The Chassepot was a bolt-action, breech-loading rifle, which was used by the French infantry in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). It was designed by Antoine Alphonse Chassepot in 1866. It was an improvement over the Prussian-made Dreyse needle gun as it had a longer range and a faster rate of fire. The Chassepot rifle had a [...]
Dreyse Needle Gun
March 25, 2012 by
The Dreyse needle gun was a 15.4mm-caliber, breech-loading, bolt-action rifle, designed by Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse and used by the Prussian Army during the Austrian-Prussian War (1866) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). It was called the Dreyse needle gun because its firing system used a long needle-like firing pin. It had a long, rifled barrel [...]
Apache Anti-runway Missile
March 23, 2012 by
The MBDA Apache is an anti-runway cruise missile developed by MBDA for the French Air Force (Armée de l’Air). In service since 2001, it is launched from the Mirage 2000 and the Rafale aircraft. The French government bought approximately 250 Apache missiles. It uses a GPS guidance system and has a maximum range of 200 [...]
Battle of Kandahar
March 22, 2012 by
The Battle of Kandahar was a military engagement between the US-led coalition forces and the Taliban, from November 25 to December 7, 2001, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It was part of Operation Enduring Freedom that had been launched by the United States in October, 2001, against al-Qaeda. Kandahar was an important Taliban stronghold and had to [...]
Chris Kyle (Sniper)
March 21, 2012 by
Chris Kyle was a US Navy SEAL sniper who did four tours of duty in Iraq, killing 255 enemies, 160 of them confirmed. Thus, he holds the record for the most confirmed kills in US military history, surpassing the earlier record of 109 kills established by Adelbert Waldron in Vietnam. Chris Kyle was born in [...]
Battle of Baghdad
March 21, 2012 by
The Battle of Baghdad was fought between the US forces and Iraqi Republican Guard, from April 3 to April 14, 2003, during the invasion of Iraq. The result of this armed confrontation against Iraqi regular soldiers was an American victory, but, during the next months and years, there would follow a violent period of terrorist [...]
