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Posted: 6/24/2018 4:27:57 PM EST
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Of the routinely under-researched leadership of WWII, the men who guided the great Naval conquest of the Axis, Fleet Admirals E. J. King and W. Leahy are two fascinating characters with spines of hardened steel.
The logistics planning alone in the Pacific can absorb years of study, convoy supply chains when steaming times were measured in weeks became a model of complex material anticipation 
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Posted: 6/24/2018 4:28:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By whiskerz:
My dad is in there somewhere Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By whiskerz:
Originally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgXTl2eXkAIMQ-D.jpg |
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Posted: 6/24/2018 4:37:46 PM EST
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Russia bore the brunt of German attention for a long time and at savage cost
Convoys bound for Murmansk delivered vital supplies to keep the Soviet War effort moving forward Until effective ASW ships and techniques were developed, losses were staggering. The equation was simple: if the U-Boats could sink merchantmen faster than we could build them, disaster would loom... Here, PQ-18 under attack. Convoys were designated based on their direction outward bound or returning empty, hence PQ or QP 
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Posted: 6/24/2018 4:43:04 PM EST
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Outward bound Convoy PQ-17 suffered losses near 65%, some 25 of 35 ships sunk,
a disaster of the first order enough to bear closer study in a book of its own from the 1960's 
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Posted: 6/24/2018 4:56:18 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WWIIWMD:
Here colorized  , Pagoda superstructure detail is quite clear
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab203/WW2Historian/Shooting%20Album/5449115133_a149a674d6_b_zpsoheamggd.jpg That doesn't stop me from thinking that ship should roll over from all that weight up high! |
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Posted: 6/24/2018 5:20:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UtahShotgunner: I understand distribution of weight. That doesn't stop me from thinking that ship should roll over from all that weight up high! |
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Posted: 6/24/2018 6:17:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UtahShotgunner:
I understand distribution of weight. That doesn't stop me from thinking that ship should roll over from all that weight up high! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UtahShotgunner:
Originally Posted By WWIIWMD:
Here colorized , Pagoda superstructure detail is quite clear
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab203/WW2Historian/Shooting%20Album/5449115133_a149a674d6_b_zpsoheamggd.jpg That doesn't stop me from thinking that ship should roll over from all that weight up high! |
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Posted: 6/24/2018 6:20:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UtahShotgunner:
I understand distribution of weight. That doesn't stop me from thinking that ship should roll over from all that weight up high! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UtahShotgunner:
Originally Posted By WWIIWMD:
Here colorized , Pagoda superstructure detail is quite clear
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab203/WW2Historian/Shooting%20Album/5449115133_a149a674d6_b_zpsoheamggd.jpg That doesn't stop me from thinking that ship should roll over from all that weight up high! 
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Posted: 6/24/2018 6:34:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WWIIWMD: Note how surprisingly shallow they were fore & aft. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab203/WW2Historian/New%20War%20Pics/7d28d19ab119a97397b7285f6916a78d_zpsg86pfpch.jpg 
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Posted: 6/24/2018 6:35:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Squid1jz:
there was a lot more below the waterline https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Pagodemast_van_de_Fuso_in_1944.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Squid1jz:
Originally Posted By WWIIWMD: Note how surprisingly shallow they were fore & aft. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab203/WW2Historian/New%20War%20Pics/7d28d19ab119a97397b7285f6916a78d_zpsg86pfpch.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Pagodemast_van_de_Fuso_in_1944.jpg 
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Posted: 6/24/2018 6:41:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Squid1jz:
there was a lot more below the waterline https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Pagodemast_van_de_Fuso_in_1944.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Squid1jz:
Originally Posted By WWIIWMD: Note how surprisingly shallow they were fore & aft. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab203/WW2Historian/New%20War%20Pics/7d28d19ab119a97397b7285f6916a78d_zpsg86pfpch.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Pagodemast_van_de_Fuso_in_1944.jpg 
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Posted: 6/24/2018 8:29:04 PM EST
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Tagging to find later and to also mention
There is a 19 page thread with lots of photos of WW2 WWII which is sadly now an archived thread, https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-Name-some-obscure-or-cool-fact-about-WW2/5-2062258/?page=1 |
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Posted: 6/25/2018 9:21:01 PM EST
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Posted: 6/26/2018 5:53:34 AM EST
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Posted: 6/26/2018 7:03:27 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WWIIWMD:
Possibly of interest |
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Posted: 6/26/2018 6:43:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgnGxtfWkAA7ImD.png |
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Posted: 6/26/2018 9:09:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By injun-ear:
Did the high top rangefinder not sit on an armored tube? (I can't remember what the tube is called.) Was the conning tower armored? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By injun-ear:
Originally Posted By WWIIWMD:
Possibly of interest |
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Posted: 6/27/2018 6:19:31 AM EST
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Posted: 6/27/2018 2:41:58 PM EST
[Last Edit: kar98k]
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link to US Army historical review on German tank maintenance https://history.army.mil/html/books/104/104-7/cmhPub_104-7.pdf website of somebody building a PzKw38 - looks like still in planning stages - some good WWII pics in a gallery http://project38.net 
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Posted: 6/27/2018 2:53:36 PM EST
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Posted: 6/27/2018 5:14:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Troll_toes: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/109108/tumblr_p35wa2Ojac1rqpszmo1_1280-589090.JPG |
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Posted: 6/27/2018 5:22:34 PM EST
[Last Edit: Riter]
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Post WW II image of Syrian army. Pzkw IV on left and T-34/85 on right.
