On the 13th of June 1943, the world’s first robot weapon began its lethal arc. The Vergeltunswaffen or Vengeance …
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Viking Shields were mostly wood. Literature tells us that Linden wood was used but archeological evidence suggests fur, alder and poplar were used. These did …
The wingnuts over at DefenseTech are reporting that the new proximity programmable fuse gun, the XM-25, is headed into Afghanistan with Special Forces. It has …
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“Soldiers can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, yet. Seeing through walls — that’s a different story. Later this year, American troops fighting in …
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Re-enactments Of Roman Formations Polybius describes the Roman Shield in Histories “The Roman shield is a curved outward surface of which measures two and a …
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLMItaN0Vqg[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp-mMfSkKs[/youtube] These videos are a good example of the state of the art of warfare. I have to really search for the videos that …
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Just a few statistics, in the US, there are over 10,000 deaths a year due to hand guns; there are over 700,000 injuries a year …
A U.S. Navy plan to test a high-power laser against the small-boat threat to its warships provides the first real opportunity to transition electric lasers …
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The gun didn’t work very well. It had to vent air through the barrels to allow the curves flight which in turn cut down muzzle velocity. Hitler took one look at it and asked that it not be developed further.
