Military & Aviation

The Piasecki HRP Rescuer was one of the first US military helicopters, entering service in 1947 and used by the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard

With a crew of two & 8–10 passengers or 2,000 lb. of cargo

It had a 105 mph max speed, 75 mph cruise speed, 300 mi range, 8,500 ft ceiling and 28 were built

The Curtiss SOC Seagull was a U.S. scout/observation biplane entering service in 1935, and serving in WWII.

A total of 322 were built

They had a 675 mi range, 2 crew (one pilot and one observer), 165 mph top speed, and light armament of two 7.62mm machine guns & one 325 lb depth charge #Flying

The Lockheed S-3 Viking was a U.S. carrier-based aircraft with 187 units built, serving from 1974 - 2016

It had a range of 3,182 mi, top speed of 494 mph a 4,900 lbs payload (including torpedoes and missiles), and a crew of 4

It served a anti-submarine (ASW) and multi-role platform #Flying

The German Junkers Ju-52 was the German Airforce workhorse during WWII, entering service in 1932

It had a range of 620 miles, carried 18 passengers or 12-14 troops, and a top speed of 153 mph

Crew of 3-4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator & gunner) and 5,000 were built with +200 lost in combat #Flying

The Caproni Ca.3 was an Italian WWI bomber with ~300 built and entering service in 1916

It had a range of 600 km, a payload of 800 kg, armed with 2x 6.5mm Ravelli machine guns and bombs

It had a top speed of 140 km/h, ceiling of 4,800m and a crew of 4 (2x pilots & 2x gunners)

#Flying

The LSM(R)-188 class was a US Navy WWII landing ship designed for rocket bombardment during amphibious assaults, entering service in 1945

60 were built & 12 were lost in combat

They were crewed by 138 men, armed with 105x rocket launchers, guns, and mortars, with a top speed of 13 knots

#Sailing

Sorrell Hiperlight SNS-8 is a single seat biplane designed for amateur construction, first built in 1982

A total of 603 were built, and they take 200-300 hours to assemble. The empty weight is the same as a large adult (112kg) with a 19L (5 Gal) fuel tank, range of 180 miles and top speed of 98 mph

The Fiat 2000 was an Italian tank with only 2 units built, entering service in 1918

It had a top speed of 6 mph, weighed 40 tons, had 50-mile range, and a crew of 10

Its weapons included a 65/17 modello cannon and six 6.5×52mm Carcano machine guns

#Military

The Fairey Swordfish was a British biplane torpedo bomber serving from 1936 - 1945

2,391 were built with 611 combat loses (25% loss rate)

It had a 1,030-mile range, 138 mph top speed, 1,500 lb payload, and carried torpedoes or bombs

Crewed by 3: a pilot, bombardier, and rear gunner #Flying

The EE-3 Jararaca is a Brazilian light 4x4 armored reconnaissance vehicle

Built by Engesa, 63 were made, entering service in 1979

It has a 750 km range, 90 km/h top speed, weighs 5.5 metric tons and has a crew of 3

The EE-3 is armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun or 20 mm cannon #Military

The Dornier Do 17, a German light bomber, entered service in 1937 and 2,139 were built

It had a range of 1,200 km, top speed of 410 km/h, and a crew of 4

It was armed with six MG 15 machine guns and a 1,000 kg bomb payload

The Do 17 was nicknamed the “Flying Pencil” for its sleek design. #Flying

Thanks @dragonat60.bsky.social ! We appreciate the correction on range. We appeared to have mixed up miles and km. Apologies for this 🙏

The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British jet-powered attack aircraft which first entered service in 1962

Designed for the Royal Navy, 211 were built. It had a range of 2,300 km, top speed of 1,100 km/h, 2 crew, and could carry 8,165 kg of bombs or missiles, including nuclear weapons

#Flying

The German Type 702 Berlin-class replenishment ship entered service in 2001 to support German navy ships

It has a crew of 139, 20-knot top speed and carries 9,300 tons of cargo, including fuel, ammo, and supplies

Armed with 4 MLG 27mm autocannons and MANPADS, it also supports helicopters #Sailing

The US T-1 submarine was a small diesel-electric training sub. Two were built (T-1 & T-2).

It had a crew of 18, 2 torpedo tubes, carried 4 torpedoes, had a top speed of 13 knots surfaced, and entered service in 1953.

