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I believe the P38 first flew around the beginning of 1939 and the first prototypes about a year previously. Not sure, but around 10,000 were built and it was significantly faster than its heavier Axis counterpart.
Dark Alley Dan
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Who do you have to p1ss off to be made a crewmember of a Pzkw Mk1 in 1944?
Who do you have to p1ss off to be made a crewmember of a Pzkw Mk1 in 1944?
That's what they issued to Black regiments.
Grizz
Who do you have to p1ss off to be made a crewmember of a Pzkw Mk1 in 1944?
We weren't much better off with the vehicles that we issued to recce regiments, like M3/M5 tanks, BREN carriers and thinly protected armored cars. Recce involves first contact and often involves recce by death.
Afaik last time Ju-52 were used as bombers was in 1939 invasion of Poland.They bombed Warsaw and few other towns.
Ju-52 was also one of the last victims of biplane fighter.It was a Hungarian Ju shot down near Banska Bystrica in Slovakia during National Uprising there.Frantisek Cyprich shot it down with his Avia B.534.
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/avia_slovakuprising.htm
One Ju-52 ended up flying with USAAF in Panama Canal zone.It was fitted with engines from B-18 bombers also serving there and used for transport.In didn't serve very long.
Ju-52 was also one of the last victims of biplane fighter.It was a Hungarian Ju shot down near Banska Bystrica in Slovakia during National Uprising there.Frantisek Cyprich shot it down with his Avia B.534.
One Ju-52 ended up flying with USAAF in Panama Canal zone.It was fitted with engines from B-18 bombers also serving there and used for transport.In didn't serve very long.
Soviet "Captive Piston Ammunition" - integrally suppressed ammunition.
Developed in the late 70's(ish - difficult to get a firm grasp on the development timeline, it was the Soviets, they were trying to be sneaky, they destroyed a lot of records). The concept was to develop an ammunition that was inherently suppressed. A charge at the base of the cartridge pushed a piston forward, which propelled the projectile at the end of the cartridge. The piston itself was contained by the bottleneck at the end of the cartridge.
Reportedly as quiet as a subsonic .22lr fired through a top end modern suppressor. Downside was limited effective range of 20-30 feet.
Various iterations may, or may not, still be in current use in modern Russia.
Developed in the late 70's(ish - difficult to get a firm grasp on the development timeline, it was the Soviets, they were trying to be sneaky, they destroyed a lot of records). The concept was to develop an ammunition that was inherently suppressed. A charge at the base of the cartridge pushed a piston forward, which propelled the projectile at the end of the cartridge. The piston itself was contained by the bottleneck at the end of the cartridge.
Reportedly as quiet as a subsonic .22lr fired through a top end modern suppressor. Downside was limited effective range of 20-30 feet.
Various iterations may, or may not, still be in current use in modern Russia.
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fat tony
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It was a Vietnam War era development.I guess the Soviets heard about it. The US 12 Gauge silent round was buckshot. The round was incredibly complicated in that the hull was folded over on itself Instead of having a separate machined piston. Typical overly complicated NASA like development process. The captive piston is way less fussy Imo.
The pics of the US silent buckshot was in 'Silencers for Hand Firearms' by Peter Senich iirc.
Edit: the author was Seigfried Huebner now that I think of it.
The pics of the US silent buckshot was in 'Silencers for Hand Firearms' by Peter Senich iirc.
Edit: the author was Seigfried Huebner now that I think of it.
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Insanity Required
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How could they have heard about it if it is a silent round¿
Dark Alley Dan
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Duane, lesser known Hindu god and Brother to Kali (Goddess of Time, Creation, Destruction and Power) signed up in 1938.
ipscgraz
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Who do you have to p1ss off to be made a crewmember of a Pzkw Mk1 in 1944?
We weren't much better off with the vehicles that we issued to recce regiments, like M3/M5 tanks, BREN carriers and thinly protected armored cars. Recce involves first contact and often involves recce by death.
I always thought that a Panzer II would have made a better recce vehicle that the M113 1/2 Lynxs, if it was redesigned around modern construction and materials.
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An old Brit soldier told me "They keep the rocks out of your boots and the spiders out of your trousers."
Bingo.They came to military use from about mid 1600 on as an alternative to high leather boots worn by Swedish Army (I could be wrong here).
Leather boot has to be made custom,gaiters and puttes don't and are much cheaper.
Wars in Northern Europe forced its use and other armies adopted it since it was a good and very cost effective idea.Both are still in general use by some armies.
