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Posted: 5/29/2020 10:38:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACDer: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/69887/gtneypp9u3lla30nksak_jpg-1438322.JPG The XB-39, essentially powered by 8 allisons, (two engines were coupled to drive a single propeller a la the HE-177. I have never seen that before. Interesting concept. |
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Posted: 5/29/2020 11:50:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2020 5:20:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster: I've seen many of those in various books and magazines over the years, a lot of Time-Life stuff. My uncle was on Tinian. He had a lot of photos, including some that I later saw published in books. He wasn't the photographer. The base photo lab guys were making a little pocket money by selling bootleg prints to G.I.s using official negatives. He was a B-29 airman but had pics of the ground war to capture the island. He said you could buy various different sets of photos for a few bucks each. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 7:37:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GAU5-A-A: . My uncle was on Tinian. He had a lot of photos, including some that I later saw published in books. He wasn't the photographer. The base photo lab guys were making a little pocket money by selling bootleg prints to G.I.s using official negatives. He was a B-29 airman but had pics of the ground war to capture the island. He said you could buy various different sets of photos for a few bucks each. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GAU5-A-A: Originally Posted By Dracster: I've seen many of those in various books and magazines over the years, a lot of Time-Life stuff. My uncle was on Tinian. He had a lot of photos, including some that I later saw published in books. He wasn't the photographer. The base photo lab guys were making a little pocket money by selling bootleg prints to G.I.s using official negatives. He was a B-29 airman but had pics of the ground war to capture the island. He said you could buy various different sets of photos for a few bucks each. You don't think mhode's relative was a photographer? |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 7:46:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: I have never seen that before. Interesting concept. The same coupled engine-the Allison V-3420, was used in the XP-75.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 7:52:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wtfboombrb: You don't think mhode's relative was a photographer? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wtfboombrb: Originally Posted By GAU5-A-A: Originally Posted By Dracster: I've seen many of those in various books and magazines over the years, a lot of Time-Life stuff. My uncle was on Tinian. He had a lot of photos, including some that I later saw published in books. He wasn't the photographer. The base photo lab guys were making a little pocket money by selling bootleg prints to G.I.s using official negatives. He was a B-29 airman but had pics of the ground war to capture the island. He said you could buy various different sets of photos for a few bucks each. You don't think mhode's relative was a photographer? I cannot verify the provenance of the photos only that I have actual original prints. My step grandad willed them to me since I was a Marine also, he never spoke of having them, I got them when he died. I have no idea if he took them himself and made extra copies for himself and was the one selling them, who knows. I do know I had/have tons of pics from every campaign the USMC participated in the Pacific. My dad used to handle all his VA shit since my dad worked at VA when he retired from the Army and he was the one who told me he was a combat photographer. I have a box somewhere with his military records etc. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 9:49:15 AM EDT
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The war on the oceans couldn't have been fought without the oilers and other underway replenishment ships. The oilers and replenishment ships allowed the warships to stay at sea longer to kill more of the enemy. Sailors belong on ships, and ships belong at sea and all that.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 11:00:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: The war on the oceans couldn't have been fought without the oilers and other underway replenishment ships. The oilers and replenishment ships allowed the warships to stay at sea longer to kill more of the enemy. Sailors belong on ships, and ships belong at sea and all that. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Spanwire_rig.PNG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg/1024px-USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/img/GSBO-17-8.jpg https://www.pacificbattleship.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/016133.jpg That's a far cry from Guadalcanal where they had to sail 800 miles back to Noumea for refuelling because of the lack of oilers. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 1:34:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: The war on the oceans couldn't have been fought without the oilers and other underway replenishment ships. The oilers and replenishment ships allowed the warships to stay at sea longer to kill more of the enemy. Sailors belong on ships, and ships belong at sea and all that. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Spanwire_rig.PNG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg/1024px-USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/img/GSBO-17-8.jpg https://www.pacificbattleship.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/016133.jpg Maumee refueling 4 stackers crossing the Atlantic:  Midshipman Nimitz 1905:  Fleet Admiral Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations:  |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 1:41:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2020 1:51:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Riter]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: The war on the oceans couldn't have been fought without the oilers and other underway replenishment ships. The oilers and replenishment ships allowed the warships to stay at sea longer to kill more of the enemy. Sailors belong on ships, and ships belong at sea and all that. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Spanwire_rig.PNG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg/1024px-USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/img/GSBO-17-8.jpg https://www.pacificbattleship.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/016133.jpg The lack of logistical ships like oilers, gasoline, seaplane tenders, destroyer tenders, freighters, refrigerator ships, tugs, floating dry docks, mine sweepers, etc. was exactly why the Navy knew the Philippines was indefensible in 1940s. Navy suggested to the Army ground forces there to plan a retreat to Bataan where supplies could be stockpiled and then endure a siege. MacArthur thought it was too defeatest and vowed to defend the coast and keep the Japanese off the Philippine Islands (especially Luzon). Well, we all know how that worked out. When he couldn' defend the coast, he implemented the Navy's plan but hadn't the foresight to stock provisions for a besieged army. Good going Mac! ETA: pic  Here's his naval counterpart, the Commander of the US Asiatic Fleet. It was really just a token force useful only for showing the flag. 
