Gotta wonder if that little woman can really shoot that heavy Thompson ?
Grizz
Never underestimate the destructive powers of an angry woman.
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Never underestimate the destructive powers of an angry woman.
Donny Fenn1
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Gotta wonder if that little woman can really shoot that heavy Thompson ?
Grizz
Gotta wonder if she was a partisan for the whole war or just after the the allies arrived so whatever criminal gang she was affiliated with could carve out their territory in the aftermath of the axis leaving.
Get a good impression of what it was like by reading Mowat's "And No Birds Sang".
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took a train from Zagreb to Venice about a decade and a half ago and you can still see some of the block houses along the line.
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took a train from Zagreb to Venice about a decade and a half ago and you can still see some of the block houses along the line.
Unfortunately when you're fighting a war you don't always get to pick the battlegrounds and you can only win by taking the fight to the enemy.
In a modern day comparison, a friend made a career limiting recommendation that Canada should avoid becoming involved in Afghanistan due to distances, logistical challenges, equipment shortfalls, inhospitable terrain and unpredictable allies, as well as the capricious nature and history of the locals. He was correct, but it didn't suit the political imperatives of the day.
In a modern day comparison, a friend made a career limiting recommendation that Canada should avoid becoming involved in Afghanistan due to distances, logistical challenges, equipment shortfalls, inhospitable terrain and unpredictable allies, as well as the capricious nature and history of the locals. He was correct, but it didn't suit the political imperatives of the day.
Swiss open carry, circa 1941:
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diopter already posted the video that lead me to go look for the pic.
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diopter already posted the video that lead me to go look for the pic.
fat tony
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It does not fit the tally ho lads Marquess of Queensbury narrative but I think a lot of resistance activity was devoted to 'oven cleaning'.
If you query Lord Haw Haw in wiki it will take you to links to some very obscure and morally questionable characters often associated with resistance syndicates.
The blueing or parkerizing on her tsmg looks quite worn btw.
If you query Lord Haw Haw in wiki it will take you to links to some very obscure and morally questionable characters often associated with resistance syndicates.
The blueing or parkerizing on her tsmg looks quite worn btw.
fat tony
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Never underestimate the destructive powers of an angry woman.
I would be polite & giving my best 'hello sunshine' smile if I was talking to some strange lady with an smg & who knows what in her coat pockets. The lads are probably keeping grenades at the ready in there.
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Additional reading for those inclined, providing an insight of Mediterannean operations in late 1942 (and of course preceding the 1943 Op Husky) and the challenge with the Vichy French. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Torch as it happens Op Sledgehammer was opposed by the British- and while favoured by the US there was some tempering of the support for Sledgehammer because of the disaster at Dieppe and many other factors. And as it transpired Roosevelt ordered that Torch be the priority.
There is an old joke related to Op Torch (if I remember it correctly) that went something like this: in late Oct 1942 Gen Mark Clark was sent on a British sub to Cherchell Algeria to meet with senior Vichy officers to gauge their appetite to support the Americans or if they would resist. When Gen Clark came ashore from the sub in late evening he was immediately accosted by a young boy who, seeing the uniform, asked the General if he would be interested in purchasing a ‘few hours of romance’ with the young boys older sister. The General declined politely and asked where he could find the Mayor of the town. The boy persisted and asked if perhaps his mother - an older and more experienced woman - was more to the Generals liking .... where apon the General got increasingly annoyed and asked again for Mayor. The boy sensing that the General might have ‘different’ tastes suggested that he, himself, might be able to accomodate the General for the same price as he offered his mother...at this point the General was quite angry and demanded the mayor again —- to which the boy sighed - thought for a moment and said ‘well OK - that could be arranged.... but the price to do the Mayor would be much higher’!
There is an old joke related to Op Torch (if I remember it correctly) that went something like this: in late Oct 1942 Gen Mark Clark was sent on a British sub to Cherchell Algeria to meet with senior Vichy officers to gauge their appetite to support the Americans or if they would resist. When Gen Clark came ashore from the sub in late evening he was immediately accosted by a young boy who, seeing the uniform, asked the General if he would be interested in purchasing a ‘few hours of romance’ with the young boys older sister. The General declined politely and asked where he could find the Mayor of the town. The boy persisted and asked if perhaps his mother - an older and more experienced woman - was more to the Generals liking .... where apon the General got increasingly annoyed and asked again for Mayor. The boy sensing that the General might have ‘different’ tastes suggested that he, himself, might be able to accomodate the General for the same price as he offered his mother...at this point the General was quite angry and demanded the mayor again —- to which the boy sighed - thought for a moment and said ‘well OK - that could be arranged.... but the price to do the Mayor would be much higher’!
A young man from Morse,Sask. is written about in Mowats book. Keith Close was killed in Italy while taking on a machine gun emplacement. LEST WE FORGET
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Gotta wonder if that little woman can really shoot that heavy Thompson ?
Grizz
Obviously, you have not seen this video:
The Cutts Compensator was probably more ornamental than anything else, just like the Blish lock. The simpler M1A1 Thompson eliminated both of these and seemed to work just as well. The Thompson is a heavy piece which fires a low power/low recoil round which helps to keep the gun on target.
LOL ....That might be but I havent fired a Thompson with or without a compensator - but I think there are a great many people who have actually used firearms with these compensators that might disagree with you. I have fired various 7.62, 9mm and 5.56 weapons on automatic from a standing unsupported position as this young lady has demonstrated and experienced significantly more muzzle climb than she apparently has. I dont think that the old timers were anymore gullible about false advertising than we are today and no doubt wanted to satisfy themselves that the extra cost of the Cutts was worth it before they bought one as an option. Maybe Ganderite who I believe has access to a Thompson can comment??
Everybody has their own takeaways. I've fired a variety of FA weapons over many years of service and did own and shoot both an M1A1 and M1928A1 Thompson. Funny, I always liked the Sterling fired with the butt in the belly. Another fun one was the M3 Grease-gun.
At one point in time Cutts Compensators were quite the rage in the shotgun world, but you seldom hear about them anymore. I think it was kind of like gilding the lily.
At one point in time Cutts Compensators were quite the rage in the shotgun world, but you seldom hear about them anymore. I think it was kind of like gilding the lily.
