Mohamed A

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Ta-152H Teil 1   Ta-152H Manual Translated   Ta 152 C, Baubeschreibung Nr.290, 5.Januar 1945, 12 Seiten    Ta 152 H-0, H-1, Vorläufiges Handbuch, Elektrisches Bordnetz, Januar 1945, 42 Seiten    Ta 152, Ersatzteil-Liste Ta 152, Januar 1945, 299 Seiten   Ta 152 C,H, Werkzeichnungen , 1943-1945, Band 1, 104 Seiten   Do-335 A1 Teil 0 Flight Handbook   Do-335 Patentschrift Document   Do-335 A1 Geraeteliste   Do 335 A-6 Nachtjaeger   Baubeschreibung Do 335 B-0 Zerstoerer   Daimler Benz Handbuch DB 601 A-B   Daimler Benz DB 603 A Handbuch   Daimler Benz DB 603 E-G Handbuch   -----   IL-2 FLIGHT MANUAL TRANSLATED 1942   -----   SPITFIRE IX, XI & XVI PILOTS NOTES THIRD EDITION   More later.

For all you non-Russian speakers, the balls are made from a material called ULTRAPORCELAIN.

During RAE one missile gone wild...

 

 

I have finally found out what the turbine inlet temperature for an AGT-1500 is.  It's 1190 C according to this document on adapting the engine to maritime use.  Considering that Mitsubishi has pushed turbine inlet temperatures to 1600 C, it would be possible to do much better if anyone had a desire to make a modern tank that did not have the same MTU engine as everything else.

T-34 EARLY TANK SERVICE MANUAL
 
North Korea's Military Threat: Pyongyang's conventional forces, WMD's and Ballistic Missiles   1976 US report on capabilities of and countermeasures to the ZSU-23-4 Shilka   Technical Manual for M6 and M6A1 heavy tanks   Also a good book

Primary sources are a harsher mistress than heroin. Post your best docs, videos, and photos here! Make sure that your documents have good citations, photos have confirmed locations and dates (and are actually significant, we don't need millions of pictures of T-26 #550424). Use reliable hosting! Youtube, Picasa, or a government agency's hosting where you got them from in the first place. I will periodically update the OP with everything posted in the thread. 
 
Documents not strictly falling into "Allied" or "Axis" categories, or subcategories, will be sorted by country of origin.
 
Allied
 
British Empire and Commonwealth (excluding Canada)
T-90S manual (Russian) T-72B Manual (Russian)
T-64 1984 Manual (Russian)
T-34 EARLY TANK SERVICE MANUAL
1976 US report on capabilities of and countermeasures to the ZSU-23-4 Shilka
 
