Why does a goat need a button accordion, and a hypersonic one at that?
USS Zumwalt returns with upgraded hypersonic missile launcher...
On the usefulness of overload for Japanese armored ships in the battles of the Russo-Japanese War
Could overloading a warship be useful in combat?...
On the unexpected increase in the distances of naval battles in the Russo-Japanese War for our admirals
How predictable was the increase in the distances of naval battles in the Russo-Japanese War, and why did they increase at all?...
I cry for you, "America"...
The problems of the American amphibious fleet make a stingy man shed a tear....
From "Eagle" to Iwami, or "Borodinets" in Japanese
The "post-Tsushima" life path of the former squadron battleship "Orel", renamed by its new owners as Iwami and becoming the most valuable trophy of the entire Russo-Japanese War....
Inflicting decisive damage to an enemy battleship with armor-piercing shells. Methods and conditions
Let's talk about the effective implementation of armor-piercing shells during the Russo-Japanese War...
How to turn a shark into a toad?
The great maritime power, the shark of the seas and oceans, has finally and irrevocably turned into a swamp toad....
Destroyer for the price of a cruiser
Inappropriately expensive, irrational projects have existed at all times....
The capabilities of Russian armor-piercing shells of 6-9 dm caliber in the battles of the Russo-Japanese War
Calculations of the range of destruction of Japanese ships by armor-piercing shells of 6-9 dm caliber....
"Kasatka" - a drone ship in Chinese
The experience of the SVO demonstrated the prospects of such a type of naval weapons as unmanned boats. But Chinese shipbuilders do not waste time on "small forms" and built the largest in the world...
Controversy and plans: the promising SLCM-N cruise missile for the US Navy submarine forces
The US has returned to plans to develop a promising submarine-launched cruise missile, the SLCM-N, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The project recently moved beyond the preliminary research stage and into the...
The Return of the Paddle Wheel
In recent years, interest in the wheeled propulsion has revived, largely due to the increasingly shallow shipping rivers. And for many areas of the country, especially...
On the use of the 10-dm/45 gun model 1892 as the main caliber of Russian battleships
Of course, the 10-inch gun as the main caliber of domestic battleships in the 1890s looks extremely strange....
The Return of the Paddle Wheel
In recent years, interest in the wheeled propulsion has revived, largely due to the increasingly shallow shipping rivers. After all, for many areas of the country, especially...
Concrete dens of gray wolves
The successes of German U-boots at the beginning of World War II forced the British to look for methods of combating this creation of the "gloomy Teutonic genius". The simplest were considered to be...
A failed breakthrough
The XXI series submarines were among the most numerous German submarines of World War II. Although most of them never saw combat, their design...
SLCM-N Program - Old Songs in a New Way
The change of administration in the White House from a Democratic to a Republican one will most likely lead to a shortage of champagne in stores located near the headquarters of American military-industrial complex corporations....
On the distances of decisive combat for domestic twelve-inch guns during the Russo-Japanese War
I present calculations of the distances at which Japanese ships of the 1st and 2nd combat detachments could have been hit by Russian 12-inch armor-piercing shells....
Chinese Marine Corps Landing Craft: Small Landing Craft, Hovercraft, and Helicopters
To deliver marines to shore, the PLA Navy has boats and small tank landing craft. However, recently, the emphasis has been increasingly on hovercraft and landing helicopters....
Stepchildren of the Mikado's Fleet
On the night of July 5–6, 1943, a Japanese torpedo boat sank the American destroyer Strong off Guadalcanal. The attack was the most significant victory for Japanese torpedo boats in World War II...
American mosquitoes
The United States entered World War II with virtually no torpedo boats. But by the end of the war, it had built more of them than any other country...
English classics
By the start of Interbellum, Britain had a significant number of Thornycroft torpedo boats, but their use had produced mixed results. As a result, by 1934, in...
Schnellbots - the Kriegsmarine's Indispensable Stepchildren
The German torpedo boats can be described as "stepchildren of the Kriegsmarine". This type of ship was developed to circumvent the Versailles restrictions that did not allow Germany to keep many modern...
Chinese Amphibious Fleet: To Seize Taiwan and Control Disputed Islands
The PLA Navy has a formidable fleet of medium and large amphibious ships and helicopter carriers that could be used to attack Taiwan and resolve territorial disputes....