I have added a new article to my website to consider the pros and cons of bullpups vs traditional military rifles, here:...
StG 44 definitely - the outstanding shoulder gun of WW2. Backed up by the MG 42 in the medium role, and the Czech ZB30 as an LMG (the original of...
One Saladin, from HERE [img] It is not impossible that Britain may get an armoured car again, as part of FRES. The FRES Recce version is...
I think you'll find that the name is probably "Tritton", which IIRC was the Lincoln firm which made the first tanks. Tony Williams: Military...
I don't think that there is any chance of any English regions breaking away. The government tried to encourage the formation of English regional...
I think that Scotland may well be independent within ten years. If the Scots take all the (reducing) oil fields, that will roughly compensate them...
Incidentally, a distinction is sometimes made between pistols (which have the chamber integral with the barrel) and revolvers (which do not). I...
The pic below (from my website) compares the ammo currently in use in light AFVs: [img] The Bushmaster II gun used in the CV9030 uses 30x173...
No doubt, but it is probable that a plane armed merely with .50s would have to sit, firing away, behind a target as tough as a B-17 for many...
Ammunition collectors will be aware of Ken Elk's classic work, "Japanese Ammunition 1880-1945", which covers ammunition from pistol rounds up to...
The 109H had a much bigger increase in span than the one I suggest. There would be a little increase in weight (and drag), but I think that the...
My favourite "what if" mod for the Bf 109 would have been the addition of a couple of wing root inserts, adding in total about 1 metre to the...
Both explosive and incendiary bullets were developed in WW1 for attacking observation balloons, airships and aircraft. This was strictly against...
It took a long time to develop new machine guns to the point when they were ready for production, and I don't think that this could have been...
A few comments: The Pz.1 was issued with tungsten-cored Hartkernmunition (S.m.K.H) which could penetrate about 50% more armour than the...
It must be nice to have the surname "Gunn": just think of the possibilities! For boys, you have Lewis and Maxim, of course, and for girls there's...
I have updated and considerably extended my article on Personal Defence Weapon ammunition, to include the choice of weapons as well. See:...
Also, the tank's MGs were considered to be its anti-infantry weapon. A failure of the imagination, I know :rolleyes:
Those of you who have read my novel Scales will recall a certain weapon called the P.A.W. (Personal Assault Weapon) featuring in the climax of the...
Only later in the war, with the 8.8 cm L/71 PaK 43 which weighed 2.5x as much as the 7.5 cm PaK 40, and was quite a lot bigger. Not many were made.