United States and Canada
Ballistic Tests of Armor Materials (American penetration standards) MECHANISM OF ARMOR PENETRATION (Investigation of projectile shatter) THE PERFORMANCE OF SUB-CALIBER PROJECTILES COMPARED WITH THAT OF CONVENTIONAL TYPES Fragment Penetration Tests of Armor Principles of Armor Protection (Decapping plates research) Grooved Armor Plate Photographic Study of Impact of Ball and Armor Piercing Ammunition on Armor Plate Light Armor Plate Development Test of Laminated Thin Armor Plate Metallurgical Examination of Samples Representing Ninety-Six Two Inch Thick Ballistic Test Plates Welding of Armor: Summary of Ballistic Shock Test Results on 1-1/2 Inch Homogeneous Armor 'H' Plates Welded with Austenitic Electrodes and Tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground Armor. Metallurgical Examination of Cast Turret Number 757 for M4 Tank, Manufactured by Union Steel Castings Co., Ballistically Tested at Subzero Temperatures at Camp Shilo Historical Review of the Correlation of Ballistic and Metallurgical Characteristics of Domestic Armor at Watertown Arsenal Metallurgical Examination of 2 Inch, 2-1/2 Inch, and 3 Inch Rolled Homogeneous Armor Employed in the Ballistic Evaluation of Armor against 57 mm and 90 mm Armor-Piercing Projectiles Resistance of Various Steels to Perforation by Fragment Simulating Projectiles Metallurgical Examination of Sections from the Cast Armor Turret made by Continental Foundry and Machine Company and two Trunnion Pins from a Heavy Tank M6A2E1 Comparative Effectiveness of Armor-Defeating Ammunition (Normalization and penetration) Armor Plate Ballistic Testing Metallurgical Examination of Section from 6 in. Experimental M4A3E2 Assault Turret Manufactured by Union Steel Castings Division of Blaw-Knox Company Metallurgical Evaluation of a Method of Anti-Personnel Defense for the Medium Tank M4A1 Metallurgical Examination of Twelve 2 1/2 Inch Thick Rolled Homogeneous and Sixteen 2 1/2 Inch Thick Face Hardened Armor Plates Manufactured by Carnegie-Illinois Steel Penetration of Homogeneous Armor by 3-inch Flat-Nosed Projectiles Comparative Effectiveness of Armor-Defeating Ammunition THE EFFECT OF SYSTEM DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS ON FIRST ROUND HITTING PROBABILITY OF TANK FIRED PROJECTILES Handbook of Ballistic and Engineering Data for Ammunition. Volume 1. 20-1-95 to 75-1-310 Included Test of 105mm Shot, T182 Development of 90mm Gun Tank, T69 SOLID STEEL AP PROJECTILES. CONVENTIONAL, TRUNCATED AND TIPPED TRUNCATED OGIVAL TYPES
History of the Subcommittee on Welding of Armor Ferrous Metallurgical Advisory Board Ordnance Department U.S. Army
Welding of Armor. Summary of Ballistic Shock Test Results on 1/2, 3/8, and 1/4 Inch Thick Homogeneous Armor 'H' Plates Welded with Austenitic Electrodes and Tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground during the Period from 1 October 1942 through 31 March 1943
REVISED SUMMARY OF ORO PROJECTS, SPECIAL STUDIES AND FIELD OPERATIONS TO MAY 31, 1952. VOLUME 1
CONTROL OF GUN FUMES IN M-4 SERIES MEDIUM TANKS
ADEQUATE HEAD ROOM IN TANKS
APPRAISAL OF KIND AND DEGREE OF PHYSICAL EFFORT REQUIRED OF TANK CREWS IN RELATION TO FATIGUE
Heavy Tank T26E1 Metallurgical Examination of Components which Failed Under Ballistic Tests
Comparison Test of Tank, Combat, Full-Tracked, 105-mm Gun, M60A1
STUDY OF ERRORS IN RANGE ESTIMATION WITH THE UNAIDED EYE
Evaluation of American telescopic tank sights
DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF HEAT TRANSMITTED TO THE FIGHTING COMPARTMENT OF TANKS UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS
CONTROL OF GUN FUMES IN M4 SERIES MEDIUM TANKS BY POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION
REPORT ON GUN FUME HAZARD FROM 37MM GUN IN M5 LIGHT TANK
DETERMINATION OF BASIC VENTILATION CHARACTERISTICS OF TANKS OF THE M4 SERIES. DETERMINATION OF BASIC VENTILATION CHARACTERISTICS OF TANKS OF THE M5 SERIES
PLACEMENT AND MOUNTING OF SIGHTS IN TANKS
DISCUSSION OF VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS OF ARMORED VEHICLES
Work on Sabot-Projectiles and Supplements, 1942-1944
M4A3 Manual
M103 armour requirements
US Armor in Korea, pt. 1
US Armor in Korea, pt. 2
XM1 Engine Troubles
Analysis of the effectiveness of American tank destroyers
US testing of MTU MT883 Diesel engine for possible use in M1 Abrams
Development of 105mm HEAT round T-384 (US)
Human factors and safety assessment of the M1A1 Abrams
Alternate armament for M551
Anti-Armor Defense Data Study (A2D2) ‘How to Research’ Guide
Anti-Armor Defense Data Study (A2D2). Technical Report
Anti-Armor Defense Data Study (A2D2). Volume 2. U.S. Anti-Tank Defense at Mortain, France (August, 1944)
Anti-Armor Defense Data Study (A2D2). Volume 3. U.S. Anti-Tank Defense at Dom Butgenbach, Belgium (December, 1944)
Anti-Armor Defense Data Study (A2D2).  Volume 4. US Anti-Tank Defense at Krinkelt-Rocherath, Belgium (December, 1944)
Evaluation of Siliceous Cored Armor for the XM60 Tank
INVESTIGATION OF THE VULNERABILITY TO BALLISTIC ATTACK OF TWO T77 OSCILLATING TURRETS
War Metallurgy
Protection provided by steel and aluminum armor against fragments from high-explosive ammunition
3" M62 AP ammunition trials
United States Ammunition Data Sheets
An Overview of Novel Penetrator Technology
Medium caliber ammunition effect on urban targets
M36 Crew Training Manual
90mm M3 Armor Piercing Ammunition
M4 (105) Training Manual
M1A1/M1A2 TUSK 1/2 Manual
Technical Manual for M6 and M6A1 heavy tanks
Canadian war diaries of the Normandy campaign
Other
Swiss Anti-Tank Guns (in German) Penetrator strength effect in long-rod critical ricochet angle AMX-13 prototype trials at Aberdeen 12cm kanon STRV 121/122. Skjuttabeller Renault FT-17 manual  
Axis
 
