Tag: History
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French Battleship Voltaire
French Battleship Voltaire Voltaire was a French semi-dreadnought battleship of the Danton-class. Launched on 16 January 1909, she was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 1 August 1911. On 16 August 1914, Voltaire participated in the Battle of Antivari along with a large Fleet of British and French ships. She participated in the sinking of… Read more
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Arado Ar 196A-5
Arado Ar 196A-5 The final production version of the Arado Ar 196 was the A-5, which entered production in 1943. Major changes included new radios and cockpit instruments, switching the rear gun to the much-improved MG 81Z with 2000 rounds of ammunition, changing the cannon type to the MG FF/M with extended 90 round magazines,… Read more
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Lorraine 40t French Medium Tank
Lorraine 40t French Medium Tank The Lorraine 40t was a French medium tank designed to replace the AMX-50 then in development. The AMX-50 project became too heavy once changes were incorporated to increase armour and gun size to combat the IS-3. As a result the Lorraine 40t had thinner armour and rubber road wheels. Armament… Read more