Hi Tom, thanks for this, a lovely little film showing how they set up the gun, I enjoyed watching it.
I did once I'd wiped my screen and realised it wasn't dirt! but look as careful as I can, I can't see Mercury
I'm booked in for a Battle of the Bulge tour in July, looking forward to it, although I honestly don't know too much about that campaign. I did...
Hi OpanaPointer, thank you for this link, but its Hakusan Maru, not Hakabusan, which is what I'm after..
Hi all I'm looking for more info on the Japanese Hakabusan Maru transporting the 3rd Bn, 4th Imperial Guards Regt with supporting units, leaving...
Hi USMCPrice, that would be most helpful if you can
Hi all, I’m trying to get a breakdown of numbers of men who were serving in the 4th Marine Regiment when it served in the Philippines. I’ll give...
Hi Temujin, thank you for this
Hi all The light cruiser USS Boise escorted a convoy into Manila, Philippines, arriving 4th December 1941. Can anyone confirm the makeup of the...
Hi Lou, thank you for this Would there have been US Marines on board the gunboats deployed on the Yangtse river, China up to 1941, and would they...
Hi all, were US Marines part of a USN ships crew in WW2, and if so, what was the smallest type of ship might they be serving on?
Ah, but you wouldn't then, your upbringing would have you saying, "I'm not eating that foreign muck, bangers and mash for me!
I agree USMCPrice nails it for me, the only thing he doesn't mention is the Shinshu Maru was planned, built and paid for by the IJA, the Army!,...
Thank you guys, do we know how long she was in Mare Island naval base please
Hi OpanaPointer, thanks for your help. I finally found something here Final Voyages She damaged her bottom on a reef, causing flooding in several...
Hi OpanaPointer, thank you for this, but that report is regarding the damage USS Boise suffered at the battle of Cape Esperance in October 1942,...
Hi all, USS Boise was damaged on the 21 Jan 1942 On 21 January 1942 she struck an uncharted shoal in Sape Strait and had to retire to Colombo,...
Wow fantastic
The Japanese equivalence was the Type 89 Grenade launcher, or erroneously called the "knee mortar". I use that term loosely, because it was far...
I think that's another example of a lack of interest in amphibious warfare from the IJN, everything was geared towards the Kantai Kessen, the...
