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Australian troops, machine gun section training at Palm Island, 1914, Frederick Spencer Burnell, from unpublished album of photographs used in the book 'How Australia Took German New Guinea', State Library of New South Wales, PXA 2165, archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110581586
These soldiers seem to have some specialty equipment which suggests me that they are cavalry with a specialty of some type.
A crisp close-up view of assault troops and their gear and grenades. In a precursor to the German Aldi experience, these Germans carry their own shopping bags.
The only difference between them is the head. The right one initially was to be diving cyborg, but ah... Those coils are to blame. And, since I keep messing around with rendering options, maybe I'll post it in its previous incarnation someday...
That weird weapon is called Thunderstick. And the guy on the left carries Voltgun.
Her are some Morastian troops I made! :)
Just trying out some fig combos.
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Have a great day!
~RBC
Castilio San Cristobal, San Juan National Historic Park, San Juan, Puerto RIco.
San Cristobal is the less famous but my favorite of the two forts including El Morro, just to the west. It was started in the late 17th century after El Morro proved to be insufficient defense for the Spanish Colony with attacks from the English and French. Designed by an Irishman, it took 150 years to build and to my view is not just more photogenic but more complex and interesting architecturally.
Ruk will grow into his model status. Do you think his ears will stand? Or stay floppy? I hope they stand!
On this day in 1944, US troops stormed the beaches at Normandy. The challenge for today in the Jules' Photo Challenge group was to create a tribute to Veterans. Thank you, each and every veteran, who has made our world a safer place!
Not too shabby..... err hmmmm.
This is a photoshop class assignment for tones, so regular members can disregard! :-D
The dealer identified these German soldiers with camouflage smeared on their faces as members of Bayern Pionier Kompany 9,but the only information on the reverse of this postcard size snapshot is " Sturmtrupp". These soldiers display evidence of being assault troops as well as pioniere. Several have grenade bags while some have pistols with lanyards. To a man, they have removed their shoulder straps, and one appears to have a rifle grenade in his hand. One holds an ax and there are several items I simply cannot identify that are seen in this photo.
Chassis No V2 (the second of three prototypes).
Official designations:- Sd Kfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf B, VK45.03(H).
Built January 1944 by Henschel & Sohn.
The Tiger II was developed from the legendary Tiger I and combine thick armour with the Panzer style sloping hull design. Production began in 1944 and 492 had been built by the end of the war.
The type was informally known ‘Königstiger’ which is German for ‘Bengal Tiger’. The literal translation, however, is ‘Royal Tiger’ which led to it being known to Allied troops as the ‘King Tiger’ (which seems somehow appropriate!).
The type saw significant use in several major battles in the last year of WW2, including in Normandy in July 1944 as well as Operation Panzerfaust (the taking of Budapest) in October 1944, the Ardennes Offensive (The Battle of the Bulge) in December 1944 and the Battle of Berlin leading up to the final days of the war.
At least eight are known to survive of which two are at Bovington.
This is the second prototype of the production design. It was retained by Henschel for trials, eventually being captured at the Henschel testing ground at Haustenbeck. It is fitted with the Krupp turret originally designed for both the Henschel or Porsche prototype designs, the VK45.01(H) and VK45.02(P). After unsuccessful trials these two types were abandoned in favour of a third design, the VK45.03(H), which became production Tiger II. Several Krupp turrets had already been manufactured so the first fifty Tiger IIs were fitted with these left-over Krupp turrets, the remaining Tiger II production having the standard turret.
Along with a late production Tiger II, this rare prototype is on display at The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset, UK.
26th July 2016
The following info is partly from the excellent Tank Museum website:-
“Known variously as the Tiger Ausf. B, Tiger II or Königstiger (the British also referred to it as the `Royal Tiger’), 489 Tiger IIs, were produced at the Henschel assembly plant, between January 1944 and March 1945. However, despite lacking in numbers, and being prone to mechanical and mobility issues based on its size and weight, the Tiger IIs combination of devastating firepower, and thick sloped armour plate, made it a formidable adversary for Allied forces on the rare occasions it was encountered on the battlefield.
