Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The “battlecarrier” was a late-Cold-War plan to turn Iowa-class battleships into hybrid assault/strike ships, what could have amounted to...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Desert Storm began with overwhelming coalition airpower—but not without loss. Guided by ground controllers, Iraqi pilot Zuhair Dawoud in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Ukraine spotlighted Russia’s naval weaknesses—aging surface combatants, a crippled carrier, constrained access—but also its likely path forward. -Instead of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s HMS Vanguard and France’s Le Triomphant—both ballistic-missile submarines—accidentally collided while submerged on 3–4 February 2009. -Operating quietly on...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Su-34 has been pivotal and punished in Ukraine. Open-source visuals indicate 37–41 airframes lost—about 30% of Russia’s pre-war...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov was conceived as a “heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser” to slip through the Bosporus, fielding Su-33/MiG-29K jets from a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Parche began life as a Sturgeon-class fast attack sub, but an extensive late-’80s rebuild—adding a 100-foot section stuffed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers promise global reach—but reliability issues, personnel shortages, and budget strain undermine their value....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s Challenger 3 and America’s AbramsX showcase two paths for next-gen NATO armor. -Challenger 3 keeps the Challenger 2...