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From lightsabers to exosuits, sci-fi movies sure have tons of awesome and lethal weapons that we all wanted as kids (or maybe until now.) It’s easy to choose them anytime over seemingly boring pistols, or rifles but the question is, how realistic (or unrealistic) are they? The Lightsaber One of the most well-known sci-fi weapons, […]
We’ve all seen it in the movies and read about in its Medal of Honor citations. A Soldier or Marine throws himself on a grenade to save his battle buddies. It is seen as the ultimate act of self-sacrifice. In the Pacific theater, no less than 27 Marines were decorated for throwing themselves on top […]
Editor’s Note: Geo’s memoir, “Brothers of the Cloth,” a true account of special mission unit soldiers, has sold out in hardcover and will soon be coming out in paperback! You can keep an eye out for it here. In the beginning, Man created the gun and the cartridge. The gun was without form and […]
Sniper: noun A person who shoots from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range. “The terrorist was killed by a Marine sniper’s bullet in Iraq.” The sniper is one of the most effective and accurate tools on the battlefield. By using a sniper you don’t accidentally kill civilians which is quite common to […]
The Financial Times dropped two bombshells on the international and defense community over the weekend. They released this stunning information late Saturday night, on October 16, 2021. The first revelation was that back in August, China successfully conducted a test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile. The second, and perhaps more unexpected part of that report, […]
Editors Note; Members are encouraged to send us original articles they have written for publication. Today we are sharing with you a piece on dry firing that came to us from “Marshal,” an operator in the Portuguese Special Operations Forces. Marshal began his military career in 2005 at the Military Academy of Portugal. In 2012, […]
Sniper: noun A person who shoots from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range. “The terrorist was killed by a Marine sniper’s bullet in Iraq.” The sniper is one of the most effective and accurate tools on the battlefield. By using a sniper you don’t accidentally kill civilians which is quite common to […]
A B-1B Lancer drops cluster munitions during a test. (USAF) The U.S. has a legitimate claim as one of the more honorable warfighting nations on Earth. Sure, we get involved in a lot more wars than some others, but we also follow lots of rules about how to fight them and have even pushed for […]
The Army is testing its newest sniper rifle, the MK-22, Modular Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR), manufactured by Barrett Arms, at Fort Bragg, NC according to a press release from the Army. This operational testing by snipers from the 82nd Airborne and the Special Operations Command is the final hurdle before the weapons are fielded to […]
Field artillery has been called “The King of Battle.” And for good reason. Great generals throughout history have lauded the power and necessity of artillery in battle. Artillery wins battles and therefore could win wars. Mortars are basically the light artillery of the infantry. The U.S. military uses a variety of mortar calibers for infantry […]
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