The Vietnam War forced militaries to rethink doctrine around guerrilla warfare and jungle operations. Air mobility through helicopters like the UH-1 Huey created modern air assault doctrine and ...
The M1 Garand established semi-automatic rifles as the infantry standard and shaped modern assault doctrine. The StG 44 created the blueprint for modern assault rifles with its intermediate-caliber ...
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How internal weapons bays replaced hardpoints on modern aircraft
Internal bays are far harder to use than simple hardpoints—but can help to keep a stealth plane stealthy, while external weapons light up on enemy radar.
The reason why this has taken so long is that there's a big difference between developing a functional, practical laser weapon and making one that's fully operational. Modern weapon systems act as one ...
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