US Ordnance tests with Moore silencers began in 1910. When the two silencers were compared the US Army found that there was little difference between the two rival designs with regards to the reduction of sound, recoil and flash. Springfield Armory’s report in July 1912, found that the Moore...
Various series of the short-sleeve M41 jacket and leggings had been the staple of the American Army uniform around June 1944 when the Invasion of Normandy occurred, but from summer in that year onward, the new common uniform was developed for paratrooper, armored and mountain divisions, and the...
Key Points The US Army's new upgraded M109A7s are due back into the line of duty from the second quarter of next year Brazil is looking to bolster its earlier generation M109s with upgraded systems The US Army is to take delivery of its first M109A7 - previously called the Paladin ...
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United States of America (1939-1945) Medium Tank – 2 T5, 18 M2, and 94 M2A1 Built Having failed repeatedly throughout the 1920s and 1930s to design a new medium tank for the armed forces, the US Army decided to start over with a new design. It tried to move away from the conve...
When the Army formally unveiled its new tank on June 8, the service's acquisition officials didn't mince words. The M10 Booker, formerly known as Mobile Protected Firepower, is not a light tank, they argued. Doug Bush, the Army's acquisition chief, said the Booker is a "combat vehicle,...
The American Automobile Industry was a major source of anti-aircraft guns for both the army and navy during World War Two. The Fisher Body Plant in Pontiac, MI built 2,359 90mm anti-aircraft guns like this one. Three Fisher Body plants provided tooling to make parts and another three plant...
USS E-1 (Submarine # 24) underway in New York Harbor during the October 1912 naval review. Note her diving planes and “chariot” style canvas and tubing open sea running platform erected over the narrow conning tower. NH 41946 This gives us the F-class, which are just improved Es, and...
Some were in the US Army, others in the United States Army Air Force. Read exhilarating, astonishing and poignant real-life stories by Fred Scheer, James Golden, Les Schrenk and many others. All were POWs in Germany during WWII. Jim was a Mustang pilot who was the last Allied pilot shot...
A pair of M10s with the 5th Army entering Rome. A huge marshaling yard at the port of Naples full of vehicles waiting for the invasion of southern France. This is just a small sample of what would be used in the invasion. A US DD Sherman used in the Southern Franc...