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Shooting The Woodpecker – The WW2 Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun In Action (Watch)

First designed and produced by the Japanese Imperial Army, the Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun is a formidable weapon. It saw use throughout the Second…

Top Five Infantry Rifles From World War Two (Watch)

This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…

Firing the Massive WW2 88mm FLAK Gun – Massive Anti-Aircraft Gun

One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft defense…

Watch This Live Fire Training From Inside AC-130U Spooky Gunship

The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft currently in service with the United States Air Force. It is a variation of…

The AK-47 And The M-16 Show What They Can Do (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

The AK-47 and the M16 were two important rifles of the period following the Second World War. The AK-47, often known as the Kalashnikov after…

Top Five Infantry Rifles From World War Two (Watch)

This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…

Locked on Full Auto – Firing the 1919 Browning Automatic Rifle in Texas

The Browning Automatic Rifle, or simply BAR, proved to be one of the most reliable weapons of the Second World War. Developed on the eve…

WW2 Weapons: The M1 Garand Firing In Slow Motion (Watch)

General George S. Patton, one of the most important Allied generals of World War II, called the M1 Garand Rifle ‘the greatest battle implement ever…

Serious Hardware – Testing Out German WW2 Machine Guns On The Firing Range (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

These two machine guns, the MG-34 and the MG-42, were the primary arms given to the German infantry and their vehicles throughout World War 2.…

American WW2 Sniper Rifles: The Springfield Versus The M1 Garand (Watch)

In this video Paul Shull, host of ‘The Weapon Hunter’ asks the question – which sniper rifle used in World War 2 is better? Is…

10 Facts – The Tsar Bomba – the Biggest Bomb The World Has Ever Seen

Lincoln Riddle

Every aspect of the phrase, ‘weapons of mass destruction,’ applies to the Tsar Bomba. The weapon was the Soviet Union’s rebuttal to the United States…

7 World War Two Handguns For Normal Shooters And Collectors

War History Online presents this guest article by Sam Hoober, contributing editor for Bigfoot Gun Belts and Alien Gear Holsters. There were a number of…