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The Heinkel 111 H-6 was the most widely used version of the classic bomber which had been conceived for the Luftwaffe in 1934 As well as other German aircraft of the same period the HE 111 too was produced as a civil aircraft at first to evade the Versailles Treaty clauses but with the bomber role conversion capability At once it revealed its streamlined shape advanced technical solutions & good performance Size 22 7cm Scale 1 72 ...
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Built in 1938 to meet the requirements of the British Purchasing Commission the Hudson was an extrapolation of a long series of twin-engine aircraft previously produced by Lockheed At the outbreak of WWII many RAF Coastal Command squadrons were already equipped with this plane & on 8th October 1939 it achieved its first success when it shot down a Dornier Do 18 off Jutland Soon the U S Navy began placing orders for the Hudson as did Canada Australia New Zealand & Brazil Steady development saw the emergence of tougher better equipped versions that were a favourite with crews & highly effective in the war against submarines by the end of the war Hudsons had sunk 25 U-Boats & in only 5 of those cases was cooperation with other craft required On the whole it was exceptionally efficient especially when one considers it was originally designed for civilian use Size 18 7cm Scale 1 72 ...
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The design of this compact German army tank destroyer was based on the hull of Czechoslovakian 38T tank Thanks to the vehicle s powerful chassis various versions to be engaged as tank destroyers were designed based on this model in the beginning simply by mounting protected machine guns Later on they produced this model with an armoured machine gun mount The Hetzer which was pressed into service in the second half of 1944 proved to be an extremely efficient tank against even the most potent Allied military vehicles ...
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This gigantic self-propelled tank-killer was built on the chassis of the heavy King Tiger tank which entered service with the crack armoured divisions of the German Army in 1944 The Jagdtiger mounted a mighty 12 8 cm cannon that could destroy any Allied tank before it got within firing range Its thick armour made it near invulnerable to enemy firepower yet its weak point was the unreliable engine which resulted in most of them being abandoned & destroyed by the Germans themselves when they found it impossible to fix breakdowns ...
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The appearance of new German heavy tanks on the Asian front
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In the early thirties the JU52 was developed as one of the first efficient cargo & passenger planes The 3-engine prototype first saw action in 1932 & was so sturdy that until 1945 almost 5000 units were built The JU 52 became standard aircraft of the German Lufthansa & many other airlines In the eighties it was still in service in tropical countries as a cargo plane ...
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The Sherman is one of the most famous tanks of World War II & was also the standard tank of the allied armies The M4 was fairly well protected with armour but not sufficient enough to confront the 88mm guns of the Germans It had a valid engine was reliable & had sufficient range as well as armament Scale 1 72 scale Size 14 8cm ...
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The Sherman was the standard tank of the Allied Forces during World War II & was produced in many versions one of them was the highly unusual multiple rocket launcher called Calliope It saw service at the European theatre in limited numbers towards the end of 1944 The rocket launcher created fire power with limited range & precision ...
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The MC202 Folgore was without doubt the best known Italian fighter of World War II Based on the preceding MC200 which was no match for the allied fighters in North Africa this aircraft featured excellent manoeuvrability & speed thanks to its aerodynamic shape & its powerful German-designed engine Altogether the number of Macchis produced & delivered was very limited due to the inadequate war effort of the Italian aircraft factories The role of the MC202 during World War II was therefore very limited ...
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Deriving from the smaller Matilda Mk I considered a transition tank the Mk II went into service in 1938 Armed with a 40mm gun & with cast armour it was virtually immune to all anti tank weapons until the arrival of the German 88mm guns It was widely used in North Africa at least up until the battle of El Alamein it was then progressively replaced by more modern & well-equipped vehicles Size 8 3cm Scale 1 72 ...
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Italeri 1 72 JU-87 D 5 Stuka

The JU-87 dive-bomber is certainly one of the most famous airplanes of World War II This characteristic inverted gullwing aircraft became famous at the early stages of the war when Germany had virtual air superiority Later on the plane s limits became obvious The Stukas were then used as troop support aircraft on the Eastern front where its robust fuselage proved to be quite adequate During the final war period the plane was used as a night bomber where the flying qualities of its crews were important in a situation of technical and numeral inferiority Scale 1 72 Size 15 9cm
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The JU-87 dive-bomber is certainly one of the most famous airplanes of World War II This characteristic inverted gullwing aircraft became famous at the early stages of the war when Germany had virtual air superiority Later on the plane s limits became obvious The Stukas were then used as troop support aircraft on the Eastern front where its robust fuselage proved to be quite adequate During the final war period the plane was used as a night bomber where the flying qualities of its crews were important in a situation of technical & numeral inferiority Scale 1 72 Size 15 9cm

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