Month: April 2022

Aerodynamic highlights of a fourth generation delta canard fighter aircraft

Aerodynamic highlights of a fourth generation delta canard fighter aircraft

https://web.archive.org/web/20120714042825/http://www.mach-flyg.com/utg80/80jas_uc.html U. Claréus, project manager, JAS 39 Aerodynamics, Saab Aerospace During the course of fighter aircraft development since about 1915, and stimulated by martial inventiveness in time of war, a vast range of highly specialized warplanes have seen the light of day. Only a portion of these airplanes have been fielded and done operational services … Continue reading Aerodynamic highlights of a fourth generation delta canard fighter aircraft →

Strategic Importance of Mariupol – Why Is It So Important to Russia

Strategic Importance of Mariupol – Why Is It So Important to Russia

Mariupol, thanks to its nature and location, has several important characteristics. Firstly, it blocks a land corridor between Crimea and Donbass. Russian forces had burst out of the Crimean peninsula, and are trying to link up with Russian and separatist forces in Donbass. But in order to complete the land bridge, Russians need to take … Continue reading Strategic Importance of Mariupol – Why Is It So Important to Russia →

Usage of Reservists and Irregulars in Ukraine

Usage of Reservists and Irregulars in Ukraine

I had already written on why Ukraine was so successful in its resistance to Russian invasion. Reasons are many, but here I will be addressing one reason in particular: usage of reservists and irregular units. Ever since the end of the Cold War, NATO had been turning to a professional army model, under assumption that … Continue reading Usage of Reservists and Irregulars in Ukraine →

Basic Principles of Byzantine Strategy

Basic Principles of Byzantine Strategy

Basic Principles Byzantine emperor Leo had defined strategy as utilization of theory and practice in adjusting to realities of warfare. Byzantine concept of strategy encompasses all aspects of warfare – everything that is today covered under strategy, operations, tactics, logistics and geography. Byzantines did not compartmentalize the skillset, as is done today. Byzantine emperors were, … Continue reading Basic Principles of Byzantine Strategy →

Why Did Byzantine Empire Survive For So Long

Why Did Byzantine Empire Survive For So Long

Introduction Byzantines saw their conflict with Islam as a "conflict of civilizations" between traditional Roman world and a desert menace. But at first, this was not actually the case. Whereas Muslims had, from the start, separated the world into dar al-Islam ("Land of Islamd") and dar al-harb ("House of War"), from Roman point of view, … Continue reading Why Did Byzantine Empire Survive For So Long →

Pacific War 13 – Australia and the Battle of the Coral Sea

Pacific War 13 – Australia and the Battle of the Coral Sea

Original Japanese plan had been fulfilled, and Japan was now in a solid position. It had rich sources of raw materials and numerous important strategic positions, strewn all across the Western Pacific and the Southeastern Asia. This might have allowed it a prolonged, if not indefinite, defense of the achieved positions. But the Japanese leaders … Continue reading Pacific War 13 – Australia and the Battle of the Coral Sea →