serious weapons. Come on lads, I'm always serious!Anyone who has had experience of an officer with a map knows how dangerious that can be.How...
useless weapons the most useless and dangerous weapon was/is an officer with a map!
sten further to my last remarks re. sten.Have just checked my own files and find I have vastly underestimated Sten production. A few more...
sten How can anyone call the sten useless? For price and simplicity you can't beat it, must have been thousands made and the Mkv was a great...
got it!!! GOT IT!!!!! NOT BAD FOR AN "OLD UN"" PLEASE< no more promotions on strength of postings! I AM A TROOPER <SENIOR CAVALRY...
hapsburg Just trying to insert picture!
ship sinking sherman Sorry I have given you "Duff GrifF". Not a 3,000 minesweeper but a 3,000 ton Minelaying Merchant Ship, and it took FOUR...
sherman76 are you sure of that? I was under the impression that Cobra started July 25th? Most of the war diaries I have giving reports of the...
the reason that I ask is because some of the comments to this forum are dated 1970, and seeing the ages of some of our top brass ,as Victor Meldew...
Ship Sinking Sherman A Sherman of 3rd.RTR sank a 3,000 ton minesweeper as it was leaving Antwerp Harbour (the ship, not the Sherman) in...
Kings Guard. Good Luck to You. An old military friend of mine (now passed away) was in a british Military Hospital during WW2 and was visited by...
Hapsburg Slight deviation from original subject!We in the 1st.Queens Dragoon Guards wear the Hapsburg Eagle as cap badge.The regiment has long...
Would be interested to know on what date this Forum was commenced? or even, when did it start?
no.But you are the closest yet!
The Comet. Because I spent most time in it.
DD's It is a handwritten booklet, some time ago the Tank Museum at Bovington started a scheme called "Calling all Tankmen", this was to record...
british DD's I have copy of War Diary of A.Sqd.13/18th Hussars. June44-Feb.45. entry from June6th.at 0615 hours ordered to launch at 5,000 yds....
DD's What exactly is your question? because I only write about the facts that I know.The DD's on Sword were of the 27th.Armd.Brigade, their short...
DD's Most of the British DD's landed ok on Sword. I think 13/18th Hussars lost three, despite being launched 5,000yds. out, one of those hit by...
DD Shermans of the 13/18th Hussars launched three miles out, lost two if I remember correctly, one was ran into just after launch by landing. see...
