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  1. uk 75

    UK Air Defence

    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...
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    • air combat interceptors air defence british army british isles cold war cold war ii no. 11 group raf north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war raf air command raf fighter command raf regiment raf strike command royal air force royal artillery royal navy royal observer corps surface-to-air missile united kingdom air forces
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    • Forum: The Bar
  2. M

    Corinthian light tank

    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...
    • Mephito19365
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    • british army british school of tank technology cold war great britain tank tank design the armour school
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. Mike Pryce

    Westland Aircraft & Rotorcraft : Secret Projects & Cutting Edge technology

    https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15817/westland-aircraft-rotorcraft-secret-projects-cutting-edge-technology
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    • british army civil aviation cold war great britain royal air force royal navy westland aircraft limited westland helicopters
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  4. K

    Char AMХ-30 with Garrett GT601 gas-turbine engine

    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?
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    • 1980s amx-30 armée de terre british army bundeswehr cold war france french fifth republic garrett turbine company gas turbine great britain tank design tanks united states
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)

    CVR(T) Projects (prototypes, variants)

    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...
  6. M

    Other British heavy tank projects besides Churchill or Conqueror?

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

    Any one here have information about FV4009 medium tank?

    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 ?
  8. Grey Havoc

    Royal Enfield military projects

    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.)
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    • airborne forces birmingham small arms company british army cold war enfield of india great britain interwar period the enfield cycle company limited world war i world war ii
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  9. P

    Chieftain AVRE with demolition gun.

    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?
  10. Grey Havoc

    Tyneham

    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/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • british army cold war d-day lulworth ranges ministry of defence post-cold war post-world war ii world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  11. Grey Havoc

    Morris Commercial-Roadless Half-Tracks in the British Army

    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...
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    • british army british empire great britain half-tracks interwar period royal artillery
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  12. Grey Havoc

    General Support Utility Programme (GSUP)

    https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2022/09/replacing-an-icon-options-for-the-british-armys-land-rover-fleet/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • british army cold war ii early 2000s early 2020s operational utility vehicle system united kingdom war on terror
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    • Forum: Military
  13. Grey Havoc

    Ardeer Recoilless Projector series (Great Britain, WWII)

    Aka, the Ardeer Aggie. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsnmscxOQpg
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    • 1940s allen west and co ardeer foundry company british army great britain imperial chemical industries recoilless gun royal engineers the armoured archives world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  14. Michel Van

    British STT Vulcan

    very strange and odd Tank Design from 1950s special this ammo autoloader View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0dw32rPUu8
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    • 1950s british army british school of tank technology cold war great britain tank tank design the armour school the armoured archives
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  15. Michel Van

    British German 1970 Future Main Battle Tank

    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
    • Michel Van
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    • 1970s 1980s british army british german joinventure bundeswehr cold war fmbt future main battle tank 1970 great britain west germany
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  16. uk 75

    Alternate 80s Britain: How would the services cope?

    Margaret Thatcher's defeat to Michael Foot in Britain's 1983 general election came as no surprise to television pundits. Rising unemployment and failure to reduce inflation despite government cuts, including to the Armed Forces had made the public fed up and willing to try a new course. Prime...
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    • 1980s alternate history baor british army british army of the rhine cold war north atlantic treaty organisation royal air force royal navy soviet union united kingdom united states
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  17. trajan

    British School of Tank Technology (STT) and other bureau designs 1950-1970

    My friend said that during the first two decades of the early Cold War. The British STT has designed a series of very distinctive blueprint tanks and a small number of prototype vehicles actually built. These new tanks used to meet the needs of the new era of warfare and against the Soviets...
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    • 1950s 1960s british army british school of tank technology cold war early 1970s great britain tank design the armour school
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  18. Grey Havoc

    Afghanistan withdrawal, Bagram Air Base

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57692303 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/07/02/bagram-afghanistan-biden-war/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-left-afghan-airfield-night-173121460.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57682290...
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    • 2021 21st century afghan air force afghan relocation and assistance policy afghan war bagram airfield british army cold war frontal aviation islamic emirate of afghanistan islamic republic of afghanistan ministry of defence post-cold war red army royal air force united kingdom united states air force war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  19. M

    Does anyone have a copy of "Wireless for the Warrior" by Meulstee?

    I'm putting together an article on the Wireless Set No. 10, which deserves to be MUCH better known - it was the first TDM and PCM comms system in the world. Sadly there is very little info on it, but I know that "Wireless for the Warrior" had a relatively detailed description including post-war...
  20. Grey Havoc

    Pulau Ubin Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat Battery

    https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter/article/pulau-ubin-anti-motor-torpedo-boat-battery-gun-never-was
    • Grey Havoc
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    • british army british empire coastal defences pacific war royal artillery singapore south-east asian theatre straits settlements united kingdom world war ii
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