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“Secret” Military Bases Hiding In Plain Sight

Ian Harvey

You won’t find any of these locations on a tourist map, but all of them are real, important, and maybe just a little bit scary…

Russians Replace AK-74M With Redesigned Rifles

Ian Harvey

The Russian military is replacing their AK-74M assault rifles with the new AK-12 and AK-15 models. The Russians have wanted to update their assault rifles…

Unsinkable Sam – Legendary Cat Survived 3 Sinking Ships

Since ancient times, there are stories of ships in which cats were indispensable inhabitants. The main purpose of cats was to fight against rodents, since…

Smart Weapons in Desert Storm

Praise Ojo

The Gulf War of 1991 saw “smart weapons” play a key role in ensuring victory for the coalition forces. Missiles could now “think” and navigate…

The StuG – Sturmgeschütz SPG in Dozens of Photos

Sturmgeschütz (or StuG) was a series of self-propelled artillery used by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. The most common version, the StuG III,…

Another War Memorial Trashed in Australia

It is difficult to say what motivates someone, or a group of people, to trash an object meant to remind us of the horrors and…

The Exocet Anti-Ship Missile – A Game Changer

Matthew Gaskill

Generally speaking, when large and powerful nations go to war with each other, they generally use weapons or weapons systems designed themselves or by close…

Most Famous Japanese Plane of WWII – 15 Facts About the Mitsubishi Zero

One of the most famous planes of the Second World War, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen, was Japan’s best fighter and the bane of Allied airmen…

Air Cavalry Tactics in Vietnam

wolfenlord

Two distances that appear the same in a flat tactical map may be very different when moving infantry divisions over difficult or treacherous terrain like…

Soldiers Destroyed Town and Everyone in It: Drone Footage of Devastated Oradour

Just a few miles to the northeast of Limoges, France, is one of the most poignant and tragically beautiful of all war memorials. Today, the…

Zina – Germans Took Her Hands and Legs but She Inspired Her Nation

“You have been riveted to a hospital bed, but you can firmly say that you were in the forefront of fighters, tankmen, pilots and artillerymen…

Evolution of the Sidearm – The History of the Pistol

Praise Ojo

The first use of hand cannons in Europe is credited to the Hussites during the Bohemian revolution. Their efficacy in battle changed European warfare a…