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The Consolidated P-30 (PB-2) was a 1930s United States two-seat fighter aircraft.An attack version called the A-11 was also built, along with 2 Y1P-25 prototypes and YP-27, Y1P-28, and XP-33 proposals.
Military units and formations established in the 1930s (10 C, 7 P) Pages in category "1930s in military history" This category contains only the following page.
The US Army continued to show interest in the acquisition and operation of rigid airships well into the 1930s. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The Army Airship Service developed new designs, and operated a number of blimps, primarily from Scott Field and Langley Field through the early 1930s when competition for funding from the rapidly growing Air Corps started ...
During World War II, the United States Army underwent significant changes and played a crucial role in the conflict, fundamentally shaping its purpose and structure. The primary objective of the U.S. Army during this period was to mobilize and deploy forces to combat Axis powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.
The M1 combat car, officially Light Tank, M1, was a light tank used by the United States Cavalry in the late 1930s [2] and developed at the same time as the U.S. Army Infantry Branch's very similar Light Tank, M2.
By the late 1930s, the idyllic existence of the Hawaiian Division was fast coming to an end as tensions increased between the United States and Japan. The training of the division became more serious and more realistic, but before it could have its mettle tested in battle, the Hawaiian Division was split on 1 October 1941 to form the new ...
World War I Overseas Chevrons (created 1918) and/or World War II Overseas Bars, or "hershey bars" (created 1944) (awarded for each six months of service overseas) were worn on the lower left sleeve between the elbow and lower sleeve, but above the Service Stripes. The World War II Bars were worn over the World War I Chevrons.
The M2 light tank, officially Light Tank, M2, was an American light tank of the interwar period which saw limited service during World War II.The most common model, the M2A4, was equipped with one 37 mm (1.5 in) M5 gun and five .30 cal M1919 Browning machine guns.