From the experience of the conflicts in China and Korea in the 1930s, it became clear that the need arose to have fast tankers to supply fuel to military units. Curugisaki was one of the first. Later, when the conflict with the USA was close, it was decided to convert it into a support ship for submarines, and in January 1941 it was decided to convert it into a light aircraft carrier. The reconstruction lasted until January 1942. On January 26, 1942, Curugisaki was renamed Shoho.
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In the 1930s, French colonial units had considerably obsolete types of armored vehicles and tanks. The old Renaults FT were used, of the newer types there were Laffly 50 AM armored cars. Therefore, it was decided to modernize the armament of colonial troops. The choice fell on the type AMR 35.
RF-4E Phantom II was created as an export version of the RF-4C. The basic design of both aircraft is practically identical, both machines differ in only a few points.
Military chaplain during the First World War, member of the resistance organization Defense of the Nation during the Second World War, after the war the head of the spiritual department. General Janák had a personal share in the construction of war cemeteries and the construction of a dignified memorial in Dukla and Liptovský Mikuláš.
Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II, commander during the 1942 aircraft carrier battles in the Pacific, under General Douglas MacArthur commander of the 7th Fleet, later commander of the Allied fleet during the Battle of Leyte, the largest naval engagement in World War II and the last naval battle of battleships in history.
Alexander Vasilyev, a journalist and former member of the KGB, published other hitherto unknown names of Soviet spies.
In the second half of the 1950s, the Polish Armed Forces experienced a shortage of small arms suitable for special units. It was to be as small as possible with the ability to replace at least partially an automatic weapon
In 1937, the Škoda company built a prototype of a tank with a rotating tower, which, according to plans, was to form the armament of mixed reconnaissance divisions of rapid divisions.
An unusual story of rear shooter Nicholas Stephen Alkemade, who survived a fall without a parachute from a height of 18,000 feet (5486 m). Even after the war, Mrs. Death tried to lead him unsuccessfully, but in the end he was allowed to live to old age.
German military aviator and general. He specialized in naval operations and anti-ship combat. He is credited with destroying 22 ships during World War II.
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"Every Japanese soldier was ready to die, but as an intelligence officer, I was ordered to wage a partisan war and not die." That was the words of Japanese soldier Hiro Onoda , who ended his World War II on March 10, 1974.
Biography of the 6th most successful air ace of World War II
Thanks to the efforts of the SMI, the F-104 Starfighter has a reputation for failure. Some nicknames are worth it: "flying coffin", "husband's killer", "widow maker" and so on. He is believed to have hopelessly lost air combat with the MiG-21. However, the attitude towards the F-104 was not always negative everywhere. In Pakistan, for example, he was given the rather reasonable nickname "hooligan". Canadian pilots sometimes called it "flying phallus," which, as you can see, is much better than "flying scrap," as the MiG-21 was called at the time.
The vehicle was built on the chassis of a Tatra 26/30 light truck.
The fate of this weapon is more than just closely linked to the English submachine gun Sten. Soon after the start of its production, a number of specimens fell into the hands of the Germans. They were seized from supplies to the French resistance and later after the landing attempt at Dieppe. When the Walls fell into the hands of German army experts, they were literally shocked by his primitive appearance and their test results were clearly negative.
The C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. The inherent flexibility and performance of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States.
Under what conditions were the shootings granted in the Soviet Air Force and how were they financially evaluated?
Recently, I tried to write an e-mail to one of the addresses of the former Czechoslovak RAF pilots, Col. Peters to England. For a long time there was no answer, so I was already beginning to consider my attempt as unsuccessful. A few days ago, however, Mr. Peters called Honza, saying that he would arrive in Bohemia in a few days. After a very short stay in a military hostel in Juliska, he had to go to the spa, but we still managed to catch him and make an appointment ...
He became one of the leaders of the 204th Kokutai es during the Solomon Islands campaign and one of the top five scoring pilots in the Japanese navy.
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