Know Your Weapons: German WW2 Infantry Weapons

February 5, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History of Technology, History of Weapons, History Remembered, History Roundup, Know Your Weapons, Weapons & Ammo, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged German WW2 Infantry Weapons, Historical Study, Know Your Weapons, Weapons and Ammo, WW2 History

Know Your History: Was Hitler’s Ho 299 the First True Stealth Fighter?

May 17, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History of Technology, History of Weapons, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, War Machines, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Historical Study, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, World War II History, WW2 Aircraft

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/was-hitlers-ho-299-first-true-stealth-fighter-152356

The Nazi invention wasn’t exactly a “stealth” fighter, but it did share a certain idea. by Sebastien Roblin Key point: The plane never took over. However, it did accidentally stumble upon how a certain shape can help reduce a plane’s radar signature. Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developing a second flying wing […]

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Know Your WW2 History: 51st and 52nd Panzer Battalions

May 11, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History of Technology, History of Weapons, History Remembered, History Roundup, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged German Tanks, Historical Study, Know your History, Know Your WW2 History, Panzer Tanks, Weapons and Warfare, World War II History

Panthers were supplied to form Panzer Abteilung 51 (Tank Battalion 51) on 9 January, and then Pz.Abt. 52 on 6 February 1943. The first production Panther tanks were plagued with mechanical problems. The engine was dangerously prone to overheating and suffered from connecting rod or bearing failures. Gasoline leaks from the fuel pump or carburetor, […]

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Know Your WW2 History: Jagdtiger SdKfz 186

May 11, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History of Technology, History of Weapons, History Remembered, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, War Machines, Warfare, Warrior Tech, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged German Tanks of WW2, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Tank Designs of WW2, Tank Destroyers of WW2, War Machines, World War 2 History

The heaviest armored vehicle fielded by the Germans in World War II was the Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf B. This was built on a slightly lengthened Tiger II chassis topped with a fixed casemate and a 12.8 cm PaK 44 L/55 antitank gun. It weighed seventy-nine tons. A few early versions of the Jagdtiger had a […]

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‘Golden Age of SIGINT May Be Over’: New Encryption Foils IC Eavesdropping

July 24, 2019 by The Tactical Hermit in Asymmetrical Warfare, Censorship, China, Civilian Operator 101, Comm Corner, Communications, Computer Related, Counter-Surveillance, Counterintelligence, Current Events, Cyber Espionage, Cyber News, Cyber-Crime, Cyber-Security, Cyber-Skills, Cyber-Warfare, Dark Arts For Good Guys, Fifth Dimension Warfare, First Amendment Issues, Future Warfare, Government Gangsters, History of Technology, Hybrid Warfare, Information Warfare, Intelligence Tradecraft, Military Defense News, Military Intelligence History, Military Tech, Modern War, National Defense Issues, National Security Issues, NSA, Online Privacy Matters, OPSEC, Privacy, Spycraft, Technology, The Surveillance State, Warfare, Warrior Tech and tagged 4GW, Cyber War, Cyber-Warfare, End to End Encryption, Fourth Generation Warfare, Quantum Entanglement, Technology

‘Golden Age Of SIGINT May Be Over’: New Encryption Foils IC Eavesdropping

“Longstanding interest by US national security leaders has been heightened by Chinese advancements in quantum computing. For example, in 2017 China became the first country to demonstrate ‘quantum entanglement’ from a satellite to Earth. It could lead to much more secure communications between satellites and ground stations, as well as highly encrypted transponder feeds for communications.”