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The PB Was The KGB’s Suppressed Pistol - by David Axe
22+ hour, 35+ min ago (280+ words) Developed for Spetsnaz units and the KGB in the mid-1960s, the Soviet PB—also known as the 6P9—took the proven Makarov PM design and incorporated a two-stage, integral suppressor. During World War II, the Soviet NKVD had used suppressed weapons, including M1895 Nagant…...
The U.S. Air Force Dreamed Of Killer Clouds
18+ hour, 35+ min ago (263+ words) May is a month of holidays in Russia. With the official start of spring plus Labor Day, Victory Day and Orthodox Easter all taking place within days of each other, Russians spend the month celebrating. And if Russian president Vladimir…...
With Missiles And Drones, Ukraine Is Finally Scoring Hits On Russia’s Black Sea Frigates
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (165+ words) Trench Art | David Axe With Missiles And Drones, Ukraine Is Finally Scoring Hits On Russia’s Black Sea Frigates A cruise missile may have holed ‘Admiral Essen’ After months of trying, Ukrainian forces have finally begun landing blows on the Russian…...
Out Of Patriots, Ukraine Has Few Options For Defending Its Cities
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (247+ words) Trench Art | David Axe Out Of Patriots, Ukraine Has Few Options For Defending Its Cities Every workable air defense solution needs time Ukrainian leaders surely watches with extreme worry as, in months of on-again, off-again fighting with Iran, U.S. and allied…...
In 1942, Disney Made A Cartoon About An Anti-Tank Rifle
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (259+ words) In early 1942, Disney produced an instructional film for the Canadian army. Its subject—how to properly deploy the Boys Anti-Tank Rifle. This was perhaps unsettling, but hardly unusual. Throughout World War II, Disney created instructional and propaganda films for the…...
Ukrainian Reinforcements Rush Toward Kramatorsk
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (239+ words) Kramatorsk and Sloviansk are the last two big cities in the Donbas that Russia does not hold, and taking them has been the main Russian objective in eastern Ukraine since 2022. Ukraine is now moving forces north from the southeast to…...
Ukraine’s New Radar Planes Are Big Slow Targets
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (95+ words) Trench Art | David Axe Ukraine’s New Radar Planes Are Big Slow Targets Expect the Russians to hunt the two ASC 890s This story was commissioned by Euromaidan Press. Since Substack pays only around a fifth of my bills, I have no…...
Ukraine’s MiGs Need R-73 Missiles. They’re Running Out.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) Trench Art | David Axe Ukraine’s MiGs Need R-73 Missiles. They’re Running Out. The R-73 is made in Russia. This story was commissioned by Euromaidan Press. Since Substack pays only around a fifth of my bills, I have no choice but…...
Are There Enough Old Leopard 1A5 Tanks For Ukraine’s Upgrade Effort?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (321+ words) Ukraine has lost a quarter of its German-designed Leopard 1A5 tanks. But it could get many more of the nimble, 40-ton tanks. And some could have brand-new turrets that make them lighter, faster, farther-shooting, and more survivable. In 2023, a German-Danish-Dutch consortium…...
Inside America’s Naval Missile Splurge
1+ week, 4+ day ago (148+ words) Trench Art | David Axe Inside America’s Naval Missile Splurge Billions of dollars in new missiles The U.S. Navy is buying missiles as fast as the U.S. defense industry can build them. The sailing branch requested $23 billion for missiles and other…...