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Marcus Ulpius Nerva Trajanus, commonly known as Trajan (18 September 53 - 8 August 117), was Roman Emperor from AD 98 to 117.
Born Marcus Ulpius Traianus into a non-patrician family in the Hispania Baetica province (modern day Spain), Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian,
serving as a general in the Roman army along the German frontier, and successfully crushing the revolt of Antonius Saturninus in 89.
On September 18 96, Domitian was succeeded by Marcus Cocceius Nerva, an old and childless senator who proved to
be unpopular with the army. After a brief and tumultuous year in power, a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard compelled him to adopt the more popular Trajan as his heir and successor. Nerva died on January 27 98, and
was succeeded by his adopted son without incident.
As a civilian administrator, Trajan is best known for his extensive public building program, which reshaped the city
of Rome and left multiple enduring landmarks such as Trajan's Forum, Trajan's Market an Trajan's Column. It is for
his military compaigns, such as those against Dacia and Parthia which he is best known. By these,
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial extent. In late 117 while sailing back to Rome,
he died of a stroke in the city of Selinus. He was defied by the Senate and his ashes were laid to rest under Trajan's Column.
He was succeeded by his adopted son (not having a biogical heir) Publius Aelius Hadrianus - commonly known as hadrian.
The Junkers Ju 52 (nicknamed Tante Ju - “Auntie Ju" and "Iron Annie") was a German transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945.
It saw both civilian and militaiy service during the 1930s and 1940s.
In a civilian role, it flew with over 12 air carriers including Swissair and Lufthansa as an airliner and freight hauler.
In a military role, it flew with the Luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport and briefly as a medium bomber.
The Ju 52 continued in postwar service with military and civilian air fleets well into the 1980s.
ユンカース Ju 52
Junkers Ju 52(通称Ju[ユー]おばさん、または鉄のアニー)は、1932年から1945年にかけてJunkers(ユンカース)によって生産された輸送/爆撃機。
Ju 52は1930~1940年代に軍用にも民生用にも見られた。民生用としては、スイス航空やルフトハンザを含む多数の航空会社によって旅客機や貨物機として運行された。
軍用としては、ドイツ空軍によって兵員や貨物の輸送、副次的任務として中型爆撃機として運用された。
戦後も軍用、民生用として1980年台に入るまで使われ続けた。
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The Macchi C.205 (also known as MC.205, "MC" standing for "Macchi Castoldi") Veltro (Italian: Greyhound) was an
Italian World War II fighter aircraft built by the Aeronautica Macchi. Along with the Reggiane Re.2005 and Fiat G.55.
The Macchi C.205 was ine of the three "Serie 5" Italian fighters built around the powerful Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine.
The C.205 was a development of the earlier C.202 Folgore. vwth a top speed of some 400 mph and
equipped with a pair of 20 mm cannons as well as 12.7 mm Breda machine guns, the Macchi C.205 Vltro was
highly respected by Allied and Luftwaffe pilots alike. Regarded as the best Italian aircraft of World War ll, in
action it proved to be extremely effective, destroying a large number if Allied bombers and capable of succesfully
taking on equal terms with such fighters as North American P-51D Mustang, a Capability which
encouraged the Luftwaffe to use a number of these aircraft to equip one Gruppe.
But, although the C.205 was able to match the best Allied opponents in speed and maneuverability, it was
introduced late in the conflict. Moreover, due to poor industrial capability, only a small production run was
delivered before the end of the war. Like the Spittire, the Veltro was tricky (in its construction), and thus slow, to build. Italy's highest scoring ace, Adriano Visconti, achieved 11 of his 26 credited victories in the few weeks he was able to fly In the Veltro, with the top scoring 205 Sergente Maggiore pilota Luigi Gorrini shooting down 14
enemy aircraft plus six damaged with the C.205
The Macchi C.202 Folgore (ltalian "thunderbolt") was a World War ll fighter aircralt built by Macchi Aeronautica and operated by the Regia Aeronautica (RA; Royal (Italian) Air Force).
Macchi aircraft designed by Mario Castoldi received the "C" letter in their model designation, hence the Folgore is reffered to as the MC.202.
The C.202 was a development of the earlier C.200 Saetta, with a more powerful German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engine and with an extremely streamlined fuselage.
Undoubtedly the best wartime fighter to serve in large numbers with the Regia Aeronautica, the Folgore operated on all fronts.
It was flown by almost all the most successful ltalian aces: Adriano Visconti, Luigi Gorrini, Franco Lucchini, Franco Bordoni Bisleri, Furio Niclot Doglio, and top scorer Sergente Maggiore Teresio Vittorio Martinoli.
Considered one of the most beautiful fighters to fly with wartime Axis forces, the Folgore was also an effective and deadly dogfighter.
