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Back to the Drawing Board/WWI

Back to the Drawing Board: Tsar Tank

December 2, 2019
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One of the earliest attempts to design an AFV that could cope with First World War battlefields was the bizarre Tsar Tank.

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The Bachem BA 349 ‘Natter’ (Viper)

November 4, 2019
1 min read

David Porter takes a look at everything that went wrong with the Bachem BA 349 'Natter' (Viper)

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The Courageous Class ‘Large Light Cruisers’

September 25, 2019
2 mins read

David Porter takes a look at everything that went wrong with the Large Light Cruiser.

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The Novgorod: ‘Circular Ironclad’

July 29, 2019
2 mins read

The Novgorod’s design originated in 1868, when the Scottish shipbuilder John Elder proposed widening the beam of a warship to reduce the

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Back to the Drawing Board: The Defiant

March 15, 2014
2 mins read

Daffy, the forgotten fighter Ask most people to name an RAF fighter from the Battle of Britain and they will answer ‘Spitfire’

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Back to the Drawing Board/Modern/WWI

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – Calamity with a ‘K’

December 20, 2013
1 min read
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It was a bold tactical concept. With war looming in 1913, the Royal Navy requested a submarine with sufficient surface speed to

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – The Heinkel He177

November 15, 2013
2 mins read
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It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Nazi Germany needed a strategic heavy bomber capable of carrying six tonnes of bombs to

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Back to the Drawing Board – ‘Beaverette’ armoured car

October 10, 2013
2 mins read
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Newspaper magnate Lord Beaverbrook was appointed Minister of Aircraft Production by Churchill in May 1940. At the time, German forces were advancing rapidly through France towards

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – Vasa

September 20, 2013
1 min read

During the reign of King Gustav II Adolf (1611-1632) Sweden rose to become the dominant military power in Northern Europe on land.

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – The Varnished Guaranteed Coffin

August 15, 2013
1 min read

Named after its designers, Lavochkin, Gorbunov. and Gudkov, the LaGG-3 fighter was one of the most modern aircraft available to Soviet pilots

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