Copies of the first decade of the twentieth century was for all the sailors of Europe, and the English, in particular, is very tense. The terrible specter of a future war and an elusive championship in the world forced the admirals “mistress of the seas” require for growing, by leaps and bounds, the Grand fleet more ships of all classes, not just battleships. To provide intelligence for action last and to protect them from enemy light forces had the latest high-speed cruisers, and several dozen. In such situation on the foreground the luck incorrectly designed version managed to replicate even before the defects would manifest itself in the service. Fortunately for Britain, at the disposal of designers there was quite a decent naval project leader-scout “Aretusa”. The Admiralty has taken the path of least resistance (in this case it is wise) is ordered by 1913 six more cruisers of the same type, making the project only a small change. A young talented engineer, Stanley Goodall, which was led personally by the shipbuilder to the Navy, Eustace Tennis d Ankort, prepared sketches in just a few days.
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Launched in 1963, work on the creation of Zenith rocket complex of average range “petriot” had as its main objective the replacement was on the US Army anti-aircraft missile complex (3RK) of the previous generations – “Nike-Hercules” and “hawk”. The main criteria underlying these works was the requirement of a minimum number of personnel and equipment to reduce life cycle cost, as well as the achievement of the characteristics required to repel air threats, the appearance of which is expected about the subsequent decade.
English automobile firm ROVER (in translation from English — “Rover”) originated from factory, founded in 1877 and manufactures bikes under the same name. My first car — a three-wheeled Rover with the engine De Dion-Bouton — she began to produce in 1903. However, the first vehicle, fully justifying the title “the Rover”, the company has released only in 1948 — it was a versatile four-wheel drive Land Rover, which later had worldwide recognition, and is similar to models created subsidiary company with the name LAND ROVER — many decades of serial production. Among them was a Land Rover series II (1958), Range Rover with 3.5 litre engine (1970) and the Land Rover series III with synchronized transmission (1971).
Talking about the rapid development of cruiser forces such Maritime giants like Britain, Germany, France, Russia, it would be unfair to forget about a much more modest powers of Europe, had, nevertheless, own shipbuilding tradition. These States tried to implement them into the metal, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
Development crossing-bridge means of engineering troops of Russia’s Armed Forces relied on the rich military-historical experience of the Russian army.
Firm CHERY is currently one of the leading Chinese automobile industry. The machine, manufactured by it, sometimes as two drops of water similar to those produced by such famous companies as TOYOTA, DAEWOO, SEAT, HONDA and many others. However, this does not prevent the Chinese to produce cars that are at prices not too much different from the Russian, and the quality of manufacturing from cars-prototypes.
The first car with the name Pajero was released by MITSUBISHI more than a quarter century ago in 1981. It was a three-door car with a spar frame with torsion bar front and leaf spring rear suspension, rigidly connected front axle and reduction gear. The SUV is characterized by simplicity and reliability of construction.
When developing a combat reconnaissance patrol vehicles (BRDM), the specialists of the design Bureau of the Gorky automobile plant in advance the possibility of creating on its basis a whole range of machines with unified mechanisms, machines and details. The main module was the unit of the power plant with the transmission. “Imposing” such a module housing of the original design was created and then various combat vehicles, including anti-tank missiles on the BRDM.
The exploration of outer space has the beginning, but the end of these proceedings, with no end of the universe, where they are conducted. But whenever in the future, we turned to the topic of penetration of earthlings into space, we will inevitably look back to seek the origins.
The first German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with the official name 2 cm FlaK auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) or Sd.Kfz.140 on tank chassis were developed in the fall of 1943, under the personal direction of Hitler; as the chassis was used by the Pz..Kpfw.38(t). Note that these tanks are not produced in Germany, they were created and produced in Czechoslovakia by CKD company (“Czech-Moravian Kolben Danek” – SKD) in Prague and was named TNHP-LT vz.38. The first of these was made in may 1939, They were considered light tanks, had a good, time, safety, a considerable speed, carrying a semi-automatic 37,2 mm gun Skoda A7. But it so happened that none of them were in the Czechoslovak army. The fact that in September of the same year, German troops occupied the Czech Republic. Released by this time the tanks were immediately accepted them into service under the designation Pz.Kpfw.38(t). Their production at the factory in Prague and admission to the Wehrmacht continued.