GERMANY • Dec 17, 2021
When Size Matters: German Tank Guns
The Tiger's and Panther's guns (88mm L56 and 75mm L71) are very iconic and in some cases quite different to the guns of the…
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GERMANY • Dec 17, 2021
Why did Germany put Zimmerit on their Tanks? | Cursed by Design
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HISTORY • Dec 16, 2021
Victor Sub Brief Supercut
All-in-One Victor-class Sub Brief. Victors were the mainstay of the tactical nuclear submarines for the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. Fast and lethal,…
HISTORY • Dec 16, 2021
World’s Largest Submarines Throughout History, Some Surprising Ones
There are videos out there listing the world's largest submarines (often wrong or incomplete). This submarine chat takes a different path, walking through the…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 16, 2021
The World’s largest Submarine before WW2 – The French Submarine Surcouf
After being taken and subsequently returned by the British in 1940 and completing several missions in the Atlantic, the French Surcouf submarine and its…
HISTORY • Dec 14, 2021
Yankee Sub Brief
All-in-One Yankee-class Sub Brief. All six parts of this amazing submarine design that served the Soviet Union during and after the Cold War.#yankee
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS • Dec 14, 2021
Jet Makes Impossible Emergency Landing on a Cargo Ship in the Middle of the Ocean
British Sea Harriers are formidable jet fighters known for their vertical take-off and landing capabilities. In 1983, these aptitudes would make international news during…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 14, 2021
Yak-15 – The Soviet Union’s Weird Turbojet Fighter Conversion
As Germany was inevitably losing its grip during the last stages of World War 2, it was also in the midst of developing the…
DESTROYERS • Dec 13, 2021
M18 Hellcat – The Tank Hunter of World War 2
Possessing all the characteristics of a tank, however, the M18 Hellcat was still classified as a tank destroyer. The Hellcat M18 weighed about 18.7…
GUNS • Dec 13, 2021
SMITH & WESSON M76: THE US MILITARY’S FORGOTTEN SUBMACHINE
Smith & Wesson M76, a 4 Minute History of a Failed Submachine Gun
AIR & SPACE • Dec 12, 2021
Tacit Blue
The Northrop Tacit Blue was often overshadowed by its predecessor, the Lockheed Have Blue stealth demonstrator, but in reality it was one of the…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 12, 2021
Northrop A-17 – An Important Stepping Stone For More Advanced Aircraft in WW2
First introduced in 1935, the Northrop A-17's fate was quickly brought to an end in 1938 when the Army Air Corps determined that all…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 12, 2021
Northrop YF-23: The Grey Ghost
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HISTORY • Dec 11, 2021
Russia’s New Mega Submarine, Belgorod
Today, the world's largest new submarines are for spy missions. Harking back to the mystery surrounding submarines during the Cold War, Russia's newest type…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 6, 2021
Convair XF-92
The Convair XF-92 was one of the first aircraft built with the delta wing and inspired some of the most important aircraft in history.…
HISTORY • Dec 4, 2021
November SSN Sub Brief
The Soviet Unions early entry into nuclear propulsion came at a high cost. The November was revolutionary, reckless and changed naval warfare during the…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 4, 2021
FB-111A- Pilot Podcast
Here on the Fighter Pilot Podcast it’s once again Bomber Month!First up this year is the General Dynamics FB-111A supersonic swing-wing strategic bomber. Retired…
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS • Dec 4, 2021
Kursk Submarine Disaster
On the morning of August 12, 2000, during the Russian Navy’s Summer-X naval exercise in the Barents Sea, the so-called unsinkable Oscar II-class Kursk…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 4, 2021
de Havilland Sea Vixen
The de Havilland Sea Vixen was the first British two-seat fighter to ever break the sound barrier.Known initially as DH 110, it was one…
HISTORY • Dec 4, 2021
Weighing up Weaponry: American Main Battery Guns
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HISTORY • Dec 4, 2021
WW2 Dictators’ Planes
WW2 dictators all had luxurious personal planes. In this video we examine the planes used by Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Chiang Kai-shek, plus several…
AIR & SPACE • Dec 2, 2021
The Only Submarine Ever Captured by an Airplane
To counter the Royal Navy’s oceanic supremacy during the first months of World War 2, Adolf Hitler ordered his Kriegsmarine to deploy its feared…
DRONES • Dec 1, 2021
Ladny – The Frigate From The Soviet Era But Still Useful Today
Ladny, launched on May 7, 1980, and officially commissioned on March 25, 1982. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991 the…