Following the close of World War II, the Allies had captured two of the large Krupp K5 240-mm guns used by Germany. These guns were named Annie and Leopold, respectively.

What weapons were used during World War One and what effect did new technology have? Find out in this year 5/6 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize.

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Machine guns from a century ago, bolt action rifles older than that, submachine guns designed for WW2, anti-tank rifles as relics of the same conflict are being used, in big numbers or some rare ...

But on July 3rd it brought out a bigger gun, saying that it would impose export controls on gallium and germanium, two metals used in high-end semiconductors. The new export controls will come ...

The Madsen Machine gun was a Danish light-machine-gun design that became popular during World War I. Over 34 countries purchased it, so it’s not a big surprise it popped up on both sides of the war.

American armed forces have used variants on the gun in the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, the war in Afghanistan, and other conflicts. Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. AK-74 ...

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Most big guns—from .45 automatics to 155-millimeter howitzers—are described in terms of ... The gun, developed in the 1950s for a potential war against the Soviet Union, had a small-caliber ...

US to sanction Sudan after finding chemical weapons used in civil war. Sudan’s army-aligned government denies allegations that it has used chemical weapons in war against paramilitary rivals.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz falsely claimed that he carried weapons “in war” in a resurfaced clip that JD Vance blasted this week as another example of the Democratic vice presidential candidate ...