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A P-40 takes off from Amchitka, 1943. Note the PBY in the foreground. It looks to be carrying depth charges.
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stug3
Staff Sergeant
M4A1 of 66th Armored Regt., 2nd Arm. Div.
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I wonder if that tank had been knocked out, then refurbished , and put back on duty ?
Notice the crudely welded on square plate on the left side, from the straight ahead view it looks like there might be one on the right side too.
I checked some images on google, it must have been a common mod to up the armor beside the driver, and gunner.
Some M4's have it some don't.
In most pictures that show it, the welding isn't so rough.
A lot of welders would call that bubble gum welding.
Greg Boeser
2nd Lieutenant
The M4A1 had a cast hull. Welding to cast iron is very difficult.
stug3
Staff Sergeant
I think Ive read that they eventually began welding those plates on at the factory after recognizing the need for them from previous combat reports.
Actually the hull was cast steel, more weldable than cast iron.
It depends on the carbon content in the metal, but some cast iron considered not weldable.
I've welded cast iron, very difficult. Preheat, weld with the right rod, and slow cool down.
If it's a big part the preheat and cool down presents the biggest obstacle to overcome.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Caption Seaplane tender Langley being abandoned after being damaged by Japanese bombs, south of Java, 27 Feb 1942; destroyer Edsall by Langley's port side, men in foreground were of destroyer Whipple ww2dbaseSource ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage CommandIdentification Code NH 92472
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
A 203 mm B-4 howitzer crew preparing to fire near Poltava, September 1943. Despite having tracks, these howitzers were not self propelled. No photo credit available.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Captured Italian tanks refitted for usage for the Australian 6th Cavalry Regiment near Tobruk, #Libya, on January 23, 1941. No photo credit available.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
This day in 1945, first test flight of the Messerschmitt Me 262 C-1a. Fitted with a Walter HWK rocket motor in the tail, allowing a climb to about 4000 m (13000 ft) within 1.5 minutes. No photo credit available.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
#OTD in 1944, Italy. A M10 3-inch self-propelled gun from 98 Battery Royal Canadian Artillery. No photo credit available.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Production of the Ferdinand tank destroyer began #OTD in 1943 at Nibelungenwerke. The appearance of this vehicle at the Battle of Kursk had a big impact on Soviet tank building even though only 91 were produced. No photo credit available.
Nice shot.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
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at6
1st Sergeant
Hiro's River Rafting Expeditions.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
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