Wildcat
Major
Australian soldiers with captured weapons during the Kokoda campaign.
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Good stuff guys!
Good one Andy.
fubar57
General
An angry squadron commander ordered this put on the tail after a few "incidents"......
Good one!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Waist gunners have been having some bad days.
Nice one Geo!
fubar57
General
Two photos...for reasons
The story...
After the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies in 1941 and their decisive defeat of a combined Dutch, British, Australian, and US naval force, the remaining Dutch ships in the East Indies were ordered to flee to Australia. Many Dutch ships were either scuttled or fell prey to Japanese warships or aircraft patrolling their escape routes.
However, the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, a tiny minesweeper with little in the way of offensive armament or speed, was able to successfully escape to Australia because the captain came up with a crazy scheme. He disguised the entire ship as a small island.
Although the Abraham Crijnssen was a relatively small ship, it was still a big object—approximately 55 meters (180 ft) long and 7 meters (25 ft) wide. So the crew used foliage from island vegetation and gray paint to make the ship's hull look like rock faces.
Moving only at night, the ship was able to blend in with the thousands of other tiny islands around Indonesia, and the Japanese didn't notice the moving island. The Abraham Crijnssen was the last Allied ship that escaped the Dutch East Indies.
From Listverse...
10 Most Insane Military Disguises That Worked - Listverse
The story...
After the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies in 1941 and their decisive defeat of a combined Dutch, British, Australian, and US naval force, the remaining Dutch ships in the East Indies were ordered to flee to Australia. Many Dutch ships were either scuttled or fell prey to Japanese warships or aircraft patrolling their escape routes.
However, the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, a tiny minesweeper with little in the way of offensive armament or speed, was able to successfully escape to Australia because the captain came up with a crazy scheme. He disguised the entire ship as a small island.
Although the Abraham Crijnssen was a relatively small ship, it was still a big object—approximately 55 meters (180 ft) long and 7 meters (25 ft) wide. So the crew used foliage from island vegetation and gray paint to make the ship's hull look like rock faces.
Moving only at night, the ship was able to blend in with the thousands of other tiny islands around Indonesia, and the Japanese didn't notice the moving island. The Abraham Crijnssen was the last Allied ship that escaped the Dutch East Indies.
From Listverse...
10 Most Insane Military Disguises That Worked - Listverse
I don't see any ship....
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Goodness gracious! What a beast! What a museum piece she would have made!
Make love, not war Comrade!
Nice to see the Abraham Crijnssen still survives as a museum ship:
HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (1936) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Every sailor gets his own cabin with a sea view...
HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (1936) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Every sailor gets his own cabin with a sea view...
fubar57
General
"......just a tiny island making 30 knots towards Australia"
