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Armored Vehicle Recognition Booklet
Manual
Gulf War
A Desert Shield Armored Vehicle Recognition booklet with many illustrations of vehicles organized by country.
Probably Authentic
Related: Recognition , Tank , Vehicle
Related Facts
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Navy recruited children to create 500,000 scale aircraft models.
Recognition models were used to train military personnel in aircraft, vehicle, and ship recognition and also in range estimation.
Recognition models were also know as "ID" or "spotter" models.
The internal combustion engine, armour plate, and caterpillar track were prerequisites to the development of the first tank.
The U.S Army's first use of a motorized vehicle (i.e. trucks) in a military operation was in the "Punitive Expedition" that pursued "Pancho" Villa into Mexico.
The German abbreviation 'Lkw' is short for Lastkraftwagen which translates to 'lorry' in English.