Post cool photo's of WW2 Machines/Engineering
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Hey All, First Thread in the Pie & Piston. I've been enjoying the Cool Photo's of Planes and other stuff threads and thought I would start one.
I'm always inspired by the engineering scale/ingenuity/progress that took place during WW2 and also find the photo's quite moving and thought provoking.
Anyway here are a few:
Junkers JU-87 aka the Stuka Dive Bomber
T34 - Engineering at it's most simplest and effective.
Sherman w/ Calliope rocket launcher
Tiger Tank - one of the most menacing profiles ever made.
D-Day landing craft - a whole new concept at the time.
German U-Boat
Anywho I'm sure others have much better pics, add as you will.
I'm always inspired by the engineering scale/ingenuity/progress that took place during WW2 and also find the photo's quite moving and thought provoking.
Anyway here are a few:
Junkers JU-87 aka the Stuka Dive Bomber
T34 - Engineering at it's most simplest and effective.
Sherman w/ Calliope rocket launcher
Tiger Tank - one of the most menacing profiles ever made.
D-Day landing craft - a whole new concept at the time.
German U-Boat
Anywho I'm sure others have much better pics, add as you will.
WestYorkie said:
The best known weapon of the 20th Century was born of WWII.
Of course it came from this:
The AK was mechanically quite different but based on the principal and study of the STG 44.
The Russian KV "Big Turret", apparently the inspiration for the Daleks
The SturmTiger - 380mm anti submarine Mortar attached to a tiger chassis
The JagdTiger or "Hunting Tiger" - the most insane piece of engineering I have ever seen, you have to see it in the flesh at Bovington to believe the size of it.
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.
Simpo Two said:
Negative Creep said:
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 ownTEKNOPUG said:
True but it was never designed to operate without complete air superiority. As an Air to Ground attack aircraft it was superb. Hans-Ulrich Rudel didn't think that they were overrated, in Stukas he flew some 2,530 combat missions (a world record), during which he destroyed almost 2,000 ground targets (among them 519 tanks, 70 assault craft/landing boats, 150 self-propelled guns, 4 armored trains, and 800 other vehicles; as well as 9 planes (2 Il-2's and 7 fighters). He also sank a battleship, two cruisers and a destroyer. He was never shot down by another pilot, only by anti-aircraft artillery.
Read the Article about Rudel on Wikipedia or "Stuka Ace" itself, unbelievable reading, the Russians were so pissed at him they put a bounty on his head (dead or alive). He was also the most decorated soldier of WW2 and the most decorated German solider ever I believe. And he only flew Stukas
Edited by Callan.T89 on Wednesday 31st December 15:00
I can't believe nobody has posted a pic' of these yet:
The Panzer VI Panther Tank, widely regarded as the best (although not most important) tank of WW2 and the basis for post war MBT's
May have been a copy of the T34 in respects but an absolutely devastating weapon far superior to all of it's contemporary's.
Also spawned the Jagdpanther
What a profile - function driving form.
Also if anyone is interested check out a website called "Lone Sentry" which has loads of decomissioned WW2 intelligence documents that you can read.
The Panzer VI Panther Tank, widely regarded as the best (although not most important) tank of WW2 and the basis for post war MBT's
May have been a copy of the T34 in respects but an absolutely devastating weapon far superior to all of it's contemporary's.
Also spawned the Jagdpanther
What a profile - function driving form.
Also if anyone is interested check out a website called "Lone Sentry" which has loads of decomissioned WW2 intelligence documents that you can read.
BruceV8 said:
BLUETHUNDER said:
Always had a soft spot for the Chaffee.Surely the best looking tank of WW11.
Possibly. The later tanks were all much better looking than the early ones. For example a Bitish Mk 1 Cruiser tank from the start of the war looks like it was invented in a shed by a mad bloke with wild hair wearing a brown coat:
whereas six years later the Comet actually looks like it was designed, rather than lashed up from old washing machine parts:
I think the Comet can also lay a fair claim to being one of the best lookng tanks of the war. And it would eat a Chaffee for breakfast!