In May 1942 the German Ordnance Department Waffenprüfamt 6 (weapons Proving Office) identified the key characteristics of the tank design which was intended to replace the Tiger I. It was identified as having a gun capable of defeating 100mm of rolled homogenous armour at 1,500m, armour protection of 150mm front, and 80mm side and rear, and the mobility to move at 40kph.
Both the Henschel and Porsche designs teams were tasked with working on this project and they developed two different prototypes VK45.01(H) and VK45.02(P) respectively (VK refers to Volketten – fully tracked). Flaws in these two designs; VK45.01(H) a 45 tonne design mounting a tapered bored gun which used increasingly rare tungsten ammunition was cancelled, and the Porsche design; VK45.02(P) was based on the earlier rejected design for the Tiger I with enhanced armament, Rheinmetall-Borisg’s 8.8cm Flak 41 L/74 gun. The Porsche design was also rejected due to issues over mechanical reliability, its electric drive train, and the use of scarce materials. Improving on their original design, and hitting the design criteria, Henschel’s VK45.03 (H) design was subsequently chosen incorporating the new 8.8cm KwK 43 L/71 gun.
Construction of turrets and hulls were undertaken by Krupp, with Dortmund Hörder Hutten Verein and Skoda Works of Czechoslovakia producing armour components. Turrets were assembled at Wegmann and Company before arrival at Henschel’s assembly plant for marrying up with the hulls. Although an order for 1,500 Tiger IIs was tendered the impact of RAF bombing from October 1943 onwards had a severe impact on Henschel’s facilities and production was limited to less than a third of this figure.
Designed and produced by Krupp, the Tiger IIs longer more powerful 8.8cm KwK 43 L/71 gun had been developed to increase its armour piercing effectiveness at longer ranges over that of the original 8.8cm KwK 36 L/56 gun fitted to the Tiger I. Using a sectional Monobloc design, which simplified manufacturing and improved barrel wear, the KwK 43 gun had been redesigned to fit inside the tank turret and featured improvements to its recoil system, fume evacuation and breech.
Firing at a higher velocity, and on a flatter trajectory, the penetration figures for the Tiger IIs gun show that using Pzgr. 39/43 armour piercing ammunition the 8.8cm KwK 43 L/71 gun was capable of penetrating the frontal armour of a Sherman, Cromwell, Churchill and T-34-85 tank at ranges out to at least 2,600 metres.
The first fifty Tiger IIs were fitted with the Porsche and Krupp designed turrets from the abandoned VK 45.02 (P) project, following that a new, simpler production design was introduced to enable mass production. This turret, frequently, and incorrectly named, the ‘Henschel’ turret, was much easier to build as it eliminated many of the complicated curved forgings and extensive machining which the original turret had demanded. The slightly sloped front plate of this new turret also eliminated the shot trap which had existed on the old design and had the benefit of providing greater internal turret room space allowing 86 rounds of ammunition to the Porsche designed turret’s 80.
Complementing the Tiger IIs formidable gun was the use of 150mm thick sloped armour plates for the glacis plate (including a cut-out in the plate for the driver’s periscope), as well as 180mm of armour for the turret, factoring in the angled plate and the increased chance of ricochets, the Tiger IIs armour was thick enough to make it effectively invulnerable to frontal penetration (although theoretically the 17-pdr firing APDS could penetrate it). Consequently, Allied forces had to target the weaker side and rear armour plates, which were 80mm thick, if they were to stand a chance of overmatching the Tiger IIs armour protection.
Modifications to the Tiger during its production run included the application of Zimmeritt paste, a turret ring guard, hangers for spare track links, and a monocular TZF 9d Telescopic Sight.
Unfortunately, the enhanced armour protection afforded to the Tiger II had helped to increase in size and the (combat) weight of the design to 69.8 tonnes. This had a detrimental effect on the Tiger II in terms of its strategic mobility; that is its ability to cross obstacles such as bridges, and transportation to the battlefield. Moreover once on the battlefield the Tiger IIs weight size meant that manoeuvrability through unsuitable country, such as close and boggy terrain, tended to slow or hamper the Tiger IIs battlefield mobility, a situation which was compounded by mechanical problems, and the lack of a suitable armoured recovery vehicle to assist in recovery, which either meant trying to recover the vehicle with another Tiger II or destroying the vehicle.
