Nagato, named for Nagato Province, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1910s. The lead ship of her class, she carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923. The ship was modernized in 1934 36 with improvements to her (...)
The World War 2 fighters designed by A.S. Yakovlev's and his team are rightfully considered the weapon of the Victory in the history of the Soviet Union and Russia. Their speed, maneuverability and firepower made them famous over the Eastern front. Yet to this day, historians and aviation (...)
Sergei Kouznetsov, Alexander Rusetski Yakovlev Yak-1 Vol. II 180 pages 280 archival photos 30 sheets of A4 model making plans double B2 sheet with drawings sheets
In 1906, the British launched one of the most revolutionary ships ever built - HMS Dreadnought. Besides being a big ship powered by turbines the ship was constructed with "all big guns". This meant that the earlier battleships were typically equipped with just 4 main guns intended to engage other (...)