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Before and after the famous German tanks III, IV, "Panther" tanks, and "Tiger" tanks were put into actual combat, there were many prototypes and planned models. These unpopular models were either lost in the long river of history, or they were improved and became mass-produced tanks. After these tanks were put into production, many unknown development models and vehicle families evolved. There are also some advanced and bold tank research and designs that stopped with the fall of the Third Reich. This book presents these uncommon or lost historical plans to everyone, tells the stories behind these plans, explores the origins of unpopular and unique actual vehicles, and thinks about new breakthroughs in tank technology and its important historical position.

This book collects the most famous, classic, and influential submarines in the history of modern submarines, and introduces in detail the background, performance characteristics, and weapon systems of these submarines. And classified according to categories such as ballistic missile nuclear submarines, attack nuclear submarines and conventional submarines. In addition, it also expands on the introduction of submarines in World War II and the wonderful battles of submarines since World War II, aiming to help readers quickly and accurately appreciate and identify these submarines.

In all wars from World War I to the present, light weapons have been indispensable individual weapons. At the same time, light weapons are also one of the types of weapons that military enthusiasts pay most attention to, and they are an indispensable element in various film, television, comic works, and video games. This book collects classic military firearms since the mid-19th century, including various pistols, submachine guns, rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns and sniper rifles. It comprehensively displays the technical indicators, data, standard appearance, etc. Of military firearms in various countries through more than 300 exquisite paintings and pictures of real guns, and is also accompanied by text introductions. This book is suitable for military enthusiasts who are interested in light weapons. It is also an exquisite picture book worth collecting.

This book is a popular science book that comprehensively introduces weapons knowledge. It uses time as a clue and follows the development of weapons. Starting from the stone weapons used by humans millions of years ago, it explains in detail ancient cold weapons, weapons in the firearm age, new and ever-changing weapons, etc. The book is divided into multiple parts to comprehensively introduce the basic concepts of weapons.

"Land War Warriors - A Complete Collection of World's Modern Tanks" classifies the members of the large tank family in detail based on the different characteristics of modern tanks, and introduces with pictures and texts many vehicles that have long been famous in the world's tank industry. The mainstream types of light tanks, main battle tanks, armored transport vehicles and self-propelled artillery are explained in detail from three aspects: tank overview, service status, and tank data, so that readers can fully understand the full picture of modern tanks. "Land War Warriors - A Complete Collection of World's Modern Combat Vehicles" not only introduces prototype vehicles, but also covers some modified vehicles, which allows readers to have a clearer understanding of the derivative vehicles produced during the development process of combat vehicles, and to quickly understand and classify a wide variety of tanks, armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery.

Generally speaking, the series of advanced weapons projects launched by the Germans in 1944 are collectively called doomsday technology by later generations, and the part about air force equipment is called the Nazi Air Force Doomsday Plan. But whether it is doomsday plans or doomsday technology, they are only an integral part of the Nazi's dream of a thousand-year empire, so some projects were planned earlier and were anticipated for a longer period of time than people imagined. On the other hand, in order to achieve the goal of this thousand-year empire, we must first save the precarious war situation. Therefore, in people's minds, the entire doomsday plan inevitably has an epic and rich salvation color. In fact, this "doomsday" is likely to have a double meaning: one is to bring doomsday to the enemy; the other is to rescue oneself from doomsday. Looking back at this period of history now, perhaps we can discover what the doomsday plan actually means. This book will select the secret air force equipment in the doomsday plan and grandly present representative research and development objects such as rocket anti-aircraft interceptors, surface-to-air missiles, VTOL vertical take-off and landing fighters, jet fighters, intercontinental heavy bombers, ground attack aircraft, medium bombers, suborbital bombers and intercontinental missiles, and black sun flying saucers. It includes the research and development background, design concepts and detailed plans of the equipment, etc., Showing the ultimate imagination of the Nazis in aviation technology research and development before their collapse.

