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German Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) in Action! - A High Reliability Tank

Despite being a conventional pre-World War II tank design manufactured by Czechoslovakia, with riveted armour and rear engine, Germany ordered continue production of the model, because it was considered an excellent tank, especially compared to the Panzer I and Panzer II, that were the...read more

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Arisaka Type 99: "the most underrated firearm in the Western Hemisphere"

The Arisaka action might be the most underrated firearm in the Western Hemisphere.  These robust rifles culminated in the Type 99, a bolt action second to none. The Arisaka Type 99 rifle in 7.7 Japanese was intended to be the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese forces, but it never quite phased...read more

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Top 10 Rarest Submachine Guns of World War II - You never heard of any of these!

A submachine gun (SMG) is an air-cooled, magazine-fed, automatic carbine designed to fire pistol cartridges. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun. Here are the top 10 rarest submachine guns of World War II: 

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Give me a Tiger Tank! traffic, mud and rain will no longer be a problem

The Maybach 230 engine was sounding great at Tiger day 2014, and the bad weather really added to the tough look of the authentic Tiger I. Read the following passionate commentary written by a user, it's exciting:

"I like American tanks...but man....the Tiger I....this tank out of ALL...read more

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Impressive Engine Sound of Famous Tiger Tank - "Hand Crank Engine Start Up"

The hand crank starter, is the recommended way of starting a Tiger in cold weather conditions, it also has an electric starter. The inertia starter " Schwungmasse " works by rotating a heavy mass at speed, once it reaches 60rpm a lever is pulled below the hand cranking arm, this pushes the drive...read more

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Thompson SMG: the most effective and desired firearms in the hands of U.S. soldiers

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In many ways, the Thompson and its history reflects the character of the American boys sent overseas to fight in WWII — scrappy dogfaces with lots of fight and some mischief in their background who were shipped out to do a job and do it well. That interesting...read more

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9 Amazing images of German Sd.Kfz. Ausf 7 discovered in Wyśmierzyce

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Panzer Farm bring us amazing images of a German Sd Kfz. Ausf. 7 pulled from the rver in (Poland). The Sd.Kfz. 7 was a half-track military vehicle used by the German Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and Waffen-SS and other armies during the World War II.

The use of half-tracked prime movers for...read more

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Stunning images! SdKfz 250 “Neu” pulled from the river in Poland

German light armored halftrack SdKfz 250 Ausf “Neu” was recovered from Pilica river near Górki village (Poland) by The Museum of Military Technology in Chrcynno. The late war version (“Neu” = new) was used in a variety of roles, including an armored scout vehicle, personnel carrier, prime mover...read more

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For sale: German 88mm Flak ex Soviet 7.62 AA gun - They remained in use by the Germans until the end of the war

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The opening phases of Operation Barbarossa, the German  invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, brought a large quantity of captured war materiel into into the German armoury. So many Soviet anti-aircraft guns were captured and were taken into the German Inventory....read more

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Japanese Infantry Weapons

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Photographs and llustrations highlight various Japanese infantry weapons: guns, rifles, pistols, machine guns, mortars and other weapons.read more

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