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F6F Hellcat #15 of fighter squadron VF-32 on the deck of the light carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28), September 19, 1945.
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U.S. Navy sailors sightseeing at Wakanoura Wan, Wakayama, Japan, 19 September 1945, a few weeks after the end of World War II. Ships in the left distance are (from left to left-center) Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Montpelier (CL-57), hospital ship USS Sanctuary (AH-17), and Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Makin Island (CVE-93).
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Well, Ju 87 get much evolved from V1 to A series and to B series and much more to D series but all of these look much more older than the V-11 in 1935.
Good shots!
Older, maybe. "Meaner" is what matters.
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The last WWII Packard tank and the first post-war production Packard automobile at the Packard proving grounds near Utica, Michigan, September 20, 1945.
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Gloster Trent-Meteor. On 20 September 1945, a heavily modified Meteor I, powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent turbine engines driving propellers, became the first turboprop aircraft to fly.
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An EB-29 during FICON trials with the XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter, 1948
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СТЗ-5 "Сталинец" (STZ-5) "Stalinets" СТЗ-abbreviation: Сталинградский Тракторный Завод (Stalingrad Tractor Factory)
Транспортный трактор СТЗ-5
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michaelmaltby
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michaelmaltby
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Engines of the Red Army
Medium Tractor STZ-5
"... In September of 1942, the »Stalingrad Tractor Zavod« became one of the famous scenes of bitter street fighting for nearly half a year. Until then, it had produced, among others, almost 10,000 STZ-5 artillery tractors, the final ones being accomplished while the nemy was literally at the gates. Between the production shifts, the workers were sent to the nearby front.
The STZ-5, one of the few specialized military tractors of the Red Army, proved a complete success, the only shortcoming being the 12-inch narrow tracks not suitable for snowy and muddy terrain.
As the Wehrmacht captured plenty of them it comes at no surprise that the German »Raupenschlepper Ost« showed a significant similarity in design. "
Steyr - Austria
After the Wehrmacht's first fall and winter (1941–1942) on the Eastern Front, they found that the extremely primitive roadways in the USSR and seasonal mud required a fully tracked supply vehicle to maintain mobility. Steyr responded by proposing a small, fully tracked vehicle based upon its 1.5-tonne truck (Steyr 1500A light truck) already in use in the army. The vehicle was introduced in 1942 as the Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO).
Medium Tractor STZ-5
"... In September of 1942, the »Stalingrad Tractor Zavod« became one of the famous scenes of bitter street fighting for nearly half a year. Until then, it had produced, among others, almost 10,000 STZ-5 artillery tractors, the final ones being accomplished while the nemy was literally at the gates. Between the production shifts, the workers were sent to the nearby front.
The STZ-5, one of the few specialized military tractors of the Red Army, proved a complete success, the only shortcoming being the 12-inch narrow tracks not suitable for snowy and muddy terrain.
As the Wehrmacht captured plenty of them it comes at no surprise that the German »Raupenschlepper Ost« showed a significant similarity in design. "
Steyr - Austria
After the Wehrmacht's first fall and winter (1941–1942) on the Eastern Front, they found that the extremely primitive roadways in the USSR and seasonal mud required a fully tracked supply vehicle to maintain mobility. Steyr responded by proposing a small, fully tracked vehicle based upon its 1.5-tonne truck (Steyr 1500A light truck) already in use in the army. The vehicle was introduced in 1942 as the Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO).
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