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Originally Posted By CSW223:
Those look like broken guns...the children are sitting with...any information on that pic...had the allies gone through? ETA looks like the STG 44’s are missing their shoulder stocks View Quote I think these kids were collecting scrap metal to sell. This was very common in the first years after the war. |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m:
Sadly no further informations. I think these kids were collecting scrap metal to sell. This was very common in the first years after the war. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 4xGM300m:
Originally Posted By CSW223:
Those look like broken guns...the children are sitting with...any information on that pic...had the allies gone through? ETA looks like the STG 44's are missing their shoulder stocks I think these kids were collecting scrap metal to sell. This was very common in the first years after the war. |
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If some catastrophic event happens and most of humanity is wiped from the face of the earth, the only people left to hang out with will be you guys! Oh the horror! -- Boombastic
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13B / 39C X5 / 35M yup reclassed more than once...
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Originally Posted By somedude:
mas 38 submachine gun, http://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mas38-02.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/1586-419361.JPG View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Meadowmuffin:
A past roommate of mine in college, his father grew up in Czechoslovakia during the war. When the Americans were sweeping through the Germans abandoned a lot of equipment in their retreat. His dad found an abandoned recoilless cannon sitting in a field. He was about twelve at the time. So out of curiosity, he pulled the lanyard. The darned thing went off with a big boom. He and all his friends ran off screaming in terror. Luckily no one was injured so the story goes. View Quote |
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Do kids still play Cops and Robbers, or are they just taught both are equally bad and given a participation ribbon after a rousing game of scoreless Everyone's a Winner Ball? - BehindBlueI's
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Veracity - The thing is, the press are like the Dodo bird. They've evolved with no natural predators.
Trump just walks up to them and clubs them to death. |
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Originally Posted By 4xGM300m:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/armorrwwww-312153.JPG Concrete work on a Sherman https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/sherman_tank_italy-312156.JPG Sherman in Italy https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/394302_ad902d4e9661c56c78474ef41cd8794d-312157.JPG Fuck https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/394454_38c2dd38dfaa146bafea79e24b392578-312158.JPG M262, captured on March 31, 1945. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/201300/711-312164.JPG Testflight over the US View Quote |
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" If govt parsimony is economic madness, and debt-fuelled govt spending a recipe for riches, why aren't the Greeks bailing out the Germans?"
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Let's eat, Grandma! Commas, because your poor grandmother shouldn't be cannibalized." -Chapman |
Originally Posted By somedude: improvised helmet snow camo. not far off since they sometimes used bedsheets, tarps and curtains or parachutes wrapped around vehicles when they did not have white paint. http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/757935-2/da6a419c655762dbdadd3cdd8a459799 View Quote |
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Do kids still play Cops and Robbers, or are they just taught both are equally bad and given a participation ribbon after a rousing game of scoreless Everyone's a Winner Ball? - BehindBlueI's
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Originally Posted By 4v50:
This is the other ship, CV-6 Enterprise https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Forig10.deviantart.net%2Fac71%2Ff%2F2014%2F011%2F8%2F5%2Fuss_enterprise_cv_6_by_chewy1995-d71sw2b.jpg&f=1 View Quote |
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LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL PRESERVED BODY,
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT SHOUTING "HOLY $H!T...WHAT A RIDE"!! |
87% of ARFCOM built bird houses in woodshop for their higher free electives.
13% of them are embarrassed, because they understand what that means. |
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Originally Posted By Gopher:
Blohm & Voss BV 141 reconnaissance aircraft. https://i.redd.it/qpm9z1qjssd01.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By luv_the_huskers:
Beautiful execution of a flawed design. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By luv_the_huskers:
Originally Posted By Gopher:
Blohm & Voss BV 141 reconnaissance aircraft. https://i.redd.it/qpm9z1qjssd01.jpg |
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If some catastrophic event happens and most of humanity is wiped from the face of the earth, the only people left to hang out with will be you guys! Oh the horror! -- Boombastic
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Originally Posted By Derek45: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/SBD_with_severed_tail_on_USS_Enterprise_%28CV-6%29_1942.jpg A damaged U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-6 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), 1 February 1942. Withdrawing after launching an attack against Kwajalein, Enterprise was attacked by five Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" land-based bombers. Manning the flexible rear machine gun on an SBD-2 of bombing squadron VB-6, AMM Bruno Gaido attempted to help fight off the attackers. The wing of one of the disabled bombers severed the tail of Gaido's Dauntless, spreading burning gasoline across the deck before crashing into the ocean. For his heroism, Gaido was promoted and assigned duty as an aircrewman. Gaido was shot down with his pilot Ensign Frank W. O'Flaherty on 4 June 1942 and later picked up by the Japanese destroyer Makigumo. Circa 8-9 June both were murdered as they were tied to water-filled gasoline drums and dumped overboard. View Quote |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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„From a place you will not see, comes a sound you will not hear.“
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„From a place you will not see, comes a sound you will not hear.“
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Originally Posted By 4v50:
Vinegar Joe Stillwell: https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbi-theater.com%2Fmenu%2Flife-cbi.jpg&f=1 Sharkmouth just isn't right here: https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgndn.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F09%2F16.jpg&f=1 https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbi-theater.com%2Fyankcbi%2Fcover3.jpg&f=1 Coolie and bomber: https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhistclo.com%2Fimagef%2Fdate%2F2012%2F09%2Fb25-chi43s.jpg&f=1 I think these are Chennault's bomber boys (ground crew and aircrew) https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgndn.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F09%2F12.jpg&f=1 View Quote here's some German sharkmouths This plane is not German - it's Swiss |
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If some catastrophic event happens and most of humanity is wiped from the face of the earth, the only people left to hang out with will be you guys! Oh the horror! -- Boombastic
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Originally Posted By Colt_sporter:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/24640/A5806F4C-AA82-49D9-8CCF-0D2BE128EB74-436305.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/24640/9DE3A77C-137D-47EA-B753-C297F3075B62-436306.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/24640/1485AF8B-3EA6-4261-9408-E9FA5A50AF49-436307.JPG View Quote |
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Originally Posted By bodybagger:
Yep, why View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By bodybagger:
Originally Posted By navvet89:
Bastards, the japs deserved more A-bombs than they got. Against the Communist Russians... The Japanese will always have the stain upon their nation of their "Bushido" behavior in WWII... The Koreans and Chinese still hold grudges against the Japanese for their treatment... The way the Japanese treated Prisoners (Allied and Civilian) is fully as terrible as the Nazis and in some cases worse... |
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LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL PRESERVED BODY,
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT SHOUTING "HOLY $H!T...WHAT A RIDE"!! |
Is It Schizoid Paranoia or Just Existential Blues?
