THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MILITARY WEAPONRY
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[fl][i]Despite the hesitations of the United States Congress regarding the construction of aircraft carriers of nuclear propulsion, due to the doubts regarding the usefulness of this kind of units as well as to the extraordinary cost of this propulsion sy...
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[fl][i]In the interwar period France built a formidable submarine force which was classified into three groups: long-range submarines for high-sea patrols, short-range submarines for defense patrols and minelayer submarines. Regarding Great Britain, the f...
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[fl][i]Albeit experiments with contraptions capable of remaining underwater had been carried out since ancient times, it was not until the first years of the 20th century that submarines were generalized as boats enabled for navigation either in surface o...
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[fl][i]The naval attack capability of the NATO was centered in the twelve American large aircraft carriers. After the ending of the American military operations in South-East Asia in the early 1970s a system was established, in virtue of which two aircraf...
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[fl][i]In the late 1950s, after completing the construction of the large aircraft carriers of the Forrestal class, the United States Navy began the production of a series of anti-aircraft escort units to protect them. Albeit they were initially classified...
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[fl][b]SSN submarines[/b][/fl][p] [fl][i]In the early 1980s, the only navies of the NATO which had nuclear-propelled attack submarines in service were the United States Navy and the Royal Navy, albeit the French Navy was already building a small type of ...
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[fl][b]Ballistic missiles launched from submarines (SLBM)[/b][/fl][p] [fl][i]In the early 1980s the oldest SSBN in service with the United States Navy were the five submarines of the Ethan Allen class, armed with sixteen A-3 Polaris ballistic missiles. T...
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[fl][i]The most outstanding and divulged aspect regarding the increase of the military power of the Warsaw Pact was that referring to the Soviet Navy. This one had become a well balanced force capable of projecting the Soviet military power on the most di...
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[fl][b]Admiral Graf Spee[/b][/fl][p] [b]The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to limit the normal displacement of its warships to 10,160 tonnes, with a maximum caliber of 280 millimeters for their armament. However, according to the experience acquired du...
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[fl][i]In the 1980s, the whole strike capability of the Soviet naval aviation was represented by the land-based bombers of the Naval Air Force. The standard model of naval bomber was the Tu-16 "Badger", of which about 250 units remained in service. The la...
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[fl][i]In the interwar period France built a formidable submarine force which was classified into three groups: long-range submarines for high-sea patrols, short-range submarines for defense patrols and minelayer submarines. Regarding Great Britain, the f...
[ Date: 2025-06-08 | Length: 65 Kb | Update: 2025-07-09 ]
[fl][i]Albeit experiments with contraptions capable of remaining underwater had been carried out since ancient times, it was not until the first years of the 20th century that submarines were generalized as boats enabled for navigation either in surface o...
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[fl][i]This article summarizes the key aspects which characterized warfare during the 20th century. During that century military technology advanced so much that it can be considered that the 20th century alone produced a higher diversity of warfare eleme...
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[fl][b]SSGN and SSN submarines[/b][/fl][p] [fl][i]The SSGN denomination corresponds to those submarines moved by nuclear energy and armed with non-nuclear guided missiles, in contrast with the SSBN, submarines which launch ballistic missiles. The SSN den...
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[fl][b]Ballistic missiles launched from submarines (SLBM)[/b][/fl][p] [fl][i]The submarines which carry intercontinental ballistic missiles constitute the main threat against those strategic targets deemed as unprotected, namely, cities and industrial ar...
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Thematic Specials
Weapons of World War Two
Weapons of World War Two shows a selection of representative weapons of the three arms through very realistic artworks and succinct texts explaining key aspects of their history, the circumstances on which they were developed or employed and their technical features. The list is ordered by name, type, country or year, displayed as thumbnails or arranged as a chronology. It is available as well a chart describing the characteristics of the diverse anti-tank guns installed on tanks during World War Two.
Armed Forces of World War Two shows a rather comprehensive list of the different weapons (ordered by branch, specialty and class) used by the main countries (Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Soviet Union, United States) involved in the conflict.
Aces of Aviation
Aces of Aviation shows a selection of prominent aircraft through very realistic artworks and succinct texts telling facts about them and the exceptional pilots who sat at their controls. The list is ordered by aircraft, aviator, country or year, or displayed as thumbnails.
Data Tables/Charts
Data Tables/Charts shows a selection of responsive tables and charts showing various data and statistics. The list is displayed as thumbnails.
Comparison Charts
Rating Lists
These are algorithm-generated lists that compare different characteristics of many land vehicles, aircraft and ships.
Aircraft Firepower Comparator (Fighter WW2)
Entity Size Comparator
This program allows to visually compare the size of many historical military entities of the following categories: aircraft, artillery, craft, helicopter, missile, portable, ship, submarine, tank and vehicle.
Panzer General III Memorabilia
Infographics made out of graphics from the classic strategy game Panzer General III, featuring over 300 units from four prime warring nations, chronologically arranged.
World War Two Weapons Infographic (1)
World War Two Weapons Infographic (2)
Ship Pictures PHP Pages
You can see other interesting infographics on the PHP Pages section of Ship Pictures website.
Videos
World of Warships - IJN and USN warship showcase
Overview of the battleship Yamato
Overview of the battleship HMS Nelson
Overview of the battleship Bismarck
Brief history of the Messerschmitt Me 262 turbojet fighter aircraft
Overview of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65)
Artillery systems of the Kirov class battlecruisers
Overview of the PzKpfw VIII Maus super-heavy tank
Overview of the battlecruiser HMS Hood
World War Two Battleship Comparison
Picture of the Day
Soviet strategic missiles | Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles missiles deployed in the 1960s and 1970s.
