The typical armament for a 78ft Higgins PT boat by 1943-44 was 2 x 20mm guns (one bow, one amidships), 4 x .50 machineguns in two twin mounts, 1...
On dazzle paint: The PT squadron 207 served in was one of two that got that sort of dazzle paint, one squadron in the Med, the other in the...
You could give it that boat's original camouflage... [IMG]
Another B-29 has been restored to flying condition by a dedicated group of volunteers. The Restoration of B29 'Doc' - Saved from a Desert Death -...
An interesting, but little-known use of late war heavy AA directors, usually the SCR 584 or SCR 545, was for directing counterbattery or air...
Doesn't have that small black circle or hole right below the cockpit like the XP-75 does, as does the original picture. Or, it could well be a P-51D.
It's an XP-75 Eagle probably S/N 44-32166 [IMG] Well, that took all of 30 seconds...
This lists all available histories on the 104th Engineers: 104th Engineer Regiment.pdf (armyheritage.org) This link is by the 104th Engineers...
Except in government and the military where you measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a crayon, and cut it with a chainsaw, all to the 20...
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The LPH was specialized for helicopter operations while the LSD (Landing Ship Dock) was specialized for landing craft operations. The combination...
Aboard the Enterprise, there was one variant called "4 RAR coffee" (RAR = Reactor Auxiliaries Room). The ET's had taken a standard Navy coffee...
[IMG] This one has good academic research on the subject and for that reason is worth getting. However, Mills' conclusions and historical...
The most notable thing about DE's is that most of them were manned by Coast Guard crews, not the USN. This is because the USN saw commerce...
I've had to mass produce a lot of terrain features for wargaming and such, so I know shortcuts
Quicker and easier is to use drywall joint compound (aka "mud") mixed with 120 to 400 grit sand (sand blasting sand is best but even coarse play...
A few notes related to fuel: While the standards varied by nation back then--that is what the US called an "octane" was different from the German...
If you want a big impact item on Market Garden, particularly the 1st Airbourne Division at Arnheim, I'd research the failure of the Rebecca...
Offhand, I don't know if the 24th is a regular army, reserve, or national guard unit. That would be a good place to start. Federal troops are a...
