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American Battleships

When the global naval arms race started in the early 1900s, the US Navy soon followed. This article describes how ...

Vessels - Battleships

British Submachine Gun RSAF Stengun

If there is one particular Allied weapon that appeals to the imagination, it is the Stengun; one of the world's ...

Handguns - Sub-machineguns

American light cruisers of the Atlanta class

The Atlanta class of light cruisers consisted of eight ships. Although initially designed to serve as scout scruiser or destroyer ...

Vessels - Light cruisers

British heavy cruisers of the Kent Class

The vessels of the Kent class were constructed in the late 20s to compensate for the lack of warships in ...

Vessels - Heavy cruisers

Focke Wulf Fw 190

In addition to the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Focke Wulf Fw 190 belongs to the most important fighter aircraft of ...

Aircraft - Fighters

Hawker Hurricane

The British victory after the Battle of Britain is usually attributed to the legendary Supermarine Spitfire. Honesty compels to mention ...

Aircraft - Fighters

German Rocket Artillery

Using rocket technology to launch projectiles was already possible during the First World War. Previously, the possibility was there but ...

Artillery - Others

Consolidated PBY Catalina

No other flying boat has become so well-known and popular as the Consolidated Catalina. Many navies and air forces of ...

Aircraft - Flying boats

Short Sunderland

At the onset of World War Two, RAF Coastal Command was changing over from the Short Singapore to the new ...

Aircraft - Flying boats

German Battleships Bismarck class

Designing the Bismarck started as early as 1934 and entailed a 35,000 BRT so-called Panzerschiff or armored vessel equipped with ...

Vessels - Battleships

British battlecruisers: HMS Hood

Mighty Hood, that is how the British called the battlecruiser HMS Hood in the period between both world wars. During ...

Vessels - Battlecruisers and Large-cruisers

American large cruisers of the Alaska class

The idea of the US Navy to build battlecruisers came up in the early 30s in response to the German ...

Vessels - Battlecruisers and Large-cruisers

AVRO Lancaster

The four engine AVRO Lancaster probably was the most successful heavy bomber of all that have been in service with ...

Aircraft - Bombers

American aircraft carriers

September 26, 1910, saw naval officer Captain Washington Irving Chambers named as liaison officer between all parties involved in the ...

Vessels - Aircraft carriers

Australian corvettes of the Bathurst-class

In February 1938 the Australian [***]Commonwealth[***] Naval Board (ACNB), which consisted of both government officials and flag officers of the ...

Vessels - Corvettes