Messerschmitt’s Bf 110 was one of the Luftwaffe’s principal heavy fighters on the eve of the Second World War. When it first appeared, the twin-engine aircraft was seen as a powerful, modern weapon, but within just a few years, progress began to leave it behind. The high command hurried to find a worthy successor in the same class, and in the autumn of 1938, the Air Ministry launched a program to develop a new aircraft. By that time, Messerschmitt had already been working on a replacement for more than a year. The designers began with the proven Bf 110 layout, but the scale of the changes was so great that the result was essentially a new machine. Thus the Me 210 was born.
Rank IX aviation has recently arrived in War Thunder, and it’s the perfect time to take its top machines for a flight. China’s tech tree gets a brand-new flagship right on cue: the carrier-based heavy fighter J-15T. It’s clearly a serious piece of hardware — powerful, intimidating, and... somehow suspiciously familiar in silhouette.
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The British Vickers Mk. E had an unusual fate. In its home country, it never entered service or was produced in significant quantities. However, it became known as one of the best tanks of its time thanks to its production in the USSR under the designation T-26. Soviet tanks saw action in Spain, Finland, and China, and more than 10,000 were produced.
The Cold War provided the backdrop for the emergence of many strategic partnerships, as smaller nations pursued to maintain a degree of autonomy in a world dominated by two global superpowers. While some of these collaborations proved short-lived, others endured, including the partnership between Brazil and Italy. Over time, both countries developed long-standing strategic ties across several sectors, including the military sphere. The AMX emerged from a shared requirement to replace aging aircraft, emphasizing pragmatism and operational effectiveness while prioritizing mature and reliable technologies.
The “Iron Triangle” describes the three most important aspects of a tank’s design: Mobility, Protection, and Firepower. Like most things in this world, you can’t have the best of all worlds, so tradeoffs have to be made in each vehicle. For a tank to be more mobile, the protection of the crew and essential components may have to be sacrificed. This mobility, though it makes direct engagement riskier, can make long-range and guerilla combat easier…
In the second half of the 20th century, the United States built its doctrine around global-response forces: carrier aviation, the Marine Corps, and airborne troops. After the Cold War, however, that doctrine had to be reconsidered. Operations in Somalia and elsewhere made one thing clear: mobile detachments alone were not enough. The Army needed the ability to rapidly deploy a full-fledged ground formation, even in low-intensity conflicts.