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:53:01 PM EDT
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USN knew that the IJN could overmatch whatever they could station at the Philippines. The bigger the US fleet the bigger the Japanese commitment and the bigger the resulting US losses. Thus the strategy of a weak tripwire force, with few precious logistics assets, to be avenged by counterattack when and if.
Floating drydock repairs the Iowa in the Admiralty Islands:  |
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Posted: 5/31/2020 3:57:07 PM EDT
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Major repairs for the INJ? Back to Japan. For light repairs we could do it overseas and major repairs the shps were patched up sufficiently to return to the US.
Japanese ships in drydock. Kongo class CB (or what they reclassed as battleship on top). Heavy cruiser on bottom appears to be a Mogami class. Kongo in drydock: 
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Posted: 5/31/2020 4:24:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Riter]
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Posted: 5/31/2020 4:25:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/31/2020 5:34:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/31/2020 6:21:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LibertyShip: Just as they don't teach this: https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/5/28/throwback-thursday-send-a-gun-to-defend-a-british-home/ http://www.armoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/send-gun-to-british-home.jpg Wonder how far away they are from needing this a second time.   
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Posted: 5/31/2020 10:25:10 PM EDT
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HMS London:
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Posted: 5/31/2020 11:39:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Anastasios]
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“Murderers’ Row” – USS Wasp, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Hancock and USS Ticonderoga in 1944
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Posted: 5/31/2020 11:52:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/1/2020 7:24:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wtfboombrb: “Murders’ Row” – USS Wasp, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Hancock and USS Ticonderoga in 1944 https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/369185/1590982078546-3303140-1441666.jpg That's an awesome pic |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 7:49:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Mal_means_bad]
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Another pic of TF 58 off Ulithi atoll, the fleet that fought the Battle of the Philippine Sea (Great Marianas Turkey Shoot). 7 fleet carriers, 8 light carriers, 7 battleships, 8 heavy cruisers, 13 light cruisers, 58 destroyers, 28 submarines and 956 carrier aircraft. Vice Admiral Ozawa's flag log for 20 June 1944 showed only 35 operational aircraft out of the 430 planes with which he began the battle (300 land based fighters also got reamed).
 Iwo Jima invasion fleet  Japanese invasion fleet off Kiska island, the Aleutians  |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 3:19:32 PM EDT
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Just learned that these were nicknamed Seagulls by the Soviets. Quite effective during the Spanish Civil War, they were obsolete by 1941.
