Past and Present of Warfare
Tag: weapons
I am not sure whether this is widely known, but Ukraine in fact used to have nuclear warheads. As Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, it used to have significant elements of Soviet nuclear arsenal on its territory. In fact, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine held about one-third of the Soviet … Continue reading Promises Cannot Replace Weapons
3 phaser arrays 14 torpedo tubes two arrays of four two arrays of three) 12 phaser arrays 8 torpedo tubes one array of four two arrays of two 11 phaser arrays 2-8 torpedo tubes model is a bit unclear, but eight tubes is likely
Class Type Length Width Displacement Top speed Primary battery Primary rof Secondary bat Secondary rof Tertiary batt. Tertiary rof Royal Sovereign predreadnought 380 ft 75 ft 14.380 t 17,5 kts 4 * 13,5 in 10 * 6 in 28 pd guns Centurion predreadnought 360 ft 70 ft 10.670 t 17 kts 4 * 10 in … Continue reading British battleship classes
Measures of effectiveness To determine effectiveness of weapons, first we must determine what are measures of that effectiveness. Weapons are designed to kill, and to preferably kill opponent before he can kill you. But opponent wants to do the same thing, so he will try to survive - which means prevent you from killing him, … Continue reading Air to air weapons effectiveness
Were there weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in 2003? Answer is yes - but they came in with and were used by US and UK militaries, not by Iraqi forces, and consequently their presence was ignored by corporate-controlled press. Weapons in question were not nuclear, chemical or biological according to classical definition of these … Continue reading Consequences of the Depleted Uranium use
Program history SAAB Gripen is a result of relaxed-stability fighter rush initiated by (at the time) revolutionary F-16 fighter aircraft. It is not surprising that SAAB opted for delta-canard layout they themselves pioneered in 1960s, but other options were also evaluated (and rejected). This was influenced by testing programme of Viggen in late seventies, which … Continue reading Saab Gripen analysis
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