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Showing posts with label Weapons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weapons. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

First in Peace: USS George Washington (SSBN 598) and the Polaris Missile

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USS George Washington (SSBN 598) crest, with the ship's motto "First in Peace" reinforced by the Polaris missile for nuclear ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Necessity was the Mother of Lethality (Part 3): Handmade Viet Cong Carbine

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This slide and slam-action carbine, captured from the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, is from the collections of the Naval History and ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Necessity was the Mother of Lethality (Part 2): Scrap Wood & Metal Becomes Pistol

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Cut off from a reliable source of manufactured goods early in the war thanks in part to U.S. and Republic of Vietnam Navy vigilance, Natio...
Friday, May 29, 2020

Necessity was the Mother of Lethality (Part 1): RC Can Becomes VC Grenade

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From its origins in Columbus, Georgia, in 1934, RC Cola became one of the most popular drinks in America during the Second World War, ...
Friday, April 24, 2020

Recoilless Weapons: From the Mountains of Korea to the Rivers of Vietnam

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This 75mm shell currently on display at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum is designed to be fired from the Chinese Type 52 recoilless rifle...
Friday, March 6, 2020

Essentials for the VC War at Sea

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Although Air Force photojournalist Herman Kokojan wrote in his original caption that this Viet Cong soldier observing a prisoner exchan...