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Olive Drab

Here are some pretty good links I found for information about modern military firearms at OD.COM with additional links for further study. They also have an exhaustive directory for general military history information. "Welcome to Olive-Drab.com, where you will find over fifteen-hundred pages of military photos and information resources. Military jeeps, HMMWVs, trucks, tanks, weapons and ammunition, rations, uniforms, web gear and field equipment, electronics, history, books & videos, and much more. From World War II through Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the wars of the 21st Century you will find reading and photos on all the things that equip the soldier to keep the military fighting and moving."

Military Weapons Directory

This section provides information about military weapons ranging from the rifle or pistol of the individual soldier, through crew served infantry weapons like mortars or machine guns, up to military firepower like artillery, naval and air systems, as well as chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.

• Firearms
  • General Information about Military Firearms
  • U.S. Military Ammunition
    • Ammo Cans & Boxes
  • Rifles and Carbines
  • Sniper Rifles
  • U.S. Combat Shotguns
  • Submachine Guns
  • Machine Guns
  • Pistols & Revolvers
  • Special Operations Weapons
  • Sound Suppressors / Silencers
  • Military Firearms Resources
• Small Arms Ammunition
• Military Firepower
  • Ordnance
  • Artillery
  • Military Aviation
    • World War II Bombers
    • World War II Fighters & Dive Bombers
    • Chart of Military Helicopters
    • Chart of Military Light Aircraft
    • Chart of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
    • Military Aviation Unit Histories
    • Military Aviation Museums
    • Military Aviation Resources
  • Navy and Ships
  • Biological Weapons
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Special Operations/Intelligence
  • Armor
  • Knives and Bayonets
    • Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife (Commando Knife)
    • V-42 FSSF Stiletto
    • USMC Ka-Bar Knife
    • U.S. Military Bayonets
      • M-1905, M-1942 and M-1905E1 Bayonet (Springfield and Garand)
      • M-1917 Bayonet (M-1917 Enfield and Combat Shotguns)
      • M-1 Bayonet (Springfield and Garand)
      • M-4 Bayonet (M-1 Carbine)
      • M-5, M5-1 and M-5A1 Bayonet (Garand)
      • M-6 Bayonet (M-14)
      • M-7 Bayonet (M-16)
      • M-9 Bayonet (M-16)
      • USMC Multipurpose Bayonet (M-16 and M-4)
    • M3 Trench Knife
    • Edged Tools: Bolo, Machete, and More
      • Machetes
      • Bolo Knives
      • USMC Hospital Corpsman Knife
      • LC-14-B Woodman's Pal
      • ASEK: Aircrew Survival Egress Knife
  • Infantry Weapons
    • Bazooka
    • Flame Thrower
    • Recoilless Rifle
    • Hand Grenade
    • Grenade Launcher
    • Mortars
    • Anti-Tank Missiles

The New Russian Chess Board

As Russia makes efforts to reassert its world-power status, it isn't just the Balkans, SW Asia and the Pacific that matter. Oscar Ware sums it up nicely in this SWJ article.

Old Aspirations - New Tensions: “In Search of a New Russian Identity”

Leader of Donbass Militia unit in eastern Ukraine who have aligned with Russia and defy the Ukrainian government.