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12 produkter
Puma Sdkfz 234/1 and Sdkfz 234/2 Heavy Armoured Cars
German Army and Waffen-SS, Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944-1945
Häftad, 2023
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
241 kr
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The lightning advances of the German armoured units during the Polish and French campaigns were spearheaded by fast-moving, armed reconnaissance vehicles. But these early designs suffered heavily due to their light weaponry and thin armour and a programme was soon underway, led by the firm of B …
Pakwagen SDKFZ 234/3 and 234/4
German Army, Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe Units - Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944-1945
Häftad, 2022
214 kr
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Experience in the Polish and French campaigns had convinced the German high command of the value of fast-moving, armed reconnaissance vehicles. But it was realised that many of the early designs were too lightly-armed and development of a heavy eight-wheeled prototype resulted in the Sdkfz 234 …
SDKFZ 251 - 251/9 and 251/22 Kanonenwagen
German Army and Waffen-SS Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944-1945
Häftad, 2020
183 kr
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The Sdkfz 251 halftrack was one of the most versatile armoured vehicles produced by either side in the Second World War. Designed by the firm of Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, or Hanomag, production ran to over 15,000 vehicles and it was eventually built as twenty-three separate variants serving as …
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
The US Army's Combat-Proven Fighting Platform, 1981-2021
Häftad, 2021
187 kr
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The Bradley Fighting Vehicle was developed in the 1970s to counter the new Infantry Fighting Vehicles of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. Designed to survive the imagined high-intensity, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) battlefield of the Cold War, it became, alongside the M1 …
Land Craft 13 Kings of Battle US Self-Propelled Howitzers, 1981-2022
Häftad, 2023
208 kr
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It is for good reason that artillery is known as the ‘king of battle’. In World War II the United States made good use of self-propelled howitzers, including those based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. After 1945 the US developed both light and medium self-propelled howitzers, based on the …
Landing Craft & Amphibians
Seaborne Vessels in the 20th Century
Av Skipper, Ben
Häftad, 2022
192 kr
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From the wars of antiquity to the recent events in South West Asia, landing craft and amphibians have been an ever-present seaborne and battle space asset in one form or another for the commander wanting to get boots on the ground. Refined during the Second World War with the introduction of the …
Bren Gun Carrier
Britain's Universal War Machine
Häftad, 2019
187 kr
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One of the most versatile fighting vehicles in the British army and many other forces for a quarter of a century, the Universal Carrier - more popularly known by its original title of Bren Gun Carrier - was developed as a fast and agile infantry-support vehicle. In this volume in Pen & Sword's …
M2/M3
American Half-tracks of the Second World War
Av Robert Jackson, Robert Jackson
Häftad, 2019
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
166 kr
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Among the most successful armoured vehicles produced by American industry - known as the Arsenal of Democracy - during the Second World War were the M2 and M3 half-tracks. They served on every battlefront and were as recognizable as other famous American wartime vehicles like the Sherman and the …
Stryker Interim Combat Vehicle
The Stryker and LAV III in US and Canadian Service, 1999-2020
Häftad, 2021
187 kr
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The Stryker interim combat vehicle was a stop-gap measure, designed to meet the needs of the United States to project its military force quickly by air into hotspots around the world. In 2003 it had its baptism of fire in Iraq and has since proved itself an integral part of the US's warfighting …
Land Rover: Military Versions of the British 4x4
Av Ben Skipper
Häftad, 2021
187 kr
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After the Second World War many American military vehicles become surplus stock and soon found their way into the hands of farmers and land owners across Great Britain. The subsequent heavy use and the real possibility of difficulties obtaining spares led Maurice Wilks, the Rover Car Company Chief …
M113: American Armoured Personnel Carrier
Av Ben Skipper
Häftad, 2021
181 kr
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The M113 has become as much a recognisable part of the US military machine at war as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois and M16 assault rifle. Earning its stripes in the jungles and highlands of Vietnam, it became the most widely armoured vehicle of the campaign. Such was its prowess that the Viet Cong gave it …
Humvee: American Multi-Purpose Support Truck
Av Ben Skipper
Häftad, 2021
187 kr
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With its characteristic wide track, low silhouette and its distinctively deep exhaust note the Humvee sets itself apart from the range of light utility trucks it replaced. Fully air-portable, the Humvee features an aluminium body seated on a steel ladder chassis, powered by a 190hp V8 …
