world war ii

  1. Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)

    Italian Bombs, Bombers and Bombing Tactics over Malta (1940-1943)

    Hi all, The purpose of this thread is to compile and present sources regarding Italian bomb types, fuzes and tactics used in the Central Mediterranean from their entry into the War in 1940 to the Armistice of Cassibile in 1943. This is meant to complement my other thread about German equipment...
    • Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)
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    • axis powers british empire early 1940s great britain kingdom of italy light bomber malta mediterranean mediterranean theater (wwii) medium bomber regia aeronautica strategic bomber world war ii
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Military
  2. R

    Soviet 57mm Aircraft cannons (N-57/OKB-16-57)

    Very little info seems to exist on these weapons. If anyone has any additional info this weapon (or weapons, maybe they are different from each other?) that would be great, such as ammunition types used, rate of fire, etc. Below is the info I've compiled so far, There seems to be a small...
  3. Avimimus

    Critique of 1945 German aircraft designs - where were the mistakes?

    I heard rumour that TsAGI analysis found that the Ta-183 Design II would have shed its tail (although the IAe 33 Pulqui II seems to have eventually managed to make a somewhat similar t-tail work). What other issues did late war WWII designs have? Ju EF 128 intakes might have had a lot of duct...
    • Avimimus
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    • 1940s jägerstab luftwaffe nazi germany post-world war ii reich ministry of armaments and war production reichsluftfahrtministerium soviet union tsagi world war ii
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Aircraft Design
  4. Grey Havoc

    Last known Battle of Britain pilot celebrates 105th Birthday

    I should have posted this yesterday (the birthday was actually the day before but I only saw it on Thursday). Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway DFC: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460456-raf-hemingway-birthday/...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • air efficiency award air ministry battle of britain battle of france distinguished flying cross (great britain) éire no. 1452 flight raf no. 253 squadron raf no. 43 squadron raf no. 85 squadron raf north atlantic treaty organisation operation avalanche operation baytown operation david operation dynamo operation overlord raf fighter command royal air force the few world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. M

    German and Italian planes in Japanese Service

    Hi Guys I came across information on the internet that the Japanese used: Messerschmitt Bf.109G Dornier Do. 215 Focke-Wulf Ta.154 Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Reggiane Re.2000 Japanese homegrown Mistel project similar to the Germans (N1K fighter on a modified J5M bomb) Could this be a case of...
    • Mavrick5
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    • axis powers empire of japan imperial japanese army air service imperial japanese navy air service kingdom of italy nazi germany pact of steel pre-world war ii world war ii
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  6. E

    Général Keller's 1939 French tank program vehicles

    Hi everyone, This thread is about the French tanks designed or contemplated for the new tank program drawn up by the French Inspector of Tanks in December 1939-February 1940, Général Keller. This wartime program was intended to organize development of tanks in control of the infantry branch...
    • Elan Vital
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    • 1930s allies armée de terre early 1940s french third republic heavy tank late 1930s superheavy tank tank tank design world war ii
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  7. A

    American Experimental Fighters of WWII by Tony Buttler

    American Experimental Fighters of WWII The Pursuit of Excellence Author: Tony Buttler https://www.crecy.co.uk/american-experimental-fighters-of-wwii
    • AL
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    • allies fighters united states united states army air corps united states army air forces united states marine corps united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  8. robunos

    Wehrmacht Anti-tank Gun Towing Vehicles

    Looking through a book about Wehrmacht Field Artillery, I came across a list of which type of vehicle was supposed to tow each type of artillery piece. I'm looking for a similar list for Wehrmacht towed Anti-Tank Guns. Can anyone help ? cheers, Robin.
    • robunos
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    • anti-tank axis powers heer nazi germany wehrmacht world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  9. axlzed3301

    American experimental tank

    T34 Heavy Tank Developed in 1945 as a modernization of the T30 heavy tank. The vehicle was equipped with the 120 mm T53 gun and the new Continental AV-1790 engine. Because of the decline in heavy tank development after the end of World War II, the T34 never entered service. The prototypes were...
    • axlzed3301
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    • 1940s 1950s cold war heavy tank light tank mbt medium tank post-world war ii tank tank design u.s. army united states army world war ii
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  10. L

