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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…

Nine Reasons For Allied Victory In The Hard-Fought Battle of Britain

The most famous aerial battle in history, the Battle of Britain was a hard fought and desperate struggle to hold back Nazi Germany. Having launched…

The Sturmtiger – Massive WW2 Tank With 380mm Rocket Launcher (Watch)

The Sturmtiger (‘Assault Tiger’) was an assault gun used by the Germans during World War II. It was built to support troops fighting in towns…

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…

When a WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home

Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…

Hated By Infantry, Used By Royal Tank Corps – The Carden Loyd Carrier (Watch)

This film is the 2nd in a series of short films that covers some of The Tank Museum’s collection of vehicles. It is presented by…

From The Tank Museum – The World’s First Modern Tank (Watch)

The tank was one of the most important weapons of World War II. However, the first tanks were built during World War I (1914 –…

Soaring with the Warbirds – Flying WW2 Planes in Oregon

Today’s modern air flights mainly consist sitting in a cramped seat and looking out of a tiny window. But flyers in Central Oregon had the…

The Tigr – Awesome Russian Remote-Controlled Armored Vehicle (Watch)

A Russian military-industrial company, VPK LLC, has designed a new, remotely controlled vehicle. The vehicle is a remotely controlled model of the wheeled armored vehicle, the Tigr.…

Flying Fortress Second World War bomber visits Eugene, Oregon

A bit of Second World War flying history, a B-17 Flying Fortress, called the ‘Madra Maiden’ touched down March 6 at Eugene, Ore., as part…

StuG III- The Most Produced Armored Assault Vehicle Of Nazi Germany

The Sturmgeschütz III was most definitely one of the most iconic tank destroyers of WWII. Contributing to the cult status of StuG was the fact…