In 1933 the Krupp works of Germany received an order from the Wermacht for the production of a light tank Total armament was only two machine guns MG 13 First it was used by the Legion Condor during the Spanish war later this tank was also used in Poland France Northern Africa & at the eastern war theatre ...

Development of the Panzer III began in the mid-1930s with the aim to make it the backbone of the armoured battalions of the Wehrmacht alongside a smaller number of heavier tanks Panzer IV Initially armed with a 37mm cannon the Panzer III moved rapidly to a 50mm cannon & in the upgraded versions Ausf M & L to the 75 24 gun with 64 rounds already used on the Panzer IV Production ceased in August 1943 ...

Development of the Panzer III began in the mid-1930s with the aim to make it the backbone of the armoured battalions of the Wehrmacht alongside a smaller number of heavier tanks Panzer IV Initially armed with a 37mm cannon the Panzer III moved rapidly to a 50mm cannon & in the upgraded versions Ausf M & L to the 75 24 gun with 64 rounds already used on the Panzer IV Production ceased in August 1943 ...

This small unmanned aircraft was designed for the American armed forces & is used for surveillance of the battle field & identifying possible targets to call up artillery fire & attack aircraft The Predator is equipped with extended endurance allowing it to remain in flight over the zone to be monitored for many hours Its reduced size & particularly silent engine makes it difficult to identify Fitted with a television system it transmits images in real time to the operator who controls it from the ground station which may be located hundreds of kilometres away The Predator vision system is also used for aiming & directing weapons released by fighter bombers at the target without the need to fly the aircraft directly over the target zone reducing enormously the risk to pilots The RQ-1 is also used in an armed version for direct attacks on targets that require precision attacks using laser or television guided missiles ...

The Jagdpanther is the tank destroyer version with a fixed gun based on the Panther G variant No 270 which has been known as one of the best tanks of World War II This version with its characteristics of a compact & ballistically advantageous shape was equipped with a remarkable 88mm gun which was able to penetrate all allied tanks included the well-protected Soviet Stalin Is & IIs This vehicle went into production in 1944 & because of intensive allied bombing raids against Germany industry only reached the frontlines in limited numbers & thus had no impact on the war efforts ...

This vehicle was one of the most powerful battle tanks in service during World War II The King Tiger was armed with a formidable 88mm cannon which enabled the tank to engage any allied tank even at long range Because of its heavy armour complex suspension systems & a complicated maintenance-prone engine the tank was not very reliable Size 11 2cm Scale 1 72 scale ...

This version of Armoured car Sd Kfz 234 was produced in 1944 to provide a standard reconnaissance vehicle for the German army as an anti tank weapon A potent 7 5cm type PAK 40 cannon was mounted on a modified chassis which was able to neutralise almost every enemy tank of that time Although built in limited numbers this armoured car was deployed on the western front as well as against eastern European Soviet forces ...

The S 82 Marsupiale was developed from its predecessor the S 75 maintaining the configuration & wing structure of the latter Its use as a bomber was extremely limited although it is worth remembering its raids on Gibraltar Alexandria & Manama in the Persian Gulf The new particularly voluminous fuselage however allowed this aircraft to be appreciated for its role in transportation It was used by the Regia Aeronautica Italian Royal Air Force by the Luftwaffe & in the period of the Italian Civil war by both sides Other models served with the LATI Transcontinental Italian Airlines in the pre- Second World War period & with the newly established Italian Military Air Force in the period after the war The last examples were withdrawn at the beginning of the 1960s ...