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Yeah, I've deleted thirty or forty over the last few days. They shouldn't be able to post there, since the permissions are set to actively prevent it, but...
Yeah, I think that's the Bofors 120mm coast-defense gun. Usually it's got a hat that makes it look like a rock, though. :P
This video of the pre-war French Navy was also fun to see. Audio was pretty poor, though.
Aha, I see "the Variag" has entered the equation. It's a good thing we don't have any Manchurian troops!
I have a feeling Bruce will enjoy a book I recently finished: A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire. But I will recommend it to everyone else, too. :)
Yes, and I've not updated my encyclopedia, either. :/ I need to do that.
Quoted from "Hood" This variant was a further refinement of the Mk.III. The main change was the new diesel engine, developed to address the range and speed issues. 400 tanks were built Royal Ordnance and Leyland from 1948 and the type was also an export success with sales to Australia, Chile, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Ireland and Switzerland; Chile, Greece and Switzerland all having specified a Swiss 88mm main gun. Just a quick minor comment: the Irish and Swiss tanks are actually Mk.II models, not ...
Is this Bulganov fellow Russian, or is he an expat?
Overview The Russian Naval Infantry (Morskaya pekhota Rossii), sometimes called the Russian Marine Corps, are a branch of the Russian Navy that specializes in amphibious assault. They are a separate unit from the Coastal Defense Artillery. Organization The standard unit of the Russian Naval Infantry is a brigade. A brigade is composed of: -- 3x infantry battalions -- 1x artillery battalion with 122mm howitzers -- 1x mortar battery (120mm) -- 2x mortar batteries (82mm) -- 1x logistics company -- ...
The Republic of France is willing to sell AMX-40B3 tanks to the Greek Army. Similarly, the Russian Federation is willing to sell the T-45 Grom and T-47 Tsiklon to the Greek Army. The Czechs (Skoda) and Polish would also offer various designs, some of which are getting slightly outdated and some of which haven't appeared in service yet. * * * * * OOC: that said, my personal opinion is that the Centurion is probably by far the best choice for the Greeks. It ticks off all of the boxes for what I th...
Well, that's fine. Have you considered perhaps listening to the Bilgepumps podcast instead? He does more of a roundtable discussion with Drachinifel and ArmouredCarriers.com talking about various naval events. Different sort of setup, and two other noted naval historians also contributing.
Quoted from "BruceDuncan" As an example, I have consulted the official Statistical Digest of the Second World War which details Britain’s output of munitions and other equipment. The figures for .303in rifles for 1938 give me a clue: ... This seems extremely low. I think that production numbers alone won't be indicative. It's worth pointing out that the British aren't actively trying to replace the SMLE in 1938 - they were working on various projects including semi-automatic rifles, which of co...
Quoted from "thesmilingassassin" I'd love to see him debate these posters with regards to each others views so I can assess just how "knowledgeable" these posters are. If you'd like, I could invite him to do so...?
Quoted from "BruceDuncan" I am glad to hear that his output is improving. I shall have to see if I can find some of his more recent work and reconsider my opinions. I'd recommend his introduction videos (for instance, this one or this one) rather than his livestreams. Dr. Clarke views the introduction videos as a "lecture" whereas the livestreams are a lot more loosely-organized - viewers asking questions (sometimes very off-topic) and getting answers, so on and so forth. I enjoy the livestream...
Quoted from "thesmilingassassin" I'm part of several facebook pages that discuss warships and after posting a video from Alexander Clarke they basically brushed it off as rubbish which to me was surprising to say the least. Has anyone here who watches Dr. Alexander Clarke's videos on warships ever disagreed with a large portion of what he says? So I've watched a large portion of his videos, and I'm also a moderator both for his live-chats and his Discord server. Bruce's comment about AC's produ...
Quoted from "Hood" Imagine the effects if Britain was forced to cede control of Egypt... With the best will in the world, I just don't see that happening. Especially not after the RN shows up off the Italian coast with five R-class, five QEs, two Nelsons, and the battlecruisers. Royal Navy: "Hey, what's up girls?" Regia Marina: "Not much, just helping the boss invade Ethiopia and Egypt." Royal Navy: "Yeah, we saw that. You know, I happen to have an interest in Egypt myself." Regia Marina: "Oh."...
I think my own response would be the construction of a batch of light destroyers in much the same design lineage as the Royal Navy's Hunt-class. These ships are fast enough to be a threat, cheap enough to be common (and multi-purpose enough to be dangerous to other things), have enough protection to survive damage from an MTB's limited anti-surface weapons, and have enough firepower on their own merits to put down an MTB in very short order. Go ahead and fit some of them as antisubmarine ships, ...
Excerpts from the Reports of the British Naval Attache Excerpts from the official reports of Commander Michael Denny, RN, British Naval Attache to the Russian Federation, Q3 / 1949 Visit to Tallinn - July -- Toured Russian cruiser Rynda and destroyer Samarakand. -- Observed sailing of two Russian submarines (S-9 and S-4). -- Toured incomplete Project 88B landing ship MDK-21 in shipyards. -- Viewed platoon-level exercises of Russian special unit marines (so-called "Spetsnaz") using folding and in...
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