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The Mark 1 mPODt (multi-role POD (tracked)) uses the Stallion, a flat bed development similar to that used on Shielder, to demonstrate the concept on a 10–13 tonne weight vehicle. However, the chassis could be from a number of in-service vehicles. The mPODt derived from a CVR(T) Stallion chassis on its debut in September 2013
The cockpit of a Spitfire Mk IX showing the instrument panel and the Mk II Gyro gunsight. Also introduced in early 1944 was a new Mark II Gyro gunsight. This gunsight calculated the correct angle of deflection to use when leading the target. Its introduction doubled the effectiveness of RAF gunnery and was a major factor in Allied air superiority.
The Boulton Paul Defiant is a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II.The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter" to meet the RAF requirement for day and night fighters that could concentrate their firepower on enemy bombers which were not expected to have fighter escorts due to the distance from Germany ...
They were built specifically to fight a mobile war against other tanks. They were armed with anti-tank guns, from the QF 2 pdr to the QF 17 pdr or the general purpose 75 mm. Mk I (A9) Mk II (A10) Mk III (A13) Mk IV (A13 Mk II) Mk V, Covenanter (A13 Mk III) Mk VI Crusader (A15) Mk VII Cavalier (A24) Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M) Challenger (A30 ...
Gun drill for 9.2-inch B.L. howitzer Mark II 1920 at State Library of Victoria; Gun drill for 9.2-inch B.L. howitzer Mark II carriage Mark II 1923 at State Library of Victoria; Service handbook of the 9.2 inch Howitzer matériel model of 1917 (Vickers Mark I) and model of 1918 (Vickers Mark II). United States. War Department.
The first years of World War II had shown that British destroyers were ill-equipped to deal with concentrated air attacks, and the Royal Navy suffered heavy losses as a result. In 1941 urgent consideration of the problem led to a naval staff requirement for a new class of large fleet destroyer with High Angle (HA) twin guns and an HA control ...
Russo-Japanese War World War I World War II: Production history; Designed: 1893: Manufacturer: Elswick Ordnance Company, Vickers, Japan Steel Works Canadian Pacific Railway Gio. Ansaldo & C. No. built: Mk I, Mk II 4,737 Mk V 3,494: Variants: Mk I, Mk II, Mk V [1] Specifications; Mass: 12 cwt (0.6 tons, 510 kg) Length: 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) Barrel ...
IFF Mark II was the first operational identification friend or foe system. It was developed by the Royal Air Force just before the start of World War II. After a short run of prototype Mark Is, used experimentally in 1939, the Mark II began widespread deployment at the end of the Battle of Britain in late 1940.