Garand inspects an early model of his M1 "Garand," chief combat rifle of World War II and Korea. This article, "Military Rifles: M1 to M14" appeared originally in the in the March 1974 issue of ...

This is the hand compass issued to my Father when he joined the army in 1939 and which he used to escape to and ultimately from Dunkirk in 1940. It is very small (about 15mm diameter) but its ...

The Army recently awarded a contract that will result in the fielding of 250 XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR) weapon systems chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum ammunition. The new chambering ...

There’s an unknown piece of military electronic gear being investigated ... seem to identify it as relating to the US Navy from the WWII era. Its central feature is a seeing-eye tube and an ...

After World War II, the M22 was quickly retired and largely forgotten, with its limitations preventing widespread use. An interesting postwar anecdote involved a farmer who attempted to use surplus ...

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The Army has awarded a contract for a new variable-power rifle optic designed to replace the existing Rifle Combat Optic (RCO) on the M4A1 carbine By Jared Keller Updated on Dec 8, 2020 4:28 AM ...

World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

50 calibre machine-guns. The fighters ... Hitler's seemingly unstoppable military power. This guide explores this historic period through text and infographics. WW2: Could you be part of a ...

The painter and decorator, from St Ives, Cambridgeshire, has traced about 90 RAF, Army and Royal Navy personnel ... Events honour 26 women killed in WW2 bombing 'I heard the shout, fire, and ...

If you’re after a different take on a military war game, check out UBOAT. Here, players are getting a WWII simulation game ... The game is known for using sniper rifles at a great distance.