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Posted: 6/1/2020 3:28:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: The war on the oceans couldn't have been fought without the oilers and other underway replenishment ships. The oilers and replenishment ships allowed the warships to stay at sea longer to kill more of the enemy. Sailors belong on ships, and ships belong at sea and all that. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Spanwire_rig.PNG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg/1024px-USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_USS_Maury_%28DD-401%29_and_USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29_in_November_1943.jpg https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/img/GSBO-17-8.jpg https://www.pacificbattleship.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/016133.jpg    |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 3:35:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/1/2020 3:59:34 PM EDT
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These Luftwaffe ground crewmen make the final preparations in converting this He 111 bomber from day operations to night operations by applying black paint over the glossy markings in order to cut down the reflection at night. An armorer is busily engaged in the field stripping and repair of an MG 75 machine gun on the port side of the horizontal tail surface. Note that the aircraft's Werke number, 3762, has not been painted over, as have the other markings.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:00:44 PM EDT
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The squadron artist devotes his attention to Mickey Mouse riding a bomb on the side of the fuselage of this He 111 bomber. A look through the fuselage waist window shows the perforated lightweight metal bulkheads used in the construction of the He 111.  Attached FileThat is one ugly Mickey Mouse! |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:03:48 PM EDT
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A Heinkel He 111P-2 bomber of Kampfgeschwader 55 painted with night time camouflage banks low over the countryside of France during night attacks over England in October of 1940. The airplane features flat black squiggles all over its uppersurfaces, while the undersurfaces were painted entirely black, covering all markings and even windows that were not absolutely necessary. Quite often, when proper paint was not available, lampblack or coal dust mixed with water was brushed over the aircraft.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:11:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:21:38 PM EDT
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Here, Luftwaffe armorers prepare to move a huge SC1800 bomb weighing almost two tons beneath a Ju 88A belonging to the operational bomb group of Training Wing 1 (Lehrgeschwader 1).  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:27:05 PM EDT
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German minesweepers. Unglamorous, they were workhorses and also used to escort U-boats out/in from port.
  
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:38:20 PM EDT
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Detail of bridge structure of the HMS Rodney:
 Note the dished out portion on the lower area of the tower bridge (and above the main deck). This is one subtle feature not found on her sister, HMS Nelson. I suspect it was for an AA gun that was never installed. The dished out feature was not done on the port side of Rodney's bridge either. Here it is again with the entire ship:  Port side view of Rodney's bridge:  Here is her sister HMS Nelson:  Note the two QE class battleships behind her, two county class cruisers (three stacks) and a Leander class light cruiser behind them and possibly a Hawkins class heavy cruiser behind the Leander class.  
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Posted: 6/1/2020 4:47:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Miami_JBT: Castner's Cutthroats https://natesalaskanadventure.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/img_2327-1.jpg https://akethnogirl.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/souvineers-cutthroat.jpeg https://natesalaskanadventure.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/img_2324-1.jpg https://natesalaskanadventure.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/img_2325-1.jpg Those guys were truly self sufficient. All they really needed to keep going was an occasional resupply of ammo and maybe medical supplies. They could easily supply their own food and water. |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 5:59:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By piccolo: Those guys were truly self sufficient. All they really needed to keep going was an occasional resupply of ammo and maybe medical supplies. They could easily supply their own food and water. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By piccolo: Originally Posted By Miami_JBT: Castner's Cutthroats https://natesalaskanadventure.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/img_2327-1.jpg https://akethnogirl.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/souvineers-cutthroat.jpeg https://natesalaskanadventure.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/img_2324-1.jpg https://natesalaskanadventure.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/img_2325-1.jpg Those guys were truly self sufficient. All they really needed to keep going was an occasional resupply of ammo and maybe medical supplies. They could easily supply their own food and water. Fishing and hunting in Alaska would be a nice way to contribute to the war effort. Sign me up! 
