Category: Military
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Blohm & Voss Bv 155
The Blohm & Voss Bv 155 was a German high-altitude interceptor project developed during the Second World War, intended to counter Allied bomber formations, particularly the American B-29 Superfortress, which was expected to appear over Europe. The project was unusual in that it passed between multiple companies before settling with Blohm & Voss, and it Read more
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West Head Army Track
West Head Army Track The West Head Army Track is a short, steep one-way/return bushwalk in the West Head precinct of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. It drops from the West Head lookout area down to the remains of a World War II coastal battery and gun emplacements perched on the headland above Broken Bay and Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Mecklenburg
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Mecklenburg SMS Mecklenburg was the fifth and final ship of the Wittelsbach-class of German pre-dreadnought battleships, built for the Imperial German Navy at the turn of the 20th century (along with her sisters Wittelsbach, Zähringen, Wettin, and Schwaben). Laid down in 1899 at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin and launched Read more