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POSTWAR ALLIED EVALUATIONS – TYPE XXI
Thus the Germans produced three revolutions in submarine performance virtually simultaneously: the snorkel, the 15-17-knot ‘electric’ submarine (Types XXI and XXIII), and the 25-knot Walter boat. In 1948 the US evaluation was that World War II ASW developments had essentially solved the non-snorkel submarine problem; for example, the ‘fleet type’ could expect to exchange 2 boats for every merchant ship…
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American Civil War Rail-Weapons
From the very beginning of the war, the employment of railway batteries in the form of guns placed at the head of trains came into use at several different locations on the front line, either on the initiative of the high command or of especially inventive local commanders. For example,…
Ancient Technology Transfer
Military technology is likely to be transferred to the enemy whenever it is used against them. Through battle the enemy at least learn of the existence and capabilities of the weapons and techniques used against them, and may attempt even on that basis to reproduce them. Thus Cato was said…
Allied Countermeasures against the snorkel-equipped U-boat I
The Illustrated London News, 23 December 1944. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D Roosevelt jointly announced to the public on 9 December that German U-boats were now equipped with a device that allowed them to remain submerged. Five days later First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander…
Antitank Warfare in the Spanish Civil War
German Artillerymen of the Condor Legion prepare to fire a Flak 18 88mm cannon onto Republican lines at the Battle of Amposta during the Spanish Civil War; Catalonia, Autumn 1938. Italian 47mm M-35 antitank guns were supplied for the use of the Italian Volunteer Corps only. Spanish troops with a…
The Führer’s Military Toy Projects
The perfect armoured fighting vehicle is one that combines speed, heavy armour and a powerful gun. The factors which govern the design and production of a tank are a careful balance of compromises. Any increase in the weight of defensive armour will demand a stronger engine. The new engine may…
The Poseidon Torpedo
The Poseidon drone is estimated to be between 20-25 meters long and might weigh about 100 tons. Screenshot from Vesti Pomoriye by Covert Shores In his annual public speech in February this year, Norway’s Chief of the military intelligence, Lieutenant General Morten Haga Lunde, showed the slide with the Poseidon…