Providing effective defensive systems for rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) is a problem as old as the choppers themselves.
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Guns and Rotors: The XM-215 .22 Rimfire Helicopter Defense Weapon
BY Will Dabbs Updated: August 8, 2023Dr. Dabbs – The Raid on Camp Bastion
BY Will Dabbs Updated: July 21, 2023One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist. I admit that simple adjustment of source material does change everything about the narrative.
Dr. Dabbs – Rod Serling: The Voyage into the Twilight Zone
BY Will Dabbs Updated: July 13, 2023The Twilight Zone really did make you think. Like most truly revolutionary artistic endeavors, the show was the product of a singularly creative mind. Rod Serling was a remarkable man indeed.
Dr. Dabbs – Frogfoot Larceny: The Russian Warthog
BY Will Dabbs Updated: July 7, 2023The Soviets saw the writing on the wall back during the Cold War as well and decided to build their own dedicated close air support platform. The end result was the Sukhoi Su-25 Grach. Grach literally translates as “Rook.”
Dr. Dabbs – The Indestructible Man: Sam Whittemore
BY Will Dabbs Updated: July 1, 2023We modern-day Americans stand on the shoulders of giants. We owe such a profound debt of gratitude to such men as these.
Dr. Dabbs: John Walton—The Walmart Warrior
BY Will Dabbs Updated: June 2, 2023Some folks are born into money while others work really hard or are incredibly lucky. John Walton wore his wealth well, possibly due to his hard times while in uniform.
Dr. Dabbs – USS Buckley: Ready the Crockery to Repel Boarders
BY Will Dabbs Updated: May 20, 2023The epic fight between the USS Bradley and the German U-66 was the last ship-to-ship close quarters fight in American naval history.
Guns and Rotors: The XM-215 .22 Rimfire Helicopter Defense Weapon
BY Will Dabbs Updated: April 8, 2023Providing effective defensive systems for rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) is a problem as old as the choppers themselves.
The Hawker Hurricat and the Manliest Job in the World
BY Will Dabbs Updated: April 2, 2023The war was lost for the Axis as soon as that first bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbor. It just took a great deal of time and suffering to work out the details.
The Battle for Antonov Airport: A Turning Point
BY Will Dabbs Updated: March 16, 2023Russia’s best hope for success evaporated at the Antonov Airport on February 25, 2022.