taking footage of any designated area. From around 12 miles above the ground it can see over 250 miles away and can provide imagery from around 380 miles away (Barrie). During the day this drone uses solar power to fly while also charging its lithium batteries which help it fly during the night. This is why the Zephyr can stay in the air for so long, it doesn't continuously need fuel like other drones. This drone can fly up to 250 miles above the ground and can be controlled from any United…
after Ulm and a number of them were Italians. I had a lot of free time and used it making a linguistic study of the different northern Italian dialects." "Linguistics is a strange hobby for an artilleryman." "It would be more correct to say that artillery is a strange occupation for a linguistic." Nelberg retorted. "I was born in an Arendelle's noble family and his members were expected to join Arendelle's army, but I wasn't the heir so I was allowed to spent the early years of my life…
Where inaccuracies do occur they are mostly understandable given the limitations of cinema and the interest of entertainment. The beach is set up accurately with battery and machine gun emplacements placed on a rise, barbed wire set in place to halt advancement, mines spread out here and there, and hedgehogs made of girders to stop watercraft. When the battle does start there is no attention given to preliminary bombardment…
This autobiography discusses the life and legacy of myself Warrant Officer Candidate (WOC) Joshua Coryell. I will converse key points in my life that lead to my attendance to the Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS), including key information about my personal and professional goals. The intention of this autobiography is to evaluate my writing abilities as well as give my Senior Training and Advising Counseling (TAC) Officer(s), a perspective on the heritage of my leadership attributes.…
The soldiers were under extreme pressure and many cracked under that pressure. The battles were long and gruesome, especially if the soldiers had low stores of necessities like food and water. Poor quality food along with worn out barrels of the batteries led to death that could have been avoided. Sometimes the shells launched on the German side would hit friendly troops. This lead to fear of that…
Do you know where the first battle in the Civil War was located? That first battle was located at Fort Sumter, and was one of the most historic battles to ever happen on U.S. soil. Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina, which was a very important place to win because the state was undecided on which side to choose in the conflict. Many people do not realize the importance of this battle, and the conflicts leading up to it. Due to the major conflicts Fort Sumter brought it was definite the…
Beersheba, a largely protected town 43 km from the Turkish fort of Gaza, was the scene of an incredible Australian historic charge by the 4th Light Horse Brigade on 31 October 1917. Beersheba was the right end of a defensive trench line that stretched all the way from Gaza on the Mediterranean coast. After two failed attempts to attack Gaza frontally it was decided to defeat it by attacking the Turkish defence line around Beersheba. The attack was launched at dawn on 31 October but by late…
sites. The safeguards provided by this call-up delivered very little real defensive worth, however it did placate the public’s demand that their government provide protection in the face of unprecedented chaos. Over time National Guard Air Defense Artillery Battalions rotated through the tangible assignment of around the clock vigil of the skies over Washington, District of Columbia (DC) as well as the rest of the of the national capital region (NCR). Nevertheless, as the Army draws down the…
Introduction September 17, 1944, Allied forces commenced the largest airborne operation, code name Operation Market-Garden, which took place in Holland in order to make way for Allied forces, both ground and air to advance through Holland into Germany. The scheme of the operation was an idea by Field Marshall Sir Bernard Montgomery, which he had convinced the Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight Eisenhower in approving Operation Market-Garden, which called for a direct thrust towards the…
information he had received to the rebel Secretary of War.( Doubleday, pg. 139) He received orders on the 10th to demand that Fort Sumter surrender. If the surrender was refused, Beauregard was instructed to open fire. He began to move men and artillery into place. He sent envoys on the 11th to Fort Sumter to demand its surrender.( Historynet.com) At about 3p.m., Colonel James Chestnut and Captain…