Collaborate Disseminate
If you’re of a certain age, you almost certainly learned about mangonels by playing Age of Empires II. Any intermediate player will tell you they are a powerful siege weapon …read more Continue reading Build Yourself A Little Mangonel, You Deserve One
Military models are great 3D printing projects, even more so if they are somewhat functional. [Flasutie] took it a step further by engineering a 3D-printed howitzer that doesn’t just sit …read more Continue reading POP! Goes The Hydrogen Howitzer
When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic …read more Continue reading The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer
You know it’s a good teardown when [Michel] starts off by saying to not ask him where exactly he got the guidance section of an FGM-148 Javelin from. This shoulder-launched …read more Continue reading Teardown Of FGM-148 Javelin Missile’s Guidance Computer
A modern firearm is likely to be mass-produced using high-precision machine tools, and with a uniformity to the extent that parts from one can be interchanged with those from another. …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: The Gunsmith of Williamsburg
[The Slo Mo Guys] caught something fascinating while filming some firearms at 82,000 frames per second: a visible emission of light immediately preceding a bullet impact. The moment it occurs …read more Continue reading The Moment a Bullet Turns Into a Flashlight, Caught on Film
Without any sort of restrictions on designs for trebuchets, these medieval siege weapons are known to send 90 kilogram projectiles over 300 meters. The egg-launching trebuchet contest that [AndysMachines] is …read more Continue reading Trebuchet Sends Eggs Flying
In recent years small drones have gone from being toys and photography tools to a deadly threat on the battlefield. Kamikaze drones have become especially prominent in the news due …read more Continue reading THOR Microwaves Drone Swarms
Speaking from experience, it’s always fun to build something with the specific intention of destroying it. Childhood sessions spending hours building boats from scrap wood only to take them to …read more Continue reading Cheap Camera Gives Clay-Pigeon’s-Eye View of Trap Shooting
Crossbows were a major development in the history of weaponry. They enabled lesser-skilled soldiers to shoot arrows at great speed in a compact form-factor. You can now build your own …read more Continue reading Tiny Palm-Sized Crossbow Build is Cute and Dangerous