The German army had a fully automatic 3.7cm Flak 36 in the mid-1940s, which formed the basis for a naval weapon during the war. The lack of...
Their combat use was in coastal waters, but they were capable of ocean transits; Terror went to Singapore and served there for much of the 1930s,...
Thanks for posting this. I've read that the B-36 had retractable turrets but never seen them before.
Arizona’s two aft turrets were salvaged in 1943 and installed in shore batteries, one of which was ready to fire by VJ Day. This was a waste. I...
Great photo, illustrating the common tactic of trying to catch the jets as they went in to land. The P-51 jock took it right down to the deck!
The cover art shows a New Mexico class battleship in the background although as @Half Track noted, the 207 served in the European theater. The...
The F4Us are carrying ordnance, apparently to be the first wave of attack when a target is discovered. I doubt there was much need for escort...
Nicknamed "Fat Albert"
That's true, we don't eat a lot of lamb, although I certainly enjoy it when I have/make it. And I never see anything labeled "mutton". We have...
I've had some very good goat curry, try it!
Menudo was/is also a popular boy band; I guess it sounds better than tripe ;)
I understand the Turks are also quite respectful of the ANZACs who fought there.
Whatever it’s called, it’s 100 octane!
Common Japanese calibers were 6.5mm and 7.7mm.
Lovely work! Interesting that 207 has lightweight Mark 13 torpedoes rather than tubes but not the heavy gun armament often fitted to later war PTs.
Did you mean Ki-84? Easy to mistype. Excellent aircraft, showing how Japanese designers were willing to change their philosophy based on war...
Interesting terminology/translation - "curved-fire gun" for a mortar. It is descriptive of the difference between a mortar and a "flat-fire" weapon.
Thanks for the additional information.
[ATTACH] Note the pair of sister destroyers, Surcouf class. The nearer one is Surcouf herself, or perhaps we should just say couf since the...
French ships moored at Toulon in 1971: [IMG] Note the pair of sister destroyers, Surcouf class. The nearer one is Surcouf herself, or perhaps...
