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Category: Weapons & Gear Manual

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The Lee-Enfield Put a SMLE on Tommies’ Faces and Fear in the Germans Hearts

by Paraag Shukla1/27/20231/27/2023

The Lee-Enfield Number 4 rifle is a World War II veteran that still serves today.

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Book Review: Tanks in the Battle of Germany 1945: Western Front 

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher1/25/20231/24/2023
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Is It a Tank or a Flamethrower? Answer: It’s Both

by Larry Porges1/23/20231/23/2023
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The DUKW Amphibious Truck: A Workhorse For Ferrying Troops and Supplies

by World War II1/12/20231/10/2023

Anti-Tank Quarterbacks: When the Army Put Grenades Inside Footballs

by Claire Barrett1/9/20231/9/2023
Photo of Soldiers of the National Liberation Front , the Viet Cong, in the early 1960s display weapons from a variety of sources, from left, a captured American M79 grenade launcher; an American M1 carbine, captured from the French or South Vietnamese or supplied by the Chinese; and a K-50M submachine gun supplied by North Vietnam.

Here Are the Weapons of the NVA — Backed by Russia and China

by Jon Guttman12/19/202212/19/2022
Smith carbine, open for loading

Buttermilk Falls Blaster: The First and Only Carbine That Used Rubber Cartridges

by Dana B. Shoaf12/14/202212/15/2022

The Gepard Tank: A German Cheetah That Changed its Spots in Ukraine

by Jon Guttman12/12/202212/12/2022
Drawing of EB-66 Destroyer with labels

The EB-66 Destroyer: A Life-Saving Intelligence Aircraft

by Carl O. Schuster11/29/202212/13/2022
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Yokosuka E14Y Floatplane: Japan’s Foldable Submarine Scout

by Larry Porges11/17/202211/18/2022

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