Category: Military
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Nikitin-Shevchenko IS Polymorphic Fighter
Nikitin-Shevchenko IS Polymorphic Fighter The Nikitin-Shevchenko IS (Istrebitel Skladnoi – “Folding Fighter”) was one of the most unconventional Soviet fighter aircraft projects of the Second World War era. Designed by Vasily Nikitin and test pilot Vladimir Shevchenko, the aircraft was conceived in the late 1930s as a “polymorphic fighter” capable of transforming between a biplane… Read more
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Foch (1929) French Heavy Cruiser
Foch (1929) French Heavy Cruiser The Foch was a heavy cruiser of the Suffren class that saw service in the Second World War. She was the third vessel of her class, launched in 1929 and active until her scuttling in 1942. She was originally intended to bear the name Louvois, after the Marquis de Louvois,… Read more
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HTMS Rattanakosindra
HTMS Rattanakosindra HTMS Rattanakosindra was an armoured gunboat of the Royal Thai Navy and the lead ship of the Rattanakosindra class (with her sister ship HTMS Sukhothai). Built in the United Kingdom by Armstrong Whitworth at High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, she was laid down on 29 September 1924, launched on 21 April 1925, and… Read more