    If WW2 ended in 1950+ possible combat aircraft out of service dates

    At the end of WW2 the myriad RAF & USAAF combat aircraft were drawn down, scraped or in the UKs case “given back” (either literally to the US or again scraped in the UK). But what would the out of service dates be of these iconic aircraft if the war continued to 1950 or later. Frontline...
  11. J

    Messerschmitt Jet Fighters

    CONTENTS Compressibility buffeting The research sites of the Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me 262 Interzeptor Messerschmitt Me 262 Heimatschützer BMW 109-003 R (TLR) rocket/turbojet BMW 109-718 rocket Rocket propellants composition Messerschmitt Me 262 Hochgeschwindigkeits Rennkabine...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1940s 1950s 1960s cold war egyptian general aero organisation federal republic of germany hispano aviación late 1930s luftwaffe messerschmitt messerschmitt ag messerschmitt gmbh nazi germany pre-world war ii reich ministry of armaments and war production reichsluftfahrtministerium spanish state united arab republic west germany world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  12. YourChair

    American Postwar 14-inch rocket, "Richard"

    In the US Carriers book, Friedman mentions that after the war, considerations had to be made in carrier designs for a "14-inch rocket", that did not progress far enough to enter service: The only information on this rocket I could find comes from the Wikipedia article on the Tiny Tim: (I would...
    • YourChair
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    • aircraft carrier buord bureau of ordnance bureau of ships buships cold war late 1940s post-world war ii rockets united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  13. YourChair

    USS Iwo Jima (Essex-class carrier) proposed redesign 1945

    The Iwo Jima (CV-46) of the Essex class was cancelled incomplete after the war. But according to Friedman, there were plans to redesign the ship to alleviate the deficiencies of the Essex class (the plans died with the cancellation of the carrier): Does anyone have information on this redesign?
    • YourChair
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    • 1945 aircraft carrier bureau of ships buships carrier early 1940s post-world war ii united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  14. Grey Havoc

    Lullingstone Airport

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQZgi1O1Vb4 Some background on decoy airfields: https://www.aviationmuseum.net/AirfieldDecoys.htm
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1935 1940s air ministry civil aviation great britain interwar period k site late 1930s london underground lullingstone airfield post-world war ii pre-world war ii q site royal air force the southern railway unbuilt buildings world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. F.L.

    American identification book for German and Japanese submarines

    Interesting documents : https://maritime.org/doc/id/oni220-german-japan-subs/index.php#toc
    • F.L.
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    • axis powers germany imperial japanese navy japan kingdom of italy kriegsmarine office of naval intelligence submarine u-boot united states navy vichy france world war ii ww2
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  16. T

    Engine ratings during late WWII

    Is the water-alcohol injection R-2800 on the P-47s, so they can make 2300-2600-2800 HP instead of 2000-2100 HP, also cheating? Engineer in ww2: we've managed to make our engines do extra 15-20-30% HP more, with reasonable reliability. 21st century enthusiast: cheater! Three things: - there...
    • tomo pauk
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    • allies axis powers early 1940s world war ii
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Propulsion
  17. Grey Havoc

    D-Day 80th Anniversary

    https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c844ryz2j9do https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn44ed7yelzo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv224djxepxo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgee4nr11kyo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22nyzy63zo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4n1gw00l5jo...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1944 2024 allies axis powers d-day european theater of operations fortress europe operation overlord second front the longest day western front world war ii
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Military
  18. Grey Havoc

    Keeping history alive: Jumping from iconic wartime Dakotas for D-Day 80

    From a couple of days ago: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9kuEujDjEM
    • Grey Havoc
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    • airborne forces d-day operation overlord parachute paratroopers world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  19. B

    Questions about the military industry

    I'm looking for data on the following questions: - Production of smokeless powder in USA during WW2, by years - Production of artillery in Britain during WW1, by types and years (it seems that there was some kind of British publication that contained accurate data on the production of all guns...
    • Bottleship
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    • military–industrial complex world war i world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Military
  20. Dronescapes

    The Invention Of The Jet Engine: Hans Von Ohain. The lost interviews.

    The Invention Of The Jet Engine: Hans Von Ohain, One Of The Fathers Of the Turbojet
    • Dronescapes
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    • 1930s air force aeronautical research laboratory cold war futuristic engineering designs hans von ohain heinkel heinkel flugzeugwerke interwar period late 20th century nazi germany pre-world war ii turbojet turbojets united states usaf von ohain weimar republic world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Propulsion
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