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Panzer IV
At first used as infantry support, this soon became the main german battle tank used mainly against the soviets. -
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Hitler rises to power
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The Luftwaffe
One of the first violations of the Treaty of Versailles.The Luftwaffe was created as the airplane of choice of the german airforce.Although it was created in 1924, it won't be used till 1935 -
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Type VII U-boat
The most commonly used german military submarine in the siege of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic. -
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WWII
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The radar
John Randall and Harry Boot develop the cavity magnetron, only 10cm long and more efficient than any of it's former counterparts. -
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Nicknamed Zero, this is the first time it was used in battle, though it was tested five years prior.It's aim is to attack both aerial and land units. -
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North American P-51 Mustang
Its combination of speed, range, maneuverability, and firepower made it quite versatile, which also made it the plane of choice in missions with a high risk of failure. -
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T-34
This soviet tank was the response to the german Panzer IV tank.With a resistant front that could resist The Panzer's shots.It was also mass produced and became one of the longest existing tanks in service, in fact, this kind of tank can be found in the military's of african and asian countries. -
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Ilyushin Il-2
The best ground-attack aircraft in the world was this assault bomber first put in use in WW2.Specially good at destroying tanks. -
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M4 Sherman Tank
This American tank compensated it's lack of firepower with it's mass production, making the individual tank expendable. -
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Operation Barbarossa
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Tiger I
The most powerful tank during the starting years of WW2, there was no allied tank that could confront it.This would all change with the invention of better tanks. -
The Atomic Bomb
The first weapon of mass destruction, the Fat Boy and the Little Man, the weapons to end WW2, the brain child of the scientist at the Manhattan project.It would bring forth an age of American expansionism and worldwide proxy wars against the USSR and the rise of communism.
