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  The Monster Gun of the Crimean War

  The Monster Gun of the Crimean War

  The story of a 'superweapon' designed to break the stalemate of siege warfare in the Crimea using all the industrial might Victorian Britain had to offer. This massive 36in mortar could fire a 2900lb shell nearly two miles - built in 1854 as a Crimean War superweapon by Robert Mallet, an Irish g...

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  If This Valley is Lost

  If This Valley is Lost

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  Boom, XB-1 Goes Supersonic

  Boom, XB-1 Goes Supersonic

  This year, Boom Supersonic's demonstrator, the XB-1, achieved a major milestone by breaking the sound barrier. Having achieved supersonic flight marks an important milestone toward the company's larger commercial airliner, the Overture.