Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – Iowa-class battleships were monsters of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm—floating fortresses that hurled 16-inch shells deep inland and...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The USS Illinois (BB-65) was conceived as a tougher follow-on to the Iowa class and first of the planned...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Supermarine Spitfire, Britain’s “iconic” WWII fighter, was born from a record-setting 400+ mph seaplane (the S.6B). -Answering a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard in 1943—daylight raids...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-class and Japan’s Yamato-class embodied different answers to the same problem: survive enemy gunfire long enough...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 1946, the U.S. military conducted the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, detonating nuclear weapons against...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Iowa-class USS Kentucky (BB-66) was laid down in 1942 but never completed, a victim of World War II’s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – HMS Hood, the Royal Navy’s most famous battlecruiser, combined speed, heavy guns, and substantial armor—but entered WWII overdue for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – Essex-Class Carriers: The WWII Workhorses That Fought Into Vietnam -The U.S. Navy’s Essex-class carriers—24 ships built from 1941–46—were the backbone of...