The Folgore went into service with the Regia Aeronautica in July 1941 and right away it proved to be among the finest fighters of the war, with outstanding speed and excellent manoeuvrability.
Nonetheless, the C.202 had its defects: like its predecessor, the Macchi C.200, it could fall in dangerous autorotation.
It was insufficiently armed, with two machine guns that easily jammed.
The radios were unreliable forcing the pilots to communicate by waggling wings.
The oxygen system was so inefficient causing up to 50-60 per cent of the pilots to break the missions off, sometimes even causing fatal accidents.
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マッキC.202
マッキC.202フォルゴーレ(イタリア語で「稲妻」)は、アエロナウティカ・マッキ(*1)によって製造された第二次世界大戦期の戦闘機で、イタリア王立空軍(RA; Royal (Italian) Air Force)によって運用された。
マリオ・カストルディ(*2)によって設計されたマッキの航空機には、そのモデルの呼称として、Cの文字が冠された。このことから、フォルゴーレは MC.202のように呼ばれる。
このC.202は、それ以前のC.200サエッタの改良型で、C.200よりも高出力のドイツ・ダイムラー-ベンツ社のDB601エンジンを搭載し、極端に流線型の機体を採用した。
イタリア王立空軍で実戦を戦った戦闘機は数あれど、戦争中に飛行した機の中では本機が最優秀であったことは疑いない。そして、このフォルゴーレはあらゆる戦線で任務についていた。
最も戦果を挙げたイタリアのエースのほとんど全員が、本機を駆った。アドリアーノ・ヴィスコンティ、ルイージ・ゴリーニ、フランコ・ルッキーニ(*3)、フランコ・ボルドーニ・ビスレッリ、フリオ・ニクロット・ドッリオ(*4)たちがそうであり、トップの戦果を収めたヴィットリオ・マルティオーニ曹長もまた然りであった。
戦争中に枢軸国軍が天空に放った戦闘機の中でも最も優美な機体の一つとされており、このフォルゴーレもまた格闘戦を得意とし、まさに格闘戦に特化した戦闘機であった。
フォルゴーレは1941年7月、イタリア王立空軍に引渡しが始まって任務につくと すぐに、そのずば抜けた速度と卓越した機動性で、第二次世界大戦期の戦闘機の中でも最もすばらしいことが判明した。
ところがその一方で、C.202は幾つか欠陥を抱えていた。すなわち、C.202の前身であったマッキC.200と同じく、危険な自転降下に陥ることがあった(*5)。
武装が貧弱で、二梃しか搭載されていない機銃も“ジャム”(弾詰まり)を起こしやすかった。
無線があてにならなかったので、パイロットは主翼を振っての意思疎通を強いられた。
酸素供給装置に至っては役に立たないことこの上なく、パイロットが任務を中断せざるを得なくなった原因の50パーセントから60パーセントにのぼったどころか、ときには致命的な事故をひき起こすことすらあったのだ。
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Yamato (大和), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the largest, heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displaclng 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46cm (18.1 inch) main guns. Neither survived the war.
Yes. Its magic engine output is higher than the previous Zero model.
The Kawanishi N1 K Kyōfū (強風 "moderate gale", Allied codename "Rex") was an Imperial Japanese Navy floatplane fighter.
The Kawanishi Shiden (紫電 "Violet Lightning") was an Imperial Japanese Navy land-based version of the N1K. Assigned the Allied codename "George", the N1K-J was considered by both its pilots and opponents to be one of the finest land-based fighters flown by the Japanese during World War II.
The N1K possessed a heavy armament and, unusually for a Japanese fighter, could absorb considerable battle damage.
The N1K-J evenly matched the F6F Hellcat and was a better match than the A6M Zero for such aircraft as the F4U Corsair and P-51 Mustang.
Despite such capability, it was produced too late and in insufficient numbers to affect the outcome of the war.
The Kawanishi H8K (二式大型飛行艇, Type2 Large Flying Boat, 二式大艇, Nishiki Daitei, Nishiki Taitei)
was an Imperial Japanese Navy Flying boat used during World War II for Maritime patrol duties.
The Allued reporting name for the type was "Emily".
A portable radio tranciever used by the US Army Signal Corps, consisting of an 18-vacuum tube, quartz crystal controlled portable FM receiver and transmitter.
Developed by the Galvin Manufacturing Company (Motorola).
Introduced in 1943. Insrumental in reestablishing order during the Battle of the Bulge.
This backpack-mounted unit was the first two way radio to be nicknamed a "walkie talkie"
Radio Set SCR-300
米国陸軍通信隊で使用された携帯無線機。
18本の真空管から構成される、水晶制御式のFM受信・送信機である。
ガルビン社(モトローラの前身)により開発され、1943年に導入された。
バルジの戦いでは命令系統を再確立するための手段となっている。