Military Battle Zone

Weapons of war: Ancient to Present

  • German Wind Cannon

    The German wind cannon, also known as the “WindKanone,” is one of Nazi Germany’s Wunderwaffe weapons that can shoot a blast of compressed air, knocking enemy aircraft off the sky. Developed in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1945, the wind cannon was… Continue reading

  • German V3 cannon

    The V3 cannon is one of Nazi Germany’s Wunderwaffe weapons (vengeance weapons) like the V2 and V1 rockets. Also known as the “London gun” due to its distance from the British capital of London, this multi-charged super gun was aimed… Continue reading

  • The krummlauf

    The Krummlauf is a bent attachment to the barrel of the German Sturmgewehr  44 assault rifle, which allowed soldiers to shoot over obstacles without exposing themselves to returning fire from the enemy. Developed in 1943, the Krummlauf became one of… Continue reading

  • Molotov Cocktail

    The Molotov Cocktail is an improvised bomb consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable material, such as cloth or a rag, that is ignited with a lighter before throwing at the target . First originated during the Spanish Civil… Continue reading

  • The Soviet “Dead hand”

    The Soviet Perimeter, also known by the West as the “Dead Hand,” was a Cold War automatic nuclear control system that could unleash all nuclear weapons at once without any human command if the Soviet/ Russian state is threatened. Developed… Continue reading

  • Japan’s fire balloons WW2

    One of the most secret weapons in the Pacific War, the Fu-Go balloon, is part of the Japanese Army’s long-term strategy in response to the US Doolittle raid. Designed to traverse the North Pacific Ocean and carrying explosives and anti-personnel… Continue reading

  • Britain’s “earthquake” bomb WW2

    One of Britain’s most memorable and formidable weapons of the Second World War, the British supersized “Earthquake” bomb was developed by aviation engineer Barnes Wallis to penetrate heavily fortified targets. The idea was conceived in 1941 when Barnes wrote a… Continue reading

  • German rocket U-boats WW2

    The rocket U-boats were a series of military projects by the German Kriegsmarine (German Navy) aimed at developing submarine-launched rockets that could be launched against sea or offshore targets. The first experimentation with the idea of rocket U-boats is the… Continue reading

  • Germany’s atomic bomb project WW2

    Codenamed Uranverin or “Uranium Club”, the secret Nazi project to develop the atomic bomb began when fission (breaking of atomic nuclei), a basic process of making nuclear weapons, was first discovered in December 1938 by German scientists Otto Hahn and… Continue reading

  • The Sun Gun WW2

    The German Sun Gun, also known as the “Sonnengewehr,” was an experimental and scientific weapon conceptualized by German physician Hermann Oberth that could concentrate enough sunlight onto Earth with a devastating effect. Looking like a real-life orbital space weapon seen… Continue reading