This book comprehensively and systematically introduces more than 600 conventional and conceptual weapons of various types in the world. The style is arranged with emphasis on internal connections and logical order, and is accompanied by more than 2,000 exquisite pictures to help readers intuitively understand and master comprehensive weapons knowledge. The book is divided into six parts: small arms, artillery, ships, aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles, missiles and others.

"Pioneers of Naval Warfare: Battleship Chronicles of World War II" provides a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the main combat ships of the countries participating in the Second World War, including battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, etc. It also introduces the development process, technical structure, combat performance and service experience of these ships in detail. In addition, "Pioneers of Naval Warfare: Battleship Chronicles of World War II" also selects famous naval battle examples from World War II to recreate the smoke-filled ocean battlefield. "Pioneers of Naval War: Record of Battleships in World War II" is suitable for military enthusiasts to read as a popular science book, and is also beneficial to the majority of teenagers who like military affairs.

"Fighter Legends - Complete Decryption of Famous Fighters in the World" follows chronological order, starting from the major wars and technological advances of the 20th century, and introduces the development process of fighter jets in detail in eight chapters, striving to give readers a systematic and clear understanding of them. "Fighter Legends - Complete Decryption of Famous Fighters in the World's Past" not only introduces the development process, service history, structural characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of famous fighter jets in each period, but also conducts horizontal comparisons with opponents of the same period. In the introduction to nearly a hundred types of fighter jets, "Fighter Legends - Complete Decryption of Famous Fighters in the World's History" also adds ace pilots, famous flying teams, classic air battles and other related content to make the knowledge as rich, vivid and interesting as possible. I believe this book can become an important reference for understanding and studying fighter jets, and provide special information for military and aviation enthusiasts.

The F-14 "Tomcat" heavy-duty carrier-based fighter is a supersonic air superiority (Air Superiority) and long-range interception carrier-based fighter deployed by the U. S. Naval Air Force. It was developed by Grumman. The F-14 officially entered service in 1974 and was officially retired on September 22, 2006 after serving in the U. S. Navy for 32 years. "Complete Archives of Main Fighters of the Past: F-14 "Tomcat" Heavy Carrier-Based Fighter" was organized and written by the domestic F-14 themed Chinese website (www. Tomcat521. Com), which brought together dozens of senior "cat fans" to record almost everything about the F-14 "Tomcat" fighter in the past, including the history of the development of the F-14 fighter, its service history, the history of the fighter squadron, and interesting facts surrounding the F-14. "Complete Archives of Main Fighters of the Past: F-14 "Tomcat" Heavy Carrier-Based Fighter" is a rare complete collection of information on a single aircraft type. It is of great collection value and suitable for reading and reference by military enthusiasts.

An aircraft carrier is a large surface ship with carrier-based aircraft as its main combat weapon. Today, the aircraft carrier has become an indispensable weapon for the modern navy and has also become a symbol of a country's comprehensive national strength. "Ocean Racing: Modern Aircraft Carriers and Carrier-Based Aircraft" explains in detail various basic knowledge of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, and provides a detailed introduction to the aircraft carriers and dozens of classic carrier-based aircraft equipped by the United States, Russia (including the Soviet Union), Britain, France and other countries since the end of World War II. In addition, this book also collects classic combat examples of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft participating in battles to show readers the powerful combat capabilities of aircraft carriers. It is a rare research material on the history of aircraft carriers and carrier-based equipment. "Ocean Racing: Modern Aircraft Carriers and Carrier-Based Aircraft" is suitable for reading and collection by military enthusiasts, and is also beneficial to the majority of young people who like military affairs.

Helicopters are currently indispensable and important equipment for the armies of various countries. Their performance and equipment quantity play a decisive role in the mobility of an army. The "World Military Helicopter Illustrated Collection" collects more than 30 types of military helicopters currently in service or about to enter service in major helicopter producing countries such as the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. It uses brief text descriptions and exquisite large-scale photos to display the appearance and performance characteristics of each military helicopter from multiple angles, and shows the latest development and equipment status of current military helicopters. "World Military Helicopters Illustrated Book" can not only be used as a popular science book to understand military helicopters, but also an exquisite illustrated book worthy of collection by military enthusiasts.

