Great Looking Military Equipment

[MolliG]

Now I expect most of us are here because, well we find all the topics and photos (Etc.) 'cool'. Now I know I wouldn't be here if back in the '90s I didn't find all the lovely pictures and footage in my Dad's collection of military related publications, 'cool'...

So what pieces of military equipment do you find interesting and attractive aesthetics wise?

Here's my list (There's no doubt more to add.):

http://wmilitary.neurok.ru/wwii/he111-f.jpg
Heinkel He 111

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/frenchaces/avions/luftwaffe/img/bf109_ph1.jpg
Messerschmitt BF 109F

http://www.ukairsoft.net/gallery/data/503/3459MEU_SOC_45.jpg
USMC M1911 MEU (SOC) .45

http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/gallery/vulcanb1640.jpg
Avro Vulcan

http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/gallery/tigers640.jpg
English Electric Lightning F.1

http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/armored_vehicles/tank/T62_8.jpg
T-62

Will add more later. :)

[MolliG]

http://www.iaf.org.il/sip_storage/files/7/257.jpg
Dassault Mirage IIIC (And other III variants.)

http://www.gunpartsandmilitaria.com/m1917full.jpg
.30-06 M1917 ('Enfield')

That's all of can think of at the moment. Me thinks aircraft will feature heavily in this topic ;).

woot

[Uninen]

http://www.airventure.de/historypics/fw190_1_jgrumbach.jpg

http://www.darklair.com/aircraft/fw-190.jpg

http://www.cs.uit.no/~kennethj/warbirds/gfx/newplanes/fw190a-2.jpg

FW 190 in all its variants.... (including Ta 152 and Dora-9...)

But really, the list is endless.. :oops:

[bloddyaxe]

http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/images/nieuport_11_03_750.jpg
Nieuport 11...................

http://www.army.lv/Samoleti/Mig/Mig-19/3.jpg
MiG 19

http://www.warbook2000.com/galeriasu27/su-27.jpg
Su 27

http://ttjstk.myrice.com/zdtj/gun/ak-47_icon.jpg.jpg
You know what this is...............

http://hersir.homestead.com/files/Viking/MarkusVikingSwordAmboss.jpg
Nordic style 9th century sword...

[American Patriot]

http://ttjstk.myrice.com/zdtj/gun/ak-47_icon.jpg.jpg

Early prototype of AK47?

[Operation Ivy]

F16 woot
http://www.voodoo.cz/falcon/old/f16010.jpg

M1 Garand woot
http://mgdon.best.vwh.net/dummies/Garand.jpg

M1/A1/A2 Abrams woot
http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v60/OpIvy/Tank23.jpg

[Uncle Sam]

I've always liked the way the P-51 Mustang looked
http://img30.photobucket.com/albums/v89/bargus/free-21.jpg

And the A4 Skyhawk...I don't know why really...
http://img30.photobucket.com/albums/v89/bargus/A4.jpg

[Ezra Coli]

Some of my all time favorite hardware:

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/geta-p/F/F-102/70704(usaf)f-102a-0408.jpg
Convair F-102

http://www.bentwaters.org/images/from/gp/voo/f101c-50-mc-560025.jpg
McDonnell F-101A Voodoo

http://www.tayyareci.com/rus-ucaklari/images/rus-images/mig19ek2.JPG
I too love the MiG-19 and all its variants

http://www.aeroplaneart.com.au/Images/JSJ_Supermarine_Scimitar_3.jpg
This whole era of British naval jets...

http://headsbunker.com/Gallery_HTML/NDM86/ndm86blu_03.jpg
I love my Drag!

http://www.army.lt/armor/gallery/M39.jpg
M60 series tanks. Classics.

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/submarines/centennial/images/argonaut300.jpg
Cruiser class subs, this one is the semi-flop Argonaut

[Marmot1]

http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/carros/outros/willys/jeep-willys-mb-5.jpg
http://www.normandy.it/images/willys.jpg
Jeep Willys


I can trade my Porshe 911 for one of those.... woot

[Russian Texan]

I can trade my Porshe 911 for one of those.... woot

I'll take you up on that offer.
What year is your 911 and what color is it?

[MVSpartan117]

MARPAT and M-16A4

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/cf1b2627a7b6717285256e5900044b9d/$FILE/Release0125-2004-02.jpg

[Marmot1]

I can trade my Porshe 911 for one of those.... woot

I'll take you up on that offer.
What year is your 911 and what color is it?

Dark Blue 1993 but in great condition... and your Willys?

