Past and Present of Warfare
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Introduction Armor has been used in various forms since humans evolved enough intelligence to make it. It is thus no surprise that it features heavily in history and works of fiction alike. Some forms of armor were so weird they are not even used in fiction, while on the flip side fictional armor can often … Continue reading Basics of Medieval Armor
Debate on using autoloader or manual loading of tank gun has been going on since autoloaders had first appeared. And it has not not been resolved yet, as can be seen from various solutions currently in service. But in general, Western designs have opted for manual loading while Eastern designs had opted for autoloaders. So … Continue reading Tank Autoloader vs Manual Loader
Russian tanks used in modern conflicts have had very bad tendency of suffering catastrophic explosions. When penetrated into the magazine ("ammoracked" for gamers), Russian designs (particularly T-72 and its derivatives) tend to be violently relieved of their turret, which can fly off even some dozens of meters away. The reason for this tendency towards turret … Continue reading Why Russian Tanks Explode When Hit
Everybody except journalists knows what a tank is, yet it is difficult to define. So what is a tank? Google is not much of a help; asking it produces a definition that a tank is "a heavy armoured fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track". But that definition would include … Continue reading What Is A Tank
VHS-2 assault rifle was developed and produced by HS Produkt, a privately owned company best known as a designer and manufacturer of the well-known HS pistol line. The company in fact started with design of the pistol: HS means “Hrvatski Samokres”, which translates into “Croatian Pistol”. But for a long time, the company already had … Continue reading HS Produkt VHS-2 Assault Rifle
Iron Dome is claimed to have been successful, having shot down perhaps 80% (cumulative) or 90% (in recent conflict) rockets aimed at inhabited areas. But it is also dangerous, since policy makers might take the wrong "lessons learned". And in fact, they appear to be doing just that. But the Iron Dome is a completely … Continue reading Problem of the Iron Dome and US missile defense
The latest DOT&E report is out and the results are not encouraging. https://time.com/5774422/f-35-military-jet-assessment/ The 25mm gun on Air Force models of the Joint Strike Fighter has “unacceptable” accuracy in hitting ground targets and is mounted in housing that’s cracking, the Pentagon’s test office said in its latest assessment of the costliest U.S. weapons system. The … Continue reading The F-35 continues to be plagued by poor gun accuracy
This post will look at armour in Game of Thrones TV series. House Stark Stark armour is very good. It consists of a mail shirt (hauberk), gambeson or arming doublet, and leather armor tunic which looks like it is capable of receiving metal inserts - in essence, a brigandine armor. This armor is appropriate for … Continue reading A look at Game of Thrones armour
Croatian Navy warships have to be towed around like junk. Two missile gunboats had to be towed into city harbour of Šibenik. Landing ship "Cetina" towed gunboat "Dmitar Zvonimir", while a towing ship from "Brodospas" (Ship Rescue) towed gunboat "Petar Krešimir IV" to proximity of "Dmitar Zvonimir". Latter was then towed into shipyard, while the … Continue reading Croatian Navy has to tow warships around
This article discusses how flight to maintenance ratios can leave air forces exposed to the unexpected, including natural disasters. A high flight to maintenance ratio is one of the big issues in fighter aircraft that are complex. It is often an issue that does not go acknowledged during the procurement stage of military spending, but … Continue reading Another consequence of very high flight to maintenance ratios in aircraft – vulnerability to disasters
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