King Tiger w/ Porsche Turret
Also have to mention the 'legendary' 88mm
Russian PPS-H Submachine Gun
German workhorse - Panzer IV (late spec) w/ Schurzen
Over 8000 made but no-where near enough to compete with the 40,000 General Shermans.
thinfourth2 said:
Callan.T89 said:
The SturmTiger - 380mm anti submarine Mortar attached to a tiger chassis
Here is a YouTube vid of one firing at a building:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb-oXaaWqXk
Dan_The_Man said:
Still being made new by http://www.ssd-weapon.com/ ....and it's likely the MP44 & FG42 will be avalable in the UK (UK spec straight pull) later this year which will make for some interesting comments on the firing points.
Are these proper guns???? I assumed from the pictures they were some sort of air rifle/air soft replica but from the website it seems they are real guns. I really really want one.Was just flicking through t'internet and found this:
Was pulled from a lake in 2001, very rare as it had fought for both sides. Apparently after a sevice and a tinker the engine even started and all systems were operational.
Link to the basic story here:
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://da...
Was pulled from a lake in 2001, very rare as it had fought for both sides. Apparently after a sevice and a tinker the engine even started and all systems were operational.
Link to the basic story here:
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://da...
FourWheelDrift said:
drivin_me_nuts said:
Sorry to go off OP a little, but what is the most powerful carried personal weapon used by the military today - either as a single person weapon or to be used as a pair?
Does anyone know?
Barrett Light Fifty must be up there.Does anyone know?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_M82
Brings back to the WW2 stuff:
Russian PTRS-41 14.5mm Anti-tank rifle - imagine the recoil on that.
Sniper rifles with enough power to penetrate the weaker sections of tank armour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_rifle
Edited by Callan.T89 on Saturday 3rd January 23:02
BLUETHUNDER said:
Holy s
t! Wouldn't want to be in a tank nowadays, I'de take my chances on foot.minimatt1967 said:
Eric Mc said:
Where it all began. The RAF's first turret eqiuipped aircraft - the Overstrand, designed and built by Boulton Paul
Its still staggers me how far technology went in a short space of time!From that to..
In less than 10 years!
Like these:
This to this in WW2 timeframe.
Which was still being used in the 1st Gulf war.
BruceV8 said:
Callan.T89 said:
Which was still being used in the 1st Gulf war.
This is a Cent AVRE that made it to the first Gulf War, but not home. Centurions had Meteor petrol engines. And here's what happens when you clean that engine with petrol. Or, as has been alleged, cook your breakfast on the vehicle next to he fuel filler.
The Centurion in the picture did actually make it home and was restored by some BBC engineering programme in about 2000. Doesn't really matter though was just making the point that 45 years after it entered service the base design was still in use despite it being seperseeded twice (Cheiftain and Challenger)
Mr_B said:
Remember that Channel 4 show called Salavge Squad ? They restored an old Centurion and found the crew that saw service with it in the first Gulf war. Quite a good show that one.
Here's a bit I found on the net.
Centurion registration number 01 ZR 15 entered service with the British Army in 1949 and saw action in Suez in 1956. During the early 1960s it was converted to an AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers – a special tank used by the Royal Engineers) and took part in the Gulf War in 1990. At that time it was the oldest vehicle in service with the British Army. It was decommissioned in the mid-1990s and has been out of action for the last five years.
That was the one I saw, remember the name now, the Centurion pictured was the one restored by salvage squad and this picture was taken at a militay show afterwards. Here's a bit I found on the net.
Centurion registration number 01 ZR 15 entered service with the British Army in 1949 and saw action in Suez in 1956. During the early 1960s it was converted to an AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers – a special tank used by the Royal Engineers) and took part in the Gulf War in 1990. At that time it was the oldest vehicle in service with the British Army. It was decommissioned in the mid-1990s and has been out of action for the last five years.
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