[-Max2-]

F-14 Tomcat, sexiest jet ever built... :D

http://airshowpics.com/pics/asp01039.jpg

MP5 SMG.

http://www.srtsupply.com/images/HK/mp5a3.jpg

[elguapo]

SAAB Draken

http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/draken/j35akort.jpg

IOWA Class
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/images/bb-61-8505379.jpg

TU-22

http://ttjstk.myrice.com/elswq/kj/honzhaji/tu-22.jpg

Luger or the original "Fritz Helmet"

http://klad.hobby.ru/military_ger3_files/luger.jpg

Mirage III
http://forum.airforces.info/attachment.php?s=9794680892b486b61c4aff9ad4a5e22f&postid=328280

[rob]

http://usgi1911.tripod.com/gallery/Garand-Carbine.jpg
m1 garand and m1 carbine I guess they just dont make them like they used too ;)

http://www.thevietnam-database.co.uk/Guns/M1911.jpg
m1911

http://home.mindspring.com/~pdmarsh/myhobbypages/poweredmodelairplanes/myplanes/mya10project/real-a10.jpg
a10, a kind of beautiful you can only appretiate when your a grunt on the ground in need of some air cover, in which case no one knows a more beautiful sight.

[Russian Texan]

I can trade my Porshe 911 for one of those.... woot

I'll take you up on that offer.
What year is your 911 and what color is it?

Dark Blue 1993 but in great condition... and your Willys?

'93 is too old, at that age you are bound to do some major investment in order to keep it running. Also you are looking at about $20.000 market value(if it is in mint condition) which is probably close to the value of the fully restored Willys.
Actually I don't have a Jeep but if the trade-off was worthy I'd find one, sorry...

[spoonman]

this thread kicks ass.

AMD65
http://www.actionunlimited.net/images/AMD65.jpg

M4 w/ACOG
http://ttjstk.myrice.com/zdtj/gun/m4acog2.jpg.jpg

USP .45
http://www.streetpro.com/usp/images/usp-sof1.jpg

AH-1
http://www.wetwing.com/topics/kisarazu/kisarazufoto/ah-1.jpg

P-39 Airacobra
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/Images/P-39.jpg

[Operation Ivy]

Max the F-16 is sexier ;)

http://www.voodoo.cz/falcon/old/f16007.jpg

Tiger I
http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Tiger1-2002-Picz/Tigers-firing.jpg

T34
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/vy75/pictures/T34-G2.jpg

USS Enterprise
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/us/0109/uss.carriers/uss.enterprise.carrier.jpg

M4 Sherman
http://www.2worldwar2.com/images/m4-sherman.jpg

woot woot

[scrybe]

Tac-Ops Bravo 51
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/570/bravo51-1.jpg

HK USP Match
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/370/HK_Match.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1453/HK_Side.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/534/uspmatch_lg.jpg

SVD1
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2157/svd1.jpg

[xjym2002]

cross Lynx
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3043/Aviation_heli.jpg

[weedman]

http://orbita.starmedia.com/~rafadurst/Avi%F5es/Su34/Su34-5.jpg

[caleb]

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Leo2_Pics/LEOPARD2A6-BIG.jpg

Leopard 2A6

[MolliG]

Desertized Challenger II w/Skirts
http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/gulf_war_2_british_forces_operation_telic/optelic135.jpg

Looks tough... Looks British. :)

[Caraway]

Looks tough...looks German. Looks like the German railway gun Dora! :D The biggest gun EVER made. 800 mm caliber.

http://www.bmlv.gv.at/organisation/beitraege/as/big_images/as_bigimages_20000701_history_dora_650.jpg
http://users.swing.be/sw208720/char1/231955.jpg

[Longbranch]

Mig 25
http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25pd-004-libya.jpg

King Tiger
http://www.linux-penguin.org/achtungpanzer/gallery/images/tig2s_2.jpg

JS-3 Stalin's Tank
http://www.waffenhq.de/panzer/js3_01.jpg

M14
http://sparrowhawkm14.bizland.com/myriflephoto.jpg

Avro Arrow
http://www.angelfire.com/ab/avroarrow/images/ARRW05.jpg

Avro Canuck
http://www.avroland.ca/DownLoads/canuck640.jpg

[Falco]

CF18

http://www.aero-pix.com/qp02/cf18/cf18-a.jpg

http://www.aaeltd.com/images/cf18.jpg

http://www.airshowphotography.com/CF-18/mf03cf18-188720-18.jpg

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2002/photorelease/q2/c12-27887-9.jpg

