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Sturmpistole

The Sturmpistole (Assault-Pistol) was an attempt by Germany during World War II to create a multi-purpose weapon which could be

The Lewes bomb was a blast-incendiary field expedient explosive device, manufactured by mixing diesel oil and Nobel 808 plastic explosive.

Invented by Captain R. S. Gammon of the 1st Parachute Regiment, the Gammon bomb was developed as a replacement for

The Nazis clearly had a thing for big guns — these two 31.5-inch calibre German cannons were absolute behemoths. And

The Bangalore torpedo was first devised by Capt R. L. McClintock, of the Royal Engineers while attached to the Madras

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Made for the United States Army

HMS Victory is/was a 104-gun first-rate ship of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, built-in 1759 and launched in 1765.

The Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck,

The Junkers JU 87 or Stuka was the German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first

The Avro Lancaster is a British World War Two heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a