Picture of the day

[donor]

Both Soviets and Finns had similar barges but used them for a bit different purposes.

Soviets employed them first in Odessa,later in Sevastopol and Crimea for evacuation of pretty much anything and anyone.Usualy they are mentioned to be part of "train" of evac barges hauled by whatever powered ship was available.

Many were sunk by Luftwaffe along with other ships.

Finns used barges much like this for transport of troops along shores of lakes,of course barges were much smaller,often improvised and held only one aa gun.

 

[zupermann]

I've just started reading The Big Show by Pierre Closterman. So far it's pretty impressive, if one has any interest in late-war RAF fighter operations.

In the chapter I'm currently in, Closterman's squadron has been tasked with flak suppression in a raid against a freighter loaded with rubber and valuable industrial materials. This was materiel that had come all the way from the Pacific, ducked blockades and subs, and was docked in France. It had to go, the Germans knew it, and had assembled sufficient flak ships and fighter cover to complicate any effort to sink her at her mooring.

This story got me thinking about flak ships. Looks like they were much to be avoided.

These little "Siebel barges" would have been a nasty thing to take on at low level.

Interesting !
These would also be the ticket for supporting troops in coastal areas. Not as good as a battleship though.

 

[Dosing]

You want ships do ya? I will see you with classic Canadian ships, including the prettiest steamer still afloat in Canada, and raise you big booms...

 

[sail32]

Interesting picture of a Dora projectile.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

The Lockheed Starfire was the all-weather interceptor version of the T-33.

Here's 4-8373 back in the day. This was the second Starfire built, officially "YF-94-2"

And here she is today, for sale on EBay:

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Visited Calgary's Museum of the Regiments last week. A couple of soviet tanks in the flesh, bit of a surprise. the T 34 in all its's crudeness and the ultra low T 72, with a turret so compact, they had to eliminate a crew member and go with a Self loading device. Anybody know the purpose of that really narrow opening on the side of the T 34 turret? Seems too small to be a firing port. Damn, no German tanks.

Grizz

 

[johnny rotten]

I believe the opening in the side of the turret is a vision port for the turret crew
Gives them a little peripheral vision to see whats going on around them
I wouldn't want to crew a T72 unless it had lots of up-armour
The ammo carousel in that thing blows the tank up quite nicely when struck by projectiles from other tanks
Lots of video footage of turrets popping right off T72s when they're hit and the carousel ammo cooks off

 

[XRCD011]

I have to ask, why is it CAF museums love to paint gifted vehicles in tan or some groovy cam pattern ??

 

[Grizzly Adams]

I have to ask, why is it CAF museums love to paint gifted vehicles in tan or some groovy cam pattern ??

Apparently, even combat vehicles need warning labels these days.

Grizz

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Glorious Soviet Tank Army spits on desert tan. Ptooey. Hah. Is color of decadent western capitalists slave armies, fighting wars of oppression for big oil companies while Donald Duck is safe at home having ###y times with poor soldier's wife.

Here is prototype of T-72, best tank in world.

Yes, photo is black and white. Does not matter. Comrades in Information Bureau tell us tank is proper colour of brownish-green.

 

[fraserdw]

The round thing below the vision port is a firing port or grenade dropping port. The ones we had on the Grizzly AVGP were spring loaded and swivel to the side.

 

[HuskyDude]

The T-72 has been around for a long long time.
Their new T-14 Armata looks okay, just gotta make more!
T-72-B3

T-14 Armata

 

[Expatriot]

Not too sure what the blind facets on either side of the mantle are all about on the T-14, but if a round of AP or even HE managed to find it's way into there it would be a game stopper.

 

[CV32]

Not too sure what the blind facets on either side of the mantle are all about on the T-14, but if a round of AP or even HE managed to find it's way into there it would be a game stopper.

Shot trap magnet.

 

[diopter]

Turret is unmanned. Crew of 3 sit in armored capsule in the tank's front. Assume the hollow on the turret is the phased array radar .

 

[Grizzly Adams]

No, two guys in the turret , commander and gunner, driver sits dead center in the front, tough to get in and out when the gun is pointing dead ahead.

Grizz

 

[woodchopper]

No, two guys in the turret , commander and gunner, driver sits dead center in the front, tough to get in and out when the gun is pointing dead ahead.

Grizz

ummmm... picture shows the driver and commander in the hull and no one in the turret of the t-14

I believe the turret is unmanned, no hatches.

 

[Donny Fenn1]

T-72s, because A-10s need targets.

 

[AP]

ummmm... picture shows the driver and commander in the hull and no one in the turret of the t-14

I believe the turret is unmanned, no hatches.

yes thats what I understood https://www.army-technology.com/projects/t-14-armata-main-battle-tank/;

 

[XRCD011]

No, two guys in the turret , commander and gunner, driver sits dead center in the front, tough to get in and out when the gun is pointing dead ahead.

Grizz

And that is why the designers of the glorious T72 tank installed a emergency turret traverse switch in the drivers position.