Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: The SR-71 Blackbird’s high-speed missions were fraught with challenges, including catastrophic engine failures at Mach 3. -Crews like Colonel Richard...
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Key Points: The Sturgeon-class submarines were Cold War heroes for the U.S. Navy, specializing in intelligence gathering, special operations, and anti-submarine warfare. This class...
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The T-72 main battle tank (MBT) is one of the most iconic and widely used tanks in the world. Developed by the Soviet Union...
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The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a supersonic interceptor jet that flew in the U.S. Air Force beginning in the 1950s. The F-104 was designed...
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Key Points: The USS Parche, a modified Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered submarine, was one of the U.S. Navy’s most decorated and secretive Cold War vessels. Commissioned...
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Key Points and Summary: In May 1969, the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Guitarro sank at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California due...
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The Aardvark is a funny-looking beast with a long snout that hoovers up food with a pig-like body and thick hide to stymie predators....
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There is one memory of the A-10 Warthog that I will never forget from Operation Desert Storm in 1991. This war was made for...
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Article Summary: The M60 Patton, a Cold War-era main battle tank, remains a symbol of American military innovation. The tank had one mission: beat...