Picture of the day

RRCo. said:
Anyone notice something "non-issue" in this photo?

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This gets back to the discussion about the pros and cons of using the other side's weapons. The MG42, AKA Hitler's saw" had a cyclic rate of 1200 rds per minute with a very distinctive sound when fired. The more sedate BREN, BAR and Browning M1919 all cycled at the rate of 500-600 rds per minute. There was no doubt when and where an MG42 was being used. If you chose to use one, then your friendlies had better know that it was you, and not jerry, who was doing the firing.
 
Ganderite said:
Mg42?
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Yup!

purple said:
I've been looking for additional details on just when and how the Ross Rifles were replaced by the Lee - Enfield in the CEF during WW1. In doing so I pulled out a copy of a Sept 1915 dated book titled, "With the First Canadian Contingent", published in England by the Canadian Field Comforts Commission. There was nothing specific to the Ross, but the book contains a lot of photos from the trenches and is written in the flavour of a "Boy's Own" adventure story with lots of references to the vile Hun and plucky and heroic Canadian boys doing their bit. Interestingly, I found two 1910 dated German 100 mark bills tucked inside the pages. I've had this book for some time and had never found the bills before. This caused me to wonder if some old sweat might have bought this book as a souvenir, and maybe used it to store some currency that he may have picked up in the trenches. I'll never know, but it's interesting to speculate. BTW, those banknotes are valued up to $18 today depending on condition.
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Neat. This is one of the pleasures of old books. 200 pre-war Marks was heck of a lot of money!
 
Dark Alley Dan said:
Cool link, mate. Thanks for that.

Here's something you don't see everyday:

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That is a great looking boat. I'll bet it's darn fast as well. Weight is low enough so it should be stable on those aircraft floats to. Those radial engines were real fuel guzzlers. But with such a shallow draft that boat only needs a few inches of water to get through. It may even be light enough to run up on land and powerful enough to move around enough to self launch. It would certainly be OK on grass.
 
If those are float plane floats as they look to be they've got a single-step hydroplane there. A lot of work went into the "woody" body and if you ever let the varnishing go in that climate it would be game over!
 
According to the caption...

This hydroplane is part of the R.A.F. rescue service in the Middle East. It operates on the lakes of the Nile Delta for the assistance of pilots who may make forced landings in the water. Consisting of a cabin mounted on seaplane floats it is driven by an aircraft engine and propeller mounted in the stern and steered by an aircraft rudder. There are also rudders on each of the floats. The top speed of the craft is about fifteen knots. Photo taken on March 11, 1942. (AP Photo)
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So, fairly humid in the delta. Don't imagine there's even the tiniest shred of this thing left in the world.

Meanwhile, in Russia:

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Comrade partisans battle Hitlerite forces in defense of Motherland.
 
Dark Alley Dan said:
Meanwhile, in Russia:

Comrade partisans battle Hitlerite forces in defense of Motherland.
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The partisans were not so stupid as to lie out on a bare ass hillside making a fish-in-a-barrel target out of themselves.

Just another propaganda shot.
 
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A propaganda shot? Say it ain't so!

Here's one that's totally legit. Shot at the front. 100% authentic, guaranteed:

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Somehow they got the light just right. Right place, right time I suppose. :)
 
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