Tiger IIs were issued to existing independent heavy tank battalions (Schwere Panzer-Abteilung) of the Army and Waffen SS and in small numbers to the Panzer Lehr trials unit and the Feldherrnhalle Division. Ideally these independent heavy tank battalions would be organised with 45 Tiger IIs in three companies of 14 Tiger IIs each with the remaining 3 Tiger IIs making up the headquarters. The first Tiger II heavy tank battalion to engage in combat was the Army’s 503rd Schwere Panzer-Abteilung in Normandy on the 11th July 1944 with the 501st Schwere Panzer-Abteilung being the first to employ Tiger IIs on the Eastern Front. No Tiger IIs were deployed to the fighting in Italy.
This Tiger II was the second prototype of three built by Henschel, with the Chassis Number V2 (Versuchs-Fahrgestell No. V2 (Trial Chassis V2)), and completed in January 1944. It was not issued to a combat unit, remaining with Henschel were it was used for various trials. It was later captured by the British at the Henschel testing area in Haustenbeck, Germany at the end of the War. It is still fitted with a modified exhaust pipe that Henschel were using to test exhaust pressure.
The turret rear was designed to be removable to allow the removal and refitting of the 8.8 cm KwK 43 gun. On our example the rear wall was removed and lost at some time Post-War and it has been replaced with a wooden panel. Also lost, presumably at the same time, was the commander’s cupola.
After its capture the vehicle had its original tracks replaced with a set of Kgs 73/800/152 single link cross-country tracks removed from a second Tiger Ausf. B (Chassis Number 280009 or 280012) that was also on site at Haustenbeck. These tracks had only been introduced in March 1945.”
1917 Folder (from a 1914 or 1916 photo?) - Premier Borden / General Sam Hughes / Duke of Connaught Inspecting the Troops at Camp Petawawa, Ontario
General Hughes actually said this....
McCurdy later received this message from Lieutenant Colonel Sam Hughes, later to become the Minister of Militia and Defence: “…the aeroplane is an invention of the devil, and will never play any part in the defence of the nation, my boy!” Little did he know..!
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10710FE3E5412...
This folder was - Published by - The College Bookstore, Kingston, Ont. (they used 1916 and earlier postcard photos from from other companies and sold them in 1917 as postcards and in postcard type folders)
SO I got my first shipment of BA Brodies and Rifles. Yippie! Another 40 Helmets and Rifles and I'll have all the troops outfitted. Decals by Charlie Co.
I was originally going to go with Dark Tan Brodies...but I saw RumRunners troops with the GunMetal color and quickly followed suit.
(from left to right)
Colonel Willis: The commanding officer of the US Mars Corps, he directly commands the Marines and Centurions.
Centurions: These heavily armed, heavily armored troops are the heavy hitters of the Mars Corps. They are led by the fearless captain Rocco, seen in the middle of the three.
Sergeants: These troops are the COs (commanding officers) of the Marines. They answer to Colonel Willis.
Marines: The white-clad marines are the mainstay of the Mars Corps.
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Welp, my Life on Mars Vignette has inspired me to create a new theme, based upon the Life on Mars Lego official theme, only this one is more badass.
I've also been influenced by Halo quite a bit...
This re-enactment of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans shows regular government troops of King George's army, marching in front and Scottish Highlanders, in what looks like Black Watch tartan, marching behind them. However, because of the regiment’s history I'm not sure that the Black Watch fought at this particular battle.
The Black Watch Regiment was raised in a unique way. In the wake of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion companies of trustworthy Highlanders were raised from loyal clans, Campbells, Grants, Frasers, Munros and others. Six companies were formed from 1725 and stationed in small detachments across the Highlands to prevent fighting between the clans, deter raiding and assist in enforcing the laws against the carrying of weapons.
In 1743 the new regiment was ordered to march to London for an inspection by the King. However word got out that the Regiment was to be shipped to the unhealthy climate of the West Indies, a rumour which was reinforced when it was discovered that the King was not to inspect them. Many of the men genuinely believed they had been enlisted only for service in Scotland and decided to return home. Leaving London and marching by night over a hundred of them reached Northamptonshire before they were eventually surrounded and brought back to London. They were tried by court martial and three of the leaders were condemned to be shot in the Tower, whilst the remainder of the Regiment proceeded to Flanders for action against the French.
