Machines used by the army.
Introduction The fighter planes gradually advanced after WW-I e.g: much faster speed, full-metal bodies, armour plating that protected the pilots and the crew, self-sealing fuel tanks. In addition to these improvements in building, these aircraft were now mounted with more lethal incendiary cannons and guns, causing huge damage to the targets. The older techniques e.g: … Continue reading Bofors L-60 AA Gun
Introduction A reconnaissance car built in England during WW-II, on the chassis of the standard Morris light truck. This particular car was used in the D' Day Normandy landings. To make it easy for the Allied airplanes to identify, an American star was marked. Sidenote about manufacturing companies. Morris MK II (4 × 4) Approximate … Continue reading Morris light reconnaissance car
Introduction A WW-II German searchlight a.k.a Flakscheinwerfer (Flak Searchlight). In 1941, the German company AEG, in collaboration with the Krupp factory, produced this searchlight.A group of such lights was used to light the skies, thus enabling the AA crews to spot, and shoot at the enemy airplanes. In spite of its gigantic stature, it could be … Continue reading Flakscheinwerfer (Flak Searchlight)
The legendary, arguably the first AWD Willys MB deserves a detailed post but for now, I'm quite excited to have a 1:18 model of this iconic machine. The details like the engine(radiator, battery, oil pump), seating, posterior(having Jerry can), sideways(utilities like showel) are all portrayed quite accurately.
The German 1.5 m range finder(unfortunately, I missed to note the exact model !) (German:Enfernungsmesser) The coastal batteries never operated standalone. Based on the curvature of the earth and other factors, suitable vantage points were set where lookout stations were built. These lookout stations use to have such range finders, often longer ones(4, 5, 6, … Continue reading Range finder: German
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