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Damn that brought back a gruesome memory from my teenage yrs, I had to dispatch the family pet dog after a hired man did just that...3 legs just above the ankle.
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Damn that brought back a gruesome memory from my teenage yrs, I had to dispatch the family pet dog after a hired man did just that...3 legs just above the ankle.
Photo taken during raid on IN camp
Translated from Portuguese:
Vassalo de Miranda
"Well, having used both weapons in the campaign (Angola and Guinea), I can say something. The FN had a tremendous flaw. The complicated system of air recovery, with water or dust, got out of control and decapitated the cartridge inside the chamber. So we started using a thick wire to thread it down the drain and cautiously solve the problem. In M'bridge, when chasing an IN, after a shot the Fn became a club. It was worth it that its bayonet made it a fearsome spear. In Guinea, during the "TRIDENTE" operation using one with a telescopic handle, the same thing happened to me, but with the aggravating factor that it was completely inoperable. I prefer the G3 as it is more reliable and I can guarantee that even under water it shoots"
Translated from Portuguese:
Vassalo de Miranda
"Well, having used both weapons in the campaign (Angola and Guinea), I can say something. The FN had a tremendous flaw. The complicated system of air recovery, with water or dust, got out of control and decapitated the cartridge inside the chamber. So we started using a thick wire to thread it down the drain and cautiously solve the problem. In M'bridge, when chasing an IN, after a shot the Fn became a club. It was worth it that its bayonet made it a fearsome spear. In Guinea, during the "TRIDENTE" operation using one with a telescopic handle, the same thing happened to me, but with the aggravating factor that it was completely inoperable. I prefer the G3 as it is more reliable and I can guarantee that even under water it shoots"
Photo taken during raid on IN camp
Translated from Portuguese:
Vassalo de Miranda
"Well, having used both weapons in the campaign (Angola and Guinea), I can say something. The FN had a tremendous flaw. The complicated system of air recovery, with water or dust, got out of control and decapitated the cartridge inside the chamber. So we started using a thick wire to thread it down the drain and cautiously solve the problem. In M'bridge, when chasing an IN, after a shot the Fn became a club. It was worth it that its bayonet made it a fearsome spear. In Guinea, during the "TRIDENTE" operation using one with a telescopic handle, the same thing happened to me, but with the aggravating factor that it was completely inoperable. I prefer the G3 as it is more reliable and I can guarantee that even under water it shoots"
Yup. That's another reason I chose to use an SKS. G3 was ultra reliable but heavy and so was the ammo.
I see a couple every year in the field across from my house. Poor buggers.
Oooo look, someone left a Luger lying around. Finders keepers.
A long barrel Navy model.
gewehr76
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new restricted barrel, nice bluing and no wear.
Ive sailed over the Hood. Very poignant and solomn for those of us who knew where we were.
My great uncle served on HMS Dido which was one of the ships that escorted Prinz Eugen to Willemshaven after being surrendered in Copenhagen. He spent time on board the Nurnberg and Prinz Eugen as a guard/translator after their surrender. He as a Royal Marine and fluent in German he sailed aboard the Nurnberg as a translator/guard. He told me that during that trip there was an issue with the rudder which caused some problems. First, it caused the ship to veer towards a mined area, second it took them off course which made the escort ships think they might be making a break for it, and 3rd was - as he said "There I was looking down the barrels of the British Navy on a German ship after the war had ended." The problem was solved after some frantic communication to the escorting ships and the remainder of the journey went on without drama.
He gave me a Kriegsmarine uniform badge he acquired during that time, I still have it. A seemingly small artifact I'm sure he didn't think much of giving me, really made what he and many others experienced instantly real to me as a young boy asking about the war. Now looking at this photo shared by CV32, I look at that badge and wonder if it was there when the Hood slipped under.
He passed on 2 weeks ago, an amazing man I miss very much.
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While Prinz Eugen may have been on the wrong side, I've always thought her one of the best looking warships. A lucky ship too. Here she is as USS Prinz Eugen after her surrender and delivery to the United States. Expended as part of the Bikini atomic bomb tests in 1946, she survived but later capsized. Her upturned hull remains above the surface and she continues on as a popular scuba dive site.
Personnel working on the engine of a Short Sunderland flying boat. Note the hanging platforms on the wing, this allows the workers to access areas even when the aircraft is sat on the water, when ladders can't be used.
The Dornier Do 335 earned its reputation as one of the fastest piston-powered aircraft to have ever taken flight. During a period when the official world speed record stood at 755 km/h (469 mph), the Germans asserted that a Do 335 pilot achieved a remarkable speed of 846 km/h (474 mph) while maintaining level flight. This astonishing velocity aside, the Do 335 was an unusually large fighter aircraft, boasting a height that allowed an average-sized person to stroll beneath it. Laden with a weighty load of 9,600 kg (21,000 lb), the aircraft was burdened with significant design flaws.
The Dornier Do 335 earned its reputation as one of the fastest piston-powered aircraft to have ever taken flight. During a period when the official world speed record stood at 755 km/h (469 mph), the Germans asserted that a Do 335 pilot achieved a remarkable speed of 846 km/h (474 mph) while maintaining level flight. This astonishing velocity aside, the Do 335 was an unusually large fighter aircraft, boasting a height that allowed an average-sized person to stroll beneath it. Laden with a weighty load of 9,600 kg (21,000 lb), the aircraft was burdened with significant design flaws.
Ace Factory – The Remarkable Story of Jagdgeschwader JG 52. In numerical terms, JG 52 destroyed over 10,000 aircraft and boasted amongst its ranks the three highest-scoring aces, including Günther Rall (275 kills), Gerhard Barkhorn (301 kills) and Erich Hartmann (352 kills) the highest-scoring ace of all time.
https://planehistoria.com/ace-facto...3qEhhTmiKUKHmxohCYi9KeTZ7GfJkXuGBfvLWPADGrwwA
While Prinz Eugen may have been on the wrong side, I've always thought her one of the best looking warships. A lucky ship too. Here she is as USS Prinz Eugen after her surrender and delivery to the United States. Expended as part of the Bikini atomic bomb tests in 1946, she survived but later capsized. Her upturned hull remains above the surface and she continues on as a popular scuba dive site.
Her engines mysteriously stopped working when the German crew departed after getting her to Boston.
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Ace Factory – The Remarkable Story of Jagdgeschwader JG 52. In numerical terms, JG 52 destroyed over 10,000 aircraft and boasted amongst its ranks the three highest-scoring aces, including Günther Rall (275 kills), Gerhard Barkhorn (301 kills) and Erich Hartmann (352 kills) the highest-scoring ace of all time.
https://planehistoria.com/ace-facto...3qEhhTmiKUKHmxohCYi9KeTZ7GfJkXuGBfvLWPADGrwwA
Wasn't someone on here Gerhard Barkhorn's son or grandson?