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/images/cf18airshow2001ss_1.JPG

http://www.danshistory.com/images/f18_cf18_410_3.jpg

http://www.aircadetleague.on.ca/images/Hornet-Tutor-%20AETE-18.jpg

P51D

http://www.abbotsfordairshow.com/2001/p51.jpg

http://www.8afmuseum.net/images/images2/p51.jpg

[B25Hmitchell]

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/239_1082652098_lj23538.jpg

(R/C)

[n.ignomo]

http://www.passpass.net/web/pgm/imgs/minihecate/minihecate.jpg

[HELEX]

I) just love that design, and will never have one... :oops:

http://hpbimg.i-e-a.de/Mauser%2093%20mit%20NV%20und%20RF%20640.jpg

http://hpbimg.i-e-a.de/SR93%20ZF%20G22%20TOP%20dunkler%20800.jpg

[wyrm_142]

One acronym: MOAB

http://web.pdx.edu/~schmidtk/pics/MOAB_8.jpg


Flock (gaggle, herd, etc) of eagles.
http://web.pdx.edu/~schmidtk/pics/Eagle_ramp_1024_1.jpg



http://web.pdx.edu/~schmidtk/pics/hog_stang_eagle3.jpg

[n.ignomo]

http://membres.lycos.fr/nnadge/is_2_01.jpg

http://membres.lycos.fr/nnadge/pk-64347.jpg

http://membres.lycos.fr/nnadge/show_image.jpg

http://membres.lycos.fr/nnadge/NPROPA_femme_dgse.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/nnadge/imag0858.jpg

[MEGR]

AN94
http://military.myrice.com/weapoon/gun/an94/an94-02.jpg

Venerable M60
http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/weapons-recent/gpmg-m60-fixed.jpg

CAR15/m203
http://www.isayeret.com/weapons/assault/car15/m203-10.jpg

And the Javelin
http://www.bulba.eu.org/mil/free/javelin/javelin(2).jpg

[talib_killa34]

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/424_1082652576_0654965413213.jpg

Leo 2

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/424_1082652784_031121-a-2995r-031.jpg

M2-A2

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/424_1082652906_abram11.jpg

M1-A2

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/424_1082653108_f-18-dvic232.jpg

F/A-18 Hornet



http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/424_1082653213_aad.jpg

Blackhawk



Too many more to list here too. ;)

[Erik_MAA]

I always really liked the looks of the Mk1 tank:

http://gunpoint-3d.com/images/view/Mk1.f.jpg

I also really like the German Tank Destroyers:

http://members.rogers.com/georgeparada/gallery/images/jagd4_6.jpg

I think my favorite US vehicle of all time though, is....the Hemmet! Because it's so damn huge.

http://3dga.sns.hu/gallery/peetr/hemmt1.jpg

[Kitsune]

YOU ARE ALL WRONG !!!!!!






The most beautiful weapon ever devised by men is:
http://imperfectly.imperfectpeople.com/images/dreams/katana.jpg

[Threelions]

http://www.aviation-history.com/supermarine/spit-10a.jpg

The mighty Spitfire!

http://www.beehivehockey.com/images/history_images/12sunderland.jpg
Short Sunderland Flying boat!!

http://www.catalina.demon.nl/images/G-BLSC_1.jpg
PBY Catalina!

Cheers

[elguapo]

Great plane, my grandpa flew the Catalina. Unfortunately he found no U-boats. :(

[Johnnyringo]

http://home.mindspring.com/~pdmarsh/myhobbypages/poweredmodelairplanes/myplanes/mya10project/real-a10.jpg
a10, a kind of beautiful you can only appretiate when your a grunt on the ground in need of some air cover, in which case no one knows a more beautiful sight.[/quote]
I don't think that's the case of those Marines that got strafed by one in OIF
But it is a beautiful weapon when used properly.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

spitfire rules woot

The blackhawks a saviour these days, especially with the miniguns on the side ;)

[Ratamacue]

http://www.web-birds.com/phillips/corsair.jpg
F4U-4 Corsair

[Jurgen]

http://www.salute.co.uk/lowlevelhell/images/phantom.jpg
http://sunsite.tus.ac.jp/multimed/pics/vehicles/aircraft/phantom.gif
Phantom!

and ofcourse the M1A2... but that was allready posted... :roll:

[MolliG]

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8743/he220.jpg
He 220

[Fenna]

http://www.avweb.com/newspics/sidsland_lancaster1_lg.jpg

Avro Lancaster

[-Max2-]

B-52

http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jjuvonen/riat97/b52.jpg
http://www.prairieair.com/b52-2.gif
http://www.hacia-arriba.com.ar/hacia_arriba/img_fotos/B52.jpg

MLRS

http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/images/netstorm/mlrs.jpg
http://www.firstdefense.com/html/mlrs8.jpg

[Marmot1]

I can trade my Porshe 911 for one of those.... woot

I'll take you up on that offer.
What year is your 911 and what color is it?

