank for 1980s View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMPjN3ubzc View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJi3b2ojwHg View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z53bG3ANCHw View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwHrocEOCiI

One of Harold Wilson's achievements as Prime Minister was to resist President Johnson's pressure for Britain to make some visible military contribution to the Vietnam War. Wilson had only narrowly beaten a Conservative Government in 1964. The Conservatives may well have resisted Johnson too on...