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Military history of Europe. The military history of Europe refers to the history of warfare on the European continent. From the beginning of the modern era to the second half of the 20th century, European militaries possessed a significant technological advantage, allowing its states to pursue policies of expansionism and colonization until the ...
Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...
Equipment of the United States Marine Corps. Equipment of the United States Navy. currently active ships of the United States Navy. currently active United States military watercraft. Equipment of the United States Air Force. currently active United States military aircraft. Equipment of the United States Coast Guard.
Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. [ 17][ 18][ 19] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s.
HK MP5 (1966–present) – the most widely used submachine gun of the later half of the 20th century. UZI (1954–present) – Israeli submachine gun, one of the first designs to implement a system to accommodate the magazine in the pistol grip. PM-63 Rak (1965–present)
The history of the firearm begins in 10th-century China, when tubes containing gunpowder projectiles were mounted on spears to make portable fire lances. [1] Over the following centuries, the design evolved into various types, including portable firearms such as flintlocks and blunderbusses , and fixed cannons, and by the 15th century the ...
Modern weapons. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weapons of the Modern era. Weapons of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries; contemporary weapons. See Category:Early Modern weapons for the 17th and 18th centuries.
Napoleonic weaponry and warfare. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, is recognized as the greatest early modern warfare commander in military history. His main strategy was focusing on one part of the enemy, quickly defeating them, and continuing onward. His success was made possible not only by his ambition, but also through the dynamic ...