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Skoda 104/II

2019-07-18T13:58:17Z

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| type=[[Unit Types#Supply|Supply]]
| owner=[[Czechoslovakia]]
| year=1937

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The Škoda 104 was a utility vehicle produced in 1929 for general civilian use with the chassis being used for a variety of roles such as lorries, buses and fire trucks. In 1937 Škoda produced a new version for used by the Czechoslovakian army know as the Škoda 104/II, with 525 of them being built in total. Information about their combat usage is limited but it's presumed that many of them were confiscated and used by the Germans after they occupied Czechoslovakia.

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Praga T-9

2019-07-17T13:03:17Z

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{{Unitinfo
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| owner=[[Czechoslovakia]]
| year=1937

| length= 5.6 m
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The Praga T-9 was a fully tracked heavy artillery tractor developed by the Czechoslovakian company Českomoravská Kolben Danek (CKD) in 1937 for the Turkish army, they originally ordered 66 of them but only received a total of 16 before the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia in 1938 and took over production. A further 55 were built for the Wehrmacht and 5 more for the Slovak army, where they were often used to tow the fearsome German 88mm flak guns.

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M35

2018-08-02T15:27:22Z

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| owner=[[America]]
| year=1950

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The M35 cargo truck was designed in 1949 to replace the ageing [[CKW-353|CCKW-353]] which had served as the backbone of the American land based logistical supply system during World War II. Production started in 1950 & continued until 1999, during its long production the design was updated several times with the M35A1, M35A2 & M35A3. Many different variants of the basic truck design were also built including fuel & water tankers, wrecker, dump truck, vehical maintenance & mobile medical stations. The total produced is hard to calculated due to the many different factories used over such a long period but it's estimated that 150,000 to 200,000 of the M35 were built in total. The M35 has been used in every major military conflict that America participated in since the 1950's, with some still being use in Iraq & Afghanistan today.

==References==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M35_series_2%C2%BD-ton_6x6_cargo_truck Wikipedia]
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M20 Diamond T

2018-08-02T13:23:27Z

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The M20 Diamond T was designed in 1941 as a heavy prime mover & cargo truck, also when combined with the M9 heavy trailer it was known as the M19 tank transporter. Several over variants including one with a lifting crane & a dump truck were also produced, with over 6,500 being made by the end of the war. They first saw use in 1942 with British forces during the North African campaign, where they proved invaluable at recovering damaged tanks, often while also under fire. They continued to be used throughout the war with Allied forces on all fronts, eventually being replaced by the M26 "Dragon Wagon" in 1945. After the war many were sold off to civilians where they front new life transporting heavy industrial parts & rescuing heavy vehicles as breakdown recovery trucks. Now days they have been replaced with newer vehicles but there are quite a few still in private collections that are in running condition & can bee seen at military & truck shows throughout Europe & America.

==References==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M19_Tank_Transporter Wikipedia]
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Avia S-92 Turbina

2017-04-17T15:53:36Z

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| image=[[File:s92_3d.gif|300px|Avia S-92 Turbina]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Fighter|Fighter]]
| owner=[[Czechoslovakia]]
| year=1946

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| speed=900 km/h

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During World War II multiple factories in Czechoslovakian were employed by the Germans to produce different parts for the Me-262 A-1 fighter and Me-262 B-1 trainer aircraft. At the end of hostilities in Europe the factories and parts were captured by Soviet forces, all complete aircraft and some parts were taken back to the Soviet Union for testing. The jibs, tools and documents within the factories were handed over to the newly restored Czechoslovakian government though. Using some of the parts left by the soviets along with others newly constructed in the wartime factories Avia set to work to produce their own version of the Me-262 A-1 and Me-262 B-1. The first of the single seat aircraft the Avia S-92 was completed in August 1946 with the first two seater Avia CS-92 trainer flowing in December 1946. The aircraft proved to be difficult and extremely time consuming to make with many of the parts having to be individually hand made, making each plane slightly unique. As such only nine Avia S-92 and three CS-92 were completed over the next three years before production was discontinued. They served in the 5th fighter squadron as a training unit to help pilots get their first experience with jet aircraft. Most were scrapped in the 1950's but a single S-92 and CS-92 remain on display in the Prague Aviation Museum.

Yugoslavia showed interest in buying the S-92 and CS-92 and placed an order for one of each for evaluation but didn't receive any aircraft. There are reports that Israel bought several S-92 and one of them exploded during a test flight in April 1950, however there is no evidence to substantiate this. There have been suggestions that the aircraft that exploded was really a [[Gloster Meteor F.III|Gloster Meteor]] that the British had secretly given to Israel for testing and it was claimed to be a S-92 to cover it up, while slightly more plausible this is still a matter of conjecture.

==References==
*[https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_S-92 Wikipedia CZ]
*[http://www.aviastar.org/air/czech/avia_s-92.php Aviastar]
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Messerschmitt Me-262 A-2a/U2 Mistel

2017-04-17T13:35:16Z

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| image=[[File:me262u2_3d.gif|300px|Messerschmitt Me-262 A-2a/U2 Mistel]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Bomb|Bomber]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| year=1945

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The Messerschmitt Me-262 A-2a/U2 was a dedicated bomber variant of the Me-262 featuring a completely new fully glazed nose section that would house a second crew member who would lay down in a prone position. From there he could get a clear view for level bombing runs or guide remote controlled ordinance towards their target. Two prototypes of the Me-262 A-2a/U2 were built before the end of the war, one of them was captured by American forces who presumably took it back to American for testing along with other advance German aircraft and later scrapped it but information on this prototype's final fate is scarce.

One of the types of ordinance proposed for the Me-262 A-2a/U2 was the use of another Me-262 that has been fitted with explosives and converted into a pilotless flying bomb, with the Me-262 A-2a/U2 mounted on top of the pilotless Me-262 in a Mistel configuration. For take-offs they were both placed on a specialised trolley fitted with a rocket booster, after becoming airborne the trolley would then be jettisoned and collected for reuse. Once the Me-262 A-2a/U2 was within range of the target it would detonate the explosive bolts holding the two aircraft together. The bombardier in the nose of the Me-262 A-2a/U2 would then take remote controlled of the Me-262 bomb via radio and guide it to a collision course with the target.

