Man has always marveled at the terrifying and destructive nature of thunder and lightning. In Norse mythology, it is produced using Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor, the god of thunder. The Greeks believed that lightning bolts were thrown down by Zeus from Mount Olympus. In more modern times there was the belief that lightning doesn’t […]
Lithuania Crowdfunds $5.4M to Buy Ukraine a Bayraktar TB2 Drone
Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted one of the world’s largest cooperation efforts in recent history. The West donated a lot of financial and military aid to help Ukraine with its defensive efforts against Russia. Just recently, Lithuanian citizens have come together and donated whatever money they could to help buy Ukraine a Bayraktar TB2 […]
Barnes Wallis and the Earthquake Bombs of WWII
World War II brought the craziest of the inventions that perhaps humanity could ever come up with, with all manner of odd aircraft, tanks, guns, and bombs. When it comes to creative, borderline weird, and downright ridiculous inventions, the British could be considered leaders. One of their leading scientist, engineer, and inventor was Sir Barnes […]
Hybrid Weapons Of History That Didn’t Work So Well
Let’s face it, from the very beginning that the cavemen sharpened stones and turned them into spears and arrows between 4,000 and 3,300 BC, we’ve come so far. When the Industrial Revolution from the mid-18th century entered, weapon designs and engineering were no longer just sticks and stones but rather more on advanced, sometimes-too-complicated, never-before-seen […]
Russian TOS-1A Thermobaric MLRS Fired at Ukrainian Troops
The first recorded videos of the Russian TOS-1A multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) firing at Ukrainian targets have surfaced online, showing the devastation and destruction it is capable of on the frontlines. News of Russia using thermobaric weapons isn’t new. Russia had used thermobaric weapons before in Chechnya in 1999 and during the Russian intervention […]
Putin’s Jack-in-the-Box: 1,300 Russian Tanks Destroyed in Ukraine
Ah yes, the Russian forces. Once touted as one of the world’s best militaries, exposed by its neighbor to have severe weaknesses and deficiencies. From faulty communication systems, bad planning, and even worse logistics, the war has revealed another Achilles’ heel of the Russian forces – their domestically made Russian tanks. We all know that […]
Game Changing Weapons: US Making Preparations to Send HIMARS or MLRS to Ukraine
The Biden Administration is stepping up its military aid and donation to Ukraine as it makes preparations to send the Ukrainian Government both High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS). These weapons may be game-changers in the battle to take control of the entire Donbas region. This comes after the […]
Denmark to Send Anti-Ship Harpoon Missiles to Ukraine
Copenhagen has pledged to give Ukraine a truck-mounted Harpoon launcher along with a bunch of its anti-ship missiles in an effort to strengthen its defenses against Russian navy ships that had been attacking Ukraine from the Black Sea. Denmark’s plan to donate the Harpoons was revealed by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin last Monday. This […]
Meet the Belgian FN F2000 Rifles Ukraine Has Been Using Against the Russians
The war in Ukraine has been dragging on for about four months now, and coverage has seemingly focused on the heavier weapons that have been sent into Ukraine, whether that be Western-supplied tanks and armored fighting vehicles, artillery, or even the contested proposals of sending MiG-29s to Ukraine. Today, we focus on a unique and […]
The Grenade: Hollywood’s Most Misused Weapon in War Movies
One of the war or action movies’ staples is the hand grenade. You know how when the main character would pull out the grenade pin with his teeth, yank it to the enemy position, and wait for that fireball explosion. Bonus if he walks away without looking back as the flames engulf everything behind his […]