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Posted: 6/1/2020 10:37:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Gopher]
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Posted: 6/1/2020 11:23:41 PM EDT
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USS Barton DD-722 in action at Mindoro 1944
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Posted: 6/1/2020 11:32:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: 81 years ago the first FW-190 flew. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/1670/FW_190_1939_png-1443111.JPG   |
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Posted: 6/1/2020 11:40:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/2/2020 9:13:58 AM EDT
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In this photo, the rear gunner sights through the offset ring-and-bead sight of an MG 81. Note the barrel cover on the gun.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 9:16:29 AM EDT
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A close-up of the optical bomb-aimer's panel of a Ju 88. The device the bomb-aimer (who was also the navigator and co-pilot) is holding appears to be a navigational aid of some sort.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 9:18:19 AM EDT
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The defensive armament of the Ju 88A-1 already included two separate 7.92 mm MG 75 machine guns firing backwards - instead of one twin installation on the first production vehicles. But now they had to be served by various crew members.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 3:49:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4v50: Detail of bridge structure of the HMS Rodney: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/HMS_Rodney_sailors_scrubbing_deck.jpg Note the dished out portion on the lower area of the tower bridge (and above the main deck). This is one subtle feature not found on her sister, HMS Nelson. I suspect it was for an AA gun that was never installed. The dished out feature was not done on the port side of Rodney's bridge either. Here it is again with the entire ship: https://i.imgur.com/nZ3H1jR.jpg Port side view of Rodney's bridge: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/80/19/34/801934ab0d7751985d66d5ef9ad61f63.png Here is her sister HMS Nelson: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/HMS_Nelson_off_Spithead_for_the_Fleet_Review.jpg Note the two QE class battleships behind her, two county class cruisers (three stacks) and a Leander class light cruiser behind them and possibly a Hawkins class heavy cruiser behind the Leander class. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2e/b6/ae/2eb6ae2142c9f2329ffde4f78643c721.jpg https://uboat.net/media/allies/warships/br/hms_nelson.jpg Thankful I never served on a ship with wooden decks. |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 4:48:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/2/2020 4:56:57 PM EDT
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Nightfighter variant with nose guns, armored windshield, and infrared spotlight:
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Posted: 6/2/2020 6:36:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 13starsinax]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal_means_bad: Nightfighter variant with nose guns, armored windshield, and infrared spotlight: https://www.valka.cz/files/do17z-10_2_441.jpg I have never seen that, thank you. I think that is a Do-217? It ended up pulled from the heap, and decent at bight fighting. Do-17E nose gunner position. German bombers looked very cramped.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 6:37:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: Thankful I never served on a ship with wooden decks. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: Originally Posted By 4v50: Detail of bridge structure of the HMS Rodney: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/HMS_Rodney_sailors_scrubbing_deck.jpg Note the dished out portion on the lower area of the tower bridge (and above the main deck). This is one subtle feature not found on her sister, HMS Nelson. I suspect it was for an AA gun that was never installed. The dished out feature was not done on the port side of Rodney's bridge either. Here it is again with the entire ship: https://i.imgur.com/nZ3H1jR.jpg Port side view of Rodney's bridge: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/80/19/34/801934ab0d7751985d66d5ef9ad61f63.png Here is her sister HMS Nelson: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/HMS_Nelson_off_Spithead_for_the_Fleet_Review.jpg Note the two QE class battleships behind her, two county class cruisers (three stacks) and a Leander class light cruiser behind them and possibly a Hawkins class heavy cruiser behind the Leander class. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2e/b6/ae/2eb6ae2142c9f2329ffde4f78643c721.jpg https://uboat.net/media/allies/warships/br/hms_nelson.jpg Thankful I never served on a ship with wooden decks. Back in my day they all had wooden hulls. |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 9:25:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By piccolo: Back in my day they all had wooden hulls. We tried to make boats out of papyrus, but that was a fail so we stuck to making paper, clothes, and furniture with it. |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 9:27:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: Thankful I never served on a ship with wooden decks. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: Originally Posted By 4v50: Detail of bridge structure of the HMS Rodney: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/HMS_Rodney_sailors_scrubbing_deck.jpg Note the dished out portion on the lower area of the tower bridge (and above the main deck). This is one subtle feature not found on her sister, HMS Nelson. I suspect it was for an AA gun that was never installed. The dished out feature was not done on the port side of Rodney's bridge either. Here it is again with the entire ship: https://i.imgur.com/nZ3H1jR.jpg Port side view of Rodney's bridge: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/80/19/34/801934ab0d7751985d66d5ef9ad61f63.png Here is her sister HMS Nelson: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/HMS_Nelson_off_Spithead_for_the_Fleet_Review.jpg Note the two QE class battleships behind her, two county class cruisers (three stacks) and a Leander class light cruiser behind them and possibly a Hawkins class heavy cruiser behind the Leander class. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2e/b6/ae/2eb6ae2142c9f2329ffde4f78643c721.jpg https://uboat.net/media/allies/warships/br/hms_nelson.jpg Thankful I never served on a ship with wooden decks. The wooden planking gave a better walking surface than the steel deck. |
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Posted: 6/2/2020 11:40:48 PM EDT
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Italian M13/40
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