China has demonstrated the world's first sixth-generation fighter jet. And not just one, but two at once. Their unusual appearance indicates that Chinese designers are thinking the same way as their American colleagues and are trying to make the aircraft as less conspicuous as possible, but smarter and more intelligent.

At the beginning of 1934, the Technical Directorate (T-Amt) of the Reich Air Ministry developed technical specifications for a modern single-seat monoplane fighter to replace the Henkel He-51 and Arado Ar 68 biplanes. These specifications, together with an order for prototype machines, were sent to the leading aircraft design firms - Heinkel, Focke-Wulf and Arado Flugzeugwerke.

The Japanese Imperial Army was off to a good start. On 7 December 1941, the descendants of the samurai suddenly attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor, located in Hawaii, and destroyed almost the entire American Pacific Fleet.

The German MG.42 is often referred to as the best machine gun of World War II. For its high rate of fire, it was called the ‘bone cutter’ and ‘Hitler's circular saw’. It was the most formidable example of German small arms. In today's article we will tell you about the main advantages of the MG.42 and how it proved itself in battles.