https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce en-us 2018-03-23 03:04:19 UTC 2018-03-23 03:20:50 UTC hello@padlet.com 20willal https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245311160 The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986.
The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1918, that became infamous during the Prohibition era, becoming a signature weapon of variously organized crime syndicates in the United States. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals.
The M1 Garand is a .30 caliber semi-automatic rifle that was the standard U.S. service rifle during World War II and the Korean War and also saw limited service during the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to U.S. forces, though many hundreds of thousands were also provided as foreign aid to American allies.]]> 2018-03-23 03:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245311160 20willal https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245311859 The M2 light tank, officially Light Tank, M2, was an American pre-World War II light tank which saw limited use during World War II. The most common model, the M2A4, was equipped with one 37 mm (1.5 in) M5 gun and five .30 cal M1919 Browning machine guns.]]> 2018-03-23 03:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245311859 20willal https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245312154 The Curtiss F11C Goshawk was a 1930s United States naval biplane fighter aircraft that saw limited success but was part of a long line of Curtiss Hawk airplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military.]]> 2018-03-23 03:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245312154 20willal https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245312789 The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps(USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry (prototype Model 299/XB-17) outperformed both competitors and exceeded the air corps' performance specifications.]]> 2018-03-23 03:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245312789 20willal https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245313036 The Essex class was a class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy that constituted the 20th century's most numerous class of capital ships. The class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions. Thirty-two ships were originally ordered, but as World War II wound down, six were canceled before construction, and two were canceled after construction had begun.
USS Antietam (CV/CVA/CVS-36) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the second US Navy ship to bear the name and was named for the American Civil War Battle of Antietam (Maryland).]]> 2018-03-23 03:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/20willal/ewxgea76cnce/wish/245313036