Its main purpose was to train post-WWII crews. #Sailing

This is the Thanksgiving menu from 1907 served to the crew of the USS Kentucky (BB-6); a pre-dreadnought battleship of the US Navy, built for coastal defence

Commissioned in 1900, it had a crew of 550, dual 13-inch guns, top speed of 16 knots, and served until 1920

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 #Sailing

The KV-8 was a Soviet flamethrower tank, entering service in 1942

42 were built and 25 were lost in combat

There were armed with a 45mm gun and an ATO-41 flamethrower with a range of 90m and rate of fire of 25 bursts/min

It had a crew of 5, a range of 150 miles and a top speed of 22 mph #Military

The Bellanca 77-140 Bomber, built in 1934, was a US prototype bomber with only one unit constructed

It had a crew of 3, a range of 1,800 miles, a top speed of 200 mph, and a bomb payload capacity of 2,200 lbs. It was also armed with machine guns

It never entered combat active service #Flying

The Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye is a US airborne early warning aircraft, active since 1964

Its radar range is 250 mi, tracking 2,000 targets simultaneously

It has a flight range of 1,500 miles, service ceiling of 34,700 feet, top speed of 350 mph, and its crewed by 2 pilots & 3 operators #Flying

The M2 mortar is a U.S. 60mm infantry weapon which entered service in 1938

It has a 30 rpm sustained fire rate, a 2,000m range, and weighs 19 kg (42 lbs)

It’s Operated by a 3-man crew (gunner, assistant gunner, ammo bearer), over 60,000 were built

It saw action in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam #Guns

The Yasen-class submarine is a Russian nuclear-powered attack sub, entered service in 2013.

It carries 32 Kalibr or Oniks cruise missiles and torpedoes.

With a crew of 64, it has a top speed of 35 knots, max depth of 1,968 ft, and crush depth of 2,625 ft. Eleven are built or planned. #Sailing

The Type 92 heavy machine gun was a Japanese 7.7mm caliber firearm entering service in 1932

It weighted 55 lbs and had a 450-500 rpm rate of fire, a max range of 4,500m, and used 30-round strips

Over 45,000 were made. It saw action in the Second Sino-Japanese War, WWII, and other conflicts #Guns

The Breguet 14 was a WWI French bomber and recon biplane entering service in 1917

8,000 were built, with a top speed of 121 mph, 400 miles range and equipped with forward 7.7mm Vickers machine guns, a rear Lewis gun & up to 660 lbs of bombs.

During WWI, around 2,500 were lost in combat #Flying

The M551 Sheridan, a US light tank, entered service in 1969

1,662 were built. With a range of 350 miles and a top speed of 45 mph

They featured a 152mm M81 gun/launcher firing HEAT, AP, or Shillelagh missiles (4 rpm), plus a .50-cal MG. Crew of 4. 104 were lost in combat during Vietnam. #Military

The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was a U.S. light bomber that entered service in 1956

It had a crew of 3, range of 1,800 miles, a top speed of 631 mph, carried a 15,000 lb payload and was armed with 2x 20mm cannon

294 were built and 36 were lost in combat during the Vietnam War (12% loss rate) #Flying

The Diane-class submarines were built for the French Navy and served as coastal defense vessels. 11 were built between, entering service in 1932.

Each carried a crew of 41, armed with 8 torpedo tubes and a 75mm deck gun for surface combat.

They had a top speed of 14 knots (surface) #Sailing

The Northrop F-5 is a supersonic jet fighter, with over 2,600 units built. It entered service in the U.S. Air Force in 1962

It has a range of over 1,400 km, top speed of 1,700 km/h, and payload capacity of 3,200 kg

Armed with two 20mm cannons, air-to-air missiles, bombs, and rockets #Flying

The Sukhoi Su-2 is a Soviet light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, with over 800 units built

It had a range of 1,100 km, top speed of 486 km/h, and a bomb payload capacity of 600 kg

Armed with six 7.62×54mmR machine guns and rockets. The Su-2 entered service in 1940 during WWII. #Flying

The Airco DH.9A was a British WWI bomber that entered service in 1918. Around 2,250 were built.

It had a range of 430 miles, a top speed of 114 mph, and carried a 1,040 lb bomb payload.

Armed with a .303 Lewis MG and a Vickers MG, it excelled in reconnaissance and bombing missions. #Aviation

The Asama-class cruisers, built in the 1890s for the Japanese Navy, served as cruisers for fleet scouting and protection

Two were built, with a crew of ~577. Armed with 8” guns & 6” secondaries, they reached 21 knots

They entered service in 1899, proving vital in the Russo-Japanese War #Sailing