Post cool photo's of WW2 Machines/Engineering

[Bushmaster]

At the other end of the scale from the A-bombs:



Sykes-Fairbairn fighting knife, made famous by WWII Commandos.

[Bushmaster]

A really nice piece of military engineering without which every campaign would grind to a halt.

[Bushmaster]

[minimatt1967]

The Stalin organ..

[AUDIHenry]

The first locked-breech pistol to use a double-action trigger.

And I just sold mine today.

[Eric Mc]

From the brain of one man - Barnes Wallis

Vickers Wellington



Upkeep Bouncing Bomb



Tallboy



Grand Slam

Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 31st December 08:18

[jollygreen]

coanda said:

geek-mode/

Not got any pics of an mp-44 then? Thats where the AK-47 started - as did all modern assault rifles!

/geek-mode

Actually, wasn't it called the STG then renamed the MP44?

I seem to recall reading that Mr K used a similar design to the trigger mechanism from an M1 too in his first prototype.

[guru_1071]

the great artiste is the only plane to fly both the 'mushroom missions'



necessary evil was the other plane to fly the first one. ive always thought that this was the better named plane than the 'enola gay'

these two are possibly my favourite static shots of u.s ww2 planes

[stew-S160]

Bushmaster said:

A really nice piece of military engineering without which every campaign would grind to a halt.

i used to have some of those from when i was in the army cadets.

[siko]

hmmmm....nice....



Possibly the best piston engined fighter of ww2.

And my other favourite......



The best night fighter of ww2, luckily for us Mr Dave Heinkel was about as popular with the Nazis as the Russians were and it never really made full production. Way ahead of its time with ejector seats, Mosquito beating performance, heavy armament, good radar etc

Edited by siko on Wednesday 31st December 11:58

[hot metal]

TheEnd said:

Hope the pics work!

Big Gustav I think,used during the seige of Sebastopol.

[jollygreen]

siko said:

The best night fighter of ww2, luckily for us Mr Dave Heinkel was about as popular with the Nazis as the Russians were and it never really made full production. Way ahead of its time with ejector seats, Mosquit beating performance, heavy armament, good radar etc

bet he got good reception on bbc...

[ZR1cliff]

siko said:

hmmmm....nice....



Possibly the best piston engined fighter of ww2.

That pic doesn't quite do it justice, here's another one. I think that's BMW power up front.

[siko]

ZR1cliff said:

siko said:

hmmmm....nice....



Possibly the best piston engined fighter of ww2.

That pic doesn't quite do it justice, here's another one. I think that's BMW power up front.

Yes but thats not the D-9 variant

[Negative Creep]

Callan.T89 said:

Another couple of Stuka Pics - my favourite plane ever, some real interesting and futuristic design ideas went into this plane and was the basis for the American A10 tank buster.

Erm are you sure about that? The Americans had plenty of dive bombers and ground attack aircraft of their own

[Lordsmut]

Bushmaster said:

A really nice piece of military engineering without which every campaign would grind to a halt.

What is that?

[Eric Mc]

The D (Dora) versions of the 190 were powered by liquid cooled Daimler Benz DB603 engines. They were intended to be an interim type until the introduction of the more advanced and superior Focke-Wulf Ta152.

Heinkel's Christian name was "Ernst" And yes, he was not popular with the ruling elite and his excellent designs were often overlooked in favour of inferior designs from his competitors.

[Pat H]

Lordsmut said:

Bushmaster said:

A really nice piece of military engineering without which every campaign would grind to a halt.

What is that?

Can opener.

[ZR1cliff]

Another fine piece of WW2 Machinery, this time Japanese.

Mitsubishi Zero.

[Bushmaster]

Pat H said:

Lordsmut said:

Bushmaster said:

A really nice piece of military engineering without which every campaign would grind to a halt.

What is that?

Can opener.

I was going to say its a minefield clearance device, but it is a tin opener. Most rations come /came in small tins, and this is what you use to open said tin.