The U. S. Navy is a sea and air military force with global deployment and combat capabilities. "U. S. Navy Illustrated Volume 1: Ships and Bases" uses color illustrations to systematically introduce the organizational structure, base distribution, colleges and universities of the U. S. Navy, as well as active aircraft carriers, destroyers, amphibious assault ships, nuclear submarines, shipborne air defense\u002F anti-ship\u002F cruise missiles and other main battle weapons. This series of books is compiled by senior teachers from the National Defense University, the Equipment College of the General Armament Department and other military academies. The content is easy to understand. "U. S. Navy Illustrated Volume 1: Ships and Bases" can not only be used as a popular science book to understand the U. S. Navy, but also an exquisite atlas worthy of collection by military enthusiasts.

"Heroes of Air Combat: World War II Fighter Chronicles" introduces the combat aircraft of the major participating countries during World War II, especially the air force fighters of the United States, Britain, Germany, the former Soviet Union, Japan and other countries. It explains in detail the performance parameters, R&D and manufacturing status of these fighters, and gives a detailed description of the use effects of these aircraft in the war. In addition, it also includes many classic air combat cases during World War II, recreating the peak duel of war eagles in the sky. "Heroes of Air Combat: Chronicles of World War II Fighter Planes" is suitable for military enthusiasts to read as a popular science book, and is also beneficial to the majority of teenagers who like military affairs.

This book carefully selects dozens of classic fighter aircraft built by various countries around the world after World War II, divides them into several groups according to fighter type, and provides a comprehensive comparative introduction in terms of basic parameters, construction background, airframe structure, airborne weapons, power plants, avionics equipment, etc., And compares the basic parameters of each group of fighter aircraft in the form of charts. The text in the book is easy to understand, and each fighter aircraft is equipped with a large number of exquisite pictures, including overall display diagrams, local close-ups, 3D model diagrams, structural diagrams, etc.

This book carefully selects dozens of classic tanks equipped by countries around the world since World War II. Based on the performance of various tanks, it divides them into several groups. It conducts comprehensive comparisons and introductions in terms of size, manufacturing background, body structure, on-board weapons, power units, protection capabilities, etc., And compares the basic parameters of each group of tanks in the form of charts. The text in the book is easy to understand, and each type of tank is equipped with a large number of exquisite pictures, including overall display pictures, partial close-up pictures, structural diagrams, model diagrams, war usage diagrams, etc.

This book carefully selects dozens of classic warships built by various countries around the world after World War II, divides them into several groups according to the type of warships, and provides a comprehensive comparative introduction in terms of construction background, hull structure, shipboard weapons, power plants, electronic equipment, etc., And compares the basic parameters of each group of warships in the form of charts. The text in the book is easy to understand, and each battleship is equipped with a large number of exquisite pictures, including overall display diagrams, local close-ups, 3D model diagrams, structural diagrams, etc.

This book carefully selects dozens of classic aircraft carriers built by various countries around the world since the First World War, divides them into several groups according to aircraft carrier types, and provides comprehensive comparative introductions from various aspects such as construction background, hull structure, carrier-based aircraft, self-defense weapons, power plants, electronic equipment, etc., And compares the basic parameters of each group of aircraft carriers in the form of charts. The text in the book is easy to understand, and each aircraft carrier is equipped with a large number of exquisite pictures, including overall display diagrams, local close-ups, 3D model diagrams, structural diagrams, etc.

This book carefully selects dozens of classic firearms equipped by countries around the world since the First World War. Based on the various characteristics of the firearms, it is divided into several units. It provides a comprehensive comparative introduction in terms of size, manufacturing background, gun body structure, combat capabilities, etc., And compares the basic parameters of each group of firearms in the form of charts. The text in the book is easy to understand, and each firearm is equipped with a large number of exquisite pictures, including overall display pictures, partial close-up pictures, exploded pictures, soldier training pictures, etc.

This book not only introduces the development history of firearms and some professional knowledge in detail, but also comprehensively collects more than two hundred classic firearms developed by countries around the world, including pistols, rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, machine guns, etc. Each firearm has a detailed performance introduction and accurate parameter tables.

