Chantry
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When the Anzac's went to Gallipoli so did the troops of the British Indian Army.
ANZAC Corps Troops: 7th Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade (21st [Kohat] Battery and 26th [Jacob's] Battery)
The 29th Indian Brigade was attached to the ANZAC Corps for much of August: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Indian_Brigade
"Despite being synonymous with Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC was a multi-national body: in addition to the many British officers in the corps and division staffs, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps contained, at various points, the 7th Brigade of the Indian Mountain Artillery, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps troops, the Zion Mule Corps, several battalions from the Royal Naval Division, the British 13th (Western) Division, one brigade of the British 10th (Irish) Division and the 29th Indian Brigade."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_and_New_Zealand_Army_Corps
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4 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said:
Survived with a fair amount of brain damage.....
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42 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said:
I used to have a couple books like this. One was a zero pilot who made it through the war. The other was a Stuka pilot on the Russian Front. Bothers me that I can't remember their names. Many years ago since I read them.
The Japanese Zero pilot is almost certainly the book "Samurai" which is about Saburo Sakai and was co-written by Martin Caidin. Apparently, in an effort to increase sales, much of the book was exaggerated. That's unfortunate, because other books I've read that mention Saburo Sakai, an honest book would have been more interesting. Sakai reportedly ran across a Dutch DC-3 loaded with refugees that was fleeing Indonesia and choose not to attack it, letting the plane and passengers escape. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburō_Sakai
The other was "Stuka Pilot" by Hans-Ulrich Rudel (I remembered the book, but not the pilot's name) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Ulrich_Rudel
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12 hours ago, Alpo said:
I doubt they were looking at the glasses...
And she's a smart enough moron to be worth at least tens of millions of dollars and possibly over a billion. I wish I was that stupid
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It's often interesting to read about military history from the perspective of the enemy. For those of you interested in WWII history, two good ones are "Japanese Destroyer Captain" by Capt Tameichi Hara, who saw combat mostly in destroyers from Pearl Harbor to the sinking of the IJN Yamato, where he commanded the light cruiser IJN Yahagi.
The second is 'Japan's Pacific War: Personal Accounts of the Emperor's Warriors by Peter Williams, an Australian author. While this book does contain some stories by pilots and sailors, most of the accounts are from junior officers and junior enlisted men who fought in New Guinea and some of the surrounding islands.
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Here's a link: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/radiology/interventional-radiology/treatments-procedures/genicular-artery-embolization-gae
Interesting, but I don't know anyone who has had it done
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2 hours ago, DocWard said:
Since you seem to not know the story of “Old 666” and Zeamer’s Eager Beavers, let me tell you about them. Grab a beverage and enjoy:There are a couple of books on the subject as well.
I read about that years ago
The B-17 could take an enormous amount of punishment, unfortunately the same could not be said of the B-24
http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/contents.htm
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1 hour ago, DocWard said:
Not so much when flying alone and attacked by a horde of zeros and afterward.Japanese pilots did not like attacking American heavy bombers. They considered them well armed and hard to shoot down
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12 hours ago, DocWard said:
The aircraft initially earned a bad reputation due to its necessarily high approach speeds, among other things. Interestingly, MOH recipient Jay Zeamer Jr. failed to check out as pilot in command of B-26s. He had no such problems with B-17s.
The B-17, like the DC-3/C-47 and PBY Catalina, were all known to be easy aircraft to fly.
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Digging deep into the iPod library:
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10 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:
That's how I know it's time for bed or a nap
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I used to own a Type 99 in 7.7mm Japanese. The build quality was pretty good and the action was pretty smooth, with no sticking when working the action. The Chrysanthemum had been ground off, the mono pod, bolt cover and "wings" attached to the rear sight to provide lead for shooting at aircraft were all missing. I've certainly run across worse small arms designs from any number of countries.
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11 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:
Dunno if true, but there was a recent article about the potential harm our Russian friends could do. If I recall the source, I'll pin it. (No I didn't read this, working on getting dinner finished!)
I've read an article about the vulnerability of the underseas communications cables, both internet and phone. If enough cables are cut the world wide effect could be devastating. The more modern a country is, the worse the effect will be.
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Some live Joanne Shaw Taylor since I went and saw her play last night
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I shoot a pair of 44 Magnum Bisley Vaqueros in FCGF sometimes, guns are stock except for Wolff hammer springs.
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I see we don't hold a monopoly on stupid politicians
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Some new information that contradicts at least some of what has been previously reported: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/01/rust-movie-shooting-assistant-director-armorer
As for Baldwin, I suspect that there will be no plea deal. If there was going to be a plea deal, it probably would have been offered by now. So either the prosecution feels they have a very good case or if a plea deal was offered Baldwin rejected it.
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Is it bad that I recognized the Schwarzlose pistol?
On edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Automatic_Pistol The 45 Mars long was a 220 grain bullet at 1220 FPS
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2 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:
It’s always been my understanding she wasn’t allowed on the set and wasn’t present when Alec was handed the gun. How is she solely responsible?
That presumes accurate reporting by the MSM. Without reading the trial transcript or hearing from someone actually present at the trial, it appears the prosecutor(s) were successful in convincing the jury that she was at least partially responsible. Her alleged behavior prior to the trial was not helpful.
As for Baldwin, even that despicable POS deserves a fair trial. Based on the MSM's reporting it sounds like he was guilty of involuntary manslaughter. If found guilty let's hope the judge holds him to the same standards as Reed.
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I remember a scene in The Big Sleep (1946) where the car registration was wrapped around the steering wheel shaft, so figure either California or at least Los Angeles Country required by at least 1945 if not earlier.
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Of course it's been re-engined a couple of more times
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Is a Bigger Battery Better?
in SASS Wire Saloon
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Like any warship design, it's a compromise. The design has to carry enough guns to send enough shells down range at a given time to hit a moving target. But they also need to be big enough to penetrate the enemy armor. And the design has to be fast enough to be able to engage the enemy.
For those interested, look at those battleship designs that were a result of the Washington Naval Treaty. The Germans, Italians and Japanese did not obey treaty limits,