Machinery & Gear | War History

Captured German Secret Weapons – Bachem Ba 349 and Ruhrstahl X-4 1945

In the Bavarian alps, in the final stages of the war in Europe, the allies discover the remains of some of Germany’s secret weapon program.…

The M2 Carbine (1945)

When originally designed, the M1 carbine was intended to have only selective-fire capabilities. When actual production on the gun began, the decision was made to…

UK’s WWII Tank Event: Armour & Embarkation (VERY image heavy!!)

THE largest collection of tanks and armoured vehicles since the Second World War will descend upon Dorset in  2016 on the weekend of the 18th…

The German Paris Gun – Super Gun Of WWI

The Paris Gun was a type of German long-range siege gun, several of which were used to bombard Paris during World War I. They were…

The Heavy Tank T26E3 Pershing – 1945

As the Second World War was coming to its end, the technologies on the battlefields of Europe were becoming more and more complex. The tank…

Amazing story: WWII ghost B-17 completed its mission, then landed – no one was on board

A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…

Scrapping And Salvaging World War II Aircraft in North Africa

  Wartime film clips show U.S. Aircraft and fighters at Telergma in North Africa at a field scrapyard, yielding valuable parts to keep ’em flying. Any…

The B-17 Has Turned 80, Here Are 20 Facts About The Flying Fortress

Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…

The Gigantic 180 Meter Long US Army Land Trains Of The 1950s

The Texan company, LeTourneau, was instructed to design these huge land trains in the 1950s by the US Government. The United States Army got three…

WWII Rare Footage of German Heavy Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Tank

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

Shock and Awe Photos of the US Battleships Firing the Big Guns

BB-63, the USS Missouri “Mighty Mo” is an Iowa-class United States Navy Battleship, the third that was named in honor of the US state of…

History of American Tanks by World of Tanks

The USA entered the First World War on the side of the Entente Powers in April, 1917, without any tanks of her own. The following…