The Shoe Mine.
The Schü-mine 42 (Shoe-mine), or Schützenmine 42, was a German manufactured anti-personnel mine used during World War II. It was a wooden box with a …
The Schü-mine 42 (Shoe-mine), or Schützenmine 42, was a German manufactured anti-personnel mine used during World War II. It was a wooden box with a …
From Wikipedia: Such “kinetic impact munitions” are meant to cause pain but not serious injury. They are expected to produce contusions, abrasions, and hematomas. However, they …
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From “The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (The Revolution Trilogy Book 1)” by Rick Atkinson “Looting began even before …
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The Monroe Bomb was a propaganda leaflet distribution device dropped from Allied heavy bombers. Named after it inventor: Capt. James Monroe during World War II. …
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If you can forgive the horrible music, the imagery of this advanced aircraft design is hard to beat. The Junkers Ju 287 amazing …
The A-10 is exceptionally tough, designed to withstand armor piercing and or high explosive shells from small arms to 23 AP and explosive projectiles up …
So as warfare continues to produce new lethal technologies beyond legacy weaponry, the old format is also still quite alive. In the past year we …
The Boulton Paul P 111 was created to be a small jet powered combat aircraft. It had a Rolls Royce Nene engine and a Martin …
From Wikipwedia: General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 6 paratroops in utility/cargo bay[8] Length: 34 ft 10 in (10.62 m) Wingspan: 30 ft 1.25 in (9.1758 m) Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) Wing …
Armstrong Whitworth ‘s laminar-flow flying wing development was featured 4 engines and a massive 120 foot wingspan. They began with a 1/3 scale AW-52G glider. …
The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender was a US 1940s Uprototype fighter. It competed with the Vultee XP-54 . It was the a request from the US …
This rendering is obviously a British heavy bomber, circa WWII. It has six engines, a wide wing fixed back and a canards under the cockpit. …