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The Panzerjäger I (German Tank Hunter 1) was the first of the German tank destroyers to see service in the Second World War. It mounted a Czech Škoda 4.7 cm […]

The Marder II was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. Only four exist today.

Project Brass Ring was a 1950 United States Air Force project designed to deliver an early hydrogen bomb to within 2 miles of a target using a drone version of […]

The Norwegian Jarmann M1884 was among the first bolt action repeating rifles to be adopted in the Western world. Its adoption and subsequent modifications turned the Norwegian Army from a […]

The Véhicule de l’Avant Blindé or VAB (Armoured Vanguard Vehicle in French) is an armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of […]

The Krag-Petersson rifle was the first repeating rifle adopted by the armed forces of Norway and one of the first repeating arms used anywhere in the world. Developed by Ole […]

Many ceramic materials both glassy and crystalline have found use as optically transparent materials in various forms from bulk solid-state components to high surface area forms such as thin films […]

The Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV)—official designation AAV-P7/A1 (formerly known as Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel-7 abbr. LVTP-7)—is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems (previously by United […]

The Paixhans gun (French: Canon Paixhans) was the first naval gun designed to fire explosive shells. It was developed by the French general Henri-Joseph Paixhans in 1822-1823.

The term Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (German: heavy armored reconnaissance vehicle) covers the 6 and 8 wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.In the German Army armoured cars were […]