World War II vintage weapons used in conflicts during the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

The Avia S-199 was a propeller-driven built after by the two aircraft factories in : one of them officially called závod Avia ( Plant) (1946–48) and závod Avia-Jiřího Dimitrova (Avia-George Dimitroff-Plant, 1948–49) in Čakovice near Prague, as a post-war corporative part of the Automobilové závody, n.p. [Automotive Works, National Corp.], and the other one called závod Vysočany (Vysočany Plant, 1948–49) in Prague, as a corporative part of Letecké závody, n.p. [Aviation Works, National Corp.] It was constructed with parts and plans left over from aircraft production that had taken place under the country's German occupation during the war. Despite the aircraft's numerous problems and unpopularity with its pilots, it achieved fame as the first fighter obtained by the , for use during the . Czechoslovak pilots it Mezek ("Mule"), while in it was officially known as the Sakeen ("knife" in ). In practice, the aircraft was more often called or Messer (which also means "knife", in and ).



Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine




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T-34-85 and SU-100 in Yemen






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Rebels near the airport with a PTRS-41 (ПротивоТанковое Ружьё Симонова, or "Simonov anti-tank rifle



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Israeli soldiers armed with in Karabiner 98K Mauser rifle, the Six Day War of 1967.







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Israeli troops captured several tank destroyer SU-100 and T-34 tanks Egyptians in the Sinai desert. Six Day War of 1967




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A Syrian Panzer IV captured by Israeli forces in the Six Day War 1967.



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A very modernized Mosin–Nagant


The Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 was modified and adapted as a from 1932 onwards with mounts and scopes from Germany at first and subsequently with domestic designs (PE, PEM) and from 1942 was issued with 3.5-power PU fixed focus scopes to Soviet . It served quite prominently in the brutal on the , such as the , which made heroes of snipers like and . These sniper rifles were highly respected for being very rugged, reliable, accurate, and easy to maintain.[

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] Finland also employed the Mosin–Nagant as a sniper rifle, with similar success with their own designs and captured Soviet rifles. For example, is credited with killing 505 Soviet soldiers, many falling victim to his Finnish M/28-30 Mosin–Nagant rifle. Häyhä did not use a scope on his Mosin. In interviews Häyhä gave before his death, he said that the scope and mount designed by the Soviets required the shooter to expose himself too much and raise his head too high, increasing the chances of being spotted by the enemy.


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122 mm obús M1938 (M-30)



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Two captured D-44 85mm howitzers,Bien Hoa, 1966



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The old M-8 armored car just received an upgrade in Colombia:



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