The Wheatcroft Collection is perhaps notable for having a number of extremely valuable and rare Second World War-era German military vehicles, including four Panther tanks, one of which is close to full restoration, a StuG III assault gun, a Panzer III, and a Panzer IV tank and various components from many other vehicles. World War II or the Second World War [b] was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. Many participating countries invested all available economic, industrial, and scientific It weighed 69.8 tonnes (154 000 lbs), was 7.62 m (25 ft) long, was protected by 150 to 180 mm of frontal armor, and was armed with the 88 mm KwK 43 L/71 gun. Then, maybe the Panzerkampfwagen VIII 1. the countries—including Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States—who fought the Axis powers in World War II. 2. military operation in which forces land from sea. 3. nations of Germany, Italy, Japan, and others who were allied during World War II. 4. a military strategy in which two forces attack the sides of an enemy formation. The Spanish Civil War demonstrated the need for much heavier armour on tanks, and was the main influence on Soviet tank design just prior to World War II. Of the tanks produced between 1930 and 1940, 97% were either identical copies of foreign designs, or very closely related improvements. Gustav: World's Biggest Gun. In a Mail Call video, R. Lee Ermey answers a question from Tom of Kansas, who wants to know what the biggest gun in the world is. Ermey says to answer this question 1. Schwerer Gustav and Dora. The Schwerer Gustav and its sister gun Dora were the two largest artillery pieces every constructed in terms of overall weight (1350 tonnes) and weight of projectiles (15,700 pounds), while it's 800mm rounds are the largest ever fired in combat. The guns also had a range of over 24 miles. 4. North American B-25G/H/PBJ-1H Mitchell — T13E1 75mm cannon. The B-25H was armed with four .50 cals in the nose, two on its left cheek, two on its right cheek, and a nose-mounted 75mm tank cannon (U.S. Air Force) Like the British, the U.S. needed a heavy-hitting aircraft for anti-ship operations. itOfz.

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