The gun used polygonal rifling, a principle invented by Whitworth in 1853. The concept was to use the hexagon to impart a very rapid spin to the projectile. The method of manufacturing the rifling was ...

The Breakers Point Naval Guns are a historic World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. It consists of two 6-inch (150 mm) Mark 8 Model 2 naval guns, mounted ...

Ka’ula is vital to maintain military readiness for the Pacific, the Navy says. But its plan to ... as their nesting grounds. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017) “It’s not like, ‘You can have ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local museum is holding a barbecue competition on Saturday. “Smoke on the River: Hogs & History” will feature history presentations, food sampling, artisan music ...

It was one of those guns that was used in several wars including the Chinese Civil War, World War II, the Lebanese Civil War ... It is an American battle rifle that was used by the US Army, Navy, and ...

Civil War—writer-director Alex Garland's dystopian look at a fractured future America starring Kirsten Dunst—is new on Max this week. A24 released Civil War in theaters on April 12.

The United Arab Emirates has used Russia’s notorious Wagner mercenary group to ship arms to rebels in Sudan’s civil war, experts and ... to smuggle weapons to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces ...

The Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg has become the new home for two 14-inch naval ... guns from the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), a renowned super-dreadnought battleship built just before ...

A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and World War II, as many Americans would in 2020 following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic Roger Catlin In the early ...