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Vietnam war Vietnam war went horribly. It was a serious just a problem for America, and humiliating fail. Warfare changed, and sort of technology. Soldiers going in to the war were young and poorly trained for the specific type of jungle combat that they were expected to fight in. It... Continue reading

Diversity ~Michael Gidlewski� �����Warfare. Warfare has diversity. It is the type of combat, technology, strategies, location, and the people fighting within it that make it diverse.� For many people, the army still had segregation up until WW2. By Vietnam, units were integrated. But diversity during warfare was not just racial.... Continue reading

Diversity ~Michael Gidlewski Diversity of warfare “The diversity is the risk of war, the necessity of diversity is mutual respect.” ~Tariq Ramadan Warfare. Warfare has diversity. It is the type of combat, technology, strategies, location, and the people fighting within it that make it diverse. For many people, the army... Continue reading

May 11th When the allies realized the bridges were lost, they sent out bombers to destroy the remaining ones. Hopefully this would delay the German invasion. The first attempt was to destroy the Albert canal bridges. 9 Belgian fairy battles escorted by 6 Gloster gladiators attempted to destroy the bridges.... Continue reading

The battle of Belgium is a little known battle. Even though the invasion of the lower countries was strategically important, it is often glossed over in general. And I’m diving even more specifically into the even lesser known air battle. Although most of belgium's planes were outdated, they had British... Continue reading

Have you ever wanted to fly a plane? Of course. Will this video help you. No. But maybe, just maybe, you can learn something. In this video you will see me in the cockpit of a Spitfire Mk 1A in Warthunder. I will show you some controls of the Spitfire... Continue reading

Sleep. Everyone needs sleep. But more specifically, sleeping on the battlefield. Everyone talks about the battles and action of WW2, but they don’t talk about how soldiers lived and slept. Sleep is one of the most important things for a soldier to have. Without energy soldiers will face fatigue, decreasing... Continue reading

AF D1 The AF D1 and the AF D3 were upgraded versions of German landing barges. The landing barges were designed to carry up to 3 Panzer III’s and 100 additional infantry. The AF’s were modified to carry heavy weaponry, but these weapons took the space of the infantry’s. These... Continue reading

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Tank chats #1 Ho-Ni III late war Japanese TD The Ho-Ni III was a late war Japanese TD or tank destroyer. It was based on the Chi-ha chassis giving it quite good mobility. Although it used the same 170 hp Mitsubishi air cooled Diesel engine as the Chi-ha, it was... Continue reading

R-boots, or Raumbootes, is the German equivalent of the American patrol boats. They were used from 1936 to the 1960’s, although most of there service happened during Ww2. They were designed as minesweepers by the German navy, but they were rarely used for that role. They were most often used... Continue reading

The Sherman is a good tank. I don’t just mean the 76mm version, I mean the 75mm. Everyone complained how the 75 couldn't even penetrate the frontal armor of the tigers or panthers, but tankers rarely encountered these vehicles. If they did, they had the 76’s and other high velocity... Continue reading