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Warships International Fleet Review 2007 No 02

review:
While browsing a news-stand the other month, I came across a new (to me) magazine on the world's navies. On having a look through the pages, I rapidly came to the conclusion that this is a valuable resource to the naval modeller, having as it does many very good photos of current, and older, vessels. On reading this magazine later from cover to cover, I decided that it was going to join the very short list of subscriptions I have. 
So what makes this magazine different from others out there? Well, it's quite up-to-date for print media. There are four pages dedicated to global naval news ranging from the RAN not buying the Kidds, to the order for the RN Type 45 destroyers, to the USN looking at refitting the USS Miami to allow women to serve on submarines. As well as this, the feature articles are well researched and written, varying from one-page featurettes, eg on the USN Goshawk training aircraft to eg, seven pages on the state of the Russian Navy, another seven pages on the US Fifth Fleet and associated stories (for the uninitiated, the Fifth Fleet are based in the Gulf), and three pages on RIMPAC 2000, among others. 

The magazine is generously sprinkled with photos, illustrating the text, and the quality of these photos is very high. Certainly in this issue alone, I have doubled the number of good photos of Soviet/Russian warships available for detailing my models. As well as the imagery, the actual articles are well-informed, and thought-provoking. Written with both the naval enthusiast and the occasional purchaser in mind, they provide enough information for people new to the subject to be comfortable as well as not being dumbed-down so much that those experienced with the topic are left bored. It's a hard mix to do, but one they have managed very well. 

Publisher: HPC Publishing
Language: English
Pages: 60
Format: pdf
Size: 34,1 Mb

Thanks to adeda, vihot & Starboard :)