Military Engineering, TAN-ŠKO
Military engineering, the art and practice of designing and building military works and of building and maintaining lines of military transport and communications. Military engineering is the oldest of the engineering skills and was the precursor of the profession of civil engineering.
Military Engineering Encyclopedia Articles By Title
tank destroyer, a highly mobile lightly armoured tank-type vehicle that was used to fight tanks in World War II.......
Taser, handheld device that incapacitates a person by transmitting a 50,000-volt electric shock. The Taser fires......
tear gas, any of a group of substances that irritate the mucous membranes of the eyes, causing a stinging sensation......
thermonuclear bomb, weapon whose enormous explosive power results from an uncontrolled self-sustaining chain reaction......
thermonuclear warhead, thermonuclear (fusion) bomb designed to fit inside a missile. By the early 1950s both the......
Thompson submachine gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed......
Thor rocket, missile initially developed by the U.S. Air Force as an intermediate-range ballistic missile. It was......
Titan rocket, any of a series of U.S. rockets that were originally developed as intercontinental ballistic missiles......
Tomahawk, American-made low-flying strategic guided missile that may be launched from naval ships or submarines......
tomahawk, war hatchet of the North American Indians. “Tomahawk” was derived from the Algonquian word otomahuk (“to......
torpedo, cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile, launched from a submarine, surface vessel, or airplane......
trebuchet, siege engine utilizing a long arm and the principles of leverage to launch projectiles. The trebuchet......
Trident missile, American-made submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that succeeded the Poseidon and Polaris......
Uzi submachine gun, compact automatic weapon that is used throughout the world as a police and special-forces firearm.......
V-1 missile, German jet-propelled missile of World War II, the forerunner of modern cruise missiles. More than......
V-2 rocket, German ballistic missile of World War II, the forerunner of modern space rockets and long-range missiles.......
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban was a French military engineer who revolutionized the art of siege craft and defensive......
Vulcan automatic cannon, 20-millimetre (0.8-inch) weapon capable of firing at a rate of up to 7,200 rounds per......
VX, synthetic chemical weapon, classified as a nerve agent, that is the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known......
Sir Barnes Wallis was a British aeronautical designer and military engineer who invented the innovative “dambuster”......
warning system, in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning......
weapon, an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may......
weapon of mass destruction (WMD), weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction on such a massive scale......
weapons system, any integrated system, usually computerized, for the control and operation of weapons of a particular......
wheel lock, device for igniting the powder in a firearm such as a musket. It was developed in about 1515. The wheel......
yellow rain, airborne substance that was alleged to have been used in biological attacks in Southeast Asia from......
Sir Basil Zaharoff was an international armaments dealer and financier. Reputedly one of the richest men in the......
Zyklon-B, brand name for a hydrogen cyanide–based chemical compound initially created as a pesticide and rodenticide......
épée, blunted sword developed in the 19th century for use in fencing practice and competition. The épée was patterned......
Emil von Škoda was a German engineer and industrialist who founded one of Europe’s greatest industrial complexes,......