Here's one after the Izzy's got through with it: 
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Posted: 6/28/2018 7:26:03 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16: Wow, looks like 4 very accurate shots to the lower glacis on the Stug! |
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Posted: 6/28/2018 9:05:00 AM EST
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Posted: 6/28/2018 9:06:00 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m:
Maybe shot from point blank after the Germans abandoned it. Common practice by US tankers to claim a kill. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m:
Originally Posted By jblomenberg16: Wow, looks like 4 very accurate shots to the lower glacis on the Stug! |
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Posted: 6/28/2018 9:04:20 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster:
It was also common practice to pump a round or 2 into a vehicle that wasn't obviously destroyed. The Germans had a habit of sneaking back into immobilized vehicles that still had a good gun and shooting up supply convoys. Uncle Bob was given an M1 Carbine with a grenade launcher and a sack of grenades and told to shoot anything he saw on his supply runs that wasn't a burnt hulk. From that angle whoever shot it would have been in the sights for return fire if it was what actually killed it. |
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Posted: 6/29/2018 6:42:37 AM EST
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Posted: 6/30/2018 3:22:38 PM EST
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Posted: 6/30/2018 3:23:42 PM EST
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Posted: 6/30/2018 3:24:52 PM EST
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Posted: 6/30/2018 3:44:05 PM EST
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Posted: 6/30/2018 4:35:23 PM EST
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Is there a story with this pic?
Missing road wheels but the tracks appear intact. Impact on the side?  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/30/2018 5:01:59 PM EST
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
[#33]
Grenade from a launcher or small arty shell from above or a mine from below.
The wood on the side is damaged too, makeshift repair after the hit to save the tank and drive it away from the front?  Attached FileRed = mine blast, blue = shell/grenade impact |
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Posted: 6/30/2018 9:24:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m:
Grenade from a launcher or small arty shell from above or a mine from below. The wood on the side is damaged too, makeshift repair after the hit to save the tank and drive it away from the front? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/10-592653-592746-592767.JPG Red = mine blast, blue = shell/grenade impact |
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Posted: 6/30/2018 11:14:49 PM EST
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Found this pic, maybe they used the parts for others tanks.
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Posted: 7/1/2018 12:08:30 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m:
Found this pic, maybe they used the parts for others tanks.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/oAkmg37-593248.JPG |
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Posted: 7/1/2018 7:11:21 AM EST
[Last Edit: Riter]
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Naval airpower!
Opski. This one crashed without its crew in Daly City, CA. Crew was never found. May they RIP. (see next post) |
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Posted: 7/1/2018 7:16:51 AM EST
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Posted: 7/1/2018 7:36:44 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16:
Bet you are right about cannibalizing parts. Looks like it is sitting in the same spot in both pictures. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16:
Originally Posted By 4xGM300m:
Found this pic, maybe they used the parts for others tanks.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/oAkmg37-593248.JPG Thus a damaged tank could have a bogie unit replaced by unbolting the old damaged unit & bolt in a replacement, to get back into the fight. You can see the difference in the center road wheels, so I'd guess that is exactly what they did to get it up and running again. |
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Posted: 7/1/2018 10:47:51 AM EST
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Rommel thought the Americans rather clever by making so many parts interchangeable.
I think the officer with the peaked cap in the background (and to Rommel's right) is von Mellenthin. |
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Posted: 7/1/2018 1:02:58 PM EST
[Last Edit: Deere_John_16]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4v50:
Rommel thought the Americans rather clever by making so many parts interchangeable. https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2012/10/27/20/rommel-gt.jpg I think the officer with the peaked cap in the background (and to Rommel's right) is von Mellenthin. A member of our church was a tank mechanic during the Battle of the Bulge and mentioned that right before the initial push by the Nazi's, that he was near the front doing an engine swap on a Sherman. Think about that for a minute...an engine on a Sherman could be changed on or at the front lines without having to be in a major repair depot. |
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Posted: 7/1/2018 1:42:33 PM EST
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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But the Germans learned from this, a Leopard 2 engine can be replaced in less than 10 minutes.
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Posted: 7/1/2018 2:41:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4v50:
Rommel thought the Americans rather clever by making so many parts interchangeable. https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2012/10/27/20/rommel-gt.jpg I think the officer with the peaked cap in the background (and to Rommel's right) is von Mellenthin. |
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Posted: 7/2/2018 3:43:39 PM EST
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Posted: 7/2/2018 4:04:08 PM EST
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 Attached File Attached File Attached FileJapanese troops use captured British Indian Army soldiers for target practice at Singapore, 1942. |
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Posted: 7/2/2018 5:07:08 PM EST
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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Quote HistoryShopped? How the fuck this StuG got there without leaving a track in the wheat? |
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Posted: 7/2/2018 5:22:39 PM EST
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Posted: 7/3/2018 12:33:39 PM EST
[Last Edit: Riter]
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Workhorse of the Kreigsmarine - the minesweeper. Besides sweeping mines, they did escort duty and in particular, escorting U-boats back to base safely.
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Posted: 7/3/2018 1:00:18 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UtahShotgunner:
Is there a story with this pic? Missing road wheels but the tracks appear intact. Impact on the side? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/119347/10-592653-592746.JPG |
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Posted: 7/3/2018 4:18:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Shopped? How the fuck this StuG got there without leaving a track in the wheat? |
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