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Know Your Weapons: The Complex History of the Browning Hi-Power

Posted on 27 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

NAZIS, NOMS DE GEURRE AND THE COMPLEX HISTORY OF THE HI-POWER   Very often the genius of John Moses Browning’s design of the 1911 overshadows the amazing accomplishment of the Hi-Power. The Wermacht and the SS knew a Good Firearm when they saw it and a very limited number were issued to front line units in…

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Know Your WW2 Weapons: The Suppressed OSS M3 Grease Gun with a Trigger Booby Trap

Posted on 25 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The Suppressed OSS M3 Grease Gun with a Trigger Booby Trap   I always liked the Grease Gun ever since I saw one in action watching The Dirty Dozen with Lee Marvin and Charlie Bronson with my Dad when I was a kid.    

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Know Your Weapons: The M3/M3A1 Grease Gun

Posted on 10 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The M3/M3A1 Grease Gun: Built for Global War   One of the ugliest but effective .45ACP lead slingers of the 20th Century!  

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Know Your WW2 History: The Battle of Ortona, A Case Study in Modern Urban Warfare

Posted on 2 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Case Study #5: The Battle of Ortona   Ortona is one of the lesser known Urban Battles in World War Two, but definitely one of the most important to study, especially from the standpoint of the Defense of a City. Here is another worthy read on the subject by the same author.  

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The M1 Carbine: Reputation vs. Reality

Posted on 17 February 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The M1 Carbine: Reputation vs. Reality   One of the best overall articles on the M1 Carbine I have read to date. Another good article on the M1 Carbine.

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Know Your WW2 Firearms History: Why German tanks used the MG 34 vs. the MG 42

Posted on 5 February 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Why German tanks used the MG 34 vs. the MG 42   Fascinating little article on two of the most amazing machine guns ever invented.  

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Know Your Weapons: The FG-42

Posted on 3 February 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The FG 42: The Automatic Rifle of the Fallschirmjäger Airborne Infantry   The FG 42 was a powerful automatic rifle developed by the Germans during WWII and served in a similar role to the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). It was designed for and used by the elite Fallschirmjäger paratroopers. With an ergonomic shape, select-fire capability,…

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Urban Warfare, Back in the Day

Posted on 20 December 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

URBAN WARFARE, BACK IN THE DAY Current headlines are replete with stories of urban warfare. Be it Aleppo, Ramadi, Tripoli or some Ukrainian city you only learned of last year, there appears to be no shortage of combatants that want to fight in/over/for some piece of urban terrain. Perhaps a brief step back in to…

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From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great

Posted on 10 December 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

“Part of the country’s edge in its history of conflicts has been superior technology by land, sea, and air.” By Douglas Brown THE UNITED KINGDOM has seen its share of armed conflicts. In fact, few… The post From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great appeared first on MilitaryHistoryNow.com. From Longbows to Spitfires…

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WORLD WAR 2 AXIS HELMETS

Posted on 7 December 2021 by The Tactical Hermit
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