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Schienenkampfwagen SK 1 (roughly translates to Rail Combat Vehicle SK 1). Series of Panzer III tanks fit with a set of retractable railroad wheels allowing the vehicle to travel on land and rail. They were used for railroad patrol in Eastern Europe starting from 1943, and had a maximum speed (on...

German late-war artillery projects. Towed: -- 21 cm "Elefant" Granatwerfer 69 -- 30,5 cm "Elefant" Granatwerfer -- 38 cm Granatwerfer -- 42 cm Granatwerfer Self-propelled: -- 21cm GrW 69 "Elefant" on "Hummel" chassis --21cm Granatwerfer Elefant on mittlerer Waffenträger -- 38cm Wurfgerät on...

History of the British Fighters

The history about Japanese Fw 200: http://www.go2war2.nl/artikel/4504/Focke-Wulf-Fw-200-Condor.htm?page=2 Anyone have more about it ?

I found that a few type IX U-Boats were equipped with Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 autogyro kites that were towed behind the vessel at an altitude of roughly 150 meters to aid the submarine in detecting targets and threats from a greater distance. They built about 200, yet very few of them were...

Hi people, Recently I was reading David K Brown's work on British naval design ( Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-45), and here this description about what he referred to as "B bomb" caught my attention. Unfortunately I could not find much information about it...

Experimental aircraft: canards of war, aviation oddities, and engineering marvels

1944-1949 Advance Trainer Tachikawa Ki-55(九九式練習機) receive many Ki-55 after war. (ROCAF Ki-55) （communist air force Ki-55） North American T-6(too many) they are service in Chinese Air force and Chinese National Aviation Co, also after ROCAF in Taiwan. two painting of the T-6 series，Military...

A pair of videos covering a coastal defence battery the Germans constructed in Norway, it was built around Ceasar turret of the Gneisenau, the only portion of the ship to survive to the present day. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeSyao8U_YA View...

Pretty sure this is not already in the forum. It mentions a variant of the P.108 with heavier armament, the source is not specificated. Article Here: "P.108M Modificato: Intended modification of P.108B with heavier armament. None built" Does anyone has something that could help me know how...

I just began reading the book British Secret Projects Hypersonics, Ramjets & Missiles by Chris Gibson and Tony Buttler. So far it's been an interesting read, especially with the opening chapters all about the early attempts at guided weapons by the British. There are several more well known (but...

In UK we know Lion after KGV In USA we know Montana after Iowa In French and German we know Alsace and H class In Japan we know super Yamato and a150 series And how about Italian battleship after Littorio class?

Back in 2011 I posted the preliminary drawing for the 'Flightdeck' version of this March 1942 design, which would have resulted in an Escort Carrier with refueling capabilities. This is the dedicated oiler version. Armament is 10 x 20mm Anti-Aircraft guns and 4 x single 5inch mounts. As TinWing...

A video from a War Thunder/World of Tanks enthusiast covering some of the more 'interesting' examples of vis-modding in film, of course it's not exhaustive... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OL4CBFl99k

AVIA 6/12395 Consideration of methods of radio guidance for `Little Ben" TNA own Copyright. No Reprint. Internet Uses (Including Screenshot) Must Cite. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-j8JNTAGNKy-b8pkq2euBaWAbNdz0o6/view?usp=sharing

AVIA 41/55 Spaniel Report, pt 4: fighter controlled Spaniel TNA own Copyright. No Reprint. Internet Uses (Including Screenshot) Must Cite. AVIA 41/55

Just something that popped up in my YouTube feed, various clips of WWII era German helicopters (Fw-61, FL-265 & 282, Fa-223) being tested, including a couple of sequences that surprised me. I knew a little bit about what the Germans had been working on, I didn't realize they'd gotten quite as...

I recently stumbled across a web article (Former link below) which reproduces pictures from a French publication showing various marking schemes used for BF-109s and related variants including the HA-1112 'Buchon', which as everyone knows subbed for BF-109s when they made the 1968 Battle of...