At the time of beginning of Barbarossa operation the most part of Wehrmacht’s transport vehicles was from lorry had been produced as per “Program of expedited production of lorries” (Schnell Programm). They had sufficient passability for seat of war in the Western Europe with its extensive motor roads network. But in t ... read more

Due to lack of efficient anti-tank weapons in 1941/42, the Soviet Army used 60.000 special trained dogs as explosive carriers. These animals carried 2-4kg of explosives which detonated in contact with metal and were trained to run under enemy tanks. More than 300 German tanks were destroyed by those special troops. ... read more

The Boeing Company have included the latest state of art developments into the design and building of its new airliner Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Higher fuel efficiency as well as improved inflight comfort have resulted from the use of composite materials in the aircrafts construction. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner consume ... read more

The naval Battle of Sluys fought in 1340 gave the English the naval supremacy they maintained throughout the 100 Years War. On 24 June 1340 King Edward III on board his flagship, the 250ton cog “Thomas” together with his 250 strong fleet destroyed the 400 ship fleet of French Admiral Hugues-Quieret. ... read more

The R-12 became after 1938 the standard heavy motorcycle of the German Wehrmacht in its Solo configuration. The main use was for communication, liaison, reconnaissance and the Military Police. Its sturdy construction allowed a successful use under the difficult conditions of the Eastern Front. The R-12 had a 18HP Boxer ... read more

Army of Zaporozhian Sich was the most outstanding one among cossacks hosts. Independent society of Sich during all its time of existence was the source of distemper, but at the same time it was a basis for popular movements both in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and in the Russian Empire. Nevertheless both Poland ... read more

The Junkers Ju-88A4 Bomber was introduced early 1941 by the German Luftwaffe, all later A-variants were based on this design. The first combat test for the A4 were battles in the skies of the USSR after the German attack. The A4 fought extensively at all fronts, from the Mediterrean to North Europe. Some were delivered ... read more

Crews of medium and heavy German tanks consisted normally of five people: commander, gunner, loader, driver and radio operator/bow machine-gunner. Because of their professionalism and high skill German tankmen became famous in all battlefields of World War II. In this set tankmen are dressed in the late variant of the ... read more

Model of legendary French frigate «Acheron» of the Napoleonic era, which became famous for its active operations against English whaling ships and coastal trading vessels around South American shores. This Frigate was considered a nightmare for the British admiralty and its sailors. The powerful rig gave the Acheron a ... read more

When Napoleon entered Warsaw victoriously he had an escort of Polish noblemen. He ordered in 1807 to form a regiment of Polish Light Cavalry ,called Uhlans, which besides the normal armament of cavalrymen were armed with long spears. The Polish Uhlans participated in the Russian and Spanish campaigns with honor. 120 Uh ... read more

The mass production of DShKs started in 1940-41. Within the WWII these machine guns on various mounts were used to attack enemy’s soft targets, machine-gun nests and anti-tank artillery. DShK was also used as an anti-aircraft weapon and was fitted on vehicles and ships. ... read more

Cataphracts - entirely covered with plate metal armour – came into the world during last centuries B.C. Armed with long spear, formed in tight lines that riders were able to break through line of heavy infantry and make them to run away. During battle of Carrhae 1000 Parthian cataphracts supported by 10 thousands of li ... read more

The Prussian army of the Frederick II first in the Europe of the 18th century started to use motion with keeping of step for manoeuvre during a combat. It had been required extremely high discipline from soldiery and it had been achieved by rough corporal punishments. As a result regiments of the Frederick II, in addit ... read more

The modified long-range bomber Pe-8 ОN proved its suitability for transoceanic flights when it was used by a Soviet government delegation, headed by foreign minister Molotow, from Moscow to USA and back without problems in May 1942. One of the two built Pe-8 ОN was the personal plane of Josef Stalin at his fir ... read more

kit consists of 5 unpainted cannons, 3 mounted and 30 foot soldiers. After entering the Great Northern War, Russia began to quickly accumulate its cannon arsenal. In 1706, the distinguished artilleryman V. D. Korchmin proposed setting up three-pound cannons and two six-pound mortar guns on a single gun carriage, which ... read more

The German motorcycle of BMW concern – R-12 – had been produced from 1935 to 1942. During that period more than 36000 BMW R-12 had been manufactured both military and civilian variants. The sports variant of R-12 reached a speed record of 279.5 km/h which was held for 14 years! Because of high reliability and significa ... read more