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The cores were separated by five strands of 36-thread cotton serving, wrapped in two layers of linen identification tape, all encased in a 12.8 mm diameter lead sheath that was wrapped in 18 strands of tarred hemp, and armoured with 26 strand 2.0 mm steel wire, giving a final diameter of 18.8 mm. [8] The cores were wired together when the cable ...
The 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8), also known as the Bunkerflak or Bufla, [1] was a German Wehrmacht half-track self-propelled gun developed before World War II and used in the first half of the war.
Target indicators falling over Berlin during a raid on the city. Target indicators, also known as target markers or TI's for short, were flares used by the RAF's Bomber Command during World War II. TIs were normally dropped by Pathfinders onto the target, providing an easily seen visual aiming point for the following "main force" of bombers to ...
The Denton raft (the same as or similar to the Spanner Raft [citation needed]) was a buoyancy aid to enable life-saving. It was a square of cork, approximately 0.9 meters by 0.9 meters (3 feet by 3 feet), with an aperture in the middle and rope attachments to which sailors could cling. It was widely used by Royal Navy ships during World War II.
Diagram of maneuvers during Fleet Problem I. From their first announcement, the fleet problems were national news. On 25 December 1922, the New York Times reported about the upcoming exercises for the first time, proclaiming that "all eighteen of the battleships which the United States Government is permitted to retain by the five-power naval treaty will be engaged in these manoeuvres ...
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium/heavy bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was one of three twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the outbreak of the Second World War.
World War II: Panzer Claws (aka. Frontline Attack: War Over Europe) (2002) World War II: Frontline Command (2003) Panzer Claws II (2004) Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad (2004) Super Army (2005) Frontline: Fields of Thunder (2007) Panzer Tactics DS (2007) Talvisota: Icy Hell (2007) World War II: General Commander (2008) (2009 digital release ...
The sides were plated with "10lb. DIHT" armour, a heat treated steel based on D1 steel, [19] in this case Hadfield's Resista 1 ⁄ 4. [20] The Landing Craft Assault remained the most common British and Commonwealth landing craft of World War II, and the humblest vessel admitted to the books of the Royal Navy on D-Day. Prior to July 1942, these ...