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When you think of artillery, you're probably thinking of something like the M777-towed 155mm howitzer or the M109A6 Paladin self-propelled gun. But in the Civil War, artillery was very different. Back then, a gun wasn't described by how…
Blue falcons—buddy f-ckers for the uninitiated—are a permanent fixture of military life. There are usually a couple in every unit …
These generals may be legends — or seen as awesome commanders — but did they really live up to all their hype? Under closer examination, there might be some instances where the shine isn't so bright. We're about to shatter some lon…
When people play video games, they tend to breeze through any mundane moments just to keep the game moving along. After all, no one wants to spend $60 just to sit around and deal with the regular crap that comes with real life. In the real world, we…
The rulers of the Islamic world in the 1200s were not born into aristocracy or priesthood, as was the custom in Europe. They were an army of former slaves. Trained in combat and Sunni Islam from a young age, these "Mamluks" (from the Arabic for …
The GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Burst (also known as the Mother of All Bombs) is considered the largest conventional bomb. It is not.
The Russian Navy has been having a lot of problems since the end of the Cold War. The
To give some perspective, The Simpsons is older than Operation Desert Storm. Troops who enlisted when the show started are able to retire from the armed forces now. After 27…
A UFO sighting with national security implications.
