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‘The Lun-class (harrier) ekranoplan was a seaplane used by the Soviet and Russian navies from 1987 to sometime in the late 1990s.

- Wikipedia

‘The 240-foot long Lun-class vessels were designed to skim just over the surface of the sea at up to 340-miles per-hour while carrying six, P-270 Moskit guided missiles meant to take out NATO ships.’  

- Defense Tech

‘The only Lun completed is now sitting unused at a naval station in the town of Kaspiysk.’ 

- Wikipedia

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Images 3-28 by Igor

Thank you to Defense Tech and Travel Centre

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’5 millenia old chariots and 12 horse skeletons were found in a tomb pit in the city of Luoyang in central China. Archaeologists believe the tomb was dug as part of the funeral rites of a minister or other nobleman during the Eastern Zhou dynasty period, about 2,500 years ago.’

- National Geographic

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Images 1-5: Zhang Xiaoli, Xinhua via Fame/Barcroft; 6: Imaginechina/AP

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