Tag: First World War
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AEG DJ.I Ground Attack Aircraft
AEG DJ.I Ground Attack Aircraft Still under development at the end of the First World War, the AEG DJ.I was a German ground attack aircraft. First flying in September 1918, its development was terminated by the Armistice. Highly streamlines, it had aluminium fuselage coverings and I-type interplane struts. Armament would have consisted of a pair Read more
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Japanese Battleship Kawachi
Japanese Battleship Kawachi Kawachi was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 15 October 1910, she was commissioned on 31 March 1912. During the First World War, along with her sister ship Settsu, she bombarded German positions during the siege of Tsingtao. A magazine explosion on Read more
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Japanese Battleship Aki
Japanese Battleship Aki Aki was the second of the two-ship class of Satsuma semi-dreadnoughts built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 14 April 1907, she was commissioned on 11 March 1911. She saw no combat during the First World War and was disarmed in 1922 to comply with the Washington Treaty. In 1923 Aki Read more