world war ii

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    Royal Thai Air Force

    Royal Thai Air Force for modelers Coinciding with the attack on Pearl Harbour, 100,000 troops of the Imperial Japanese Army crossed the border into Thailand from newly acquired bases in southern Indo-China. The 15th Army needed to pass over the Bangkok plain to attack Burma and the 25th Army...
  2. A

    Hawker-PAC Sea Fury FB.61 "Turbo Fury"

    Excerpt from i need to get pictures, real pictures of this beauty
  3. Z

    WW2 German Gyro to ID

    So, I’ve acquired this WW2 German Gyro. I would appreciate any information on what it was used in. It’s about 400mm long and 100mm diameter.
  4. M

    Tufi airfield in New Guinea?

    I am reading an article on the LW/AW radar set designed in Australia. It states the first production unit went into full operation at Tufi in November 1942. When I google Tufi airfield, all I find is this web page, which claims it was built in the 1960s...
  5. W

    3cm Flakvierling 103/38 Flakpanzer

    This, the last Flakpanzer designed by Rheinmetall-Borsig from late 1944, was incited by the SS-Führungshauptamt and fathered by SS-Hauptsturmführer Wabnitz. It proceeded to the last days of WW2, and not just a wooden mockup was made since metal was cut. All the plans were destroyed in a air...
  6. W

    Belyayev pusher fighter?

    A German report on Allied aircraft discovered by Gregory D. Heuer at NARA and published at the Luft46 Facebook public group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/678300375530524?locale=pt_PT, showing what I believe is a Soviet Belyayev design, sharing many "EOI" or "PBI" features. Comments are...
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    French antitank weapon projects before June 1940

    Hi everyone, Just like my previous threads in the same section, talking about French antitank weapon projects in development in the interwar period or up to 1940 that didn't get to enter service, based on my archive findings. I'm gonna start with the ones that caught me completetely off-guard...
  8. CJGibson

    RAF Historical Society seminar - Normandy

    The RAF Historical Society is holding a seminar on Air Power and Normandy/Overlord at RAF Museum Midlands (Cosford to you and me) on 18th September 2024. Tickers and details are available here: https://royalairforcemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/58576?branches.branchID=2048 Chris
  9. A

    WW2 War-Winning Kit.

    Himself a crucial Allied asset (imposing Jointery, heedless of uniform colour) SACEUR Ike's Memoir (Crusade in Europe) gave 5 “pieces of eqpt (we) came to regard as among the most vital (to) success” (in his ETO: doubtless a Macarthur Pacific list would differ). Published in 1948 he disclosed no...
  10. K

    Centurion Mark IV with 95 mm QF howitzer

    Are there any images of the Centurion Mark IV with 95 mm QF howitzer?
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    British hybrid battleships: projects and proposals

    the richelieu hybrid: https://www.laroyale-modelisme.net/t20387-jean-bart-hybride-1-400 (in french)
  12. 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...
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    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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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/...
  16. 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...
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    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...
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    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
  19. 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.
  20. 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...
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