==References==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262 Wikipedia]
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Messerschmitt Me-262 SB.1a

2017-04-16T13:40:58Z

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| image=[[File:me262sb_3d.gif|300px|Me-262 SB.1a]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Grdatk|Ground Attack]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| year=1943

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The Me-262 SB.1a (Schnellbomber Ia) was a proposed "fast bomber" variant of the Me-262. The main difference was the relocation of the cockpit from the centre of the aircraft to the nose, this greatly increased the pilot's vision for the bombing role. This meant that the nose mounted cannons had to be removed though and it had to rely on its greater speed to outrun any enemy fighters. The front landing gear also required modifications to make it rotate 90 degrees and lay flat under the pilots seat. The space once occupied by the pilot was used to house an extra fuel tank increasing the aircraft's range. The design didn't progress further than the initial design proposal and no prototype or production version were built.

==References==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262 Wikipedia]
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Messerschmitt Me-262 B-1a/U1

2017-04-16T13:07:29Z

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| year=1944

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The Messerschmitt Me-262 B-1a/U1 was a specialised night fighter variant of the Me-262 equipped with a FuG-218 Neptun radar for finding enemy aircraft in the dark. Development of a night fighter variant of the Me-262 started in late 1944 with the construction of the Me-262 A-1a/U2 prototype (Wk/nr 170056) which used the standard single seat A-1a airframe. Multiple tests were carried out using several different types of radar devices. While the technical sides of the tests proved successful the pilots however reported that they had difficulty flying and using the radar system simultaneously. In light of this it was decided to move development to the Me-262 B-1a two seater trainer airframe, the extra seat which was normally used by a flight instructor was instead modified for use by a dedicated radar operator who could guide the pilot to enemy targets. The addition of the radar antenna protruding from the nose produced extra drag and decreased the aircraft's speed, the space needed for the second seat required the removal of one of the fuel tanks too. To compensate for this loss two external fuel tanks were fitted under the nose, this also increased the drag and decreased the speed. Even with this loss in performance the Me-262 B-1a/U1 was still much faster then the enemy bombers and their escorts. Messerschmitt started work on developing a more advanced version called the Me-262 B-2a which would have featured a lengthened fuselage to hold more fuel instead of the external fuel tanks and the new "Berlin" centimetric radar dish which could be placed inside the nose reducing drag, the war ended before work on a prototype of this improved version could begin though.

Only seven of the Me-262 B-1a/U1 night fighters were built before the end of the war, they were all given to the 10th squadron of the Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 who used them to great effect with several of the pilots becoming aces, including Kurt Welter who still holds the world record for the most enemy planes shot down in a jet aircraft. In an effort to neutralise this threat the RAF bombed the based they were operating from, after which only four aircraft were left. After the war the three remaining aircraft were captured by British forces who transported them back to Britain for testing, one of them crashed during a storm and another was scrapped. The third and final aircraft was given to the South African air force where it sat in storage for many years, it was then given to the Johannesburg Museum who restored it in 1971 and has since been one of their major exhibits.

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In game the Me-262 B-1a/U1 has weaker weapons and is slower than the standard Me-262 A-1a but features an extended view range and more health.

==References==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262 Wikipedia]
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Messerschmitt Me-262 A-1a/U4

2017-04-15T10:30:58Z

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| owner=[[Germany]]
| year=1945

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The Messerschmitt Me-262 A-1a/U4 (in some sources know as the Pulkzerstörer "Pack destroyer") was a modification of the standard Me-262 A-1a airframe, replacing the four 30mm Mk108 cannons in the nose with a single 50mm Mk214 cannon. The 30mm Mk108 while a powerful weapon had a short range which along with the Me-262's high speed meant that the engagement time against enemy aircraft was often very short, especially against slow moving bombers. The 50mm Mk214 greatly increased the damage and weapon range of the Me-262, even giving it the ability to engage bombers from outside of their defensive range. The weapon had a limited amount of ammunition and was difficult to use while manoeuvring though, making it unsuitable in a dogfight with other fighters. Only two of these aircraft were built Wk/nr 111899 & Wk/nr 170083 in early 1945, there are rumours that one of them was used in combat before the war ended but no evidence has been found to substantiate these claims.

After the war Wk/nr 170083 was captured by American forces at Lechfeld airfield and transferred to the 54th Air Disarmament Squadron led by Colonel Watson (aka Watson's Whizzers), a unit which was tasked with finding and capturing advanced enemy aircraft. In preparations for transferring the aircraft back to American for testing its markings were repainted with USAF roundels and was named Wilma Jeanne after Watson's wife. It was then flown to Cherbourg where it was loaded onto the British aircraft carrier HMS Reaper along with other advanced German aircraft for the long journey across the Atlantic. Arriving in New Jersey the aircraft were then flown to Freeman Army Airfield, during the flight a turbine blade broke in the engine of the Me-262 A-1a/U4 and the plane was destroyed in the resulting crashed.

