JAPANESE THREAT TO AMERICANS

JAPANESE THREAT TO AMERICANSIn late 1942, the Americans felt themselves masters in the district of the island of Guadalcanal, where the Japanese switched to the defensive, both on land and at sea. So Admiral Wright calmly reacted to the arrived at 11 PM a message stating that to meet his connection of four cruisers and five destroyers, there is another “Tokyo Express” — a squad of eight destroyers with reinforcements for the garrison of the island. The US ships had radar and the first discovered of the enemy. But the Japanese Admiral Tanaka, one of the most talented and cold-blooded admirals of the Second world war, led his forces between the enemy and the shore, camouflaged against the background of high cliffs. He strictly ordered not to open fire, hoping to make a sudden torpedo attack.

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LET ME TEACH

LET ME TEACHIt happens every year and at the same time — once in a lifetime: otshumet prom, and in the hands of yesterday’s school children — the certificate of maturity, and the main exam is ahead: to find his place in life. First stone at the crossroads — the problem of choice of profession. And if you are not prepared for it, often the solution is incorrect. Do not put a deuce, but to pay for an error to occur. And, unfortunately, not the only one to graduate. Because if you add up the unopened unused potential talents with the formal terms of what we have to do, the result will be very disappointing.

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GRUMMAN A-6E TRAM INTRUDER

GRUMMAN A-6E TRAM INTRUDERGRUMMAN A-6E TRAM INTRUDERAfter the Korean war, American experts came to the conclusion that the piston attack aircraft is completely outdated. That is why the leadership of the U.S. Navy approached several companies with a proposal to design a new drum machine. An order to develop an all-weather jet carrier-based attack aircraft was issued in 1956, just a year, was declared the winner of the contest became a firm Grumman, submitting the G-128.

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A FIGHTER WITHOUT A KEEL…

THE FIGHTER WITHOUT A KEEL...Seaplane Hansa-Brandenburg W-12. The date of establishment of the naval aviation of Germany is considered to be 26 Oct 1910. On that day Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz signed a Directive on early tests of aviation equipment and aircraft, intended for use in the German Navy. And in the winter of 1911 in Putzig was established the first base of naval aviation, whose commander was appointed captain-Lieutenant max Goering.

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MALTESE FISH

In the aquarium automation now the dominance of the expensive import, processors, chips, complex equipment… But is it always justified the cost of purchasing the advertised aggressively in the domestic market by foreign devices? And isn’t it better to return to the simple and reliable Russian designs? Among them can be attributed to the proposed technical solution.

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“EIGHT-EIGHT”

88-mm anti-aircraft gun Flak 18/36. The history of military technology is replete with examples where a particular weapon has become world famous. So, do not need additional introduction of the Soviet T-34 tank, the German bomber Ju-87, the British armored personnel carrier “Universal” American car “jeep” and many others. This list includes the German 88-mm anti-aircraft gun — without doubt, the most famous artillery piece of world war II.

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