tanks

I created a cardboard tank.

I note the slope on the right side of the turret but I have a few questions. 1. Is this the only difference 2. What is the point of the slope

Post-war Swedish trials of different tanks' off-road capabilities: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXEly5_u38

The thread about the Bf 110's belly thank got me thinking - how useful would be to have conformal fuel tanks on combat aircraft of ww2 era? The Spitfire used slipper tanks (my idea being to install the s-s lining on the inside of 30 or/and 45 gal tank, so they will not be a fire hazard any more...

This passage from 430 Squadron's Operations Record Book regarding Spitfire XIVs equipped with nitrogen drop tanks has me puzzled: (Click image to enlarge) The operational use of nitrous oxide by Mosquito aircraft comes to mind, see for example this combat report. Does anyone have any...

Looking at comparative GDP numbers the Soviet Union reached a low of about half of Germany alone (not including Austria) and staged a small recovery in 1943 before seriously recovering in 1944 and then dropping down again in 1945. Military production during World War II - Wikipedia, the free...

All these years I have overlooked a detail in a photo of an early Hellcat. My attention was always focused on the odd size of the national insignia, but recently I noticed that this a/c appears to have three drop tanks. The normal 150 gal center line one is supplemented by a tank(tanks)on the...

In order not to clog up the current RAF bombing thread, I'd reckon it is better to discuss the merits and shortcomings of big US fighters in a separate thread. The P-38 was drop-tank ready before the 1st production F4U made 1st flight - Feb. vs. June 1942. That, and numbers available means...

Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen!!!))) I encountered a number of questions in the construction of models of Japanese bombers B6N2 Jill in 48 scale. Start in order: 1. Quantity of fuel tanks in the aircraft. I'll try to explain the history of question. In book "Mechanic of World Aircraft...

Hi! Can anyone tell me what´s the function of these tips on the front of this auxiliary fuel tanks?

Anyone have any idea where these Germans are or what kind of tanks those are? Thanks!