During World War II, the United States war ... 50 caliber machine gun capable of firing 500 rounds a minute, the M2 was used as an anti-aircraft gun, a close-range naval gun, a turret on bombers.

Along that development path, Colt stepped out with its commercial Model 1924 Automatic Machine Gun, which was sold to nations throughout the '20s, '30s and into the early years of World War II.

Connie Evans was one of the women called into action, serving as a height and range plotter. She grew up in London's East End, witnessing British fascists on the streets in the 1930s. Before the ...

It seems fighter planes and bombers weren't the only vehicles aboard a famous U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War II ... jettisoned with anti-aircraft guns and aircraft ...

“Yorktown’s salvage crew worked tirelessly to jettison anti-aircraft guns and aircraft to reduce its list [after the torpedo strike], but did they leave the car, something they could roll off ...