Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Heavenly Mountain) 'Jill'
The Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Heavenly Mountain) Jill was designed to replace the Nakajima B5N 'Kate', but delays meant that it didn't enter service until 1943, two years after originally planned, and too late for it to have any real impact on the fighting in the Pacific.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Gale)
The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Gale) was the best Japanese fighter aircraft to see front line service in significant during the Second World War, and the last in a series of radial engine powered fighters produced by the Nakajima company.
Nakajima Ki-63
The Nakajima Ki-63 was the designation given to a version of the Nakajima Ki-62 that would have been powered by the 1,050hp Mitsubishi Ha-102 radial engine.
Nakajima Ki-62
The Nakajima Ki-62 was a design for a fighter to be powered by the Japanese version of the Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine, produced in case the Kawasaki Ki-61 design failed.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Peace of Nicias (421 BC)
The Peace of Nicias (421 BC) brought a temporary end to the fighting in the Great Peloponnesian War. Although it was meant to last for fifty years, it was broken after only a year and a half, and the war continued until 404 BC.
Battle of Amphipolis (422 BC)
The battle of Amphipolis (422 BC) was a disastrous Athenian defeat in Thrace, inflicted on them by an army led by the Spartan Brasidas.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Battle of Delium (424 BC)
The battle of Delium (424 BC) was a costly Athenian defeat that came during an unsuccessful attempt to seize control of Boeotia (Great Peloponnesian War)
Siege of Scione (423-421 B.C.)
The siege of Scione (423-421 B.C.) came after the city rebelled against Athens, with Spartan support, but continued on after those cities agreed a short-lived peace treaty, and at the end the defenders of the city were either executed or sold into slavery.
Battle of Laodocium (423 or 422 BC)
The battle of Laodocium (423 or 422 BC) was a clash between two Peloponnesian cities, fought during a brief armistice between Athens and Sparta (Great Peloponnesian War).
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Battle of Tanagra (426 BC)
The battle of Tanagra (426 BC) was a minor Athenian victory won close to the city of Tanagra in Boeotia.
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