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==References==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262 Wikipedia]
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Dornier Do-31

2017-03-19T16:32:06Z

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The Dornier Do-31 was a VTOL transport aircraft designed to be used along with the EWR VJ 101 VTOL fighter plane as part of West Germany's mobile defense strategy. Development of the Do-31 started in 1959 with a test rig being completed in 1962 which was used for several years to work out the problems with this large and ambitious design. Three different prototypes were then completed during 1967. The first prototype (Do-31E1) was only fitted with Bristol Pegasus engines for testing the standard horizontal operations and flew for the first time on February 10th 1967. The second prototype (Do-31E2) was used for static ground tests and never flew. The third and final prototype (Do-31E3) was fitted with both Bristol Pegasus engines and the Rolls-Royce RB162 lift engines and was capable of full VTOL operations, its first flight was during July 1967 and the first vertical take-off was achieved on November 22nd 1967. During the 1969 Paris air show the Do-31E3 gave a demonstration, during which it set world records for speed, distance, altitude and speed and duration over a course. The Do-31 remains the only jet powered VTOL transport aircraft ever built and as such these records have yet to be challenged. Unfortunately for this unique aircraft changes in strategy and the high cost of the project lead to its cancellation in 1970. Dornier also put forward a proposal for a larger civilian passenger version called the Do-231 but couldn't find any airlines interested in purchasing it so it failed to leave the drawing board. Two of the prototypes still exist today, Do-31E1 can be found displayed at the Dornier Museum in Friederichshafen and the Do-31E3 prototype is located within the Flugwerft Schleissheim aviation museum in Oberschleißheim. The second prototype Do-31E2 was scrapped soon after the project was cancelled.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_31 Wikipedia]
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Focke Wulf Fw-860

2017-03-19T16:28:05Z

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The Fw-860 was an unique VTOL aircraft designed in partnership between Focke Wulf and the French company SNECMA, the French version being known as the AP 519. While most VTOL design used lift fans or rotating engines to achieve vertical flight the Fw-860 instead would take off and land on it's tail, in a similar fashion to a rocket. This tail-sitting method while requiring complex landing gear had advantages of needing less complex VTOL engines, saving wight and space within the aircraft making it possible to produce a more compact design. A major problem with this design though is that the pilot's view is restricted to looking up vertically at the sky when taking-off/landing, to solve this the nose section of the Fw-860 would be able to rotate 90 degrees giving the pilot an unrestricted horizontal view. This unusual aircraft never left the concept stage and work instead moved to more traditional VTOL designs.

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EWR VJ 101C

2017-03-19T16:15:24Z

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| year=1964

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During the Cold War the West German Airforce expected their airfields to be a primary target in any conflict with the Soviets. To counter this they planned to adopt a mobile strategy with heavy use of new VTOL aircraft that in a time of war could be operated from makeshift runways or the autobahn. To fulfil this new strategy Heinkel (VJ 101A), Messerschmitt (VJ 101B) and Bolkow all submitted different designs for a new VTOL fighter/interceptor. Instead of making the three companies compete for the production contract the Defence Ministry encouraged them to work together, so in 1959 the three of them joined together to create the EWR (Entwicklungsring Süd) consortium. The new jointly designed VJ 101C incorporated the best features from the original concepts, with Heinkel's wing mounted engine pods and Messerschmitt's fuselage lift fan being combined to provide the aircraft's VTOL capability.

In early 1960 a rudimentary test rig was built to test the feasibility of the VTOL engines, a skeletal prototype was then built and in May 1961 underwent testing on a telescopic column. Work continued on improving this prototype and in March 1962 it was able to fly freely on its own. With the success of these tests a full prototype (X-1) was built and flew for the first time on April 10th 1963 and the first transition from vertical to horizontal flight was achieved on September 20th 1963. On September 14 1964 the X-1 prototype crashed and was destroyed during take-off, it was later found that a roll rate gyro had been installed backwards causing the autopilot to malfunction. A second prototype (X-2) completed in mid 1965 and along with fixes to the autopilot it also featured newer engines fitted with afterburners, it achieved its first VTOL flight on October 22th 1965. Testing of the X-2 prototype continued for several more years and plans were made for construction a larger and more advance EWR VJ 101D design, however changes in strategic requirement meant that interest in the EWR VJ 101 diminished and in 1968 the project was cancelled. The X-2 prototype survives to this day and can be found in the Deutsches Museum in Munich.

Following the cancellation of the VJ 101 EWR continued work on several conceptual designs (The AVS project in partnership with Boeing and the EWR A 400 STOL Design Study), these slowly evolved the original VJ 101 design and culminated into the Panavia Tornado.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EWR_VJ_101 Wikipedia]
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Type 4 Tiger

2017-03-12T23:10:26Z

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| type=[[Unit Types#Heavy|Heavy Tank]]
| owner=[[Japan]]
| year=1943

| length=8.45 m
| width=3.56 m
| height=3.0 m
| weight=54 t
| speed=45 km/h

| armour=120mm
| wep1=88mm KwK36 L/56
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In April 1943 the Japanese sent 12 army officers led by Colonel Ishide to Germany to inspect and test their latest tank designs. The Japanese where quite impressed and negotiated to buy four of the tanks and their related documents and blueprints, the PzKfw III Ausf.J, PzKfw III Ausf.N, PzKfw V Panther Ausf.D and PzKfw VI Tiger. They hoped that they could be reverse engineered and the technology incorporated into Japanese designs. One of the PzKfw III's was dissembled and along with the documents transported back to Japan via submarine. February 1944 the Tiger tank was moved to Bordeaux in France so it could be prepared for transport. With the worsening war situation and then the Allied Landings in France it became impossible to transport the tank to Japan. In September 1944 the Japanese decided to give the tank back to the Germans where it was soon destroyed fighting in Belgium.

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T-41/75N

2017-03-12T21:52:57Z

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| type=[[Unit Types#Heavy|Heavy Tank]]
| owner=[[Czechoslovakia]]
| year=1947

| length= ???
| width=3.56 m
| height=3.0 m
| weight= ???
| speed=45 km/h

| armour=120mm
| wep1=75mm A18
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After the war a single Tiger tank was recovered from the battlefield and repaired by Skoda for use as a test bed for fitting their prototype 75mm A18 cannon. The A18 was originally built for use in the T-25 medium tank, the T-25 however was never put into production and it wasn't till now that the Skoda team could test it in a suitable vehicle. While the 75mm A18 was less powerful then the original 88mm KwK36 it was fitted with an auto-loader and drum magazine witch greatly increased the tanks rate of fire. Currently there are no known photographs of this unusual modification.

