We've already explored fighter aircraft. This is the other end of the scale.

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I am man who believes in using words efficiently.

A lot of people like to beat around the bush. While fiction is supposed to be detailed and well fleshed-out, informational writing is supposed to be to the point and easy to digest. This is helpful for blog posts that attempt to convey something important to readers. Here are a few tips on stating your piece.

Put the main point first

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Get the T-Rex jokes out of your system now.

"Small arms" are generally defined as anything an individual person can carry that shoots bullets. Looser definitions may include anything one person can carry, like an RPG (rocket propelled grenade). Small arms do not include weapons that require more than one person to carry and use, like a heavy machine gun.

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I'll warn you right now, this is not going to be a pleasant blog.

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Marine Air-Ground Task Force: sealed badass in a can.

When the United States needs amphibious capability, the Marine Corps is primarily called on to handle it. The Marines are also pretty good at quickly deploying to places. A MAGTF can be assembled with the correct elements for the job in order to conduct a specific mission. Short of a country-wide occupation force, they can pretty much be called on for a variety of tasks.

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And no, I'm not talking about that one time when Reagan and Gorbachev had a bodybuilding competition.

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Yay, weapons! This blog is about the sensors and effects of modern munitions.

Weapons make war work. There are lots of ways to get that accomplished, but the very basics of it are simple: ordnance on target.

Fun fact: "Ordnance" is a weapon. "Ordinance" is a piece of legislation.

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Ships are the bread and butter of a navy. It's kind of what they do. Let's take a look at how some countries do business.

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Well, I guess I've committed myself to blogging about weapons systems. Can't have most of them without radar, so let's get this out of the way now.

Most of you probably understand that radar is a device that lets us detect airplanes, ships, and other stuff by bouncing signals off them. While that's true, there's so much more to know.

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Following up from my last blog about jets, I'll now go into the ways to shoot them down.

Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) and Air Defense Artillery (ADA, also called Anti-Air Artillery: AAA) are the biggest reason the United States has lost airplanes in combat.

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