Bullets And Missiles

Ka-52  The Russian Ka-52 “Alligator” is a modified version of the single seat Ka-50 “Black Shark” that is specifically created by Kamov as an all-weather attack helicopter and is capable of attacking ground hostiles and low-speed air targets during daytime or at night. Originally, the Kamov proposal was to develop a helicopter dedicated to conduct battlefield reconnaissance, provide target designation, support and co-ordinate group attack helicopter operations. However, the economic hardship that struck Russia in the late 1980's prompted the Kamov’s Designer General to install the reconnaissance and target designation system in the modified Ka-50. Ka-50 Now designated as Ka-52 “Alligator” (NATO reporting name Hokum B), the new version was fitted a side-by-side seating arrangement, giving an extra seat for the second crew that has the task of operating the optronics/radar reconnaissance system, a radar system with two antennas—mast-mounted for aerial targets and nose-mo...

U.S. Soldiers manning a M3 Anti-aircraft gun.  Food was scarce, water was limited with no air force or navy to rescue them. And to top all of that, their commander, General Douglas McArthur escaped to Australia even before the fall of Bataan. For Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright and his 13,000 U.S. and Filipino troops, it was hopeless. The fall of Bataan on 9 April 1942 marked the end of all organized opposition by the USAFFE (U.S. Army Forces Far East) in the Philippines, inching closer to Japanese occupation. The 14th Imperial Japanese Army of Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma now turned their focus on the tadpole-shaped island of Corregidor. Officially named Fort Mills, the island was one of the five forts that were part of the Harbor Defenses Of Manila And Subic Bays (Fort Hughes, Fort Drum , Fort Frank and Fort Wint). Homma had to take Corregidor, since as long as the island remains within American’s hand, the Japanese would be denied the use of Manila Bay....

Leopard 2 Undoubtedly, the Leopard 2 is one of the best MBT (Main Battle Tank) in the world. Developed by Krauss-Maffei for Western Germany during the Cold War, the tank first entered service in 1979 and was produced more than 3 thousand times. As of today, the Leopard 2 is currently in service for Germany along with 17 more countries.  The Leopard 2 is a 67.8 short tons (2 A6) 4 man crew MBT powered by MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo engine that have a max-speed of 42 mph with an operational range of 550 km for its 1,200 liter fuel capacity. Transmission is the Renk HSWL 354 hydro-kinetic planetary gear box that have four forward and two reverse gears. Power is supplied by an eight 12-volt/125 Ab batteries with a 24-volt electrical system. The armor used is a spaced multi-layer armour consisting a combination of steel plates of different hardness, elastic materials and other non-metalic materials. The tank design followed the concept of compartmenta...