This book not only introduces the definition and types of individual weapons in detail, but also comprehensively collects more than two hundred types of individual weapons developed by countries around the world, including firearms, explosive weapons, cold weapons, bullets, etc. Each weapon in the book has a detailed introduction to its combat capabilities and an accurate parameter table.

This book carefully selects 50 anti-terrorism forces established by the military and law enforcement agencies around the world, and provides a detailed introduction to the history, organizational structure, combat capabilities, etc. Of each force. In addition, it also adds related film and television works, electronic games and other content, making the book full of interesting content. The text in the book is easy to understand, and the detailed text descriptions are accompanied by a large number of exquisite pictures, allowing readers to understand each anti-terrorism force more intuitively.

This book carefully selects 100 classic strategic weapons developed by countries around the world since World War II. The book provides a detailed introduction to each weapon's birth background, historical status, production quantity, usage, basic structure, combat performance, derivative models, etc., And lists detailed and accurate parameter tables. The text in the book is easy to understand, and each weapon is equipped with a large number of exquisite pictures, including overall display pictures, partial close-ups, structural diagrams, etc. In addition, relevant little knowledge is also added to make reading more interesting.

Based on the first edition, this book introduces in detail various individual weapons and equipment used by the US military during World War II, including firearms, ammunition, grenades, light anti-tank weapons, flamethrowers, military uniforms, badges, signs, individual soldier rations and field equipment, etc. It also comprehensively explains the research and development history, combat performance and actual combat performance of each weapon and equipment. In addition, the book also adds many related anecdotes to enhance the interest of reading.

After early, modern and modern development, firearms have become more complete in performance and more practical, and can better meet the needs of the military and other fields. This book is divided into five chapters: basic knowledge of firearms, pistols, submachine guns, rifles and machine guns. It introduces various types of firearms respectively, and uses famous firearms in history as examples to explain the structure and performance of firearms. At the same time, this book also introduces each firearm with clear pictures, hoping to bring a more intuitive experience to military fans and readers.

Based on the first edition, this book carefully selects various individual weapons and equipment of the Soviet Army during World War II, including rifles, pistols, and machine guns. It provides detailed text introductions to their birth history, combat performance, and actual combat performance, and is accompanied by real historical pictures. Readers can fully understand the equipment and performance of the Soviet Army's individual weapons and equipment during World War II.

This book collects more than two hundred special warfare weapons and equipment from around the world, including assault rifles, submachine guns, sniper rifles, shotguns, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, tactical knives, grenades, transport aircraft, helicopters, drones, armored vehicles, etc. Each weapon has a detailed performance introduction and an accurate parameter table. By reading this book, readers can have a systematic and comprehensive understanding of special warfare weapons and equipment.

This book not only introduces the development history, future trends and some related military knowledge of tanks and armored vehicles in detail, but also comprehensively collects more than two hundred classic tanks and armored vehicles developed by countries around the world since World War II, including light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, armored reconnaissance vehicles, self-propelled artillery, etc. Each weapon has a detailed performance introduction and accurate parameter tables.

This book carefully selects 50 types of military police dogs serving in the military and law enforcement departments around the world. It provides a detailed introduction to the birth history, morphological characteristics, personality characteristics, population classification, and scope of application of each military police dog. The text in the book is easy to understand, and each type of military dog ​​is equipped with a large number of exquisite pictures, including overall appreciation pictures, partial close-ups, explanatory pictures, etc. In addition, relevant little knowledge is also added to make reading more interesting.

An aircraft carrier is a warship that carries carrier-based aircraft as its main weapon. This book introduces aircraft carriers in detail through text and pictures, and explains the basic knowledge of aircraft carriers, American aircraft carriers and other aircraft carriers in three chapters, so that readers can understand the development, structure, armament, and combat capabilities of aircraft carriers, as well as the emergence, development, performance, and wars that aircraft carriers have participated in in various countries.