Germany
Armor: Metallurgical Examination of Armor and Welded Joints from the Side of a German PzKw Vf (Panther) Tank Metallurgical Examination of a 3-1/4 in. Thick Armor Plate from a German PzKw V (Panther) Tank Armor Plate. Metallurgical Examination of German Armor from a Pz. Kw. III Tank Principles of Armor Protection (ballistic testing of scale Pak 40 shells) Interrogation of Herr Stiele von Heydekampf (On Porsche's designs, Tiger/Panther development, T-34's influence on German tank development, and long term trends in German tank building) Pantherfibel.pdf German tank production, availability, and losses in WWII Leitchttraktor manual British analysis of King Tiger turret (Porsche) Vulnerability of Tiger Tanks Tiger Operations Handbook: Tigerfibel  
Japan
The Metallurgical Examination of a Japanese Samurai Sword Japanese light armour (part 1) Japanese light armour (part 2) Japanese heavy armour  
Italy
 
Other
 
North Korea country handbook
 
 
It's sparse for now, but I'll slowly but surely transfer my collection. Contribute all you got!

That cross-section is a good illustration of one of the biggest problems in VTOL design; the center of gravity must be over the center of thrust when the design is in VTOL mode.  The illustration of the puffer jet system is good too.
 
Apparently the center engine is basically a Spey, but with the swivel nozzles off of a Pegasus.  I don't know WTF they were thinking, since the Pegasus was already available and produced about double the thrust of their VTOL Spey thingie.  Wikipedia claims that they thought the smaller cross section of the engine would reduce drag, but I have no idea how they though they were coming out ahead with the dead weight from those two lift engines if that's what they were really thinking.

F-15B Technology demonstrator.  Neat.
 

My USMC friend said that they once found an IED hidden in a street block.
 
The IED composed of 4 155mm artillery shells (each one ~ 55kg). Managed to deactivate it though thankfully. 

Neat video showing off how HEAT shells work. The guy detonates 4 charges, one that's just explosive, one with explosive that has an indentation in it, then one with an explosive that has an indentation in it that's filled with metal, and finally, the same charge as in part 3, but at a small offset to focus the blast.
 

