101st Airborne paratrooper. The minimum weight of the gear carried by a 101st Airborne paratrooper was approximately 32 kg. Aplenty of them died by snapping under the weight during landings, drowned, suffered compound fractures. As it is jokingly said, they were more of a light infantry than paratroopers. Following are some images that partially highlight … Continue reading 101st Airborne: Paratrooper’s Gear
The German 1.5 m range finder(unfortunately, I missed to note the exact model !) (German:Enfernungsmesser) The coastal batteries never operated standalone. Based on the curvature of the earth and other factors, suitable vantage points were set where lookout stations were built. These lookout stations use to have such range finders, often longer ones(4, 5, 6, … Continue reading Range finder: German
38 cm SK C/34 naval gun Mainly used on Tirpitz-class battleships and in coastal batteries, this gun was one of the giants of the 19th century. It was designed in 1934 by German group Krupp and was in service from 1939-45(maybe, later). Weighing above 110 tons and depending on the shell types and weights(from 400 … Continue reading 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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