This is a blog about world history in general, world war ii, i, vietnam war, middle ages, boer war, weapons, and biographies of famous people, etc.
The Panzer 38t (PzKpfw 38 t) was a light tank used by the German Army during World War II. It was designed and developed by the Czech firm Skoda and entered service in the Czech Army in 1938 as the TNH P-S, their standard light tank. Nevertheless, the Wehrmacht occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939 and the [...]
By the 4th century BC, it was a very different Greek army that took the fight to the Persians. The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great resolved the fundamental weakness of the hoplite force: its lack of a mounted striking arm. Alexander’s "Companions," an elite cavalry unit, was trained to fight in a wedge-shaped formation [...]
The Browning GP 35 was a 9mm-caliber automatic pistol designed by John Moses Browning and manufactured by the Belgian state-run firm Frabrique National (FN) from 1935; GP stands for Grande Puissance, which means High Power. It was one of the last weapon designs developed by John Browning before he died in 1925, but it was [...]
The Jagdpanzer IV was an armored anti-tank vehicle used by the German Army during World War II. It was armed with the long version of the 7.5-cm (2.95-in) tank gun fitted to the Panther tank. Powered by a May bach HL120 gasoline engine, rendering 265 hp, the Jagdpanzer IV used the chassis of the Panzer [...]
The Adams Model 1851 revolver was a British double-action pistol designed by Robert Adams and manufactured by George & John Deane. It was fitted with a five-round cylinder and the entire frame, barrel, and butt were forged out of a single iron billet, making it extremely strong. The Adams Model 1851 was a 40bore-caliber (.436) [...]
