Bell OH-58 Kiowa armed scout family
A light observation helicopter family used in armed scout and reconnaissance roles, later evolving into dedicated armed reconnaissance versions.
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Convair B-58 Hustler
The U.S. Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, optimized for high-speed nuclear strike.
FMA IA 58 Pucará
A twin-turboprop counterinsurgency and light attack aircraft designed for austere-field operations.
Koolhoven F.K.58
A Dutch-designed export fighter built for France and used in limited wartime service.
Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie
A low-cost reusable combat-aircraft demonstrator developed for tactically relevant autonomous missions and collaborative employment concepts.
Panzer 58
Panzer 58 — Switzerland. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
Sukhoi T-58VD
A modified interceptor test aircraft fitted with lift engines to explore short-takeoff performance for air-defense missions.
TR-77-580 / TR-580
TR-77-580 / TR-580 — Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
Battle of Raymond
On May 12th, 1863, Union troops under Major General James B. McPherson clash with a smaller Confederate force near the town of Raymond, Mississippi. The fight is part of Ulysses S. Grant’s bold move inland after crossing the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg, a fortress city anchoring Confederate control of the river.
Enrollment Act creates the first nationwide Union draft
As the Civil War ground into its third year, the Union’s volunteer pool began to thin, and the government faced the reality that enthusiasm alone would not sustain huge field armies. On March 3rd, 1863, the Enrollment Act became law, creating the first nationwide system of conscription in United States history.
Marines attack Belleau Wood
Less than a year later, American forces were in the thick of combat in France. On June 6th, 1918, United States Marines and soldiers attacked German positions in and around Belleau Wood, a dense patch of forest near the Marne River. German offensives had driven the Allies back toward Paris, and the Americans were thrown into the line to help stop the advance.
Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg
By February 1945, much of Pearl Harbor had returned to the business of war. Battleships and carriers came and went; convoys formed up and headed west toward Iwo Jima and Okinawa. But in a side channel called West Loch, the harbor still hid a graveyard. Months earlier, a chain of explosions had torn through a cluster of tank landing ships loading ammunition for the Pacific campaign.
Aermacchi AM.3 Bosbok
A light observation aircraft adopted by South Africa and employed in armed reconnaissance and counterinsurgency support roles.
Britten-Norman Defender
A military Islander development configured for surveillance, patrol, and armed counterinsurgency roles.
FMA IA 63 Pampa armed family
An Argentine advanced jet trainer with integral provisions for gun pods and external light-attack stores.
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
A high-altitude and long-wing development of the Fw 190 lineage that entered limited combat service in 1945.
Handley Page Halifax
A British four-engine heavy bomber used extensively by Bomber Command and in several specialist wartime roles.
Hanriot HD.1
A nimble French-designed fighter used chiefly by Belgian and Italian forces and later evaluated by the U.S. Navy for shipboard operations.