Indigenous Japanese engines were mostly radials, round engines. But shortly before the war started, the Japanese Army decided it needed a fighter more like the European types. The Spitfire and Bf109 were making news, so the Imperial Army knew it needed something comparable.
After the jump, a look at Japan’s sleek “Tony”. Continue reading
What was the most produced Armored Fighting Vehicle in history?
If you said “T-34” or “Sherman” you’re wrong! The answer is the British designed Universal Carrier; sometimes known as the “Bren Gun Carrier” for its most commonly mounted weapon. After the jump, a look at a prolific and barely armored vehicle. Continue reading
The British Commonwealth provided the first Mustang orders to North American, and they continued to use the type to the end of the war. But we normally see the late model Mustangs in US Markings.
After the jump, a brief look at a late model Commonwealth Mustang. Continue reading
The C.202 was a capable, yet not so well known fighter. It was the most important fighter of the Regia Aeronautica, the Italian Air Force, from 1942-43.
After the jump, we’ll look at a less known, but still successful weapon. Continue reading
One of the most important weapons to come out of the war was the Soviet T-34 tank. It revolutionized tank design and shocked the Germans.
After the jump, a brief look at one of the best all around designs of the war. Continue reading
The United States produced a couple of excellent medium Bombers in World War II. The B-25 Mitchell is perhaps the best known of those.
After the jump, a look at a late war example. Continue reading
I fear I’ve overused the word “iconic” since I started this site, but I can think of no more fitting adjective for this airplane.
Join me for a look at Germany’s much feared dive bomber after the jump. Continue reading
The Buffalo is one of those airplanes with a split personality. Its performance and combat record against the Japanese is almost universally bad. Yet a small number of planes, against the massive VVS (Soviet Air Force) had as completely opposite an experience as we can imagine.
After the jump, and with the help of one of this site’s readers, an interesting look at a whole different performance. Continue reading
Perhaps no aircraft is more symbolic of America’s unpreparedness for war in 1941 than Brewster’s much maligned Buffalo.
Of course the story only gets more interesting the deeper we look. So after the jump, a brief look at one of the great enigmas of aviation history. Continue reading
The Winter War
World War II started on September 1, 1939 when Germany attacked Poland. Yet there were other wars, even involving combatants in the world war, that seem to fall through the cracks in most histories. One such, was when the Soviet Union invaded Finland on November 30, 1939.
Join me for a brief look at a lesser known conflict, its impact on the world at war, and one weapon of that war. Continue reading
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