Past and Present of Warfare
Month: June 2022
Sd.Kfz.252, full name leichter gepanzerter Munitionstransportwagen (Sd.Kfz.252) was a light armored ammunition carrier used by Germany during World War 2. As German Army began its massive expansion and rearmament in the 1930s., its requirements likewise grew. By the time of invasion of Poland, experiences of mobile warfare had made clear the need for an ammunition … Continue reading Sd.Kfz. 252 Munitions Carrier
Remi Bader, a TikTok "star", claimed that a ranch would not allow her to ride horses due to her weight. While she later clarified that she was opposed to the way she was treated by the employee and not by the ranch's restrictions on riders' weight, the original message was far from clear: “Shoutout to … Continue reading How Much Weight Can A Horse Carry
Anti-Fascist Struggle Day is a public holiday in Croatia. It is observed on 22nd of June, and commemorates the formation of the First Sisak Partisan Detachment, a Communist-led guerilla unit, on 22nd June 1941., as well as the general uprising of Communist Partisans against the Axis. The public holiday was introduced by the Croatian Parliament … Continue reading Croatian Anti-Fascist Struggle Day is Based on a Lie
Much has been made of Russian Air Force destroying or damaging runways and air strips in the opening days of the invasion of Ukraine, but this was a massive mistake by the clueless Western analysts and journalists. Fact is, this was a mistake. Majority of Ukrainian combat aircraft were MiG-29, Su-27 and Su-25 aircraft. All … Continue reading How Dispersed Operations Saved Ukrainian Air Force
New KF51 Panther tank is a (potential) replacement for German Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger presented a tank that is considered to become the successor to the Leopard 2 tank at the arms show in France. It is the first main battle cat entirely developed by Rheinmetall. Firepower Panther will utilize … Continue reading New Rheinmetall Panther Tank
By AD 641., Roman Empire had lost its easternmost provinces. Income of the empire in the second half of 7th century was only about one-fifth (20%) of what it had been before the Arabic invasions. It has also lost most of its major urban centers, and those that remained would experience the process of reduction … Continue reading Byzantine Guerilla Warfare
I have been honored by having this blog feature as one of 100 military blogs on the Feedspot. Full list is below; History and War is on 49th place: https://blog.feedspot.com/military_blogs/ Feedspot is an online RSS feed reader. As such, it is a good source of news and information for bloggers and journalists. For bloggers, the … Continue reading History and War featured in Feedspot Top 100 Military Blogs
Victory of the Intelligence Service Battle of the Coral Sea had ended the Japanese advance in the Southern Pacific. There was no further pressure towards Australia, no Japanese ships or aircraft were scouting nor could Allied scouts find any concentrations of Japanese forces. Other areas of the Pacific were also quiet. It was thus obvious … Continue reading Pacific War 14 – Battle of Midway
While it is entirely likely that Russia will ultimately win, fact is that things are not going at all according to either Russian or Western predictions. Despite being outnumbered and outgunned in every single metric, Ukraine has defied the odds, fighting Russian army to a standstill in many places. While things may turn out poorly … Continue reading What Ukraine Did Right
Ever since the late Cold War, Western militaries had been professionalizing. Argument was that an army of full-time professionals is more flexible, more capable and provides better return for investment, than massed territorial defense units or conscription system do. But this had been proven wrong: first in Homeland War in Croatia, and then in the … Continue reading Need for Territorial Defense
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