Lead musket balls and cannon shot highlight a lesser known facet of the Battle of Culloden. The post 18th century lead ammo found in Scottish Highlands appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
I'm writing a fantastical story and one of the characters needs to cut open a cow equivalent. What kind of knife (shape, size, handle kind) was used to butcher cows? I looked online and only found references to brands of knives that work well. I don't feel like I can trust these results as my story does not have the infrastructure for factories. The time period is sorta middle agesy| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I'm doing some research into the weapons of Dungeons and Dragons, and one of them is a 'light' hammer that you can throw. The description says it weighs 2lbs, if that helps narrow it down. I don't think throwing is the primary intended use, but it is very much supported by the rules. I know about Meteor Hammers, and throwing sticks like the Rungu or Iwisa, but I'm not interested in those because they are outside of medieval Europe. I couldn't find any instances of warhammers or similar being ...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I was reading this article here, which includes an interesting photo of Hiroshima: The caption on the photo indicates that it was taken three weeks after the atomic bomb was dropped. The photo seems to show a 'scattershot' pattern of relatively small (I'm guessing maybe 50-100 feet in diameter, based upon the size relative to buildings and vehicles) and strikingly uniform blast/impact craters, spread across a wide area. My question is, what caused these? I know the simple answer is almost cer...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
The existence of the 9M730 Burevestnik was first made official in early 2018 as a part of six new strategic weapons, including hypersonic and ballistic missiles and a nuclear-capable torpedo. The Russian Chief of General Staff, General Valery Gerasimov, revealed on Oct. 26, 2025, that his country’s Strategic Rocket Forces tested the 9M730 Burevestnik (Russian […]| The Aviationist
A new internal memo wants to help Missile Defense Agency personnel be ready to "address false assumptions" stemming from the new Kathryn Bigelow movie. The post Pentagon reportedly upset over Netflix’s nuclear war movie ‘A House of Dynamite’ appeared first on Task & Purpose.| Task & Purpose
Resisting the fetish of force demands a scientific and political confrontation with the structures that sustain and normalize organized violence.| E-International Relations
What's the best shotgun for duty use? The best shotgun optic? How about personal preference for defensive ammo?| American Cop
It would also stop requiring the State Department to submit reports to Congress on issues like human rights abroad.| Truthout
The visit of US Central Command (CENTCOM) […]| Nowlebanon
El terror nunca ha sido mi género favorito. Menos el de monstruos, vísceras, motosierra. Weapons es otra cosa. Explora un terror más sutil, verosímil.| Libertad Digital - Cultura
Paul and John open Episode 9 with a tribute to Terrence Stamp and then take a deep dive into Zach Cregger’s Weapons.| Psycho Drive-In
Eerie, fragmented and deliberately unresolved, Weapons is a bona fide original horror film.| The POST
Spooky Sarah shares her spoiler-free review of Zac Cregger's newest film, Weapons which is out in theaters now.| Spooky Sarah Says
The safety inspections come after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered a pause in the use of the pistols.| Task & Purpose
American forces fired more than 150 THAAD interceptors at Iranian missiles and drones during the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran.| Task & Purpose
By Arnold Blumberg During World War II, after the Royal Navy’s traumatic departure from the Pacific Ocean in early 1942, the 4th Submarine Flotilla and its depot ship, the HMS Adamant, operated with the Eastern Fleet based at Trincomalee––a large, natural harbor located on the coast of Sri Lanka in the heart of the Indian Ocean. Read more The post World War II British Submarine Operations in the Pacific appeared first on Warfare History Network.| Warfare History Network
It's one of Irish mythology's most fascinating stories. But did it inspire Robert Eggers' folk-horror masterpiece?| Irish Myths
By using Attacks of Opportunity in your old school or OSR D&D game, you can up the ante in combats – just remember to keep it simple.| YUM/DM
The future of the the Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet remains uncertain as lawmakers support robust funding for the program while the Trump administration tries to slash spending in 2026.| DefenseScoop
Delays in finalizing design for the Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) have put the program’s test campaign behind schedule.| DefenseScoop
Aircraft armed with advanced laser-guided rockets took out a little under half of the Houthi-launched attack drones during the military campaign.| DefenseScoop
The Defense Department plans to allocate more than $4 billion in fiscal 2026 to fund development of the Air Force’s F-47 fighter jet and Collaborative Combat Aircraft, senior Pentagon officials told lawmakers Tuesday.| DefenseScoop
Angband is a 1990 computer game in the subgenre of turn-based permadeath dungeon-crawling RPGs, also known as roguelikes. Very few people play Angband today, and most PC gamers have likely never heard of it - even when they've likely heard of NetHack and Dwarf Fortress. But did you know that the randomized equipment or "loot" so common in video games today was originally an innovation of Angband? | Homebrew Homunculus
An Army captain's critique of the service’s new XM7 rifle has experts and soldiers split on the issue of magazine capacity.| Task & Purpose
The newly-released trailer for Weapons teases a new horror movie from the director of Barbarian with a similarly unexpected direction.| ScreenGeek
While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific strategic capability against| The Aviationist
Dolmenwood has a very nice expanded equipment list, with sub-pages for dogs, horses, pipeweed, food and drink, herbs and fungi and more bes...| craggenloch.blogspot.com
A National Guardsman's rifle fell off a truck on the way to a training center where troops were prepping for the Presidential inauguration.| Task & Purpose
Yesterday, there were a number of “headlines” in the US media claiming all foreign aid was stopped—except for Israel and Egypt. But the Pentagon weighed in today denying that it affects Ukraine: “A Pentagon official confirmed that Trump’s executive order freezing foreign aid applies only to development programs, not security assistance…| The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
In response to the return to large-scale peer-to-peer warfare, Anduril has unveiled its new Barracuda family of autonomous cruise missiles, which can be built to "hyper-scale" for intelligent swarm attacks against hardened targets.| New Atlas
Is simply carrying a (lock) knife (for professional reasons) in the UK already considered as having the intention to commit a criminal offence?| Law Stack Exchange
If there's one word that keeps military planners from sleeping at night, it's "hypersonic." The ability to fly at more than five times the speed of sound holds the promise of getting to the antipodes in less time than it takes to drive across town. However, it also makes possible deadly weapons…| New Atlas
Did the ancient Irish use war chariots in battle? The Irish myths say yes: but what about Irish archaeology?| Irish Myths
