Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After a day aboard USS Iowa, it’s easy to feel the pull of nostalgia—and the argument that a modernized...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – IJN Musashi—sister ship to Yamato—was among the largest, most heavily armed battleships ever built. -Laid down in Nagasaki and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Missouri (BB-63) embodied the last, best expression of American battleship power just as aircraft carriers took over the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The South Dakota-class (South Dakota, Indiana, Massachusetts, Alabama) delivered the mix WWII demanded: nine 16″/45 guns, 16 dual-purpose 5″,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Wisconsin (BB-64) served across three eras: screening carriers and bombarding shores in WWII, smashing rail hubs and batteries...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship famed for its size and firepower, became a defining symbol of December 7, 1941....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s unrealized “Super Yamato” (Design A-150) was Tokyo’s bid to dominate WWII at sea before U.S. industry fully mobilized....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Conceived in 1940 as the apex of American battleship design, the Montana-class traded the Iowas’ speed for thicker armor...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were built as fast battleships to escort carrier task forces and overmatch...