Secret weapons of the Luftwaffe during World War 2

The Ta 183 combined boldly swept wings, a compact fuselage, and Heinkel’s HeS 011 turbojet, though prototypes were to rely ...
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WW2 weapons: The dawn of the turret fighters

Sleek, agile, powerful and possessing a multitude of guns on the nose and wings – the fighters of World War II have etched themselves a position in history akin to the greatest knights of the medieval ...
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A Graveyard of WWII Weapons Has Become an Underwater Paradise—but the Explosives Are Still Leaking

Millions of tons of ammunition that remained unused after WWII was dumped off the coast of Germany. Now, these weapons of mass destruction have turned into entire ecosystems. Missiles, bombs and ...
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These WWII Weapons Still Influence Modern Combat Doctrine

The M1 Garand established semi-automatic rifles as the infantry standard and shaped modern assault doctrine. The StG 44 created the blueprint for modern assault rifles with its intermediate-caliber ...
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Why These WWII-Era Weapons Remain Battlefield Favorites

WWII weapons persist in modern conflicts because they are rugged, affordable and easy to repair in low-resource environments. The Browning M2 heavy machine gun has remained in frontline service since ...
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A Graveyard of WWII Weapons Has Become an Underwater Paradise—but the Explosives Are Still Leaking

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Millions of tons of ammunition that remained unused after WWII was dumped off the coast of Germany. Now, these weapons of mass destruction have ...