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fubar57
General
Very cool. I knew they had rail guns but never that style.
Geo
Geo
Is there a set number in a battery?
Crimea_River
Marshal
That's a good contrast to the Japanese one.
yulzari
Tech Sergeant
Well they spent 5 years shelling the SE corner of England with something. Maybe not with these tiddlers though.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
For those that used regular railroad tracks, I wonder if the firing messed them up.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Maybe that's why there's a train still stuck in a lost tunnel in Poland ...............
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Jan posted this over at the ww2ac group on FB and I thought it would certainly fit in this thread.
While it's a great "behind the scenes" shot of some noseart being applied, look at the can of RLM 4 sitting there by the cowling. Seeing a military can of RLM issue paint is not all that common to see in period photos.
While it's a great "behind the scenes" shot of some noseart being applied, look at the can of RLM 4 sitting there by the cowling. Seeing a military can of RLM issue paint is not all that common to see in period photos.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Very cool!
Good shots guys!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Great pics!
Although a posed shot, the cans of paint are certainly of interest.
I see the 15cm guns are camouflaged as 15 cm guns .......................
Although a posed shot, the cans of paint are certainly of interest.
I see the 15cm guns are camouflaged as 15 cm guns .......................
Crimea_River
Marshal
Yes, but they WANT you to think that.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
If it wasn't for the camo, you'd be able to see they're only 150mm
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
With paint shells ..... woof, woof ! (That's my other dog impression).
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
British snipers practicing in Normandy 1944. Interesting to see they are still using the Pattern 14 Enfield No3 MkII.
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Soviet snipers, this is probably posed as snipers learnt early on sticking your gun barrel out of a window turns you into a bullet magnet.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good stuff. And yes, interesting to see the Pattern 14, rather than the No.4 T, although the 14 was regarded by many to be a more 'stable' weapon for the job, and having fired one a number of times, I tend to agree, even though I personally think the No.4 was possibly the best bolt-action rifle ever .
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Theres a variety of headgear and badges, some are wearing the Cap Comforter, some the General Service cap and what looks like a Marine Beret on the 2nd man lying down. Possibly its a Commando or Special duties unit that could choose its weapons. The No4T was issued from 1943 so I wouldnt be surprised if the P14 was still in use in Italy which was always behind in equipment but it does surprise me that it was in France.
