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WEB1940. Nazi decree forbids gentile woman from working in Jewish homes. 1940. Free French coup ousts the Vichyite government of New Caledonia. 1943. U.S carrier aircraft and B-24s raid Tarawa. 1944. German Lt. Gen. Hermann-Bernard Ramcke surrendered to U.S. Brig. Gen. Charles D. Canham -- Learn More. 1945.
Special Operations: A Decade of CIA Operations in Ukraine
WEBMar 9, 2024 · Both the FSB and SVR regularly bump into CIA operations inside and outside Russia. CIA operations inside Ukraine and Russia increased after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. This was particularly the case with joint Ukrainian-CIA operations which became more extensive and intense. The CIA had helped Ukraine prepare for this in several ways.
Strategic Weapons: Sentinel Replacing Minuteman
WEBNovember 29, 2023: The U.S. Air Force is trying to develop the new LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM to replace the LGM-30 Minuteman III. It seemed to be a straightforward task but was not the case. The 35-ton Minuteman III has a max range of 13,000 kilometers and can carry up to three nuclear warheads. Each of the warheads can be programmed to hit a ...
Armor: US Army Issuing Innovative New 120mm Tank Gun shell
WEBMost Read. February 16, 2024: After two decades of development the U.S. Army’s new XM-AMP Advanced Multi-Purpose 120mm tank round is finally ready to be issued for use by 120mm M1 tank guns. The new shells replace several other types of 120mm shells. The XM-AMP was considered stable enough in 2020 to be test fired by troops.
How To Make War Headlines - StrategyPage
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Infantry: New Russian Sniper Rifle In Ukraine - StrategyPage
WEBJanuary 1, 2023: The Kalashnikov Group manufactures 95 percent of rifles in Russia and is using the combat in Ukraine to evaluate its new Chukavin Sniper Rifle. Since August small quantities of this rifle have been used in Ukraine by special operations troops to determine their performance in combat and compile a list of …
Armor: The MPF M1 MiniMe
WEBOctober 29, 2022: Production of the U.S. Army’s new light tank, the 38-ton, the MPF (Mobile Protected Firepower) system vehicle begins this month. MPF has not yet received a customary name as the 70-t0n M1 Abrams or 15-ton M551 Sheridan. Both of these looked like tanks but the M1 was a major success while the M551 was not.
Air Weapons: Perfecting Penetration - StrategyPage
WEBApr 10, 2020 · This “bunker buster” can penetrate five meters (16 feet) of concrete and even more earth. This is accomplished using a 25mm thick steel cashing filled with 240 kg (530 pounds) of Tritonal. In the rear of the bomb is a time delay fuze. In 2019 the air force also ordered more of its MOP (massive ordnance penetrator) GBU-57A/B bunker buster bombs.
Weapons: Pike 1.0 - StrategyPage
WEBJul 19, 2019 · This grenade cartridge contained a 40mm projectile that was about 43mm (1.9 inches) long, weighed about 250 gr (nine ounces) and could be fired out to about 400 meters. An experienced grenadier could only fire these grenades accurately at targets as far as 200 meters distant. The Pike was a 40mm grenade but it was much larger and heavier.
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