Do soldiers in wars actually throw empty mags like in video games?
This is how a full ammo box of 800 5.56 NATO rounds arrive. It has no magazines at all. You need to load them yourself. They have a…
If the U.S. enacted 200-300% tariffs on China’s entire export economy, would it not lead to a collapse of the Communist Party of China in a matter of weeks?
No, it wouldn’t. Here’s what it would lead to: Finally, your thinking isn’t realistic. Let’s suppose I don’t like what you’ve been posting on Quora. So I decide…
Why did Germany surrender after Hitler died?
This is a map of Germany at the time of Berlin’s surrender in May 1945. The dark red areas are those still controlled by the German army; they…
The entire Chinese high-tech economy would be dead without American chips, so why doesn’t the United States just cut off all of China’s chip supply?
That’s exactly what the US did before! The United States has been halting the supply of weaponry to China since 1990. Consequently, China has independently developed a wide…
Why didn’t Africans fight back against Europeans during the scramble for Africa?
Because for most people, most of the time, European colonialists were the lesser evil. Zulus Take the Zulus for example, fierce warriors of southern Africa. They revolutionized warfare…
Did any U.S. planes get off the ground during the Pearl Harbor attack?
When Japanese Naval aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, they also attacked USAAF flying fields and facilities as well. Only a handful of…
Why did Germany lose WWII?
You know how the German Empire fought against a global coalition and lost in WW1? The Nazis decided, with full benefit of hindsight, to do it all over…
What were some funny moments during World War II?
Each day of World War II Soviet military personnel received 100 grams of vodka as part of their food ration. The soldiers’ vodka ration remained vital enough for…
If Ukraine pulls off a spectacular defeat of the Russian military, who will claim the credit and who would deserve it?
Zelenskyy surprised the troops with appearing at the front lines. A Ukrainian soldier reports: “Ze’s arrival was such a furious mess that there are questions about his sanity….
Wouldn’t it be great if every country on Earth does not have a military force?
No. Because then what happens when these guys come along? Or these? Or these? And what about if another country decides that they will have a military unlike…