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World War I was the first war to see major use of planes for offensive, defensive and reconnaissance operations, and both the Entente Powers and the Central Powers used planes extensively. Almost as soon as they were invented, planes were drafted for military service. Battles: 1914 in aviation. Raid on Cuxhaven; Air combat of October 5, 1914
Gatling gun (Pre World War 1) Field guns. Krupp 50mm Mountain Gun; Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903; Naval artillery. BL 6-inch gun Mk V (Coast defence gun) Empire of Japan.
Battle of Corregidor; Battle of Midway; Battle of the Eastern Solomons; Battle of Savo Island; Battle of Milne Bay; Battle of Tassafaronga; Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands; Battle of Guadalcanal (7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943) 1943. Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2–4 March) Battle of the Komandorski Islands (27 March) Battle of Bairoko (20 ...
Battle of Bolimov. First German use of chemical weapons. [45] February 4 Naval, Atlantic: Germany begins unrestricted submarine warfare against merchant vessels. African, South West Africa: Jan Kemp surrenders. End of the Maritz Rebellion. African, South West Africa: Battle of Kakamas: German invasion of South Africa repelled. February 7–22 ...
This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).
Battle of Fukuda Bay (1565) Matsura clan: Kingdom of Portugal: Defeat: Azuchi–Momoyama period; 1582 Cagayan battles (1582) Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates) Spain New Spain. Spanish Philippines; Indian auxiliaries from Mexico (mostly Tlaxcalans) [7] Defeat: Bunroku-Keicho War/Imjin War (1592–1598) Japan. Toyotomi clan; Joseon ...
Japanese ashigaru firing hinawajū.Night-shooting practice, using ropes to maintain proper firing elevation. Tanegashima (), most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English hinawajū (火縄銃, "matchlock gun"), was a type of matchlock-configured [1] arquebus [2] firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. [3]
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