==Note==
There is no known name for this tank, T-41/75N is based on Czech military nomenclature of that period.
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T-VI-100

2017-03-12T17:56:23Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:tvi100_3d.gif|300px|T-VI-100]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Heavy|Heavy Tank]]
| owner=[[Soviet Union]]
| year=1945

| length=8.45 m
| width=3.56 m
| height=3.0 m
| weight=54 t
| speed=45 km/h

| armour=120mm
| wep1=100mm D10
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During the course of World War II Soviet forces where able to capture many German tanks in various states of disrepair, if at all possible they would be put into services against their former owners. These tanks generally had a short life span due to limited spare parts and ammunition. In an effort to help elevate the later problem several projects where started to refit the German tanks with Soviet weapons. One of these was the T-VI-100 which replaced the PzKfw VI Tiger's 88mm KwK36 L/56 with the 100mm D10 which was used on the SU-100 and later the T-54. As the war progressed the Soviets where able to produce an ample amount of tanks so the need to refit the German tanks diminished and the project was cancelled in 1945.

==References==
*[http://tankarchives.blogspot.nl/2013/05/re-arming-german-tanks.html Tank Archives]
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Tiger 131

2017-03-12T16:48:41Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:131_3d.gif|300px|Tiger 131]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Heavy|Heavy Tank]]
| owner=[[Britain]]
| year=1943

| length=8.45 m
| width=3.56 m
| height=3.0 m
| weight=54 t
| speed=45 km/h

| armour=120mm
| wep1=88mm KwK36 L/56
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Tiger 131 is the only working PzKfw VI Tiger tank in the world, it currently resides in [http://www.tankmuseum.org/home Bovington Tank Museum] and features as the main star in the museum's yearly tank festival. Tiger 131 was constructed in February 1943 at the Henschel factory at Kassel and was then sent to Tunisia in North Africa. On 20th April 1943 it took part in the battle for Djebel Djaffa hill, during witch it received several hits form British Churchill tanks that jammed the turret and gun, as well as injuring the driver and gunner. The crew then bailed out leaving their disabled but still intact tank for British forces to capture. The tank was repaired using parts from other knocked-out tigers and sent back to Britain where it was displayed as a war trophy in various locations around the country for the rest of the war. In 1951 it was then donated to Bovington Tank Museum who put it on static display for the next 40 years. In 1990 it was then removed for restoration which involved a complete disassembly and reassembly of all it's parts. As well as fitting it with a new engine from a Tiger II, as the original had been cut in half for display at the museum. The restoration of Tiger 131 was finally finished in 2003, becoming the only tiger tank in the world to be restored to working condition.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_131 Wikipedia]
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Unimog 404

2017-03-01T13:58:51Z

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| owner=[[Germany]]
| year=1955

| length=4.9m
| width=2.13m
| height=2.19m
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Development of the Unimog series of trucks started in 1946 as a truck that could also be used as an agricultural tractor allowing great versatility for farmers struggling in the post-war period. The first prototype was ready at the end of 1946 and after trials and adjustments was put into mass production at the end of 1947. In 1951 Daimler-Benz bought the Unimog company and in 1953 launched two new versions, the 401 and 402. In 1955 with the formation of the Bundeswehr Daimler-Benz designed a new 404 version of the Unimog truck specifically for military service. Production started that same year and continued until the 1980s, with various upgrades being made over the years but still keeping the same rugged and proven design of the original. The civilian version of the Unimog also continued to evolve over the years and remains in production this day.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimog Wikipedia]
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Ansaldo Magrini Mangiapan

2017-02-24T16:56:18Z

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| type=[[Unit Types#Heavy|Heavy Tank]]
| owner=[[Italy]]
| year=1916

| length=???
| width=???
| height=???
| weight=70 t
| speed=20 km/h

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| wep1=76mm
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The Ansaldo Magrini Mangiapan was designed in 1916 by major Magrini as a "mobile fort" and was one of Italy's first tank designs. It featured multiple sets of tracks to help it traverse the crater filled battlefields of no-man's land. To power these tracks there were four 200hp engines in the centre of the tank which then drove two electric motors at the front and back, propelling this massive 70t vehicle to an estimated 20 km/h. It also unusually for that era featured two rotating turrets equipped with 76mm (some sources state 75mm or 105mm) cannons, as well as having multiple machine guns fitted around the hull. The design was approved by the direzione generale del regio esercito but was cancelled soon after because of the high cost and feasibility of such a complex design. Instead interest moved to the [[Fiat 2000]] and purchasing tanks from France and Britain.

==References==
*[http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/italy/ansaldo_magrini_mangiapan.htm Aviarmor]
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Light Artillery Rocket System (LARS 1)

2016-11-28T14:47:56Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:lars_3d.gif|300px|LARS 1]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Art|Artillery]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| year=1969

| length=7.6 m
| width=2.5 m
| height=2.6 m
| weight=
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The Light Artillery Rocket System or LARS was a multi-barrelled rocket launcher fitted on the back of a Magirus 6x6 truck. It could fire 36 110mm rockets which could be fitted with various warheads ranging from anti-personnel, anti-tank and parachute equipped mines. Development started in the mid 1960s and it came into service with the Bundeswehr in 1969. In the 1980s the system was upgraded by changing to a new armoured MAN 6X6 truck which is know as the LARS 2, with the original design becoming the LARS 1. In 1998 LARS was replaced in front line service with the American M270 MLRS but two hundred of them are still in reserve storage.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Artillery_Rocket_System Wikipedia]
*[http://www.armyrecognition.com/german_army_germany_artillery_vehicle_system_fr/lars_sf_1_light_multiple_rocket_launcher_system_artillery_german_army_germany_technical_data_sheet.html Army Recognition]
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{{GermanyNav}}

