BIGGEST Military Machines In The World

"From bad ass airplanes and ships , to giant submarines and helicopters these are the BIGGEST Military Machines In The World

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10.Tsar Bomba |

9.USS Enterprise | Biggest Naval Ship

No, not the biggest ship in the world, the biggest NAVAL ship, meaning a ship used by the NAVY.

The USS Enterprise, not to be confused with the USS Enterprise, or the USS Enterprise (the Grey Ghost), or the upcoming USS Enterprise(CNV-80), was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier in the world.

What does that mean? It means that the ship had an unlimited operational range for up to 25 years. The 1,123ft (342m) ship had the capacity to hold up to 90 aircraft, displaced 84,626 metric tons of water when it sailed the high seas, and had a maximum complement of 5,828 people.

The USS Enterprise made her maiden voyage in 1962, and was involved in many missions around the globe, including the quarantine created around Cuba when the “Cuban Missile Crisis” happened.

On December 1st, 2012, the USS Enterprise was deactivated, but it took until earlier this year for the ship to be finally taken off the Naval Vessel Registry. Unfortunately, the USS Enterprise will not become a museum like many people wanted, the ship will be fully dismantled.

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U.S. Navy video by MC2 Aaron Chase/Released

8.Little David | Biggest Caliber Mortar

7.AN-124 | Biggest Military Cargo Aircraft

At a unit cost of around $100 million dollars, only 55 Antonov An-124s were built between 1982 and 2014. Again, a friendly reminder before you go crazy in the comments, the An-225 was only used by the military for a short period of time, it is now designated a commercial aircraft.

Anywayyyyyyy, the AN-124 is pretty much a rip off from the C-5 Galaxy, just kidding. But there are some similarities in the designs. The aircraft measures in at 226ft(69m) long, with a wingspan of 240ft(73.3m, the max take off weight is 405 tons, 150 tons being cargo. It can fly at speeds reaching 537mph(865km/h) with a range of 3,231mi(5200km).

IF you are unsure of how to transport your 40ft yacht, or your massive dump truck, look into hiring the Antonov An-124, some models are also available for commercial use.

6.B-1B Lancer |

This strategic bomber was in the works since the 1960s, the military wanted the great speeds of the B-58 Hustler, combined with the payload and range of the B-52. When everything was said and done, the B-1 Lancer has scared the crap out of bad guys since its first flight in 1974. They just didn’t know what it was until 1986 when it was first introduced to the public.

In 1988, the B-1B cost $283 million to produce, and the U.S. Government decided to build 100 of these supersonic machines.

It takes 4 people to fully operate this bad boy of the skies, and with a combined ordnance payload of 125,000lb (56,700kg), the Lancer could bring democracy in a 3,500 mi (5,500km) range at speeds reaching 830 mph (1,340km/hr)

Video by William Lewis
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

5.Akula | Biggest Submarine

Project 941,or Akula, NATO designation “Typhoon”, is the Russian nuclear powered attack submarine that holds the record for the largest class submarine ever built, it was also the answer to the Ohio-class U.S. Navy submarines .

These subs can chill underwater for about 120 days at a time and displace about 48,000 tons of water when submerged, they are also 574ft(175m) in length.

Maybe the Russians went a bit overboard with these subs, and even though it seems that going overboard is military speak for “barely doing the minimum “, these subs are expensiveeeeee.

So expensive that it was cheaper to build 2 new borei class submarines than to modernize a Typhoon sub. With the advent of the START III disarmament program, it is expected all typhoon class submarines to be scrapped in the future.

4. Challenger 2 |

3.MOAB |

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U.S. Air Force Courtesy Video
Michael Martin

2.Mil Mi-26 | Biggest Helicopter

When you have the biggest sub, nuke and cargo plane in the world, why not go for the biggest helicopter as well?

The Mi-26, is used for military and commercial purposes, final testing of the chopper finished in 1980 and with a safe maximum cargo of 20 tons, this beast holds the record for the greatest mass lifted to 3.2miles (2km). It managed to carry 57 tons in the sky.

This is what the 130ft (40m) Mi-26 looks like from the inside. Pretty spacious if you ask me.

Oh yeah, its also pretty fast, with max speeds of 183 mph (295km/h) !

1.Heavy Gustav | Biggest Railway Weapon

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