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40mm Bofors gun mount on the USS West Virginia during the invasion of Okinawa, 1945.
American guns/ artillery/ self-prop arty
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Quite awhile ago I was touring the aircraft carrier Intrepid in New York City and came upon a family with an old gent who was on the carrier in WWII.
One of the things I remember he said was something like "When the 20mm's started firing you braced yourself because there were only seconds before there was an impact."
One of the things I remember he said was something like "When the 20mm's started firing you braced yourself because there were only seconds before there was an impact."
Look at all those guys with probably no more hearing protection than cotton balls stuffed in their ears.Quite awhile ago I was touring the aircraft carrier Intrepid in New York City and came upon a family with an old gent who was on the carrier in WWII.
One of the things I remember he said was something like "When the 20mm's started firing you braced yourself because there were only seconds before there was an impact."
If that!
The guys watching have their fingers in their ears.
The guys watching have their fingers in their ears.
3 of of 6 on the flight deck do, the others are deaf already lol.
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Weapons technicians inspect the barrels of 40mm Bofors at the Chrysler plant in Detroit. 1942.
Those were the days when engineers and tech's' wore ties and vests.
That is so not the case today.
That is so not the case today.
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Firing a .30 caliber machine gun, Saint-Malo, France. 8 Aug 1944.
"Clint Walker?" You are soo old!
I mean you're dead on, but still old.
("Wait a minute! Are you lookin' at me? Are you LOOKIN" at me!?")
@Meat Grinder Do NOT post that video clip!
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I mean you're dead on, but still old.
("Wait a minute! Are you lookin' at me? Are you LOOKIN" at me!?")
@Meat Grinder Do NOT post that video clip!
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Dec 6, 1941, the day before the attack. Sailors in class as they train to become part of a water cooled M2 .50 caliber.
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Bofors guns produced by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in Akron, Ohio, on April 1944.
That's a lot of freakin' guns!!
April 1944... a massive waste of resources, seeing that there wasn't much Luftwaffe to contend with at this point.
Just fine for anti-personnel too.
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105mm Howitzer firing during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945.
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A MP with Winchester Model 1897 shotgun.
