Marine aircraft appeared overhead to provide air support. The column began to creep southward, only to come under Chinese rifle fire almost immediately. 当时坐在领头车辆中的詹姆斯•莫特鲁德中尉回忆说:“我们刚离开阵地,敌人的自动式武器猛烈开火,把我和炮手逼迫到我们开放式炮塔的防护罩后面。”部队...
Aircraft launched from ships that sank other vessels was fairly common during World War II, especially in the Pacific Theater of Operation. However, since then it hasn’t happened that often. There are always details about the incidents that deviate them from classic airstrikes such as at the ...
Brickmania has been the world's leading producer of historical military custom LEGO kits since our first clumsy models more than a decade ago. World War II vehicles have been the most popular kits we've done to date and therefore the most prolific period
Part 2 WW 2 Aircraft Part 3 WW 2 Weapons & the NavyLandThe backstory of weapons employed in World War 2 on land, sea and air was the intense focus of the scientific /tech communities to create the means for the greatest devastation. ...
After thousands of hours of research and data entry over a 35-year period, the information on the disposition of some 25,000 US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard aircraft needs to be published. These aircraft mainly represent those built and lost during World War II - between 7 ...
The navy may get effective marine strength through combination of destroyers, cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers. Air strikes, strategic bombing, airborne forces or devastating nuclear bombs help the air force to destroy hostile defense lines. With more and more achievements during the war, ...
In the Pacific, Mediterranean and North-West European theatres successful amphibious operations would prove critical to winning the war. Fortunately, in the 1930s the US Marine Corps - with very limited assistance from the Navy and Army - pursued doctrine and hardware to make these operations possi...
The nose section of the B-29 "Enola Gay". This is one of the most famous, or infamous aircraft of all time, being the first bomber to drop a nuclear weapon. The B-29 is not a World War Two weapon that one would normally associate with the American auto industry. The eighteen foot...
The Nimitz class carriers are a class of 10 nuclear powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead carrier is named after the World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The Nimitz class could carry minimum 85-90 fixed winged...
American Volunteer Group aircraft flying in tight formation during World War II. Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images In his memoir, Chennault notes what his group – never fielding more than 25 P-40s – accomplished. “This tiny force met a total of a thousand-odd Japanese aircraft over ...