THE DUEL ARMOR AND THE PROJECTILE

DUEL ARMOR AND SHELLSDUEL ARMOR AND SHELLSSunset armored forces is inevitable — that is the conclusion reached by many military experts in the late 30-ies. The reason for this was the emergence of numerous anti-tank artillery, able to quickly shift the fire from one target to another and hit 30-40-mm frontal armor of all types these formidable machines. Although the duel armor and the projectile won the last, the designers have continued the search for reserves the survivability of tanks and seemed to have found a way out of the impasse. So, relying on the blitzkrieg, Hitler’s engineers created a high-speed machine guns 37-55 mm caliber and two or three machine guns. But high mobility (up to 55 km/h) was due to the weak armor protection. For example, the main tank of the German army T-W had a speed of 45 km/h, 37-mm gun, three machine guns, 30-mm front and 15-mm side armor. It was believed that the mass of fire and high mobility will be able to paralyze the anti-tank defenses, will allow tank units to penetrate deep into the attacked country, to seize her vital centers before it will be organized serious resistance.

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“TIN LIZZIE”

Nickname firmly entrenched behind the “Ford-T” — auto, “copies” which for two decades was 15 007 003 instance. This amazing car deserves to be told separately. Thanks to her Henry Ford became “road king”, and millions of Americans turned from pedestrians to motorists. “Ford-T” was the first in the world began to assemble on the conveyor, it has spawned countless anecdotes and legends, and historians of motoring has got a rich material for research.

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BOMB MODELS

BOMB MODELSAerial bombs are divided into three types: primary, secondary, and special assignments. The first are high-explosive, fragmentation, armor-piercing, incendiary, and some others, the second is luminous and warm (they promote more successful use of bombs main destination). Finally, the flash bombs, the so-called practical bombs, smoke and other employees for special tasks, refer to the third mind.

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“CIRCUS” FROM LEICHERT

Enlisting in the First world war, the warring countries have moved from a flat ground-water surface warfare in three-dimensional space: clumsy aircraft, recently entertained the public at fairs began to turn into a formidable fighting machine. While “under the gun” was supplied all flying equipment — including lighter-than-air: balloons became the eyes of the army and Navy, but better airships turned into bombers.

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UNDERWATER FLASHLIGHT

UNDERWATER FLASHLIGHTNow many are fond of underwater hunting. And luck are often determined not only by the perfection of the gun or the knowledge of the habits of the fish, but also the opportunity to see her in burrows under the driftwood, under the eaves, steep banks, thick algae. But to see anything in these shelters, even on a bright Sunny day is almost impossible, because the eyes adapt to the sudden light for a time greater than the delay time of the dense breath of the hunter. Only an underwater flashlight, but the industry does not produce such.

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