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  1. Spitfire XIV-E
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    Mitsubishi G4M (Type 1) "Betty" Medium Bomber

    The Mitsubishi G4M (Type 1 - Allied Reporting Name - Betty) was the successor to the earlier G3M and was a more advanced aircraft. First flown on...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Jan 15, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: Axis Bomber Planes
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    Rocket launching from U-boats During WWII

    As was the case in many other fields of advanced experimentation, the Germans only toyed with adapting rockets for launch from a submerged U-boat....
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 25, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger

    Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Heavy Tank As far back as 1938 it has been realized that the PzKpfw IV tank would have to be replaced by a more...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 23, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    Typhoon fighter-Bomber

    RAF ground crews “bombing up” a Typhoon fighter-bomber with rocket projectiles. The presence of these aircraft in the sky over Normandy, ready to...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 21, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Typhoon's
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    20-cm Japanese Rocket

    The Japanese recognised the value of the artillery rocket to then under armed forces and carried out considerable design and development work in...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 9, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Japanese Light Weapons
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    Hollow Charges

    The unique weapon that allowed the airborne engineers to neutralise the casemates of Eben Emael were fifty-six 50kg (110lb) and 12.5kg (27.5lb)...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 24, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German Heavy Weapons
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    88mm Raketenwerfer

    The hedgerow fighting placed a premium on light weapons that could be readily moved. One unusual type of German anti-tank weapon encountered In...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 23, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German Light Weapons
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    Tadamichi Kuribayashi

    In May 1945, LtGen Tadamichi Kuribayashi had been summoned to the office of the Japanese Prime Minister, General Tojo, and told that he would be...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 18, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: History of Japan during World War II
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    The last of Japan's paratroopers

    Some months later another airborne raid on the Okinawa airfields was planned. This time it was intended to airlift 12 Type 95 light trucks armed...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 21, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: The War In The Pacific
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    Casualties

    While there were many incidents which saw heavy loss of life, a few are worth mentioning as all indication of the impact upon local people and...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 19, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    V-Weapons

    The first “Vergeltungswaffen” campaign commenced on 12th June 1944 and lasted until 5th September. Allied intelligence had been aware of German...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 19, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: The Home Front
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    D-Day Landing on Gold Beach

    Force `G', containing the ships carrying the assault waves to Gold Beach, arrived at the point from which the landing craft were to be launched...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 11, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: Gold Beach
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    Continued european liberation

    By the Spring of 1944, the Allied preparations for the invasion of France and the initial stages for the liberation of western Europe (Operation...
    Thread by: ramiz, Oct 2, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    Liberation of Western Europe

    By the Spring of 1944, the Allied preparations for the invasion of France and the initial stages for the liberation of western Europe (Operation...
    Thread by: ramiz, Oct 2, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    Escaping German troops

    Escaping troops from German seventh army and fifth panzer armies are caught by rocket-firing typhoon aircraft in a narrow lane east of the river...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: The War In Normandy
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    Falaise

    MaJ Gen Maczek had brought his Polish 1st Armoured Division up onto the heights above Coudehard when he swung his advance eastwards around Trun on...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 28, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: The War In Normandy
  17. Spitfire XIV-E
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    Operation Uranus

    Status Operation Uranus was the Russian Counter-Attack at Stalingrad from 19th - 30th November 1942. As Friedrich von Paulus's 6th Army were...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 27, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: War on the Eastern Front
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    Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

    The Me 163 was designed by Alexander Martin Lippisch. It was the first military aircraft designed to use a rocket engine and it was the fastest...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 22, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: The Messerschmitt Range
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    M1A1 Bazooka Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher

    The development of the Bazooka was born of 2 different weapons - The Recoilless Rocket and the Shaped Charge Warhead. Following work done by Dr...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 14, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: Allied Light Weapons
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    Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow)

    The Me 262 was perceived by many as a last ditch Wonder Weapon by the Germans to try and save the dire situation they were in following reversals...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 14, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: The Messerschmitt Range
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