Kanonenjagdpanzer

2016-11-28T14:36:11Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:kanon_3d.gif|300px|Kanonenjagdpanzer]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Tnkdest|Tank Destroyer]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| year=1965

| length=8.75 m
| width=2.98 m
| height=2.09 m
| weight=27 t
| speed=70 km/h

| armour=50mm
| wep1=90mm BK 90/L40
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In the mid 1950's the newly formed Bundeswehr put out a request for a new tank destroyer. The German companies Henschel and Hanomag jointly worked on a design together, as well as the Swiss company MOWAG. In 1960 both had finished prototypes that where given to the Bundeswehr for trials. The Henschel and Hanomag design was chosen and in 1965 was put into production as the Kanonenjagdpanzer. In the 1970's the Soviets introduced new Soviet tanks with thicker amour, this rendered the Kanonenjagdpanzer's 90mm cannon obsolete. Plans were made to refit the Kanonenjagdpanzer with the 105mm L/7 cannon to combat this new threat, instead it was decided to remove the gun a fit the Kanonenjagdpanzer with an anti-tank missile system on it's roof, this new modification was called the Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanonenjagdpanzer Wikipedia]
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Flakpanzer HS.30

2016-11-28T14:30:17Z

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| image=[[File:fp30_3d.gif|300px|Flakpanzer HS.30]]
| type=[[Unit Types#AA|Anti-Aircraft]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| menu=Hispano-Suiza
| year=

| length=?? m
| width=?? m
| height=?? m
| weight=?? t
| speed=?? km/h

| armour=?? mm
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The Flakpanzer HS.30 was an anti-aircraft system developed by Hispano-Suiza on the base of the HS.30 infantry fighting vehicle. Two different prototypes where built in the mid 1950's, one using duel 20mm guns and the other fitted with a larger turret equipped with duel 30mm cannons. Neither of the designs were put into production, further information is limited and the fate of the prototypes unknown.

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Schützenpanzer HS.30

2016-11-28T12:26:18Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:hs30_3d.gif|300px|Schützenpanzer HS.30]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Tran|Transport]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| menu=Hispano-Suiza
| year=1958

| length=5.56 m
| width=2.54 m
| height=1.85 m
| weight=14 t
| speed=58 km/h

| armour=30mm
| wep1=20mm L/86
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The Schützenpanzer HS.30 was a infantry fighting vehicle developed by the Swiss company Hispano-Suiza for the Bundeswehr in the 1950's. It was the first armoured vehicle to be developed for Germany after World War II. Unlike other armoured personnel carriers that were in use at the time the HS.30 was fitted with a turret equipped with a 20mm auto-cannon. This gave it the ability to engage enemy infantry and unarmoured targets, making it arguably the worlds first infantry fighting vehicle. The HS.30 was authorised for production before a prototype was ready and tested. This meant that early production versions suffered from many problems, especially with the engine and transmission which were originally designed for a lighter vehicle. This rush into production along with an inordinate order of 10,000 vehicles (much more than what was required) raised some suspicions. An investigation revealed that personnel associated with the procurement process and several politicians had received in total over 50 million Deutschmarks in bribes for their support of the HS.30, creating a scandal within the German government. Eventually the early problems with the HS.30 were worked out and the order reduced with only 2,176 being built between 1958-1971.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%BCtzenpanzer_Lang_HS.30 Wikipedia]
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Leopard 1

2016-11-28T12:18:29Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:leo1_3d.gif|300px|Leopard 1]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Medium|Medium Tank]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| manu=Porsche
| year=1965

| length=9.54 m
| width=3.37 m
| height=2.70 m
| weight=40 t
| speed=65 km/h

| armour=70mm
| wep1=105mm L7
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Development of the Leopard tank started in 1956 as a part of a joint project between Germany, France and Italy to create a new standard European tank (a.k.a. the Europa-Panzer). In 1960 Porsche, Rheinmetall (Germany) and AMX (France) submitted prototype tanks for evaluation. Disagreements in the design and manufacturer of the tank put a strain on the project and political changes in France further exacerbated problems. So Germany and France decided to end the partnership and continue development of their own designs independently. For Germany Porsche's design was chosen and after a second prototype and a limited run of 50 pre-production vehicles it started mass-production as the Leopard tank in 1964. The Leopard went on to also became a huge success on the export market, being bought by many European countries thus largely fulfilling it's originally intended role of being a standard European tank. While being largely replaced by the Leopard 2 in Europe the Leopard 1 is currently still in active service in several South-American countries.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_1 Wikipedia]
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Spähpanzer Ru 251

2016-11-28T12:06:59Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:ru251_3d.gif|300px|Spähpanzer Ru 251]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Light|Light Tank]]
| owner=[[Germany]]
| manu=Hanomag
| year=1964

| length=6.2 m
| width=3 m
| height=2.49 m
| weight=25 t
| speed=75 km/h

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The Spähpanzer Ru 251 was designed in 1960 to replace the [[M41A1 Walker Bulldog]] that the Bundeswehr had been using in the reconnaissance role. Prototypes where built in 1963/64 and underwent testing, it was however decided to cancel the project as the newly deployed [[Leopard 1]] tank was just as if not more capable of fulfilling the intended reconnaissance role. Documents related to the development of the Ru 251 are still considered classified material by the Bundeswehr and the surviving prototype is kept in a secure storage facility, as such there is only basic information available and a few photos from during it's testing. Recently someone working at the storage facility managed to take and release several photos of of the prototype tho, marking the first time it has been seen in several decades.

==References==
*[http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/West_Germany/Spahpanzer-RU-251.php Tanks Encyclopedia]
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French Gate

2016-05-11T09:44:25Z

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| year=???

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The Gate is used to allow allied units access to fortified areas while providing defence against enemies. The design is based on rolling anti-tank barriers used in the Maginot Line.

