The Panther was the best all-round German tank of the war and although conceived as a medium tank
These lead bullets were sometimes inscribed with such messages as “Take this
the QF 6-pounder made an immediate impact on the battefield
This was the only occasion the mighty battleship fired her main battery in anger
The large flat rear deck made her suitable to test the concept of a helicopter carrier – the world’s first – using a Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird) as a spotter aircraft
Italian Gabbiano-class Corvette 1020 The Panther was the bestThe Italian Navy was a professional force that had high hopes for its performance in WWII. Italian light forces were to gain a reputation for skill, daring and great bravery under Mussolini and his cohorts, and even after. By the start of the war, as well as capital ships, it fielded 59 destroyers and 67 torpedo boats, a fast class of small destroyers. The navy, modern in other ways, was short of fuel, hampering many operations despite the bravery and