The slide is a Colt contract replacement slide that was probably made in the 1960’s. There were several manufacturers who were contracted to make the improved hardened steel slides, so it was nice to get an actual Colt slide that matched the Colt frame. The number “7790314” on the left...
starting with D-Day on June 6, 1944. The landings in Normandy and the following supply chains had a large influence on the success of the allied operations. To stop the ceaseless supply of allied stuff, and to split the Allied lines, Nazi-Germany launched a desperate counteroffensive to reg...
“Among the most alarming things the FBI uncovered pertains to Chinese-made Huawei equipment atop cell towers near US military bases in the rural Midwest. According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, the FBI determined the equipment was capable of capturing and disrupting highly restr...
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target simplifies the bomb's trajectory, which improves the accuracy of the drop. As the bomb's motion is
[58] In 1936, Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact with Nazi Germany; the 1940 Tripartite Pact made it one of the Axis Powers.[53] The Empire of Japan invaded other parts of China in 1937, precipitating the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).[59] In 1940, the Empire invaded ...
Usually it is used for armor plates, Germany in World War 2 used for the most part rolled Armor, thus their tank hulls and turrets have great boxy features. In contrast the cast steel turret for the Sherman had round features. (Headquarters, US Army Materiel Command: Elements of Armament ...
Syria’s armed forces said in a statement Saturday that to absorb the large attack on Aleppo and save lives, it has redeployed and is preparing for a counterattack. The statement acknowledged that insurgents entered large parts of the city but said they have not established bases or checkpoints...
Usually it is used for armor plates, Germany in World War 2 used for the most part rolled Armor, thus their tank hulls and turrets have great boxy features. In contrast the cast steel turret for the Sherman had round features. (Headquarters, US Army Materiel Command: Elements of Armament ...
David Vine,How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World. New York: Metropolitan Books—Henry Holt and Company, 2015; Chloe Fox, “The 15 Most Amazing Places Uncle Sam Could Send You.”The Huffington Post, April 29, 2014. Available at: <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...
P-51 Mustang DING HAO! James Howell Howard (8 April 1913 to 18 March 1995) was a fighter ace and a General in the United States Air Force. He was also the only US pilot in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) to be awarded the Medal of Honor (MOH). Sergeant Andy Rooney, a ...