Picture of the day.

[Wayne Little]

a good shot though...

 

[Airframes]

good spot Dogsbody, didnt notice that myself, maybe his lucky rifle ?

Possibly, or maybe weapon of choice. Although the bolt and action on the No.4 were excellent, and probably the fastest ever made, the SMLE, overall, was a better weapon, being virtually hand-made, and generally regarded as more accurate (in the right hands) than the much later No.4 - more so with 'match' or selected ammunition.

 

[Wildcat]

AFAIK the Australian Army never fielded the No4. The rifle in question would be a SMLE No1 MkIII(HT) which is a Lithgow built rifle with a heavy barrel and telescopic sight, hence the "HT".
See here SMLE No1 Mk III* H HT

 

[rochie]

AFAIK the Australian Army never fielded the No4. The rifle in question would be a SMLE No1 MkIII(HT) which is a Lithgow built rifle with a heavy barrel and telescopic sight, hence the "HT".
See here SMLE No1 Mk III* H HT

thanks for the explanation Andy

 

[Wildcat]

Australian soldiers digging in after capturing "the pimple" on Shaggy Ridge, December 43.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[michaelmaltby]

...

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Andy, that explains it all.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Thanks for revealing the previously unknown Battle of Panama. I heard Japanese subs where also sighted off of Coney Island.

 

[syscom3]

P-51's and P-47's in the Philippines

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

That's a great shot.

 

[GrauGeist]

Thanks for revealing the previously unknown Battle of Panama. I heard Japanese subs where also sighted off of Coney Island.

I wasn't aware that any action ever happened in Panama. The Germans and Japanese both had plans, but they never materialized.

And it's possible that a German U-Boat could have been sighted off Coney Island, as the U-Boats operated along the eastern seaboard quite freely for several years. The Japanese, on the otherhand, did attack California several times via submarine (extremely limited, however).

 

[Capt. Vick]

I was really just commenting on the hysteria of the time.

 

[GrauGeist]

I was really just commenting on the hysteria of the time.

And there was no short supply of that!

Look at the "great air raid of Los Angeles" as a prime example!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Love the movie "1941"

 

[GrauGeist]

Love the movie "1941"

That was a great movie (and Speilberg did a great job with the props) and according to Speilberg, it was inspired by that "air raid" of 1942

Seen here, are 55 gallon drum fire bombs released by 7th AF just above airstrip No.2 on Iwo Jima, 1 February 1945. By the way, the "fins" were made of plywood...

 

[Capt. Vick]

Whoa! Never seen that before.

 

[Wildcat]

Australian Matilda tanks, 25 pounders 3.7 inch AA guns lay down a barrage on Japanese positions on Tarakan.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good shots!