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That was HMS Hood that exploded like that. Bismark slipped under the waves a few days later after a heavy pounding by British battleships and reputedly a German order to scuttle because they were afraid the Royal Navy was still able to board with cutlasses and tow a prize to England.
Rod B
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The kettenkrad uses the front wheel to effect left/right turns up to around 5° then the track braking takes over for further turning. The drive sprockets are also brake drums, but what is not seen is the rear idler wheel that adjusts track tension. As a Kettenkrad is a neat 1M wide, the back half of this vehicle (picture) could be something cobbled together and is unsprung as the torsion bars are not that long for the width in the pic. I have a good collection of pictures of "cars" made out of ex-wehrmacht kübels and schwimmers and to say the need for a car made for some interesting conversions from crude to very presentable. As for what is supposed to be the motor and lay out of the drive train in the picture is anyones guess.
bdft
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You forget the Stringbags off Ark Royal that torpedoed her and damaged her steering gear, preventing her from maneuvering. The next morning King George V and Rodney supported by Norfolk and Dorsetshire damaged her so badly that the crew scuttled her.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_battle_of_Bismarck
fingers284
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There is a Canadian connection to that Swordfish torpedo attack. The man that was running the radar on the ship that directed the planes to the Bismark was a Canadian, my wife worked with his daughter . I believe he was Canadian Navy but was optioned to British Navy because of his radar specialty.
Dark Alley Dan
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The Consolidated R2Y "Liberator Liner". Note the wings. Look familiar?
This is the one they built - one of one. This from Wikipedia:
This is the one they built - one of one. This from Wikipedia:
Bubba Yugga
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The single window on the starboard side of the forward fuse suggests there's another cargo door just forward of the propeller arc.The Consolidated R2Y "Liberator Liner".
Even getting crew to duck under the wing box could be a chore...
Dark Alley Dan
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VW has, as we know, a history of producing military vehicles. Everyone's seen a Kubelwagen or a Schwimmwagen or perhaps even a Kommandeurwagen. And some of us have spent time behind the wheel of an Iltis, for better or worse. But are you aware that the Bundeswehr and others (all of whom should have known better) campaigned the Vanagon / Type 2.5 / Type 3 / Transporter?
Field ambulance, for those who are in no rush to receive medical aid. This one ex-Belgian...
"When in Rome", American style...
Even the Danes, an ordinarily sensible people, fell prey to their subtle charms...
We've owned one of these, an '85 Weekender, for coming on twenty years. I'm qualified to say that when they work, they're slow, but fun, and a great vehicle for buggering around in. But they are not reliable, or simple. They're a typical 1980's VW product. Overly complicated, fraught with electrical issues, prone to rust, and spendy to fix. There are more reliable things to own, drive, and camp in. But when they work, they're brilliant. Can't imagine conducting military functions in one.
Field ambulance, for those who are in no rush to receive medical aid. This one ex-Belgian...
"When in Rome", American style...
Even the Danes, an ordinarily sensible people, fell prey to their subtle charms...
We've owned one of these, an '85 Weekender, for coming on twenty years. I'm qualified to say that when they work, they're slow, but fun, and a great vehicle for buggering around in. But they are not reliable, or simple. They're a typical 1980's VW product. Overly complicated, fraught with electrical issues, prone to rust, and spendy to fix. There are more reliable things to own, drive, and camp in. But when they work, they're brilliant. Can't imagine conducting military functions in one.
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Yep, end of May 1982. I had the opportunity to visit there 13 times not too long after the war and the locals were more than eager to bend a new ear to tell of the invasion. The now Stanley museum was originally approved to be built by the Argies as a consulate just before the invasion but the plan was to use it as the invasion headquarters.
We would fly in and the RAF would do practice interceptions on us for training purposes and was neat to have a few Tornados tucked in formation on arrival.
Dark Alley Dan
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Those stubby 747's remind me, proportionally, of the S3 Viking - that's a LOT of vert stab and rudder for such a squat wee thing...
fat tony
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Ki-67
Notes on the alleged special attack version.
"Ki-167 "Sakura-dan": "Special Attack" (kamikaze) version equipped with one shaped charge thermite bomb of 2,900 kg (6,400 lb) in the fuselage behind the crew cabin. The shape of the bomb conducted the blast forward, projecting a jet capable of reaching nearly a mile with a maximum blast radius of 300 m (980 ft). The bomb was designed to breach emplacements as well as to destroy massed formations of armor. 9 produced."
How much of this is fact vs. fantasy?
The above is a reference from a book by Eidai Hayashi. The book was published in 2005.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77653398-ju-baku-tokko-sakuradanki
The usual suspects would love to get ahold of the technical data if the info is accurate.
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