A swarm of Apex, small unmanned craft equipped with noisemakers, was then sent to the beaches to complete the work of the dredgers. The latter had already cleared the mines and obstructions of the channels near the beaches. The Apexes, packed with 10 tons of explosives each, were to blow up the last
During the afternoon of December 2, 1941, the General Staff of the Japanese XXVth Army and Lieutenant-Colonel Kera, responsible for the transport of troops, scanned the sea from their headquarters in the port of Samah, in the island of Hai - Nah, off Indochina. Twenty transports were expected to emb
British Tornado fighter jets are being retired after 40 years in service. The Tornado entered service with the RAF in 1979 and for years formed its vanguard, participating in combat operations during the Gulf wars, against Saddam Husseins Iraq, in operations in Kosovo, and more recently against the
Shortly after the entry into service of the Tiger I tank (PzKpfw VI) in 1942, it was decided to design a new and even heavier and more powerful tank. Porsche and Henschel were asked to present their designs for a 70t chariot. with armor capable of withstanding the fire of any Allied cannon and armed