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Napisano: 02 Dec 2022 19:22
Off topic; Ed Straker's car, the UFO 70's Tv serie by Gerry Anderson, author Jiro Yamada
Dopuna: 02 Dec 2022 19:26
Eaglet Óptica
Dopuna: 13 Dec 2022 22:26
Cutaway Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, author RUR retouched by Motocar
Dopuna: 28 Dec 2022 12:17
Cutaway Soyuz
Dopuna: 28 Dec 2022 12:19
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Saunders Jet Hawk
Dopuna: 28 Dec 2022 12:49
Cutaway Messerschmitt Kabinenroller
Dopuna: 17 Jan 2023 13:01
Armored Turtle Cutaway. In 1934, a short series of armored vehicles designed by Engineer Tomas Pacanins Acevedo were built in the Puerto Cabello Shipyards, at the request of the Venezuelan Army with the intention of sending a very clear message to Colombia after border and political incidents after the victory. in the recent war with Peru. It was baptized as "Tortuga" for others "Corroncho" and more than a tank it was a half-track armored vehicle that did not have the characteristics of a true tank for cross-country use, rather it was for urban use given its design and arrangement of wheels with a very bold front, it was mounted on a Ford Model BB 6x4 Vehicle with a 4-cylinder engine of only 50 hp and both rear axles providing traction, both joined by metal tracks, it had a construction of steel sheets between 10 and 7mm thick, joined with riveted plates hence its rather crude appearance, it had an armored turret with around 8 petals welded together to create a dome, this had an opening for the 7mm Vickers machine gun. It was manned by three people Commander, gunner and driver located in the left seat looking out through small rectangular windows with the ability to close with another armored sheet as a visor as well as for the unit commander located on the right It also had four small circular windows (which contributed little or nothing to the visibility of the crew). It was an indigenous design, let's say "Naive" in which the weather conditions in a tropical country like Venezuela were not taken into account, it lacked good visibility and ventilation, you have to imagine the very hot conditions inside it under the scorching sun of the tropics, nor the use in all types of terrain (perhaps designed more to quell a popular revolt against the regime of Juan Vicente Gómez in some city) were in fact the first armored vehicles that the Venezuelan Army had together with two CV 33 armored vehicles Ansaldo with caterpillars, but without creating within the Army the armored units proper, this was created a few years later in 1945, they began their military service in 1934 in the Venezuelan Army in the Ayacucho Artillery Regiment. It is said that one saw action during the coup that led to the overthrow of General Medina Angarita, events that occurred on October 18, 1945 when a prominent Tortuga was deployed at the headquarters of Brigade No. 7 in the city of Trujillo.
Dopuna: 17 Jan 2023 13:04
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