It must remain a question for speculation whether the 1745 Rebellion could ever have taken place had The Black Watch been left fulfilling its role in policing the Highlands, rather than being posted to the Continent two years previously. Shock horror! Army top brass make a strategic mistake?
The Qajyr rifle squad typically consists of 9 soldiers centered around either their machinegun, or their IFV. Squads equipped with IFVs have the Squad leader fill the commanders seat, with 2 of the riflemen as driver and gunner. One of the squads in the platoon has the Squad Leader and Deputy Squad Leader slots filled by the Platoon Leader, and Platoon Senior NCO. The soldiers are armed with G3 Battle Rifles, MG3 Machinegun, Rifle Grenades, and RPG-7 anti-tank weapon.
1943 WWII Soviet Red Army - original, I bought from Rguns.net for $800, I suggest to get one while you can - their original sniper rifles are super nice
Troops of the Mokolei Empire from Brethren of the Brickseas on Eurobricks.
The Mokolei Empire is loosely based on the historic Mughal Empire
The mountain troops of western Europe were mainly enlisted in the valleys of the Alpine range. They spoke French, German, Italian and Ladino and almost all of them were Catholic. They lived in an ancient and poor world dominated by tradition, nature and climate. They were far from the cultural turmoil
and the wealth of the cities. Unlike the other specializations of the army they were a defense force that had to garrison the mountainous borders of their nations, and on those mountains they fought a different war set on the peaks in the midst of glaciers and crevasses, and were subject to freezing and avalanches. In the young kingdom of Italy, the Alpine troops were the only soldiers who served in homogeneous units by origin, because they had to defend the valleys in which they lived, and because they were absolutely reliable troops from an ideological point of view. During the bloodiest battles often whole battalions were completely destroyed, and thus entire Alpine valleys could lost all their worthy men in the period of a few days.
A number of youthful German assault troops pose with an 08/15 in the snow of January 1918. Many have a collar disc that probably denotes unit or assault status. They will be called upon to win the war for Germany in a few months. They would strive mightily but fail. The original owner has denoted himself with a mark over his head.
The Crossley Chevrolet Armoured Car
In 1915 the British Army started to use armoured cars in India, particularly on the North West Frontier, to relieve troops needed elsewhere. They proved so successful that this soon became standard policy. Shortly after the war the Indian Government purchased 16 Rolls-Royce cars to a new design but these proved so expensive that subsequent orders were placed with Crossley Motors in Manchester who made a tough but cheap 50hp IAG1 chassis. Substantial numbers of these cars were supplied between 1923 and 1925.
Bovington Tank Museum,Dorset
~0451
Jayel Aheram is an active Flickr member and a great photographer currently serving in the United States Marine Corps. As a Marine, he's a key member of an organization working to help soldiers stranded at the airport get back to their base. You really should read his whole description. I'll just post an excerpt.
"Soldiers Organized Services are a group of dedicated volunteers and their mission is to give free rides to servicemembers stranded in the Palm Springs International Airport and return them to the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. The non-profit organization was formed last year when Erica Stone encountered an injured Iraq War veteran who had just been released from the hospital and was returning to Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. He arrived at the airport at 5:30 p.m. only to find that the last bus to the Marine Corps base had already left thirty minutes prior. He would be stranded at the airport until the morning after. He, as is the case with many of the servicemembers that find themselves in similar situations, could not afford the $150.00 taxi fare ride to the base."
Soldiers Organized Services is organizing a fundraiser in a few weeks, and needs donations to help keep their organization running. I've been "enlisted" to help the cause, by helping to publicize it, and let's face it, this is pretty much the only thing I know how to do.
Oh, and I'll kick in $5 to SOS for every save this gets in DMU.
German assault troops at Cirey-sur-Vezouze. There are three versions of this postcard, I am still looking for the photo version without caption.
The final answer was bring out by HumanBond:
They are members of the EIR23 part of the XIX Ersatz-Division, the date is 17.4.18 (probably 1916 because some copies are stamped and written in 1916). Page 168 : digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/sammlungen/sammlungsliste/werksa...
I think this is the correct unit because I don't see why the image would be in the history. On the other hand, the date given corresponds to a presice operation which was probably not photographed "Rheingold". I am currently looking for the passage in the text at the beginning of 1916, which might be suitable.
REF: 17-15-8