Aircraft of World War II

charles_de_gaulle

johnbr — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:56:42 -0400

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Surcouf-Color1942

johnbr — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:28:03 -0400

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Description: Name: Surcouf Namesake: Robert Surcouf Ordered: December 1927 Launched: 18 October 1929 Commissioned: May 1934 Struck: 6 December 1943 Fate: Sunk, 18 February 1942 General characteristics Type: Submarine Displacement: 3,250 long tons (3,300 t) (surfaced) 4,304 long tons (4,373 t) (submerged) 2,880 long tons (2,930 t) (dead) Length: 110 m (361 ft) Beam: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) Draft: 7.25 m (23 ft 9 in) Installed power: 7,600 hp (5,700 kW) (surfaced) 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) (submerged) Propulsion: 2 � Sulzer diesel engines (surfaced) 2 � electric motors (submerged) 2 � screws Speed: 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) (surfaced) 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (submerged) Range: Surfaced: 18,500 km (10,000 nmi; 11,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) 12,600 km (6,800 nmi; 7,800 mi) at 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) Submerged: 130 km (70 nmi; 81 mi) at 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) 110 km (59 nmi; 68 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) Endurance: 90 days Test depth: 80 m (260 ft) Boats and landing craft carried: 1 � motorboat in watertight deck well Capacity: 280 long tons (280 t) Complement: 8 officers and 110 men Armament: 2 � 203 mm (8 in) guns (1x2) 2 � 37 mm (1.46 in) anti-aircraft guns (2x1) 4 � 13.2 mm (0.52 in) anti-aircraft machine guns (2x2) 6 � 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes) 4 � 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes) Aircraft carried: 1 � Besson MB.411 floatplane

surcouf11

johnbr — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:28:03 -0400

surcouf1

johnbr — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:50:06 -0400

by: johnbr

Description: Career (France) Name: Surcouf Namesake: Robert Surcouf Ordered: December 1927 Launched: 18 October 1929 Commissioned: May 1934 Struck: 6 December 1943 Fate: Sunk, 18 February 1942 General characteristics Type: Submarine Displacement: 3,250 long tons (3,300 t) (surfaced) 4,304 long tons (4,373 t) (submerged) 2,880 long tons (2,930 t) (dead) Length: 110 t (108.262718 LT; 121.254244 ST)110 m (361 ft) Beam: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) Draft: 7.25 m (23 ft 9 in) Installed power: 7,600 hp (5,700 kW) (surfaced) 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) (submerged) Propulsion: 2 � Sulzer diesel engines (surfaced) 2 � electric motors (submerged) 2 � screws Speed: 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) (surfaced) 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (submerged) Range: Surfaced: 18,500 km (10,000 nmi; 11,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) 12,600 km (6,800 nmi; 7,800 mi) at 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) Submerged: 130 km (70 nmi; 81 mi) at 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) 110 km (59 nmi; 68 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) Endurance: 90 days Test depth: 80 m (260 ft) Boats and landing craft carried: 1 � motorboat in watertight deck well Capacity: 280 long tons (280 t) Complement: 8 officers and 110 men Armament: 2 � 203 mm (8 in) guns (1x2) 2 � 37 mm (1.46 in) anti-aircraft guns (2x1) 4 � 13.2 mm (0.52 in) anti-aircraft machine guns (2x2) 6 � 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes) 4 � 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes) Aircraft carried: 1 � Besson MB.411 floatplane Surcouf

surcouf

johnbr — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:57:41 -0400

French Resistance fighters

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:07 -0500

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Description: Shown here are a group of French resistance fighters.

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Char B1 bis 'Madagascar'

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:06 -0500

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Description: Shown here abandoned is Char B1 bis tank 'Madagascar' from the 2e DCR (Division Cuirassier), 2nd Company, 15e BCC.

Char B1 bis 'Verdun II'

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:06 -0500

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Description: Shown here is a rare pic of a knocked-out Char BI bis. This particulat B1 bis belonged to the 37e BCC (Battalion de Chars d' Combat) and the two stars that it belonged to one of the commanders of the 1e demi-brigade lourde.

French AMR-35s

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:05 -0500

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Description: Shown here are two AMR-35 reconnaissance vehicles that have been abandoned by the French Army.

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Abandoned Panhard armoured cars

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:04 -0500

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Description: Shown here are two French Panhard 178 abandoned on a road somewhere in France. The first one is an unarmed command car fitted with an ER 27 radio with a range of 60-150 km (37.2-93.2 miles), while the second one is the normal armed version fitted with a 25 mm SA Mle 35 gun as well as a 7.5 mm MAC Mle 31 mg. This version was fitted with a ER 29 radio with a range of 5 km (3.1 miles)

French Hotchkiss tank

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:04 -0500

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Description: Shown here is an abandoned Hotchkiss H-39 tank belonging to the 3e DCR, 45e BCC.

M5A1 Stuart 'Bourbonnais'

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:03 -0500

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Description: Shown here is a M5A1 Stuart light tank belonging to the 1e DB, 5e RCA (Regiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique).

French 320 mm (12.6 in) railway gun

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:02 -0500

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Description: Shown here is a French 320 mm (12.6 in) Mle 70/93 on its being taken into action in 1939 by French army troops, who are apparently not expecting air attack.

25 mm (0.98 in) SA-L Modele 1934

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:01 -0500

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Description: Shown here are French soldiers crouching under the camouflage net covering their 25 mm (0.98 in) SA-L Modele 1934 anti-tank gun in the autumn of 1939.

French Resistance

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:01 -0500

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Description: Shown here is a posed picture taken in 1944 of French Resistance fighters in action. It shows two stens and a shotgun in use, a fairly typical Resistance weapon combination.

Renault R35

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:11:00 -0500

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Description: Shown here is a R35 infantry tank and its crew in a wooded hide in France during the fighting in 1940.

Renualt AHN

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:10:59 -0500

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