commonwealth of australia

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    Gordon Close-Support Weapon System

    Gordon CSWS Assault Shotgun: Battle Rifle/LSW: SMG: Assault Rifle: Machine Shotgun: Source: http://dogswar.ru/oryjeinaia-ekzotika/strelkovoe-oryjie/865-sistema-oryjiia-dynk.html
  2. Triton

    Australia SEA 4000 Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD)

    Profile and characteristics of the Gibbs & Cox SEA 4000 Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Evolved Design Option from 2006. This design was a variant of the Gibbs & Cox designed Arleigh Burke-class DDG. The names Hobart, Brisbane, and Sydney were announced by the Australian Minister for Defence on...
  3. Triton

    Royal Australian Navy (RAN) DDL project (1966-72)

    Artist's impression of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) light destroyer (DDL) project from 1966 to 1972. Source: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=54420 For more information. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_light_destroyer_project
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    • cold war commonwealth of australia early 1970s late 1960s royal australian navy royal navy yarrow-admiralty research department
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. S

    Blue Streak (OR.1139) development

    Mystery UK Missile? Document referring to 1955 talk/discussions in Australia in which it was suggested that a total of twenty-five rounds be allocated as backup and practice rounds to support seven nuclear tipped hard site (silo based) operational missiles to be deployed by the Australians...
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    • air ministry british commonwealth cold war commonwealth of australia great britain icbm medium range ballistic missile ministry of supply missile silo nuclear battlefield or.1139 raf bomber command royal air force
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. Abraham Gubler

    Unbuilt Kockums Submarines: Early Type 471 (Collins Class) Proposals

    The IKL/HDW T.2000 was rated the highest on the initial tender submission but it would be wrong to say it was more developed than the winning Kockums T.471. For example the T.2000 would have needed more modification to carry the US technology Rockwell combat system than the T.471. The T.471 also...
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    • 1980s cold war commonwealth of australia kingdom of sweden kockums late 1970s royal australian navy
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  6. Abraham Gubler

    Sentinel ACIV

    And the Australian Sentinel ACIV tank with 17 pounder had a turret ring of 70” (1,778mm).
  7. hesham

    Australian Aircraft Consortium A.10 and A.20 basic trainer aircraft

    Hi, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%201460.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%202004.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200170.html
  8. OM

    The Zero - Self-Sealing tanks?

    ...According to comments from someone on another forum, the Jap Zero's main weakness was that its fuel tanks were not "self-sealing", and that once hit they leaked profusely. Was this actually the case, and can anyone provide info on just exactly how the self-sealing tanks on Allied planes...
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    • commonwealth of australia empire of japan fighter fighters imperial japanese navy ministry of the navy (japan) mitsubishi pacific ocean theater self-sealing fuel tanks world war ii
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. Triton

    Non-monohull forms (SWATH, catamarans, tri-marans)

    Many years ago I read about SWATH being the ideal hull form for future naval ships because of their superior seakeeping ability to monohulls. There stability made them ideal for carriers according to an article I read in Proceedings of the American Naval Institute. We breifly saw concept art...
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    • 20th century 21st century cold war commonwealth of australia great britain interwar period kingdom of italy post-cold war regia marina royal australian navy royal navy united states united states navy vosper thornycroft yarrow shipbuilders limited
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  10. boxkite

    GAF "Bellata"

    The Australian Government Aircraft Factories proposed a ground attack version of the "Nomad" STOL transport called "Bellata". I would like to see an artist's impression or three-view drawing of this project - who can help?
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    CAC Postwar Projects

    About 10 years ago Air Enthusiast published an article on CAC projects. One was, if memory serves, the XP 65 Warrior, a stainless steel supersonic fighter bomber. AE reproduced a small scale picture but very little information. Does anyone have further information or pictures on Commonwealth...
  12. hesham

    Commonwealth aircraft

    Hi, the Australian company Commonwealth aircraft were: CA.1 Wirraway was two seat low wing trainer monoplane,a licence built Northamerican Na.33,followed by CA.3,CA.5,CA.7,CA.8,CA.9 and CA.16 Wirraway. the CA.10A dive bomber and CA.10 a bomber version of Wirraway. CA.2 and CA.6 Wackett Trainer...
    • hesham
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    • british commonwealth cold war commonwealth aircraft corporation commonwealth of australia pre-world war ii royal australian air force royal australian navy world war ii
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  13. GTX

    Australian-Built Aircraft and the Industry, By Keith Meggs

    Hi folks, A little while back I mentioned this set of books - well I have been in contact with the author, Keith Meggs and can now inform you that the first volume of this set should be available in the very near future. Moreover, Keith is recording the details of those who are interested in...
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    • 1880s 19th century aerospace industry british commonwealth british empire commonwealth of australia early 1980s government aircraft factories late 20th century
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
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