Belfast News Letter on MSN

Ulster author tells tale of 'brilliant' Royal Irish Regiment soldiers who braved 2006 Afghanistan siege

A new book has just been published telling the story of the 2006 Siege of Musa Qal'eh from the point of view of the Royal ...
Forgotten Weapons on MSN

Quick-Firing Gun That Changed Naval Artillery

I take you through the Royal Navy’s Hotchkiss Model 1886 "Quick Fire" 47mm - a breech-loaded gun using self-contained cartridges that the Navy adopted to counter fast torpedo boats with rapid fire ...