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In October, 83 years ago, the I-15bis took to the skies. This I-15 variant had a new upper wing section, a more powerful engine, and was capable of carrying up to 6 rockets. A total of 2,408 were built and served from 1938 with the USSR and China and with Spain from 1939.
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In 1949, 71 years ago, the AMX M4 made its debut. Originally featuring a form similar to the Tiger II, it later was upgraded to the familiar AMX 50 oscillating turret as well as an armour upgrade to 80mm, as 30mm was deemed unacceptably low.
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A child of the 1980s, in 1991 the Marksman made its debut. Mounting twin 35mm Oerlikon Autocannons spitting out 550rpm with a Marconi fire control system, it was produced in short numbers with only about 10 turrets believed to be made, and only 7 systems in use.
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In October, 76 years ago, the Me 262 A-1a/U1 first flew. It was a variant of the Me 262 jet fighter equipped with 6 cannons: 2x 20 mm, 2x 30 mm (MK 108), and 2x 30 mm (MK 103). In April 1945, German ace Heinz BΓ€r flew the aircraft and shot down several P-47 Thunderbolts.
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78 years ago, the Panzer III M made its first appearance on the battlefield. The M variant had the new SchΓΌrzen side-armour panels modification - this was a spaced armour steel skirt, put on the weak side of the hull and turret, designed to help protect against anti-tank rifles.
In October 1954, 66 years ago, T92 Light Tank appeared for the first time. While originally designed as an airdrop-capable replacement for the M41 Walker Bulldog, it was never accepted into service. M551 Sheridan was adopted instead, mostly for its swimming capabilities.
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In October 1942, 78 years ago, the Avro Lancaster B Mk III made its first flight. The Mk III saw the majority of its operations during the night. One famous mission was the sinking of the German Battleship Tirpitz - several 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs were dropped on it, sinking it.