What happens when your tank turns upside down, or gets stuck in the mud? You pull it out, of course. But carefully. The British Army shows how to proceed… British Armed Forces video READ MORE survival tips from the British armed forces Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier …
Read More »Germany Used This Massive Rail Gun Against Soviet Forces in World War II
The Gustav gun needed a crew of 2,000 men to operate it. The German Schwerer Gustav rail gun was the largest artillery piece created during the Second World War and was the only Nazi wonder weapon to be used in combat against the Russians. The concept of the super gun …
Read More »Ukraine is Using Unique ‘PARM 2’ Mine Against Russian Armor: Here’s How it Works
The ‘PARM 2’ is an ‘off route’ directional mine that can hit enemy vehicles up to 100 metres away. Here’s how it works: a vid from British Armed Forces.
Read More »WATCH: Ukrainian Sniper Takes Out Russian Soldier in Record-Breaking Shot
A sniper in the security service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed a groundbreaking world record by taking out a Russian soldier from a distance of 2.36 miles. The shot beats the previous record for a combat kill from a distance of 1.7 miles. The sniper used a Ukrainian-made sniper rifle known …
Read More »Shooting Canada’s Version of the SVD Dragunov, the Type 81 Sporting Rifle – With Russian Scope
By Royce de Melo Our correspondent has high hopes for his new sniper rifle, but finds that the knockoff Soviet-style Dragunov has a few surprises. As soon as we finished the club’s Saturday morning orientation for new members, I went out the main building’s door and headed to the 300-yard …
Read More »‘Dambuster’ Watch Transports You Back to Daring WWII Mission Over Germany
Gear Review by Susan Katz Keating I’ve never known a watch that could help you travel through time, but the chrono-wizards at AVI-8 have figured out how to build such devices, with their timepieces that honor the history of military aviation. I learned of this when the wizards sent me …
Read More »Russia Tests Massive Nuclear Strikes, Kremlin Says
Russia has successfully tested its ability to deliver massive nuclear strikes by land, sea, and air, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. “A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was test-launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome towards the Kura proving ground in Kamchatka,” the Kremlin said in a statement. Russian state TV showed Defense …
Read More »Taliban Arms Dealers Make a Killing Selling American Weapons
A thriving black market arms bazaar has emerged in Afghanistan, where the Taliban control the sale of American weapons that were abandoned inside the country two years ago, according to reports. An M-4 rifle in good condition is a status symbol with a $2,400 price tag, while a Pakistan-made AK-47 …
Read More »Iran’s Underground Bunker for Fighter Jets
Iran has established an underground base for fighter jets designed to withstand possible strikes by U.S. bunker-busting bombs, state media reported. The base, named Oghab 44 (Persian for “eagle”), can accommodate “all types of fighter jets and bombers, in addition to drones,” the official news agency IRNA said, releasing images …
Read More »‘You Will Wind Up Dead’: Inside the Wagner Group’s Combat Drone Course in Russia
The Wagner group continues to run training centers in Russia, despite the deaths of the organization’s founders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin in an August plane crash. One school, Octagon, trains operators to use kamikaze drones. A correspondent from RFE/RL signed up for the course. Here is his report. His name …
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