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GFM Cloche

2016-05-11T09:24:41Z

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| type=[[Unit Types#defAT|Anti-Infantry]]
| owner=[[France]]
| year=1934

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The GFM Cloche was a heavily armoured machine gun post used on the French Maginot Line of defences. Over a thousand of them were built and were used on the roofs of the every bunker along the defensive line.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFM_cloche Wikipedia]

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SS.11

2016-05-11T08:52:56Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:ss11_3d.gif|SS.11]]
| type=[[Unit Types#defAT|Anti-Tank]]
| owner=[[France]]
| year=1953

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The SS.11 was a French wire guided anti-tank missile designed in the early 1950s. It was a further development of the SS.10 which was a smaller missile primarily designed for use by infantry, the larger SS.11 was instead designed for use on tanks, aircraft and ships. It saw widespread use by NATO forces, as well as numerous other countries around the world and on many different vehicles. The most notable though is the Alouette II which with the SS.11 became the first ever anti-tank helicopter.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS.11 Wikipedia]

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75mm AC Mle.39

2016-05-11T07:35:54Z

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{{Unitinfo
| image=[[File:75ac39_3d.gif|75mm AC Mle.39]]
| type=[[Unit Types#defAT|Anti-Tank]]
| owner=[[France]]
| year=1939

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The 75mm AC Mle.39 (aka 75mm TAZ 39) was an anti-tank weapon designed during the opening stages of world war 2, it was hoped that it would replace the ageing 75mm Mle.1897 field gun in the AT role but only a few prototypes where finished before the armistice and all development was stopped soon after. Like many AT weapons of that era it was a modification of an anti-aircraft weapon, the [[75mm CA Mle.38]]. It was fitted on a new type of 3 legged carriage with the gun fitted on a rotating mount, giving it the ability to turn 360o without moving the carriage. The 75mm AC Mle.39 was also designed to take advantage of a new type of ammunition that was also being developed at that time by Edgar Brandt. This new round used a discarding sabot to fire a shell at increased speeds. As France began to fall Brandt evacuated to England where he continued his work, helping to develop an armour piercing discarding sabot round for the British 6pdr and 17pdr guns. Today the APDS round is used as the standard anti-tank round in all modern tanks.

==References==
*[http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=92112 Axishistory]

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155mm Mle.50

2016-05-10T13:19:42Z

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155mm Mle.50 was a French artillery gun design in 1950, it served as the main artillery weapon of the French army for over 30 years. Originally designed as a towed weapon it was also mounted on various tanks to create self propelled guns. Several other nations bought the 155mm Mle.50, the main ones being Switzerland and Israel, Sweden also bought a licence to produce the gun as the 15.5cm haubits F. Most countries have replaced them with newer weapons but a few are still being use in Syria today.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obusier_de_155_mm_Mod%C3%A8le_50 Wikipedia]

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135mm Mle.32

2016-05-10T12:25:05Z

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The 135mm Mle.32 was the main heavy artillery weapon used in the French Maginot Line of fortifications. A pair of them were normally placed within an armoured retractable turret on top of an ouvrage, some where also used in fixed mounts within the forts. The German plan for the invasion of France bypassed the majority of the Maginot Line, some small battles did take place though. During which the 135mm Mle.32 proved to be an effective weapon at defending against the German's advance. Several ouvrages and their 135mm Mle.32 weapons have been restored and are open as museums.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line#Retractable_turrets Wikipedia]

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75mm CA Mle.38

2016-05-10T11:08:00Z

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The 75mm CA Mle.38 was a medium anti-aircraft weapon designed by Schneider. Work started in 1928 by modifying their famous 75mm Mle.1897 field gun on to an anti-aircraft mount, the design was finished in 1932 and underwent testing. Schneider continued working on the design though and finish a new improved model in 1936, it entered service in 1938 and was used during the German invasion. The Swiss also bought several of them before the war, designated 75mm Flab Kan 38.

==Note==
There is some confusion about the model designation of the 75mm CA, with different sources stating 1938, 1939 and 1940.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_75_CA_mod%C3%A8le_1940_Schneider Wikipedia]

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25mm CA Mle.40J

2016-05-10T10:23:22Z

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During the early 1930's Hotchkiss developed a new 25mm light anti-aircraft weapon, their attempts to sell the design to the French Army and Navy failed though, they instead preferred a 37mm design being developed by Schneider. They managed to find some interest on the export market from Romanian and Spain, Japan also bought a licence to produced it as the Type 96 25mm. With Hotchkiss's success on the export market and the delay of Schneider's 37mm weapon the French Army and Navy decided to also order the 25mm CA. By the time of the German invasion of France in 1940 only a limited amount of the 25mm CA where available, most were taken from the production batch originally meant for Romania. After the armistice limited production continued under the Vichy French and Romania finally received its weapons in 1943.

==See Also==
*[[Type 96 25mm]]

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_mm_Hotchkiss_anti-aircraft_gun Wikipedia]

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M1A1 155mm

2016-03-15T10:28:05Z

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At the outbreak of the war in Europe the standard American 155mm artillery weapon was the ageing M1918 155mm which was built during WW1, with the threat of war looming a replacement was desperately needed. Work on the new 155mm weapon was completed in 1941 along with a 4.7-inch gun which used the same carriage design. In 1942 it was accepted at the M1 155mm and fought throughout WW2 on all fronts. It continued to serve with the American army in the Korean war and then the Vietnam War, eventually being replaced in 1978 by the M198. Over 10,000 M1, M1A1 and M1A2 where built during its 12 year production run and was sold to 35 different countries around the world, some of which are still using them today.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M114_155_mm_howitzer Wikipedia]

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Bofors 40mm L/70

2016-03-15T09:15:06Z

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During WW2 the Bofors 40mm L/60 was the standard anti-aircraft gun of the Allies, being used on land, sea and air. With the advent of the jet age at the end of the war the venerable Bofors started to struggled with the increase of aircraft speeds. To combat this Bofors designed a new version with a longer 70 caliber barrel, an electrically powered carriage and a new lighter and more powerful ammunition. These changes nearly doubled the range and rate of fire of the weapon and in 1953 replaced the L/60 model as the standard Allies/NATO weapon system. The Bofors 40mm L/70 was also bought by many different countries around the world and is still in widespread use today.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_gun Wikipedia]

