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Powerful Pieces of Kit – 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.…

Amazing Rare Footage of The Heavy German Tiger Tank – Feared On The Battlefields of WW2

The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the tank which was most feared by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The thing that…

Heavy Tank Profile: One of The Most Effective Tanks of WW2 – The King Tiger

Following the fearsome Tiger I, its successor brought on even more armor and firepower. Even though Tiger II was only operational during a brief period…

The Mighty Japanese Battleship Musashi – The Launch that Flooded Nagasaki

It was one of the biggest ships to ever ply the seas and ensure Japan’s conquest of the Asia-Pacific region during WWII. It was so…

Get A Really Good Look: 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…

Fantastic… Starting And Driving The Only Operational King Tiger In The World (Watch)

The common name of Nazi Germany’s heavy tank is “Tiger II” but it is also known under the informal name Königstiger, which often is translated…

Nerves of Steel – Pilot Waits Until The Very Last Second To Eject From Burning Harrier (Watch)

After an uneventful mission over Afganistan, two Harrier Jump jets came in to land back at Kandahar. Because it was very busy they were told…

The American M18 Hellcat Was The Fastest and The Deadliest Allied Tank Destroyer In WW2

Apart from being the most effective American tank destroyer during WWII, the M18 Hellcat also held a speed record in the US tank arsenal until…

All There Is to Know The 1919 Peerless Armoured Car (Watch)

In 1919 the British Army found itself short of armoured cars when many were needed quickly to police various trouble spots around the world. Few…

Longest Sniper Shot in the World – British Soldier Takes Out Machine Gun Team at 2707 Yards

A Corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever…

From the Tank Museum – The Awesome Tiger 131 (Watch)

The trend to design bigger and more powerful tanks is universal but the results are not always impressive. The requirement for a 45-ton tank was…

5 Facts: Top American Rifle of World War Two – The M1 Garand!

Joris Nieuwint

The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…