M-1
The M-1 Garand, a semi-automatic rifle that could pump out bullets with a far-higher rate of fire in its time. The M-1 enabled U.S. infantry to generate remarkable rates of fire by the standards of the early 1940s. That was fortunate, because American infantry was otherwise weakly armed. The M-1 was a solid, reliable weapon that gave American riflemen a chance to fight against their enemies. |
The Gato-Class Sub
The Gato-Class Subs were the U.S. Navy’s version of the U-Boats that the Germans owned. The Gato-Class Sub was the best of the U.S. subs. U.S subs were responsible for sinking 55 percent of Japan’s naval tonnage. Most of that percentage was thanks to the Gato-Class Sub. |
Proximity Fuses
Proximity fuses were designed to hit planes. The shells were designed with radars in the front of it so when the anti-air shell got close enough to its target, it would explode. This saved U.S. Navy ships from Japan kamikazes. |
Soviet’s Suicide dogs
The Soviet Union decided to use their military dogs as anti-tank mines. They decided to turn their dogs into mines when Nazi Germany tried to invade Soviet Russia in 1942. To train the dogs, they starved them and then let them loose on stationary Soviet tanks that had food hidden under them. |
Nazi Goliath
The Goliath was a mine on tracks, it was used to get under the Allies’ tanks. They were tank-like machines that were controlled by a joystick and was connected by 2,145 feet of cable. The U.S. called them “Doodlebugs” and the tactic that was used to disable them was to cut the cable. |
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