Monday 27 October 2008

Imperial War Museum London

Last week, I went to the Imperial War Museum in London to wait for my wife to finish her overtime work on Saturday.

Entrance was free of charge so that was nice. These are some of the exhibits that I particularly liked. Enjoy.



Wehrmacht Jagdpanther - Germany's WW2 tank killer






Russian T34 tank



British Army M3 Grant tank as used by General Montgomery




Little Boy atomic bomb, similar to the one dropped in Japan





Rheinmetall PAK 37 Anti-tank gun
Caliber: 37mm
Rate of fire: 13 rounds/minute
Effective range: 300m
Maximum range: 5484m






A big caliber cannon from a Royal Navy battleship




Italian midget submarine


Weapons used by British SAS during their counter-insurgency operations in Borneo




French Exocet anti-ship missile



A surface-to-air missile system




Rheinmetall Zwillingsflak 20mm twin barrel anti-aircraft cannon
Caliber: 20mm
Range: 2000m
Rate of fire: 1000 rounds/minute





Wehrmacht 8.8cm Flak 36 - also commonly known as the '88'
A very popular anti-tank gun used by the German forces of WW2. It has even been used as anti-aircraft artillery.









Focke Wulf FW-190
Sopwith Camel





North American P-51 Mustang







Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1A