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    "Yak-152 [1500x1013]"
     
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    "The KV-1 tank was a mystery even to the USSR's allies, but it didn't remain this way forever. Both the US and UK received a sample to study."
     
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    "[2083 x 1659]USS Mississippi (BB-41) at anchor in Kuluk Bay, Adak, Alaska, 18 May 1943."
     
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    PT 194 refuels from tender en route from Palau to Leyte Gulf............
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    "With its brakes lost to Japanese flak, B-24 "Thunder Mug" overruns into the surf."

    Any landing you waddle away from...
     
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    "1957 Corvette With a Boeing B-17G Photo credit to Jill Reger."

    Gratuitous sexy pix.
     
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    "Japanese battleship Hiei at Saeki Bay,with an amazing sunset. [1019x599]"
     
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    No sissy bar on that one.
     
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    "2A61 Pat-B: in the late 1980s the Soviets wanted a 152 mm howitzer that was in every other way similar to their current 122 mm regimental gun, the ubiquitous 2A18/D-30; the only way to achieve that was a very radical muzzle brake [1280x960]"
     
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    "First B-1B Lancer bomber send to retirement at Arizona. [6184x2887]"
     
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    "HMAS Canberra leaving the biggest dry dock in the Southern Hemisphere after a comprehensive five-yearly service [3225x2312]"
     
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    "Battleship USS Missouri vs Cruiser USS Alaska - see comment for interesting description of the Alaska Class - [5625 x 4387]."
     
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    Nice photo. The ship pierside appears to be the minelayer Terror or one of her sisters which were converted to landing ships, vehicle (LSV). #3 5" gun is slightly offset from centerline.
     
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    Lovely little ships, and an excellent example of getting the most combat power for the size and financial investment.

    Also shows that we can't really classify ships by tonnage, otherwise a 30,000-ton aircraft carrier might be called a battleship! There should be a category for small battleships, coast defense ships, or monitors.
     
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    Alternate caption: "See you in twenty minutes, kid!"
     
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    "US Soldiers with their M5 Stuart, on their way to the French town of Le Coudray, south west of Paris. (it is not known exactly when the original photo was taken)."
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    "Tis but a scratch. Avenger seems ok with losing a third of a wing."
     
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    The Washington Naval Limitations Conference set broad categories. The individual countries were allowed to define anything that didn't fit into those slots.
     
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