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[Eaglelord17]

Carcano grenade launcher?

 

[0neshot]

I believe so.

 

[tiriaq]

I remember seeing those surplus back in the 60s.

 

[fredqc]

Is this your carcano? Is this the desactivated collector source had few years ago? Wish i could buy just the grenade launcher, as i have a very nice carcano without it. It is a 91/28 trombocino if i remember correctly

 

[fat tony]

Heh, I wish. It looks like the one Collectors Source had.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Danged internet...

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Sorry, double-tap.

Speaking of cool Italian kit, here's a sweet little runabout:

The Lince Armoured Car. Apparenlty there's still one out there, bombing around:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

And while I'm in that neighbourhood on the internet, here's the Italian answer to the LRDG Chevy trucks, the SPA-Viberti AS.42 Sahariana:

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[Dark Alley Dan]

"Royal Artillerymen at a 'Z' Battery load 4-inch anti-aircraft rockets into a mobile launcher, 18th June 1941."

AA rockets? Entirely unguided? Quite the shotgun approach, no?

 

[scott585]

"Royal Artillerymen at a 'Z' Battery load 4-inch anti-aircraft rockets into a mobile launcher, 18th June 1941."

AA rockets? Entirely unguided? Quite the shotgun approach, no?

basically, but remember that large AA guns (the 88) were fired the same way, but with more guns needed for the instant rate of fire. the batteries would fire in the are that the large formation of bombers would be when the projectile got to altitude and hope for the best, its not like they were firing an 88, or 3" or what have you at a specific plane, they were hoping to make enough flying debris to bring down as many planes as possible

the russians also had rifle shoot at low flying aircraft the same way, aim somewhere in front of the plane and shoot, if you get 30 guys doing it at once, a few connect. they were even successful at bringing them down on rae occassions

 

[fredqc]

So just to highjack a little bit the tread, here is mine (and also if somebody wish to sell the greande launcher only...)

Heh, I wish. It looks like the one Collectors Source had.

 

[RRCo.]

Indian soldiers charge towards a German tank to take a PoW.

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The photo is cited as being staged, although a well known photo of long standing. Where did you get they were Indian troops?

Irish army used German style Helmets produced by Vickers Post WW1, so probably taken in Ireland and not in the UK.

"Weel, y'see Jimmy, we got an awful good deal on them helmets, as the previous owners were no longer wantin' them. And w'thought it would spite the English some to see us wearin' 'em 'n all! "

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

"Knock knock, Ivan..."

"knock knock, Fritz..."

 

[RMXC51]

Dud shell from an ISU 152 I wonder? Awful big hole in the Stug.

 

[grelmar]

Considering the calibres involved... Those are some tight groups.

 

[Ganderite]

"Royal Artillerymen at a 'Z' Battery load 4-inch anti-aircraft rockets into a mobile launcher, 18th June 1941."

AA rockets? Entirely unguided? Quite the shotgun approach, no?

AA rockets?? What goes up must come down...

 

[woodchopper]

"Knock knock, Ivan..."

"knock knock, Fritz..."

well there you go... proof... anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Saipan, 1944. Neat how everything is dirty as hell. One doesn't see that at airshows these days...

 

[scott585]

well there you go... proof... anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

shoot it til it burns, you cant repair a burnt tank.

 

[john@]

Saipan, 1944. Neat how everything is dirty as hell. One doesn't see that at airshows these days...

And if memory is correct, those guys on the wings are there to give directions to the pilot who can not see the ground while taxiing.