Dark Blue 1993 but in great condition... and your Willys?

'93 is too old, at that age you are bound to do some major investment in order to keep it running. Also you are looking at about $20.000 market value(if it is in mint condition) which is probably close to the value of the fully restored Willys.
Actually I don't have a Jeep but if the trade-off was worthy I'd find one, sorry...

Actually it is perfect condition... and yes I am seeking market value...

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8296/Image51.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5028/Image52.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4127/Image015.jpg

[B25Hmitchell]

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[B25Hmitchell]

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/239_1082724124_b-52hires.jpg

[Ezra Coli]

this thread kicks ass.

AMD65
http://www.actionunlimited.net/images/AMD65.jpg


Spopnman, I agree on the AMD-65, but the one in your pic appears to be a Chinese or similar clone with an AMD lower handguard and a standard gas tube with the upper handguard fittings still in place. Still, a very nice Kalashnikov indeed, but I couldn't help share my AMD-65 pics too...

http://headsbunker.com/img/misc/amdtwins.jpg

http://headsbunker.com/img/misc/amd_no2_03.jpg

http://headsbunker.com/img/misc/amd_no2_04.jpg

[elguapo]

forward grip facing forward hummm isn't that uncomfortable?

[Ezra Coli]

forward grip facing forward hummm isn't that uncomfortable?

No, its actually more ergonomic and comfy. Hold a pencil in your fist with your thumb upward and place it in front of your chin with you elbow at a 45 degree bend or so. the pencil naturally tilts back toward you. Its works.

I do think it is that way more for economy or parts though, since the two grips are identical and interchangeable.

[Hullebullen]

Colorful Navy aircraft. Doesn't matter which, as long as they're colorful

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1373/usn1.JPG

The STRV 122

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4231/strv122.JPG

German sportscar with a big friggin' cannon...The JagdPanther

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2457/jagdpanther.JPG

M4/M203 combo

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7910/m4m203.jpg

HK G36C

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9278/hk_g36c.jpg

[EchoSierra2]

http://ttjstk.myrice.com/zdtj/gun/ak-47_icon.jpg.jpg

Early prototype of AK47? nah, it's the stamped sheet metal 47s. I like the ones that are milled.

[[AFSOC]]

Looks tough...looks German. Looks like the German railway gun Dora! :D The biggest gun EVER made. 800 mm caliber.

http://www.bmlv.gv.at/organisation/beitraege/as/big_images/as_bigimages_20000701_history_dora_650.jpg
http://users.swing.be/sw208720/char1/231955.jpg

Actually the HARP Cannon is biggest made...

Made by good ole Canadian and American engineers :D

http://www.heronaerospace.com/Graphics/HARP/HARPcannon-fig141-3b.gif

SEE

[Dagon]

HARP = 16"
16 inches = 40.64 centimeters
A bit more than half..

[[AFSOC]]

YEah guess your right.....

but the HARP cannon is still cooler

[Jack Mehoff]

MUAHHHHHHHAAAAAAA


http://membres.lycos.fr/nnadge/show_image.jpg

[Ghostwolf]

]
Actually the HARP Cannon is biggest made...

Made by good ole Canadian and American engineers :D

http://www.heronaerospace.com/Graphics/HARP/HARPcannon-fig141-3b.gif

SEE

Don't forget that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP, not HARP) will not succeed without Dr. Gerald Bull's effort in cannon design.

[EchoSierra2]

didnt that crazy old goat saddam want to make one that shot nuclear loads? i recall an HBO special about it.

[[AFSOC]]

]
Actually the HARP Cannon is biggest made...

Made by good ole Canadian and American engineers :D

http://www.heronaerospace.com/Graphics/HARP/HARPcannon-fig141-3b.gif

SEE

Don't forget that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP, not HARP) will not succeed without Dr. Gerald Bull's effort in cannon design.

Yeah tru....but Bull is dead now.

[fdt]

She's a real beauty... :hug: Elegance, power, speed and charm... They don't build such ships today... :(
http://www.battleships.spb.ru/Foto/Novik/Pic18.jpg