Category: Weapons and Technology
‘Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter’ – New WW2 Combat Simulator Lets Gamers Fight the Battle of the Atlantic
“[The game] combines the thrill of commanding an anti-submarine warship with the tactical challenge of managing a whole escort group protecting convoys against relentless wolf packs of submarines.” THE BATTLE OF the Atlantic is remembered…
Hellcat vs. Focke-Wulf — How Did the U.S. Navy Warplane Stack Up Against Germany’s FW-190?
“The U.S. Navy, which in addition to fighting the Pacific War took part in Allied operations in the Mediterranean and North Sea, needed its aviators to be ready for Focke-Wulfs.” By Marc Liebman THE FOCKE-WULF…
Nordic Buffalos — How An Obsolete U.S. Navy Fighter Found a New Lease on Life in Finland’s War with the Soviets
“Despite their superiority in numbers and their losses, the Soviet’s never gained air superiority. That belonged to the Finns.” By Marc Liebman BY THE END of the Russo-Finnish War in March 1940, military planners in…
The Martin B-26 – 10 Facts About America’s Forgotten Medium Bomber
“B-26s were at their best when used in medium-level attacks… [it] flew some of its most important missions in that role.” By Marc Liebman THE NORTH AMERICAN B-25 Mitchell is perhaps one of the most…
The Great Zeppelin Raid – How a Devastating 1916 Airship Attack Forced Britain to Rethink its Defences
“A historian has dubbed the night, ‘one of the biggest fiascos in British air defence history.’ The population of the Midlands now realized just how defenceless they were in the face of aerial attack, leading…
From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great
“Part of the country’s edge in its history of conflicts has been superior technology by land, sea, and air.” By Douglas Brown THE UNITED KINGDOM has seen its share of armed conflicts. In fact, few…