This book not only introduces the development history, future trends and some professional aviation knowledge of military aircraft in detail, but also comprehensively collects more than two hundred classic military aircraft developed by countries around the world since World War II, including fighters, attack aircraft, fighter-bombers, bombers, transport aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, aerial tankers, helicopters, drones, etc. Each aircraft has a detailed performance introduction and accurate parameter tables. This book is not only the best choice for teenagers to learn military knowledge, but also an excellent collection for military enthusiasts.

This book mainly introduces various types of equipment used by special operations units around the world, including main battle weapons, self-defense weapons, special operations vehicles, special operations aircraft, special operations ships, clothing and backpacks, communications and surveillance equipment, etc. Each piece of equipment has detailed specifications, identification features, manufacturers, etc. To help readers quickly and accurately appreciate and identify these special operations equipment.

Fighters refer to military aircraft mainly used to protect our air power and destroy the enemy's air power. This book mainly introduces the basic knowledge of fighter jets and the performance, characteristics, research and development history, service experience, etc. Of fighter jets from various countries around the world, especially American fighter jets, Russian fighter jets, and other well-known fighter jets, such as the American F-15 "Eagle" fighter jet and F-22 fighter jet, the Soviet Union\u002F Russia's Mikoyan MiG-31 and Su-27 fighter jets, etc., All of which are introduced vividly with pictures and texts.

This book mainly introduces the more famous tanks from various countries around the world. At the same time, it combines the corresponding pictures to clearly and comprehensively explain the origin, characteristics, related technologies, wars they participated in and the important role they played in the war, etc.

This book selects weapons used by armies around the world since World War II, mainly including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, missiles and other heavy weapons. The book provides concise text descriptions of them, and is equipped with a large number of intuitive and exquisite pictures. It strives to include both pictures and text, so that readers can understand their history, performance and characteristics from the real battlefield environment. In addition, in order to avoid boring reading, this book also includes "Battlefield Highlights" to tell readers anecdotes other than weapons and war. This book is not only a popular military science book, but also a comprehensive dictionary of army weapons.

Based on the first edition, this book introduces in detail various heavy weapons used by the Soviet army during World War II, including battleships, fighter planes, artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles. Each weapon is comprehensively explained about its research and development history, combat performance and actual combat performance. Readers can have an in-depth understanding of the weapon's birth background, structure, performance and its role in war. In addition, the book also adds many related knowledge links and anecdotes to enhance the interest of reading.

This book collects more than two hundred types of military ships around the world, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious assault ships, littoral combat ships, submarines, patrol ships, landing craft, supply ships, minesweepers, etc. The book has a detailed introduction to the performance of each warship, and is accompanied by accurate parameter tables. By reading this book, readers can have a systematic and comprehensive understanding of military ships.

This book not only introduces in detail the overall development of various weapons during the Second World War and the various advanced military technologies spawned by the war, but also comprehensively collects more than two hundred kinds of classic weapons and equipment used or developed by the participating countries in the war, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, land-based military aircraft, naval carrier-based aircraft, surface combat ships, submarines, individual weapons, etc. Each weapon has a detailed performance introduction and accurate parameter tables.

This book introduces in detail the various weapons used by navies around the world since World War II, including aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, minesweepers, missile boats, amphibious assault ships, amphibious transport ships, dock landing ships, submarines, etc. Each weapon has a concise introduction to the service time, production quantity, country of use, main structure, combat performance and actual combat performance. In addition, many related anecdotes have been added to make reading more interesting. By reading this book, readers can have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the naval weapons of various countries around the world. This book is not only the best choice for teenagers to learn military knowledge, but also an excellent collection for military enthusiasts.

This book introduces in detail the various weapons used since the birth of the Air Force, mainly including fighter jets, interceptors, attack aircraft, fighter-bombers, bombers, helicopters, drones and missiles. For each weapon, it briefly introduces the manufacturer, service time, production quantity, country of use, main structure, combat performance and actual combat performance. In addition, many related anecdotes have been added to make reading more interesting. By reading this book, readers can have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the air force weapons of various countries around the world.

