The AN-22 was France’s second air-dropped nuclear weapon developed as a replacement for the earlier AN-11 bomb entering service in 1967. It had a similar 60 to 70 kilotons yield […]
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AN-11 bomb
The AN-11 was France’s first nuclear weapon developed to arm the Force de frappe. The AN-11’s development began in the late 1950s. An early version was used in France’s first […]
Pneumatic weapon
A pneumatic weapon is a weapon that fires a projectile bymeans of air pressure similar in principle to the operation of pneumatic tube delivery systems. The term comes from a […]
Squid (weapon)
Squid was a British World War II ship-mounted anti-submarine weapon. It consisted of a three-barrelled mortar which launched depth charges. It replaced the Hedgehog system and was in turn replaced […]
RDS-1
The RDS-1 (Russian: РДС-1) also known as Izdeliye 501 (article 501) and First Lightning (Первая молния Pervaya molniya)[citation needed] was used in the Soviet Union’s first nuclear weapon test. The […]
Khopesh
Khopesh (ḫpš; also vocalized khepesh) is an Egyptian sickle-sword that evolved from battle axes.A typical khopesh is 50–60 cm (20–24 inches) in length though smaller examples do also exist. This […]
Royal Ordnance L7
The Royal Ordnance L7 is the basic model of Britain’s most successful tank gun. The L7 was a 105 mm L/52 rifled design by the Royal Ordnance Factories intended for […]
Marder (IFV)
The Marder (German for marten) is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the Panzergrenadiere (mechanized infantry) from the 1970s through the […]
TAM (tank)
The Tanque Argentino Mediano (Argentine Medium Tank) or TAM is the main battle tank in service with the Argentine Army. Lacking the experience and resources to design a tank the […]
Kh-22
The Raduga Kh-22 (Russian: Х-22; AS-4 ‘Kitchen’) is a large long-range anti-ship missile developed by the Soviet Union. It was intended for use against US Navy aircraft carriers and carrier […]