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: He was thinking of using them for the NEXT war... Against the Communist Russians... The Japanese will always have the stain upon their nation of their "Bushido" behavior in WWII... The Koreans and Chinese still hold grudges against the Japanese for their treatment... The way the Japanese treated Prisoners (Allied and Civilian) is fully as terrible as the Nazis and in some cases worse... View Quote |
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Originally Posted By 4v50:
We had 4 16" battleship guns defending the entrance to the Golden Gate. Two were in one battery in Marin County and two were in San Francisco City/County. View Quote Naval Fortress: San Francisco Artillery Corps Hmm. Link, just in case embed doesn’t work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--weWY58mR8 |
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Originally Posted By 4v50:
I'm going blind. Nationalist Chinese soldiers. After being removed as commander of the 100k strong Reichwehr, Hans von Seeckt went and trained the Chinese Army. https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chinaww2.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2Fhelme-1024x692.jpg&f=1 View Quote |
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If some catastrophic event happens and most of humanity is wiped from the face of the earth, the only people left to hang out with will be you guys! Oh the horror! -- Boombastic
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Originally Posted By Manic_Moran: Apparently the thought process he had was "I have absolutely not idea what the heck that is, but i'm pretty sure it's not ours, so let's sink it." For amusement value. https://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/undertheradar-thumbnails/2017/02/SMLPO-funny-navy-memes-DD-214.jpg?itok=_RoEepjx View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Javak:
It's not as if the krauts and wops were better at treating captured enemies, or civilians for that matter. View Quote |
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The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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Originally Posted By Manic_Moran: Apparently the thought process he had was “I have absolutely not idea what the heck that is, but i’m pretty sure it’s not ours, so let’s sink it.” For amusement value. https://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/undertheradar-thumbnails/2017/02/SMLPO-funny-navy-memes-DD-214.jpg?itok=_RoEepjx View Quote Shark mouths on German aircraft may be traced back to WW I: Here's the funniest sharkmouth I found: And here's the Royal Navy: A more modern application: I think this is even more modern and it may be the 23rd Fighter Wing (original Flying Tigers after it took over from the AVG) |
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Originally Posted By Manic_Moran: My video on the subject may be of interest to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--weWY58mR8 Hmm. Link, just in case embed doesn’t work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--weWY58mR8 View Quote I also met John Martini (ret. Park Ranger) who wrote the book, Fortress Alcatraz. Alcatraz as you may know was a fort for most of its existence. If an enemy ship bypassed Fort Point, the batteries at Fort Mason, Fort Alcatraz and Angel Island were supposed to destroy it with its triangle of fire. Back in the late 1800s, the Army wanted to exhibit its awesome effectiveness and so tied up a barge loaded with explosives in the bay. The three forts commenced firing. They missed. Undaunted, a lt. rowed out, lit the fuse and rowed back. The barge blew. The public got their fireworks. I tell people if they want to see what Fort Sumter looked like, to visit Fort Point at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Both Sumter and Point were built before the advent of rifled artillery. We didn't know until the Civil War how devastating rifled artillery was to masonry forts. After Battery Wagner (Morris Island, South Carolina and near Fort Sumter), the Army learned that having soft sand in front was superior to masonry because all you had to do to restore it was to shovel the sand back in place like the Confederates at Wagner did. Alcatraz still has its gun emplacements, but it's on part of the island that the NPS discourages visitors from because of the birds' nests. ETA: The coastal defense battery had a unique mascot: Judy, a mountain lion. It jumped up to lick the Inspector General who told the battery, "Get rid of that animal!" |
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Originally Posted By GunLvrPHD:
Allied POWs had a death rate of 20 percent or more under the Japanese (75 percent for some Indian units), while the POW death rate under the Germans and Italians was below 2 percent. View Quote And the rate at which Germans died in soviet captivity isn't much better. That 20 percent death rate under Japanese is actually between 27 and 30 percent... for Americans, Brits and other europeans who were actually taken into custody. Japanese Navy was ordered to execute all prisoners taken at sea in March 1943. Those numbers aren't kept, we just get some anecdotal evidence. For asian prisoners of Japan, it's impossible to tell. IIRC only about 50 Chinese POWs were released by Japan at the end of the war. |
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If some catastrophic event happens and most of humanity is wiped from the face of the earth, the only people left to hang out with will be you guys! Oh the horror! -- Boombastic
No situation is ever so bad that the government can't make it worse. |
I made a similar thread for World War One pics...
https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/-/5-2079675/?page=1 USS Lexington CV-16 |
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