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Die Glocke (German: [diː ˈɡlɔkə], 'The Bell') was a purported top-secret scientific technological device, wonder weapon, or Wunderwaffe developed in the 1940s in Nazi Germany. Rumors of this device have persisted for decades after WW2 and were used as a plot trope in the fiction novel Lightning by Dean Koontz (1988).
Roman arrow machine One talent ballista (26 kg weight projectile). The heaviest versions could shoot up to three talents (78 kg), possibly much more. [5] A ballista. After the absorption of the ancient Greek city states into the Roman Republic in 146 BC, some advanced Greek technologies began to spread across many areas of Roman influence. This ...
The primary weapon of practically all cataphract forces throughout history was the lance. Cataphract lances (known in Greek as a Kontos ("oar") or in Latin as a Contus) appeared much like the Hellenistic armies' sarissae used by the famed Greek phalanxes as an anti-cavalry weapon. They were roughly four meters in length, with a capped point ...
Engineering has existed since ancient times, when humans devised inventions such as the wedge, lever, wheel and pulley, etc. The term engineering is derived from the word engineer, which itself dates back to the 14th century when an engine'er (literally, one who builds or operates a siege engine) referred to "a constructor of military engines". [7]
Weaponeering is the field of designing an attack with weapons.It is a portmanteau of weapon and engineering.The term should not be confused with weapons engineering, which is the actual engineering design and development of weapon systems.
Denel GI 30: [6] 30 mm (1.2 in) gun for turrets; Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun: 35 mm (1.4 in) naval gun close-in weapons system; Denel GT4: 76 mm (3.0 in) rifled gun for turrets; Denel GT7: 105 mm (4.1 in) light gun for turrets; Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun: 155 mm (6.1 in) heavy gun for turrets
1× 7.62mm M240 machine gun (2,000 rounds) Commander cupola M19: 1× 12.7mm M85 machine gun (600 rounds) Engine: Continental (now General Dynamics) AVDS-1790-2DR V12, air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine 750 horsepower (560 kW) Power/weight: 14.1 hp/t: Payload capacity: A-frame crane boom: 9.0 short tons (18,000 lb) hoisting/lifting capacity
α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP), also known as α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, O-2387, β-keto-prolintane, prolintanone, [2] [3] or desmethylpyrovalerone, is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class developed in the 1960s that has been sold as a designer drug and often consumed for recreational reasons.