Jane's Military History Nodes

This node is of the Jane's Fighting Nodes variety. It is a metanode for all things of and relating to military history ranging from aircraft to submarines. Any requests are entertained by SkiBum5. Please send me a link to your node and where it fits in the metanode. (Example: re:Jane's Military History Nodes; >How to Fly a "Jenny" in United States, Air. I think it's funny.)

This node is always under construction, please send any Military History nodes you are aware of. I will be looking through E2 on my own in search of more. Most uncredited nodes are authored by me, however, I have not credited some becasue of the large number of write-ups they contain. I did this for the sake of time and space.

Update: I know I have a backlog of write-ups to add, and I will. I am currently in a psychology doctorate program, so that is eating all my time. I'll get around to this eventually. 12/27/04

Update: I have been neglecting E2 for a long time now, and I don't see that changing any time soon. As a result of my absence there are few new nodes listed and some of these are probably broken. I don't get a chance to play gardner as much as I want. If there is anything pressing that needs attention please email me - my address is in my profile - and include Everything2 in the subject line so I can see it through the spam. 1-29-06

United States

Air

• P-38 Lightning
• P-51 Mustang
• B-36 Peacemaker
• P-47 - by The_Custodian
• B-17 - by jkonrath
• B-29 Superfortress - by MrFurious
• B-24 - by jkonrath
• P-61 "Black Widow"
• F-8 Crusader - by Lometa
• PBY Catalina - by Lennon
• Maxson Mount (AA)- by doomyeti

Land

• amtrac (amphibious)
• 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1
• M40A1 sniper rifle - by Chase

Sea

• Higgins Boat
• amtrac
• PT Boat
• hedgehog
• SS
• USS Ruben James
• USS Forrestal - by ophie
• USS Wahoo
• USS Triton - by DerekL
• USS Johnston
• USS Pennsylvania - by doomyeti
• S-type Submarine - by soulhuntre
• USS Squalus - by soulhuntre
• USS Missouri

Other

• Browning Automatic Rifle
• M1 Garand
• Browning HP
• Colt 1911
• M3 Submachine gun
• Marlin Machine Gun - by doomyeti

United Kingdom

Air

• Fairey Swordfish
• Avro Lancaster - by The_Custodian
• Royal Air Force - by JudyT and Waywatcher
• Bofors Gun (AA)- by doomyeti
• Avro Vulcan - by toalight

Land

Sea

• HMCS Haida (Canada) - by caknuck
• Type 45 destroyer - by bobbb21

Other

• Northover Projector
• Sten Gun - by Sapia

Germany

Air

• Junkers Ju 87 Stuka - Ger.
• Messerschmitt Me 109 - by Jabber
• Luftwaffe - by Jabber
• Fritz-X guided bomb - by doomyeti
• Henschel Hs 293
• Ostwind (AA)- by doomyeti
• Arado Ar 234 Blitz - by caknuck
• Graf Zeppelin - by caknuck

Land

• Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger
• Schwimmwagen amphibious car
• Taper Bore Gun as used by Germany in World War II - by doomyeti
• Paris Gun - by stewacide
• Nahverteidigungswaffe - by Selkrank

Sea

• U-Boat - by pylon
• U-571 - by pylon
• Bismarck
• Scharnhorst - by bobbb21

Other

• Machinenpistole 43
• Panzershreck anti-tank weapon - by doomyeti

Russia and USSR

Air

Land

• Soviet 203 mm Howitzer Model 1931
• Soviet Dog Mines - a bizzare weapon
• Women's Battalion of Death - by CathrineB

Sea

Other

Japan

Air

Land

Sea

Other

• Type 100 Submachine gun
• Type 94 pistol (perhaps the worst pistol ever constructed)
• Anti-Tank Rifle Type 97

Other Nations

Air

• Poland: PZL P.24 - by toalight

Land

• Imperial and Royal Army - by CatherineB

Sea

• Norway: PS Eidsvold - by toalight

Other

Tactics and Analysis:

• The Principles of War A must read
• crossing the T
• Why the United States of America used the bomb against the Empire of Japan - by The_Custodian
• broken down submarines - by heyoka
• A list of all Submarine Collisions of the Cold War
• Midway: a Battle Won by Luck - by BigDave66 Note: This is a very editorialized wu, but it does contain exellent information. Luck is a factor in any engagement
• Bay of Pigs Invasion - by MobileOak
• Omaha Beach - by Jabber
• The Schlieffen Plan
• defense in depth - by nygren
• Was the Allied Bombing in WW2 a success? - by MrWednesday
• Volkssturm (German "Home Guard")- by doomyeti
• Force Z - by doomyeti
• Operation Infinite Reach
• Greek Civil War - by Noung
• Operation Typhoon - by Noung
• Highway of Death - by Noung
• Battle of Iwo Jima - by Noung
• French annexation of Brittany - by Noung

Military Projects and Military Applications:

• Bell X-1 - US

Misc. Weapons, Decorations and other nodes:

• Kabar - US
• V-1 - Ger.
• Navy Seabees by Zeolite
• bouncing betty - by Brynn
• American Old Navy dicipline - by 0mnidirecti0nal_Hal0
• Guns and Butter - by kamamer
• Oerlikon Co. - by The_Custodian
• Portable Flamethrower M2-2
• The Grades of the Iron Cross
• Hitler's Headquarters - by doomyeti
• Allied Codenames - by doomyeti
• Fliegerfaust - by doomyeti
• Burney Gun - by doomyeti
• Medals and Awards of the Wehrmacht - by pylon
• Army Roll of Honor Clasp - by pylon
• Wehrmacht Ranks - by beak & pylon
• Kriegsmarine - by pylon
• triplane - by Jurph (an exellent node)
• Coned Bore Gun - by doomyeti

Battles and Events

• Major US Military Operatioins
• Battle of Jutland
• Ruben James, sinking of
• Bismarck, sinking of
• Okinawa
• Hiroshima
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Britain - by daz eddy
• World War II
• The Somme - by Demeter
• Monitor and Merrimack - by Ryouga
• Falkland Islands War - by Jaez & Zav200
• Spanish Civil War - by Noung and jw rush
• Finnish Winter War - by Noung
• Battle of Leyte Gulf - by MobileOak
• The Shortest War - by olmanrvr
• The War of the Roses - by auldtwa
• Capture of the SS Mayaguez - by kto9
• Battle of the Somme - by AwkwardSaw
• VJ Day - by AwkwardSaw
• Battle of Stalingrad - by mingux
• The Dutch Revolt - by Great_Neb
• Invasion of the Aleutian Islands - by stewacide
• Battle of Bannockburn - by bozon and caknuck

People

• Dudly Morton (Cpt. USS Wahoo)
• Audie Murphy - by Blue_Bellied_Lizard
• Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita - by Langdon
• Erwin Rommel
• Ferdinand Foch - by AwkwardSaw
• John Pershing - by AwkwardSaw
• Karl Doenitz - by pylon
• Josef Sepp Dietrich - by pylon
• Heinz Guderian - by beak
• Sydney Camm - by toalight

Memorials

• Arizona Memorial, HI
• National Military Park - by {pylon]
• Vietnam Veterans' Memorial - by deep_thought

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