Weaponry
Jon Guttman |
Published: May 05, 2011 at 8:11 pm
The Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife saw duty from Shanghai's back alleys to the front lines of World War II and remains in use today.
P.W. Singer |
Published: May 05, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Once scorned as little more than toys, military robots now play a key role on modern-day battlefields
Jon Guttman |
Published: May 05, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Though the Goliath tracked mine saw little action, it served as the precursor of modern radio-controlled robotic vehicles.
Robert M. Citino |
Published: April 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Last time out we began a discussion of the importance of studying maneuvers. They can tell a historian a lot about the way an army trains, about its policies and procedures, about what it intends to do once war breaks …
Jon Guttman |
Published: March 04, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Russia's Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/30 was bulky and crude but deadly accurate.
Jon Guttman |
Published: January 07, 2011 at 12:49 pm
The Flammenwerfer ("flamethrower") first saw battlefield use in World War I at Verdun, France, but the weapon didn't play a decisive role in combat until World War II.
Jon Guttman |
Published: January 07, 2011 at 12:19 pm
The socket bayonet, which saw duty in armies for more than a century, enabled a soldier to fix his bayonet while retaining the ability to fire.
Max Gadney |
Published: December 01, 2010 at 11:31 am
As U.S. forces neared Japan, casualties rose at an alarming rate.
Jon Guttman |
Published: November 04, 2010 at 4:01 pm
The Brown Bess musket served British infantry units for the better part of a century.
Jon Guttman |
Published: November 04, 2010 at 3:13 pm
The entrenching tool, or E-tool, has become indispensable gear for the modern field soldier.
Published: September 30, 2010 at 10:18 am
A behind-the-scenes look at the treasures waiting in the museum's wings.
Jon Guttman |
Published: August 13, 2010 at 1:48 pm
The Roman gladius (sword) and scutum (shield) enabled the legions to conquer the known world.
Jon Guttman |
Published: August 13, 2010 at 1:46 pm
During the Civil War, City-Class gunboats enabled the Union to spear the very heart of the South.
Max Gadney |
Published: July 30, 2010 at 9:30 am
The iconic pineapple grenade proved invaluable as Americans marched through urban occupied Europe.
Carl O. Schuster |
Published: July 28, 2010 at 5:51 pm
During the Vietnam War, the F-105D Thunderchief flew more than 20,000 missions, accounting for more than 75 percent of all U.S. bombing sorties between 1965-1972. It suffered the highest loss rate of any plane that flew over North Vietnam.
Carl O. Schuster |
Published: July 26, 2010 at 7:51 pm
During the Vietnam War, the M-3 submachine gun, commonly called the Grease Gun, was a favorite because it provided instant close-range firepower, was tolerant of the field environment and was easy to maintain
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