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New Vanguard Nº 255 T-90 Standard Tank
In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the Russian tank industry to drop the discredited T-72 designation in favour of the T-90 Vladimir. The T-90 was in fact a further evolution of the T-72 family, but the name change represented an important (...)
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New Vanguard Nº276 German Guided Missiles of World War II
Although not as well-known as the V-1 buzz bomb and the V-2 missile, the first German missiles to see combat were anti-ship missiles, the Henschel Hs.293 guided missile and the Fritz-X guided bomb. These began to see extensive combat in the Mediterranean in 1943. In their most famous use, the (...)
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Los otros alzamientos nacionales. Finlandia y Polonia (1918-1920)
"Al final de la Gran Guerra, una serie de nuevos conflictos que alguien ha llamado Segunda Gran Guerra - prolongarían la conmoción durante varios años más. La descomposición social de los beligerantes posibilitó una aurora roja, en la que los bolcheviques intentaron tomar el poder en diversos (...)
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New Vanguard Nº283 American Guided Missiles of World War II
World War II was a significant period of development for American missile programs, during which time the US built pioneering examples of guided weapons systems. However, whilst the German missiles of World War II are famous around the world, their American counterparts have remained shrouded in (...)
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New Vanguard Nº288. The French 75: The 75mm M1897 Field Gun that Revolutionized Modern
The 'Soixante quinze', France's legendary 75mm Modele 1897, was the first modern field gun, pioneering several critical innovations in field artillery designs, including a fast action breech and a soft recoil system. Although some of these features had been incorporated into earlier guns, the 75mm (...)
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Los planes navales de la República
Este trabajo está centrado en los dos planes navales de una cierta entidad que se plantearon en España durante la época de gobiernos republicanos. Una característica común a ambos es su interés por la defensa del archipiélago de las Baleares. Disponer de alguna de aquellas islas para poder ser (...)
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