What country invented the first fighting airplane (with mounted guns)? Who invented the very first submarine?

April 15th, 2010 by eranio

This is another question by my grandson. He loves all things military, so any information you folks can give him will be appreciated.
He isn’t talking about the first submarine used in war. Just the first submarine, period.

Can you provide us with the links where you get your information? He loves to read up on this stuff.

Thank you.
The info I found about Italy indicated it was used in basically recon type stuff. I found no reference to them having machine guns mounted. Can you send me a link so I can read about that? I want to be fair about the points. If I don’t get an answer in time, I’ll just leave it open for voting. Thank you.

The info I found indicated it was the French who first MOUNTED guns to an airplane. Fokker found a way to keep from shooting the propellers off when the guns were fired.

I’m quite willing to be corrected on any misconceptions I may have voiced (or typed) here.

We do have a correct answer about the submarine.

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In your opinion which hunting rifle has the most recoil? Which one is the shoulder destroyer?

January 16th, 2010 by eranio

Muzzle loaders, Self reloading, Military rifles, Shotguns don’t count. I’m talking about legal hunting/shooting rifles for civilian use with store bought cartridges.

I just want your opinion not the exact 100% hands down correct answer. Keep your thumbs down to yourself its an open forum.

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