Some more:
 
767-300 Flight Crew Operations Manual For Norwind Airlines - Document Number D632T001-36NRW - Revision Number: 9- Revision Date: August 16, 2013
 
Polkarpov Po-2 technical manual 
 
TECHNICAL MANUAL, ENGINEERING HANDBOOK SERIES FOR AIRCRAFT REPAIR, GENERAL MANUAL FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR T.O. NAVAIR 01-1A-1 - 1 APRIL 2015
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-1 to 6-49) part 1
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-50 to 6-86P) part 2   NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-87 to 6-108) part 3   WW2/Korean War stuff is also allowed, right?

Pilots Flight Operating Instructions for Army Model B-17 F and G, British Model Fortress II
 
P-40N Erection and Maintance
 
P-40N Flight Operating Instructions
 
F-86A Flight Handbook AN 01-60JLA-1 30 July 1952
 
F-86A Flight Handbook T.O. 1F-86-A-1 - 30 August 1957
 
More later.

There are all sorts of AT mines, with HEAT, EFP or just 10 kgs of explosives in it. Add here how deep particular mine was. Mine also can detonate ammo or set propellant charges on fire.

Here's a bunch of stuff:
 
Guide on using E-24 in MiG-23ML Part 1
 
Guide on using E-24 in MiG-23ML Part 2
 
Supposed digital transcription of Mi-24V(P) Pilots notes
 
MiG-21Bis Performance Analysis Tumanskiy R-25-300   Luftwaffenmaterialkommando GAF T.O. 1F-MIG29-1 Flight Manual MiG-29 (English)   SU-27SK Flight Manual Part 1   SU-27SK Flight Manual Part 2   ICAS2002 Congress - Generations of Su-27 Fighter - Mickhail A. Pogossyan, Mickhail P. Simonov, German I. Zagainov, Alexy Z. Tarasov - Sukhoi Aircraft Design Bureau, Russia   Aviation Week September 24 1990- Su-27 British Pilot Report (1 of 2)   Aviation Week September 24 1990- Su-27 British Pilot Report (2 of 2)   Russian performance charts for many planes   ---   Vulcan B MK. 2 Aircrew Manual   Hunter F.1 Pilots Notes   Sea Hawk F.2, F.B.3&5 and F.G.A.4&6 Pilots Notes   Sea Hornet F.20 Pilots Notes   Venom FB.4 Pilots Notes   ---   Mirage 2000C Manual   I'll do US stuff later. 

I was just going to talk about this ^ 
 
It was a good old NERA upgrade kit, absent of any ceramics. Iraq had problems producing steel, never-mind ceramics. 

Aren't the blocks made of spaced layers of aluminum, rubber and steel?
 

 
Apparently it adds 240mm eRHA against HEAT and 270-320mm eRHA against KE

Some more:
 
767-300 Flight Crew Operations Manual For Norwind Airlines - Document Number D632T001-36NRW - Revision Number: 9- Revision Date: August 16, 2013
 
Polkarpov Po-2 technical manual 
 
TECHNICAL MANUAL, ENGINEERING HANDBOOK SERIES FOR AIRCRAFT REPAIR, GENERAL MANUAL FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR T.O. NAVAIR 01-1A-1 - 1 APRIL 2015
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-1 to 6-49) part 1
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-50 to 6-86P) part 2   NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-87 to 6-108) part 3   WW2/Korean War stuff is also allowed, right?