This book introduces a large number of weapons and equipment of conventional forces and special forces of various countries, including firearms, explosive weapons, clothing, communication and surveillance equipment, etc. It is hoped that it can give readers a world view of individual soldier weapons and equipment with both depth and breadth. This book provides a concise explanation of various individual weapons and equipment, and is equipped with a large number of intuitive and exquisite pictures. It strives to include both pictures and text, so that readers can understand the history, performance, characteristics and advantages of these individual weapons in combination with the real battlefield environment.

This book introduces in detail the various active weapons used by the main military services of the United States, including fighter jets, helicopters, drones, aircraft carriers, combat vehicles, etc. Each weapon has a concise introduction to the manufacturer, main structure, combat performance and actual combat performance. By reading this book, readers will have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the current weapons and equipment in the United States.

Among all firearms, pistols have become one of the standard equipment worn by officers and police because they are small, lightweight, and easy to conceal and carry. Maybe some students will be exposed to submachine guns, rifles, etc. During military training or other special circumstances, but the possibility of being exposed to pistols is still very small. This book provides a relatively comprehensive introduction to pistols.

Navy ships are usually divided into combat ships, landing combat ships and service ships. Combat ships are ships equipped with special weapons and directly engaged in naval combat, including surface combat ships and submarines. Surface combat ships perform surface combat missions. According to their different basic tasks, they are divided into different ship types, including aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, torpedo boats, missile boats, submarine hunters, minelayers, mine countermeasures ships and landing ships. Within the same ship type, they are divided into different ship classes according to their displacement and weapons and equipment, such as the United States' "Nimitz" class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Soviet Union's "Kala" class guided missile cruiser, etc.

It is believed that the revolver was invented by American Samuel Colt in 1835. This revolver is a percussion-fired revolver and uses a 10.16 Mm paper cartridge with a conical warhead. It is almost the same as a modern revolver. For this reason, many history books call Colt the "father of the revolver." Revolvers are loaded manually, and after the bullet is empty, the shell must be ejected or reloaded. There are three ways to push the runner out of the frame. The most commonly used is the runner swing-out method, which means swinging the runner to the left. Due to its simple structure and flexible operation, revolvers were quickly loved by officers and soldiers from all over the world. After the mid-19th century, this gun became popular all over the world, and many officers were proud to own a revolver. Some countries also use revolvers as close-range self-defense weapons for the army.

This book introduces the development history, structural principles, ammunition and accessories of pistols in detail. It also comprehensively includes many excellent pistols from all over the world. The book provides an in-depth explanation of the development history, main structure, combat performance, etc. Of each important pistol, and is equipped with accurate parameter charts to help readers further understand the pistol.

This book not only introduces the history, characteristics, mission, organization, tactics and equipment of armored forces in detail, but also carefully selects seven active or historically famous armored forces (involving the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union/Russia, Germany and Japan, etc.), And provides an in-depth explanation of each unit's development history, organizational structure, combat capabilities, famous commanders, important equipment, etc.

This book not only introduces the history, characteristics, mission, organization, tactics and equipment of the infantry in detail, but also carefully selects seven active or historically famous infantry units (involving the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union/Russia, Germany and Japan, etc.), And provides an in-depth explanation of each unit's development history, organizational structure, combat capabilities, famous commanders, important equipment, etc.

This book carefully selects nearly 200 classic individual weapons developed by countries around the world since the 20th century, including various types of firearms (assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, pistols, submachine guns and shotguns, etc.), Explosive weapons, cold weapons and some special individual weapons. It introduces the birth history, performance data, main structure and combat performance of each individual weapon in detail. In addition, each individual weapon in the book has an objective and fair influence index evaluation. The criteria include combat performance, technological innovation and service time.

This book selects 50 famous military knives from around the world, including tactical fixed knives, tactical folding knives and other types of multi-purpose knives. The book provides a detailed introduction to their birth history, characteristics and performance, and is accompanied by exquisite and intuitive pictures. In addition, in order to make it more interesting, some little knowledge is added to this book. This book can be used as a popular science book on military knives, suitable for military enthusiasts to read and collect, and is also beneficial to the majority of teenagers who like military affairs.