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The light tank (sometimes referred to as a tankette) was created in ČKD according to the requirements of the Romanian army for a light tank for cavalry.

The Amiot 143 (sometimes written as 143M or 143 M.5) was a 1930s French 5-seat Multiplace de Combat (M.5) designed to meet 1928 specifications for a monoplane capable of day and night bombing, long-range reconnaissance and bomber escort.

The biography of a remarkable man who transformed Turkey into a modern state.

A bazooka is a man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World War II. Also referred to as the "stovepipe", the innovative bazooka was among the first generation of rocket-propelled anti-tank weapons used in infantry combat. Featuring a solid-propellant rocket for propulsion, it allowed for high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge warheads to be delivered against armored vehicles, machine gun nests, and fortified bunkers at ranges beyond that of a standard thrown grenade or mine. The universally applied nickname arose from the M1 variant's vague resemblance to the musical instrument called a bazooka invented and popularized by 1930s American comedian Bob Burns.

The car was adopted into the Wehrmacht's armament in 1938 and, although it did not use the standard chassis, was produced in only a slightly modified version until 1943 for military use.

When Crusader III appeared on the African battlefield, it was a welcome reinforcement, but it soon became apparent that the tank was accompanied by mechanical failures, and at the end of the African campaign it was already considered obsolete and reassigned to training. The AA version was created at the request of the troops, to fight German aircraft deeply attacking convoys of vehicles and other ground targets.

The FCM 36 or Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM, was a light infantry tank that was designed for the French Army prior to World War II. It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37 mm main armament and a 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun. Power was provided by a diesel engine.

A single-seat helicopter with interlocking rotors, originally intended as a reconnaissance, built only a few pieces that were tested on the ship.

An effective and reliable weapon usable both against armored targets and buildings, as well as against enemy infantry.

British hand grenade introduced during WWII as a means of signaling and laying a smokescreen.

The curriculum vitae of the commander of the Austro-Hungarian submarines and ships.

The ship was part of President Charles de Gaulle's 1958 program for nuclear deterrence and France's autonomy and independence in defense and attack. The program was approved in 1960-64 as French defense doctrine, and submarines carrying ballistic missiles were built as part of it.

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

It is a prototype of a reconnaissance tank constructed in the late 1920s in the design office of S.A. Gisburg and E. Grote. It followed the older T-16 and used parts of the fuselage of a single-seat reconnaissance tank Liliput.