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  1. Future Infantry Soldier France

    Future Infantry Soldier France

    Future Infantry Soldier - France. The FELIN (Fantassin quipements et Liaisons Intgrs) system will be an integrated part of the French Army's future air and land network centric system, called BOA. The system will provide the soldier with improved close-combat capability in terms of lethality...
  2. Nazi Poster

    Nazi Poster

    Image from a sheet of miniature posters, based on the originals, intended for military modelling dioramas. I think this one states - 'Abandoned population, have confidence in the German soldier!'
  3. Pictorial history of WWI

    Pictorial history of WWI

  4. Detroyat French Frigate

    Detroyat French Frigate

    1976 DETROYAT One of a class of 17 corvettes (which the French Navy classifies as Avisos - Despatch Ships), optimised for coastal anti submarine patrols and colonial duties, with good endurance at the expense of speed. THE TYPE A-69 The primary mission of the 17 ships of the DEstienne...
  5. Bouclier French Escort ship

    Bouclier French Escort ship

    1937 BOUCLIER Last of a class of twelve light coastal defence ships, classified as Torpilleurs (torpedo boats), constructed for the French Navy between 1935 and 1937. THE MELPOMENE CLASS Under the London Naval Treaty of 1930, signatories were allowed to build small warships of up to 600...
  6. L'INFLEXIBLE

    L'INFLEXIBLE

    1982 LINFLEXIBLE. Added as an afterthought to the five-strong Le Redoutable class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed independently in the 1960s, LInflexible is sufficiently different from her sisters to be considered as the leader of a new sub-class. AN INDEPENDENT...
  7. SAPHIR French Submarien

    SAPHIR French Submarien

    1981 SAPHIR The smallest of their type in the world, the Rubis-class boats were Frances first nuclear-powered attack submarines, appearing almost two decades after Britains prototype Valiant class. THE SOUS-MAPJNS NUCLEATRES DATTAQUE (SNAS) Rubis (formerly Provence), the class leader, was...
  8. Provence French Battleship

    Provence French Battleship

    1913 PROVENCE, was almost a relic of a bygone age by the time of the fall of France in 1940, having already been in service for 25 years, but there were momentous events still to come. THE BRETAGNE CLASS The three ships of the class Bretagne and Lorraine were the others were authorised...
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    pz60011

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  10. Bretagne French battleship

    Bretagne French battleship

    1913 BRETAGNE. Leader of a class of three battleships constructed under the 1912 Programme for the French Navy, which entered service during the First World War.
  11. Courbet French Battleship

    Courbet French Battleship

    1911 COURBET. The leader of Frances first class of Dreadnought monocalibre battle ships, four of which were completed on the eve of the First World War. THE CO URBET CLASS Authorised under the 1910 construction programme, the Courbets were a rather tardy reply to the monocalibre...
  12. Carnot French Battleship

    Carnot French Battleship

    1894 CARNOT. One of a group of five very similar battleships constructed for the French Navy throughout the 1 890s, characterised by the extreme tumblehome of their hull form. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Naval architects of this period were forced to pay considerable attention, for the first...
  13. Marseillaise French Cruiser

    Marseillaise French Cruiser

    1935 MARSEILLAISE. One of the six-strong La Galissonnire class of light cruisers, completed for the French Navy in 1935 and 1937, three of which, including the Marseillaise, were scuttled at Toulon on the collapse of the Vichy regime in November 1942. THE LA GAIJISSONNIERE CLASS During the...
  14. Suffren French Cruiser

    Suffren French Cruiser

    1925 SUFFREN Leader of a class of four heavy cruisers which entered service with the French Navy in the early 1930s. THE SUFFREN CLASS These four ships, sometimes referred to as First Class cruisers in their home land, were modified versions of the first French treaty cruisers, the...
  15. Cassard French Frigate

    Cassard French Frigate

    1985 CASSARD. Originally there were to have been four frigates of this class, but the second pair was cancelled. Optimised for protection against air attack, they were also able to operate in the anti-ship ping and anti-submarine roles, thanks to a very comprehensive mix of weapons and sensors...
  16. Aconit French Destroyer

    Aconit French Destroyer

    1970 ACONIT A prototype anti-submarine corvette or destroyer built for the French Navy. Her name commemorates a Flower-class corvette of the wartime Free French Navy. AN EXPERIMENTAL SHIP The Aconit was the prototype for what the French Navy hoped would be a new series of convoy escorts...
  17. Baliste Destroyer

    Baliste Destroyer

    1937 BALISTE. Baliste was one of a class of 12 sub- 600 ton ships originally designated as escorts and intended for operation in the Mediterranean. She was to serve with three navies in the course of her very short life. THE 600-TON CLASS The London Naval Conference of 1930 allowed...
  18. Kleber Destroyer

    Kleber Destroyer

    1936 KLEBER. Along with a sister-ship, the Desaix, Klber originally served with the Kriegs marine before serving briefly with the French Navy during the 1950s. THE GERMAN TYPE 1934A DESTROYERS These formed a class of 12 ships, launched in 1 936-7, four of which were lost on 13 April 1940...
  19. LE Terrible French Destroyer

    LE Terrible French Destroyer

    1933 LETERRIBLE. The six ships of the Le Fantasque class, of which Le Terrible was the second to be completed, were what the French call Contre-Torpilleurs: heavily-armed, fast destroyers with good endurance in all sorts of conditions. THE LE FANTASQUE CLASS The six ships were ordered...
  20. Durandal French Destroyer

    Durandal French Destroyer

    1899 DURANDAL. The first true torpedo-boat destroyer constructed for the French Navy, leader of a class of four and a series of six basically similar classes, all of around 300 tons.
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