Picture of the day

[jwhc]

Good day men! New day new picture

Cheers
Joe

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

This week on "Pimp Mein Ride"...

Finns? Certainly a non-reg Hakenkreuz... Soviet helmets, no?

 

[shredder]

I wonder if this is from the mid-early 30's, when Germany was conducting covert Armored tactics training using armored cars?

 

[RRCo.]

There is one in the RAF museum I think I remember seeing one there in 1975.

When I was in Mohawk College in the early 70's I got talking to an elderly security guard one day & it turned out he was a rear gunner on the Defiant. I was amazed that he had survived.

Anyway he swore blind that the Defiant was a Hurricane with a rear turret added (it isnt). It taught me a lesson, that someone who was a lot closer to the real thing does not always know the truth of a thing. Brave chap anyway.

Peter (in Ontario)

The photos prompted me to read the Wiki page. Interesting. The B-P Defiant was not as much of a lemon as we think. Almost as fast as a Spitfire without the turret fitted. "During the winter Blitz on London of 1940–41, the Defiant equipped four squadrons, shooting down more enemy aircraft than any other type." As a night fighter they did well too, anticipating and perhaps inspiring the German Schragmusik night fighters. If they'd put a couple of cannon in the wings it would have been quite a plane. No idea why they didn't, except "doctrine" of some kind perhaps; since they found room for small bomb bays in the wings. Probably the "doctrine" was that things had to be kept "fair" by not giving the Defiants a perceived advantage over conventional fighters; bad for morale old chap!

 

[jwhc]

Good day Gunnutz New day new picture!

Cheers
Joe

 

[Gibbs505]

Good day Gunnutz New day new picture!

Cheers
Joe

The relief of Tobruk by the NZ 6th Brigade I belive!

 

[billybob]

?

Why are the lads carrying Mauser rifles?

 

[polaris]

Why are the lads carrying Mauser rifles?

because they are ssoooooooooo much better

 

[Cdn303]

Ran out of ammo for their 303's in a firefight so they picked up a Jerry rifle?

 

[Gibbs505]

They could well be P14's.

 

[smellie]

Two are Kar 98ks; the fellow on the right is carrying an SMLE, as per regs.

No P-'14s there at all, at all, at all.

Darn!
.

 

[jwhc]

Good day fellow Gunnutz New day new picture

Cheers
Joe

 

[jfred]

because they are ssoooooooooo much better

Blasphemy!

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Good day fellow Gunnutz New day new picture

Cheers
Joe

Italian tanks, captured and operated by (just guessing here from the subtle cues) Australians?

 

[fugawi]

Italian M11/39s with possibly a M13/40 or M3 Stuart at the far end.

 

[weimajack]

The right tank to destroy a German Tiger

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

The right tank to destroy a German Tiger

Most certainly - while the Tiger crew is paralyzed with laughter, the Italian tank runs itself under the treads, thus causing the track to come off...

 

[plinker 777]

Can't be Italian tanks. The Aussies would never even sit in them. Aussies are always on the offensive, Italian tanks only have 1 forward gear range {creep} and 6 retreat err, reverse gears.

 

[donor]

It's mentioned many times in literature that all allied forces in Africa used all axis equipment they could possibly get their hands on-machine guns,rifles,cars,trucks,you name it.
I'm pretty sure there are exact numbers somewhere on the net of Italian tanks used by allies.

 

[plinker 777]

Yea, maybe so. I'll bet they had to retrofit the guns and controls to face rear in order to use them.