The rocket missile ORP Gen. T. Kosciuszko is currently one of the more valuable Polish Navy ships. Belonging to the American type Oliver Hazard Perry, together with the twin ship ORP Gen. K. Pulaski,
The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was an advanced fighter developed by Germany to be the successor to the Mersserschmitt. Adapted to a wide variety of combat situations, Focke-Wulf soon began to dominate the skie
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the backbone of the German Luftwaffe. Versatile, tough and well armored, this nimble fighter was one of the most advanced aircraft of its era. Yet, even the perfect plane
A plane of Polish construction and medium-sized production, a twin-engined bomber built in a low-wing system with a completely metal structure.The plane was characterized by many innovative solutions
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was a typical working horse of the German Luftwaffe. It was used for a variety of tasks, although it was designed strictly as a heavy fighter (in this role, however, did not m
USS Astoria was a cruiser of the New Orleans-class, built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington.Her keel was laid down on September 1, 1930. She was launched on December 16, 1933, and co
Heinkel He 111 is one of the most popular medium Luftwaffe bombers from the Second World War. It was also built in second-largest number according to the Third Reich bombers, only Junkers Ju 88 was ah
The work on the design of future long-range active antiaircraft and antisubmarine ship – as it was initially determined – was conducted by the Leningrad CKB-17 in close cooperation with OKB-938 led by
Junkers Ju 87 ‘Stuka’, the most famous WW2 German dive bomber. This publication is a visual study of the production variants of the Junkers Ju 87 B. The 20 page, A4 size booklet contains 7 sheets of 1
In February 1938, the United States Navy opened a competition for a new fighter. His maximum speed and operational ceiling were to exceed all the machines that the American aviation had at the time. A
The P-47D was the most produced version of the Thunderbolt fighter. From overall number of 15 683 P-47s built the 12 609 of them were the version D. The first trial P-47D left the factory in September
The first batch of the F2A-1 Buffalos picked by US Navy from the Brewster factory between May and December 1939 were powered by Wright 1820-34 Cyclone engine. Moreover they differed from the XF2A-1 pr
Emergence of the Ki-84 was spurred by the availability of a new 18-cylinder Ha-45 twin radial engine manufactured by Nakajima. The first prototype of the new fighter was ready on March 20, 1943, with
British battleship HMS Royal Oak secured place in the history books as unlikely hero – sunk as a result of one of the most famous naval operations of the World War II.German submarine U-47, commanded
The Grumman’s fighters represent the strength of the US Navy Air Force during the World War 2. The first of the family to prove itself in combat was F4F Wildcat which took part in defense of Wake Atol
The world’s first modern tank, a pioneering vehicle whose basic features can be found on today’s modern tanks. FT was an undeniable success. A large number of FTs was provided to most Western front un
Henschel Hs 126 was a two-seater, all-metal hinged monoplane with fixed landing gear. The first prototype – Hs 126 V-1 (D-UBYN) – had its flight-test in August 1936. It was powered by a 12-cylinder li
The American battleship USS “Massachusetts” is one of the best known units of its class during World War Two. It was built at Fore River (Quincy) Shipyard in Massachusetts in 1939–1942 and was one of
The Grumman F6F Hellcat was constructed in the early 1940s at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. in Bethpage. Unlike its predecessor, the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the Hellcat received a low gear, with wid
The story of one of the most famous combat vehicles of the 20th century, the German Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther” medium tank, would not have started without the confrontation of the Wehrmacht with the
Wedged between the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele, the Battle of Arras has often been termed 'The Forgotten Battle' with little in the way of supporting literature. A Taste of Success is aimed
This publication is mainly devoted to the Marks IX and XVI of Supermarine Spitfire. The 20 page, A4 size booklet contains 15 sheets of 1:72 scale drawings with specifications of external changes in va
The Dornier Do 17 was one of the Luftwaffe’s three main bomber types early in the war. Designed as a passenger and mail plane, the military version ultimately proved true. Its last version, powered by
Yahagi, the second Japanese warship of that name, was the third of the four Agano-class vessels (the other three being Agano, Noshiro and Sakawa). Construction of the Agano-class cruisers was approved
