B-29 and other War Stories

[dave]

I noticed we do not have a forum for the Korean War but I found an interesting web site that deals with B 29 bombers and other stories about Korea and some WW II topics. I wanted to share this web site with others who might have an interest as well.
Dave



b-29s-over-korea.com/index.html#indianapolis

[yanmacca]

Dave, the link is not active, is this the web site?

link

[dave]

Why thank you Yan! I don't know what happened but glad you caught it and made the correction.
Regards
Dave

[Beth]

Sometimes links are funny when it's white like the first one, it's most likely not going to 'click through' to the page you want--however if you copy and paste it into your address bar, you will end up on the correct page. I suspect the problem was that it was missing the www. at the start.

Computers can be very persnickety at times.

[yanmacca]

Dave did you read this section?

link

[dave]

Yan
I first read and understood about the Marines and Chosin Reservoir in Burke Davis's book Marine! which was about Chesty Puller and dealt with the Marines and the Chinese. It is a good read and very informative about the Marine Corps legend.

Incredible conditions, incredible men on both sides and an amazing story of what terrible conditions men can stand and fight in as well.
Regards
Dave

[rebcav]

Jul 31, 2016 16:49:26 GMT dave said:

Yan
I first read and understood about the Marines and Chosin Reservoir in Burke Davis's book Marine! which was about Chesty Puller and dealt with the Marines and the Chinese. It is a good read and very informative about the Marine Corps legend.

Incredible conditions, incredible men on both sides and an amazing story of what terrible conditions men can stand and fight in as well.
Regards
Dave

    I found myself in Saluda Va., June 26th of last year.  Took my mom to General Puller's Grave to wish him a Happy Birthday.
    Motivating as all Get Out.
  
    Respectfully Submitted,
    Duane.

[mac]

Something for Ian and other interested parties
www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-20/mephisto-rare-german-wwi-tank-kept-safe-inside-a-bubble/9168054
Cheers

[yanmacca]

Nice link Mac, as I didn't know that any A7s actually survived the war.
I will do a stats page on this vehicle and post it up later.

I was really annoyed at not checking the internet for military museums in Rome as there are some fine ones in the city center.
One of the best ones, which contains WW2 tanks, was on one of the main metro links and very easy to get to.
We had 24 hour metro passes and could have easily visited this museum, but having said that Sue had her Smart Phone stolen on a metro train by a group of pick pockets, who were all teenage girls, the metro train was packed solid and these little swines were really good at their job, they crowded around both of us, but my stuff was zipped up inside my coat. Sue had her stuff in her hand bag which was closed, but they managed to open it and lift the phone.

[mac]

Nasty and inconvenient Ian...sorry to hear it.

[yanmacca]

Thanks Mac, it was the day before we celebrated her 60th birthday.

As promised;

STURMPANZERWAGEN A7V
Year: October 1917
Vehicle Type: Heavy Tank
Origin & Designer: Germany – Krupp & Roaching
Numbers Produced: 20
Crew: 18
Main Armament: 5.7cm L/26 Maxim-Nordenfelt Gun
Elevation: Loose/Manual
Gun Traverse: Loose/Manual
Secondary Armament: 6 x 7.92mm Maxim M08/15 Machine Guns
Ammunition Carried: 500 x 57mm & 36.000 x 7.92mm
Height: 3.40m
Width: 3.05m
Length: 7.34m
Combat Weight: 29.900 kg
Ground Clearance: 0.40m
Fording Depth: 0.70m
Trench Crossing: 2.20m
Obstacle Clearance: 0.45m
Climbing Ability: 43°
Armour;
Hull Front: 30mm
Hull Sides:16mm
Hull Rear: 20mm
Hull Top: 15mm
Hull Bottom: 12mm
Drivers Cab Front: 16mm
Drivers Cab Sides: 16mm
Drivers Cab Rear: 16mm
Drivers Cab Top: 12mm
Engines: 2 x Daimler-Benz 165204 (Petrol)
Maximum Range Road: 80 km
Maximum Cross Country: 30 km
Maximum Speed Road: 16 kph
Maximum Cross Country: 6 kph