The 'Tank Fist' was one of the most successful 'throwaway' anti-tank weapons of World War 2. Produced In huge numbers and four main variants, the...
Petlyakov Pe-2 [ATTACH][ATTACH] Role Bomber Manufacturer Petlyakov Designed by Vladimir Petlyakov First flight 22 December 1939...
Russian Crews loading M-13 Rockets on rails of BM-13-16 rocket launchers based on Studebaker US6 trucks. Taken at the Central Front in the Summer...
Abandoned Soviet BM-13-16 Rocket Launcher coded M-620-97 mounted on STZ-5 NATI tracked tractor from the 5th Guard Rocket Artillery Regiment,...
These M-13-16 rocket launchers are each mounted on an American truck, the General Motors COE. Here a battery is ready to fire a salvo. Note the...
The 15-cm (5.9-in) German artillery rockets were the mainstay of the large number of German army Nebelwerfer (literally smoke-throwing) units,...
As was the case in many other fields of advanced experimentation, the Germans only toyed with adapting rockets for launch from a submerged U-boat....
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Heavy Tank As far back as 1938 it has been realized that the PzKpfw IV tank would have to be replaced by a more...
The Japanese recognised the value of the artillery rocket to then under armed forces and carried out considerable design and development work in...
D-Day: Interview with Two U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion Members Who Describe the Attack at Pointe-du-Hoc U.S. Army General Omar Bradley described...
The hedgerow fighting placed a premium on light weapons that could be readily moved. One unusual type of German anti-tank weapon encountered In...
The development of the Bazooka was born of 2 different weapons - The Recoilless Rocket and the Shaped Charge Warhead. Following work done by Dr...
The Katyusha Rocket Launcher was used extensively throughout WW2 by the Red Army. Russian Soldiers coined the Nickname after a song "Katyusha" and...
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Near the chateau at Lion-sur-mer which can be seen in the background, a demonstration of special weapons took place in front of FM Rommel on 11...