This German rifle is a combination of one of the best rifles in the world — and a flop
Let’s face it, there are some cool rifles out there.
There’s the HK416, a derivative of the M16 that is best known as t…
This is who would win an air battle between India and China
India and China are the world’s two most populous countries.
But they’re not the best of friends, and they’ve had years of military tension, including
The first tank to break into Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge was almost lost to history
Although its opening has been delayed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the National Museum of the United States Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, houses historic Army artifacts like an M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle from the 2003 Inv…
This is why the Apache is a tank’s worst nightmare
With the fear that hordes of Russian tanks would storm through the Fulda Gap at the start of World War III, the United States Army looked for an advanced helicopter.
The first attempt, the AH-56 Cheyenne, didn’t quite make it. According …
This is why nuclear subs don’t try to rest on the sea floor
Before getting too deep into the details, let it be known that American nuclear submarines can come to rest on the ocean floor. Even since the early days of the nuclear sub program – dating back to Admiral Hyman Rickover himself – these submarin…
Watch this huge guided missile destroyer turn on a dime
The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers is huge – and they are some of the most powerful ships in the world.
These 9,000-ton ships are armed with a five-inch gun, two Mk 41 vertical-launch systems (with 90 to 96 cells), two…
This is what would happen if German and British tanks did battle today
During World War II, the British and Germans had some epic tank battles — perhaps the most notable at the African battle of El Alamein.
Germany had some of the finest tanks, but British designs weren’t slouches – and some were modifi…
This is why ‘MiG Alley’ was one of the deadliest places on Earth
With the Korean War eclipsed for years by the tumult and resulting political bloodletting of the Vietnam War, most historians dubbed the conflict there “The Forgotten War.”
Much of the aerial combat in that war was focused on what was c…
The Army proved semi-auto sniper rifles could kick ass in Vietnam
With the Army’s decision to adopt the Heckler and Kock G28 as the Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System to be the replacement for the M110, it seems as if semi-automatic …
These 7 photos show how the Marines take a beach
If the US had to assault a beach today, the assault would have to be conducted from over the horizon in order to avoid being targets for anti-ship missiles launched from several miles inland. This would push amphibious ships back approximately 15-20…