Guns & Gear
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32,300 Tons, 12 14-Inch Guns, 16 5-Inch Guns: The US Navy Rebuilt USS California for 25 Months After Pearl Harbor. She Fired 63 Shells in History’s Last Battleship Duel
Summary and Key Points: Japan sank the US Navy battleship USS California (BB-44) at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,…
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USS Idaho Carried 12 14-Inch Guns for 27 Years and Never Fired One at a Battleship. Her One Chance Was Yamato in April 1945, and Carrier Aircraft Sank It First
Summary and Key Points: The US Navy bought the New Mexico-class battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) from New York Shipbuilding for…
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$10,000,000,000 ‘Package’: Iran Wanted a Fleet of T-90 Tanks From Russia to Upgrade Old Made in America M60 Patton and Soviet T-72s
Summary and Key Points: Iran never signed a contract for Russia’s T-90 tank, despite a decade of reports. Tehran announced…
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$11.7 Million Deal Boosts First-of-its-Kind 3D Hologram Defense Tech
A Canadian tech company and well-known defense contractor have linked up for a multimillion-dollar deal on first-of-its-kind 3D technology that…
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Army’s New $1.2B Missile Defense System Contract Doubles Strike Capacity
The U.S. Army is putting a major price tag on building an advanced missile defense system that will essentially double…
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Navy’s USS Ted Stevens Arrives in Alaska City for First Time in 80 Years
The U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer has landed in Whittier, Alaska, marking the first time such a vessel has visited the…
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Why the U.S. Navy Needs Escort Carriers
The article argues that deterring China requires the U.S. Navy to supplement its large nuclear-powered carriers with smaller, specialized escort…
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Germany Invades Poland in 1939 | World War II With Tom Hanks
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How Many Calories Are in an MRE and Are They Enough?
A ready-to-eat meal (MRE) is designed to give troops the calories and nutrients they need when a hot meal isn’t…
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