War speeds up development of technology. Peace slows it down. It is as simple as that. Because of the political situation in the late 1930's the RAF...
QUOTE According to 2005 research,[32] at least some of the most promising tungsten alloys that have been considered as replacement for depleted...
Yes it is true.
The link is now dead. I do remember reading that the aircraft carrying the Japanese Para's over the DEI's were spotted by RAF Hurricane fighters, but...
Picture shows the Sherman DD tank at the Tank Museum, Bovington, England
The armour on the DD tank is not modified or scaled down/removed in any way. Also that is not a regular M4 in the photo. It is an upgunned version, a...
British WWI tank crews were issued these masks, they were to protect the face from metal splinters coming from the inside face of the armour when...
Depleted Uranium is just that, "depleted" there is as much radiation in the luminous dials on your wrist watch as is in a DU armour piercing round....
I agree, if you stick to the facts, then the simplest explanation becomes the obvious one. Sydney failed to follow standard operational procedures...
On remembrance Sunday 2012, tributes were placed on this plaque by a group of WWII enthusiasts, all dressed up in US WWII uniforms and driving Jeeps...
WWII marked the end of the British Empire. Yes the Falklands conflict was a pointless war, but the British did not start it, as for ridicule? I don't...
By not declaring war, you can limit the spread of the conflict. Had the UK declared war on Argentina in 1982, how would the fighting have stopped...
The 5.1km first round hit/kill was achieved using a thermal imaging sight with a laser rangefinder and a computerised gun control system. the ground...
The Bren gun deserves a mention, it was re barrelled in the 1950's to take the NATO 7.62mm round and remained in service into the 1990's
1 RTR (1st Royal Tank Regiment) served in Korea from Dec 1952 to Dec 1953. Equipped with Centurion tanks they were employed as dug in direct fire...
Very few dedicated military cemeteries exist in the UK. Most military personell are buried in civilian cemeteries which may have a "military section"...
In a stand up fight the WWII tank would not stand a chance. However, any tank can be suprised by the sudden appearence of an enemy vehicle...
Alfie Fripp the oldest surviving UK servicemen to have been a POW in WWII has died. He was a member of the crew of a Blenheim bomber which was shot...
http://www.baor-locations.org/2RTR.aspx.html A history of 2 RTR
1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR ) has now handed over the CBRN role to the RAF Regiment, and is to merge with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment as part of...
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