And the list goes on, US:
 
Aparent AN/APG–68(V5) Operations Guide, Used on F-16C Aircraft   NAVEDTRA 14014A Ch. 9 Aircraft Ordnance   Weapons File 2003-2004   AIM-4F Falcon Characteristics Summary September 1963   AIM-4D Falcon Standard Missile Characteristics September 1963   APPROVED NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN FOR THE AIM-7M/P SPARROW MISSILE SYSTEM N88-NTSP-A-50-8008C/A   NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN FOR THE AIM-9M SIDEWINDER MISSILE SYSTEM(FOR MODELS THROUGH AIM-9M-10) N78-NTSP-A-50-8105C/A   NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN FOR THE AIM-9X SIDEWINDER MISSILE SYSTEM N88-NTSP-A-50-9601A/A   APPROVED NAVY TRAINING PLAN FOR THE AIM-9M SIDEWINDER MISSILE SYSTEM (FOR MODELS THROUGH AIM-9M-8) A-50-8105B/A   DRAFT NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN FOR THE AIM-54 PHOENIX MISSILE N88-NTSP-A-50-8007C/D   APPROVED NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN FOR THE AIM-120 ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE N88-NTSP-A-50-8111C/A   A-10/GAU-8 Low Angle Test Firings Versus Simulated Soviet Tank Company NPS-50-80-008   A4D-2 Standard Aircraft Characteristics   Naval Air Training And Operating Procedures Standardization Manual A-4A/B/C   F-16A-B MLU Pilot Guide Part 1   F-16A-B MLU Pilot Guide Part 2   Pilot Operational Procedures of F-16   USAF Test Pilot School F-4 Phantom II Guide   USAF T. O. 1F-4C-1-2 Flight Operating Difference Supplemental Data USAF Series F-4E Aircraft Thunderbird Configuration   NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model RF-4B Aircraft NAVWEPS 01-235FDC-1   NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model F-4J Aircraft NAVAIR 01-245FDD-1   NAVAIR 01-F14AAP-1B NATOPS POCKET CHECKLIST F-14B AIRCRAFT   NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL F−14D AIRCRAFT   XB-35 Pilots Handbook   YB-49 Pilots Handbook   YRB-49A Pilots Handbook   YF-12 Utility Flight Manual   747-400 Flight Crew Operations Manual   Boeing 747-400 Operations Manual   Saab SK35C Draken Flight Manual SFI FPL SK35C 29 October 1994   YF-23A DECLASSIFIED UTILITY MANUAL   NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL AV-8B/TAV-8B 161573 AND UP AIRCRAFT   Now, an important note: My interest in Aviation is not as high as my interest for Ground/Mechanized forces. Most of these manuals, books, etc were collected by my friend.            

Some more:
 
767-300 Flight Crew Operations Manual For Norwind Airlines - Document Number D632T001-36NRW - Revision Number: 9- Revision Date: August 16, 2013
 
Polkarpov Po-2 technical manual 
 
TECHNICAL MANUAL, ENGINEERING HANDBOOK SERIES FOR AIRCRAFT REPAIR, GENERAL MANUAL FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR T.O. NAVAIR 01-1A-1 - 1 APRIL 2015
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-1 to 6-49) part 1
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-50 to 6-86P) part 2   NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-87 to 6-108) part 3   WW2/Korean War stuff is also allowed, right?

No accurate number exist, because of convoluted organisation of ATO forces. Right Sector, Azov, Donbas, Aidar, and many lesser units. Kiev also created units made out of criminals - Tornado/Shakhtarsk is well-known example.

Some more:
 
767-300 Flight Crew Operations Manual For Norwind Airlines - Document Number D632T001-36NRW - Revision Number: 9- Revision Date: August 16, 2013
 
Polkarpov Po-2 technical manual 
 
TECHNICAL MANUAL, ENGINEERING HANDBOOK SERIES FOR AIRCRAFT REPAIR, GENERAL MANUAL FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR T.O. NAVAIR 01-1A-1 - 1 APRIL 2015
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-1 to 6-49) part 1
 
NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-50 to 6-86P) part 2   NAVAIR 01-245DB-2-1.2 (6-87 to 6-108) part 3   WW2/Korean War stuff is also allowed, right?

Yes. In fact, their emblem is so obvious...

 

No. Only static display.

Those T-80BVs were Yemen's army (or Republican guards) tanks from Belarus, AFAIK. Those tanks are like 20 years old. Plenty of them were simply abandoned.