cold war

  1. Gentleman’s Astronautics

    Flashpoint - Cold War gone hot, 1948

    Just came across Operation Downfall, and was pondering. What might be the political situation that would warrant the plan coming to fruition? What projects would be pursued and put into production, and what wouldn't? Who would win the war? Perhaps the 3rd world war would be caused by a...
  2. X

    ATM-05 Black Widow

    Hi Chaps. In the '80ies there was a ATGW development in Canada from E.S. Mantis Research Corporation. Someone here who knows more about this project?
  3. uk 75

    NATO helicopter gunship for the 70s

    Although the excellent AH1 Cobra was deployed to Europe in the 1970s and received TOW missiles to help it kill Soviet armour, noone else in NATO could afford it. That left W Germany sticking six HOT missile launchers on its Bo 105 light observation helicopter and the British Army SS11 missiles...
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    • 1970s alternate history anti-tank anti-tank missile close air support cold war great britain gunship helicopter helicopter gunship helicopters north atlantic treaty organisation west germany western europe
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  4. 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 fighter command raf regiment raf strike command royal air force royal artillery royal navy royal observer corps surface-to-air missile uk air defence region united kingdom air forces
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    • Forum: The Bar
  5. PreMars

    Radar question about Dutch frigate Jacob van Heemskerck-class

    I noticed that Heemskerck-class frigates have two 2D radars: LW-08 and DA-05/08. So this type of frigates don't need a dedicated height-finding radar or a 3D radar? How do they get the altitude of engaging targets?
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    • anti-air warfare area air defence armada de chile chilean navy cold war frigate naval radar post-cold war radar royal netherlands navy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Military
  6. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 73

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    • 1950 anti-submarine warfare asw cold war early 1950s korean war mcdonnell mcdonnell aircraft corporation patrol helicopter u.s. navy xhp competition united states united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 80

    found at Worthpoint
  8. T

    PAVE SPIKE electro-optical targeting pod

    Well, why not start by the beginning with your experience with the Pave Spike pod? I am sure a bit bit of hand-on story would be greatly appreciated by many.
  9. Dew

    McDonnell 1991 Manned Mach 4.6-5 Notional Hypersonic Cruise Aircraft - JP7 fueled

    from: available to read through JSTOR
  10. bercr

    Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-101 Enterprise - Flickr album - About 300 Hi-Res period photographs

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/130005926@N06/albums/72157652403732732/
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    • cold war nasa space age space race space shuttle space transportation system
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  11. bercr

    Famous American Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler - An Operational History - Rick Morgan - Crecy

    https://www.crecy.co.uk/grumman-ea-6b-prowler?osCsid=cvsjridl1tau9tn0uk4873hkm4
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    • cold war early 21st century electronic warfare grumman late 20th century post-cold war u.s. navy united states united states marine corps united states navy usmc
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  12. R

    WI West Germany buys British?

    The fledgling Lufftwaffe and Marineflieger appeared to be interesting in buying British in their earliest days. Of course this was the worst possible time to deal with the British, so every effort fell over. Wiki referencing Wood. The German Defence Ministry first expressed interest in the...
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    • alternate history bundeswehr cold war early 1960s federal republic of germany great britain kommando der marineflieger late 1950s luftwaffe marineflieger north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield tactical nuke west germany
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  13. F.L.

    M3 Half-tracks in service in Congo ?

    There is a wreck of an M3 half-track in the Congo (RDC, former Belgian colony). However, this vehicle was apparently not used by the Congolese Army. Does anyone know more about it ? Was it used by mercenaries in the 60s wars ? I couldn't find any information on the net about this...
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    • cold war congo congo-zaire democratic republic of the congo half-tracks half-tracks m3 mystery republic of zaire république du congo second congolese republic
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Military
  14. GTX

    Minuteman ICBM

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Kl6bQ8hxo&pp=ygUMbWVnYXByb2plY3Rz
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century icbm late 20th century post-cold war strategic air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  15. XM28

    JGSDF "Anti-Neutron Shield"

    While looking for a new armor model kit I found a NBC variant of the JGSDF Type 82 command vehicle that had what the box termed as a "anti-neutron shield". Curious, I then found other images from the early 2000s of it on the vehicle. I'm curious if anyone has any further information on the how's...
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    • cold war early 21st century japan japanese ground self-defense force jsdf late 20th century nbc post-cold war
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  16. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Early 1950s Plans for Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships

    Stumbled across some early 1950s NATO documents concerning the defensive arming and equipping of Merchant Ships. SGS.1 and the 4" Mk 25 are briefly mentioned, although unsurprisingly the vast majority of equipment intended for DEMS was supposed to come from US stocks. There are more documents...
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    • armed merchant ships armed merchantman cold war defensively equipped merchant ships early 1950s great britain north atlantic treaty organisation royal navy trade division (royal navy) united states united states navy
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  17. PreMars

    A question about the Dutch navy frigate Kortenaer-class.

    I read in the book Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90 that the Kortenaer-class frigates are equipped with STIR-180 radar and WM-25 radar. It seems that both radars can be used for fire control of Sea Sparrow missiles and main guns, so what is the difference in the functions of these two radars on the...
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    • cold war naval radar radar royal netherlands navy
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Military
  18. Flyaway

    Gemini Lost and Found

    Gemini Lost and Found View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycYfc5SRLE
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    • cold war nasa space age space race united states air force
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    • Forum: The Bar
  19. SpaceMonk

    NACA Langley’s Mach 18 Low Lift/Drag Glider - Becker’s Winged Satellite

    The successor to the X-15 was - a winged satellite? In the mid-1950s, NACA was pushing the boundaries of hypersonic flight. After the X-15, the Air Force's Project HYWARDS aimed to design a Mach 12 successor. Visionary engineer John Becker at NACA Langley proposed an even more ambitious goal: a...
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    • cold war national advisory committee for aeronautics space age united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  20. Hanse

    Lockheed Loopwheel

    Didn't see anything else here about this already. View: https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn/comments/1dtur18/lockheed_loopwheel_testbed_compared_to_a_vehicle/ https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19780016310/downloads/19780016310.pdf
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