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M40 106mm

2016-03-14T15:05:44Z

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In 1944 the US Army developed their first recoilless rifle the M18 57mm, impressed with the design work started on larger 75mm and 105mm versions. The M20 75mm was deployed in the closing days of the war but the T19 105mm was still in development when the war ended and was soon after cancelled. With the outbreak of the Korean War the M18 57mm and M20 75mm recoilless rifles struggled to penetrate the armour of the North-Korean T-34/85 tanks, so work on the larger 105mm version was restarted and the T19 was rushed into production as the M27 105mm in 1950. Once deployed into the field it was found that that the M27 suffered from reliability problems and several other issues, so work on an improved version was started. By 1952 all the problems had be resolved and the M40 106mm was put into production. The M40 was called an 106mm weapon but it was really 105mm, this was because the ammunition for the M27 & M40 looked nearly identical but was not interchangeable between the two, so to help differentiate them the M40 and it's ammunition was classified as 106mm. The M40 went on to became the standard anti-tank weapon of America and it's allies, the M40 has also been mounted on many different vehicles ranging from Jeeps to tanks.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M40_recoilless_rifle Wikipedia]

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Tank Grotte 1000t

2016-02-06T12:08:44Z

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In the late 1920s the Soviet Union found themselves falling behind the rest of the world in tank development. While several projects where in development it would be sometime before they where ready, to help speed things up it was decided to invite experienced foreign engineers. One of the most prominent engineers was Edward Grotte from Germany who worked in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1931. During this time he designed several different tanks, the most famous of which was the [[T-22]] medium tank. His largest design though was for a 1000 ton land battleship, equipped with duel 304mm naval cannons in a main turret along with secondary turrets armed with 152mm and 76mm guns. Frontal armour was 300mm thick and the sides 250mm, which protected a crew of 40 and multiple naval diesel engines which would produced 24,000hp and propel the colossal vehicle to (an optimistic) 60 km/h.

After his work in the Soviet Union Grotte returned to Germany and became a director at Krupp, in 1942 he once again returned to the idea of a 1000 ton tank with the [[P-1000|P-1000 "Ratte"]].

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Type 95 Kurogane

2015-12-08T14:46:04Z

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| type=[[Unit Types#Tran|Transport]]
| owner=[[Japan]]
| manu=Nihon Nainenki
| year=1937

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The Type 95 Kurogane was a Japanese four wheel drive car designed in 1935 specificity for military use, up to that point the Japanese army had employed civilian vehicles for all its transport and utility roles. It was fitted with three seats, the space for the usual four seat in the rear was instead occupied by radio equipment allowing the Type 95 to perform scouting missions. Approximately 4,800 were built during the war and they served on all fronts, most were destroyed but a few have survived in Japanese an Russian museums.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_95_reconnaissance_car Wikipedia]
*[http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/car95.htm Taki]

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Type 97 Shi-Ki

2015-12-08T14:01:35Z

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The Type 97 Shi-Ki was a modification of the [[Type 97 Chi-Ha]] converting it into a command tank. The main gun was removed from the turret and a large radio was put in its place, sometimes a dummy barrel was fitted to the turret to disguise it as a standard tank. The hull mounted machine gun was also replaced with a 37mm cannon giving it some limited offensive power against enemy armour.

==Notes==
In D-day this tank provides a buff in speed and firepower to friendly units around it.

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Type 91

2015-12-08T13:28:28Z

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The Type 91 was a further development of Japan's first indigenous tank design the Experimental Tank No.1. After several years of testing the project was cancelled and work moved on to the [[Type 95]] tank.

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_95_Heavy_Tank Wikipedia]
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Train Yard

2015-12-05T13:33:37Z

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The Train yard is a Tech building that is only available on specific maps, once captured it gives the player the ability to build armoured trains.

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*[[Tatra T18]]
*[[Heavy Infantry Armored Car S.Sp|Infantry S.Sp]]
*[[Heavy Artillery Armored Car S.Sp|Artillery S.Sp]]
*[[Heavy Anti-Aircraft Armored Car S.Sp|Anti-Aircraft S.Sp]]
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Heavy Anti-Aircraft Armored Car S.Sp

2015-11-30T16:42:50Z

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By 1945 the Allied air forces had gained air superiority over Europe, with the loss of air cover it became extremely difficult for Germany to move any troops and supplies without gaining the attention of the Allied air force who where attacking every truck and train they could find. In an attempt to combat this threat a project was started to fit the Schwerer Schienenpanzer with a 20mm Flakvierling 38 Anti-Aircraft gun. No photographs of this variant have been found and it is unknown if any were completed before the end of the war.

==See Also==
*[[Heavy Infantry Armored Car S.Sp|Infantry S.Sp]]
*[[Heavy Artillery Armored Car S.Sp|Artillery S.Sp]]

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Heavy Artillery Armored Car S.Sp

2015-11-30T16:32:07Z

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This artillery variant of the Schwerer Schienenpanzer (Heavy Rail Tank) was fitted with the turret from the Panzer III Ausf.N and equipped with a 75mm KwK 37 L/24. It was designed to provide high explosive fire support for a S.Sp train but it could also operate independently.

==See Also==
*[[Heavy Infantry Armored Car S.Sp|Infantry S.Sp]]
*[[Heavy Anti-Aircraft Armored Car S.Sp|Anti-Aircraft S.Sp]]

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Heavy Infantry Armored Car S.Sp

2015-11-30T16:18:53Z

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The Schwerer Schienenpanzer (Heavy Rail Tank) class of armoured train cars were built by Steyer in 1944 for the Deutsche Reichsbahnin. Although designed to operate in a train with up to 20 other S.Sp cars, they were also capable of operating independently. They were mainly deployed to the Balkans to patrol for partisans attempting to sabotage the rail network. This is the Infantry variant of the S.Sp design, equipped with a long range radio and heavy machine guns.

