Syrian tank

My story of the Syrian BMP-1 started when I saw the picture of this up-armoured with old tires and sandbags vehicle. Wow! It was an awesome idea to build an interesting model. With hundreds pictures of Syrian BMPs this one presented itself as the most intriguing and was a typical eye-catcher. I completed the quite big box of additional parts: The tires – a few tires from my old kits and Miniart 35099 set with GAZ-AA wheels; Friulmodel tracks ATL-133; The road wheels – Panzer Art RE 35-188…

This is a big post about Syrian tanks in Syrian conflict. So prepare for words, but to make it easier i will add some pictures, because words are hard in 21st century. Syrian war is going on for 4-5 years, with high amount of videocameras recording combat inside of this torn country. It is very e...

Syrian tanks at war. Some pictures and words between them. - Page 7 - Mechanized Warfare - Sturgeon's House

The plethora of anti-tank weapons force people to dream up all kinds of odd tank mods.

1/35 scale diorama tank Syrian Civil war T-55AM by modeler Fabio Marini Ratings

Killer T-72 from Martin Red Kováč.

1960s NATO VTOLs - posted in Aerospace: Just about everyone has heard of the (in)famous F-35B VTOL aircraft, along with its predecessor the Harrier. The Soviets also dabbled in vertical takeoff aircraft throughout the latter half of the Cold War. However, did you know that during the 1960s, NATO seriously considered developing a supersonic VTOL strike fighter? It was thought that airbases would become unusable after the first hours of the war, so having a VTOL strike aircraft would allow…