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Posted by Gottfried Alexan der van der Horst,
The re-designation of the 41.000-tons BC into the 26.900-tons (actual 29.500-tons) CV Akagi was very difficult as was the conversion of the incomplete hull. This photo, taken on 30 June 1925, shows the fitting of the belt armour. As BC the belt was to be of inclined 254-mm VC armour but as CV thickness was reduced to 127-mm as protection against 20.3-cm projectiles fired from 10.000-tons CA's of the USN (and also the calibre of the guns mounted on the 33.000-tons CV's Saratoga and Lexington of the USN and that of her own guns). Because a considerable amount of the armour plates was already produced, the Steel Division of Kure N.Y. had to re-roll these plates to exactly half of their former thickness. It was the first time that such work was made in Japan. Note the position of the armour bolts and the backing wood left of the plate just fixing. The openings above and at right are casemates of the 20.3-cm side guns.
 
diopter said:
Posted by Gottfried Alexan der van der Horst,
The re-designation of the 41.000-tons BC into the 26.900-tons (actual 29.500-tons) CV Akagi was very difficult as was the conversion of the incomplete hull. This photo, taken on 30 June 1925, shows the fitting of the belt armour. As BC the belt was to be of inclined 254-mm VC armour but as CV thickness was reduced to 127-mm as protection against 20.3-cm projectiles fired from 10.000-tons CA's of the USN (and also the calibre of the guns mounted on the 33.000-tons CV's Saratoga and Lexington of the USN and that of her own guns). Because a considerable amount of the armour plates was already produced, the Steel Division of Kure N.Y. had to re-roll these plates to exactly half of their former thickness. It was the first time that such work was made in Japan. Note the position of the armour bolts and the backing wood left of the plate just fixing. The openings above and at right are casemates of the 20.3-cm side guns.
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ha. It sounds like smart ppl. were thinking in the IJN. Two aircraft carriers duking it out with their multi purpose guns while all the pilots sit around in the wardroom - riiiight!

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De Bange 155L gun at moment of firing. Notice the cloud of smoke coming from the vent? Looks like a serious design flaw. I wonder if they had the biggest propellant charge possible in the gun or if this was a common occurence. All that hot gas coming back through the long vent hole & blasting the primer apart could not have been very healthy!


more info at the link:

https://military.wikia.org/wiki/De_Bange_155_mm_cannon

I am guessing this is a WWI pic as the odd plates attached to the wheels (wheel belts?) is a WWI development.
 
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fat tony said:
ha. It sounds like smart ppl. were thinking in the IJN. Two aircraft carriers duking it out with their multi purpose guns while all the pilots sit around in the wardroom - riiiight!
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Might be a misunderstanding.
Due to the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, the major powers were limited to numbers and sizes of new capital warships. Many Battleships(BB) and Battle Cruisers(BC) would have to be scrapped even before they were finished construction.
Since Naval Aviation was proving to be very promising, many countries started converting battle cruisers and fast battleships(speed was needed for launching the aircraft) into aircraft carriers (CV) were were not yet covered under the treaty.

Converted from Battle Cruisers.
British: HMS Furious, Courageous, Glorious.
USA: USS Lexington, Saratoga
Japanese: Akagi
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Looking at picture I'm guessing it was made before Great War.Semi smokeless loads from when gun was originally designed?Blank load?

Low breach pressure would do that.
 
What a grand looking soldier..... BEARSKINS (II): SERGEANT WILLIAM McGREGOR, 1856
Colour Sergeant William McGregor (Regimental Nº 2404), 1st Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, July 1856. McGregor was wounded during the Battle at the River Alma on 20th September 1854 and wears both the British Crimea and the Order of the Medjidie Turkish medals.
At the Crimean War’s end, troops gathered in Aldershot for a London victory parade. McGregor was among the soldiers photographed in Aldershot by Robert Howlett and Joseph Cundall for their series of portraits entitled "Crimean Heroes 1856" (IWM Q 71634).
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Reminds me of CCG




As for this...........
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This horrific photo, taken in 1942, shows Japanese soldiers using blindfolded prisoners of war for target practice. These POWs served with the Sikh Regiment, British Indian Army, and were captured during the Battle of Singapore (February 1942). These poor men most likely realized they were going to die when the Japanese placed a target mark over the heart of each prisoner.

 
diopter said:
This horrific photo, taken in 1942, shows Japanese soldiers using blindfolded prisoners of war for target practice. These POWs served with the Sikh Regiment, British Indian Army, and were captured during the Battle of Singapore (February 1942). These poor men most likely realized they were going to die when the Japanese placed a target mark over the heart of each prisoner.

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Hopefully most of these Japs doing the shooting were killed later by US , British, Aussies troops in the fighting on the Pacific Islands , Burma or died from starvation and disease
 
diopter said:
What a grand looking soldier..... BEARSKINS (II): SERGEANT WILLIAM McGREGOR, 1856
Colour Sergeant William McGregor (Regimental Nº 2404), 1st Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, July 1856. McGregor was wounded during the Battle at the River Alma on 20th September 1854 and wears both the British Crimea and the Order of the Medjidie Turkish medals.
At the Crimean War’s end, troops gathered in Aldershot for a London victory parade. McGregor was among the soldiers photographed in Aldershot by Robert Howlett and Joseph Cundall for their series of portraits entitled "Crimean Heroes 1856" (IWM Q 71634).
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Reminds me of CCG
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The troops returning from the Crimea were allowed were to retain their beards for a victory parade in London but thereafter were once again required to be clean shaven.
 
diopter said:
This horrific photo, taken in 1942, shows Japanese soldiers using blindfolded prisoners of war for target practice. These POWs served with the Sikh Regiment, British Indian Army, and were captured during the Battle of Singapore (February 1942). These poor men most likely realized they were going to die when the Japanese placed a target mark over the heart of each prisoner.

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Likely refused to join the "Forgotten Army"

There is a good documentary movie on the "Forgotten Army" on Prime Video. Not all of the men were willing to join the Japanese or to help fight for India's independence from the UK.
 
diopter said:
What a grand looking soldier..... BEARSKINS (II): SERGEANT WILLIAM McGREGOR, 1856
Colour Sergeant William McGregor (Regimental Nº 2404), 1st Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, July 1856. McGregor was wounded during the Battle at the River Alma on 20th September 1854 and wears both the British Crimea and the Order of the Medjidie Turkish medals.
At the Crimean War’s end, troops gathered in Aldershot for a London victory parade. McGregor was among the soldiers photographed in Aldershot by Robert Howlett and Joseph Cundall for their series of portraits entitled "Crimean Heroes 1856" (IWM Q 71634).
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Reminds me of CCG




As for this...........
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Checking for explosives???
 
The Japanese 38th division that attacked Hong Kong was later sent to New Guinea and Guadalcanal,the division was pretty much destroyed in the heavy fighting , excellent payback for atrocities against POW’s and British, Canadian, Indian troops as well as civilians
 
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