U. S. Tank Destroyers in Action oversize AS NEW

By the early-mid-1930s, de Havilland had a reputation for innovative high-speed aircraft with the DH.88 Comet racer. The later DH.91 Albatross airliner pioneered the composite wood construction used for the Mosquito. The 22-passenger Albatross could cruise at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h) at 11,000 feet (3,400 m), 100 mph (160 km/h) faster than the Handley Page H.P.42 and other biplanes it was replacing.[10][nb 1] The wooden monocoque construction not only saved weight and compensated for the low power of the de Havilland Gipsy Twelve engines used by this aircraft, but simplified production and reduced construction time.: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1998. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [8.5 by 11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 49. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... A tank destroyer or tank hunter is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a direct-fire artillery gun or missile launcher, with limited operational capacities and designed specifically to engage enemy tanks. Tanks are armoured fighting vehicles designed for front-line combat, combining operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities; tanks perform all primary tasks of the armoured troops. The tank destroyer on the other hand is specifically designed to take on enemy tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles. Many are based on a tracked tank chassis, while others are wheeled.