==See Also==
*[[Heavy Artillery Armored Car S.Sp|Artillery S.Sp]]
*[[Heavy Anti-Aircraft Armored Car S.Sp|Anti-Aircraft S.Sp]]

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Tatra T18

2015-11-30T15:16:43Z

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| type=Armoured Train
| owner=[[Czechoslovakia]], [[Poland]]
| year=1925

| length=3.6 m
| width=1.7 m
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| weight=5.2 t
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The Tatra T18 was a Czech armoured draisine built in 1925 for the Polish army. Based on the T14 cargo draisine, it was fitted with an armoured body and a turret equipped with two 7.92mm machine guns. The Polish were unhappy with the design owing to its weak engine and slow acceleration, changing the engine would however require a complete redesign of the chassis. Nevertheless a further nine unarmoured chassis where ordered in April 1927 with the intention of building the armoured bodies in Poland, but it is unknown if this was accomplished. During the annexation of Czechoslovakia and Poland the Germans captured several T18s, they were then incorporated into the Wehrmacht and used until they were worn out.

==References==
*[http://derela.republika.pl/tatra.htm PIBWL]
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Type 5 Ho-Chi

2015-11-24T12:18:43Z

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The Type 5 Ho-Chi was a project to mount a [[Type 96 150mm]] artillery cannon onto the hull of the [[Type 97 Chi-Ha]]. It is believed that the Osaka arsenal built and tested the weapon and mount but wasn't able to fit it onto a prototype tank before the war ended.

==References==
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A9%A6%E8%A3%BD%E4%BA%94%E5%BC%8F%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%94%E7%B3%8E%E8%87%AA%E8%B5%B0%E7%A0%B2 Wikipedia JP]
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120mm Naval Long

2015-11-24T11:51:31Z

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When American occupation forces entered Tateyama gunnery school in Yokosuka they discovered a Type 97 Chi-Ha tank that had been modified by removing the turret and fitted it with a 120mm Type 10 naval cannon. Only a single vehicle was found and it is unclear if it was a makeshift weapon built by the gunnery school or if it was a prototype there for testing. Due to the weapons extreme weight and powerful recoil it is dubious that the Chi-Ha's light riveted hull could survive the stress of firing the weapon for long. However it would have been be a great threat to any Allied armour.

==References==
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%8C%E7%B3%8E%E8%87%AA%E8%B5%B0%E7%A0%B2 Wikipedia JP]

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120mm Naval Short

2015-11-24T11:12:55Z

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| image=[[File:n120s_3d.gif|300px|120mm Naval Short]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Support|Support]]
| owner=[[Japan]]
| year=1945

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| width=2.3 m
| height=2.2 m
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In the closing stages of the war the Japanese navy modified fourteen [[Type 97 Chi-Ha "Shinhoto"]] tanks, fitting them with a short barrelled 120mm naval gun. The massive weapon required multiple recoil cylinders and could only just fit inside the Chi-Ha's small turret. Because of this an extension was built onto the back of the turret to hold the ammunition. There also wasn't any space inside the tank for the crew to loading the gun, so instead the loader had to stand on top of the tank and push the ammunition threw the back of the turret. All of the tanks were issued to the Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces who deployed them to several bases around Japan to defend against the expected American invasion.

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Lublin-51

2015-11-23T14:39:02Z

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| image=[[File:lub51_3d.gif|300px|Lublin-51]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Supply|Supply]]
| owner=[[Poland]]
| year=1951

| length=5.5 m
| width=2.2 m
| height=2.1 m
| weight=2.7 t
| speed=70 km/h

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The Lublin-51 was a Polish licence built copy of the Soviet GAZ-51 truck, which was the standard truck used by the communist bloc countries post-war. Production started in November 1951 and continued until 1959 with seventeen an a half thousand being built, many of which still survive today in various forms ranging from simple farm trucks to racing hot-rods!

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ-51 Wikipedia]
*[http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSC_Lublin-51 Wikipedia PL]
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PZInz.342

2015-11-23T13:02:58Z

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| image=[[File:pz342_3d.gif|300px|PZInz.342]]
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| owner=[[Poland]]
| year=1939

| length=5.3 m
| width=2.2 m
| height=2.6 m
| weight=4.4 t
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The PZInz.342 was a wheeled prime mover designed to replace the half track C4P in the role of towing artillery and anti-aircraft guns. By August 1939 five prototypes had been completed, an order for a further 200 was placed with mass production expected to start early next year. The fate of the five prototypes is unknown, none of them survived the war.

==References==
*[http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZIn%C5%BC_342 Wikipedia PL]
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Polski Fiat 621L

2015-11-23T11:47:37Z

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| image=[[File:621l_3d.gif|300px|Polski Fiat 621L]]
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| owner=[[Poland]]
| year=1935

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| height=2.6 m
| weight=2.3 t
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Initially Poland bought the Fiat 621 directly from factories in Italy, however it was soon found that the design struggled on some of Poland's rougher roads. Even with this problem the Fiat 621 was still liked so PZInz designed a new version with a reinforced chassis and a more powerful engine to better fit Polish needs. A licence to produce this modified design in Poland was agreed on and production started in 1935 with thirteen thousand being built by 1939, making it one of the most numerous trucks in Poland during the 1930's.

==References==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polski_Fiat_621 Wikipedia]
*[http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_621 Wikipedia PL]
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PZInz.713

2015-11-22T14:30:48Z

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| image=[[File:pz713_3d.gif|300px|PZInz.713]]
| type=[[Unit Types#Const|Construction]]
| owner=[[Poland]]
| year=1939

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| weight=5.7 t
| speed=80 km/h

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The PZInz.713 was heavy transport truck designed in 1937 by the Państwowe Zakłady Inżynieryjne (National Engineering Works) to replace the licence built Italian [[Polski Fiat 621L]]. A limited series of 100 vehicles was produced during 1939 with mass production of twenty thousand to start the following year. In September 1939 the Germans and Soviets invaded Poland putting a halt to all production. As fighting intensified and Poland's fate seemed bleak, a convoy of PZInz.713 trucks was loaded with Poland's gold reserves and evacuate to Romania.

==References==
*[http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZInż_703 Wikipedia PL]
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