Was not aware of that mate, the event I was thinking of was the first time Australians fought side-by-side with US troops....
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Dogs?The Soviets in WW2 created the first smart anti-tank weapon. However, it was a weapon that backfired rather seriously due to, for lack of a better term, sensor issues.
What was it? How did it work? How did it backfire on them?
Cheers,
Sirhr
Dogs?
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Sometimes, the dogs came running back to the trenches, or to where their controller was. On several occasions, the bomb detonated, killing Soviet soldiers, or its controller. Of the 30 dogs, six exploded upon returning to the trenches.
Inevitably, the operator had no option but to shoot the dog before it reached him.
I was thinking of the first time a foreign officer "commanded" US troops being troops under "the command" of a non American officer. Lafayette was certainly under Washington, "The Commander".In what battle were American troops first under the command of a non American officer?
a.k.a. - The Penobscot Expedition. Was supposedly the worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor.The Castine Flotilla
...while covering him with your Snider-Enfield...give the train conductor martinis until he crashes the train.............
This standard issue Victorian era infantry rifle was frequently used to blow up trains...
What and how on earth do you blow up a train with an infantry rifle?
Cheers, Sirhr
Negligent Discharge?Other than the fact that they might blow up a train, what was the problem with Martini Henry's in their early service life and what was the solution?
I remember someone mentioning this previously here on the hide. Not sure if it was in this tread or somewhere else. The lubricant was rendered pork fat and the Arabs refused to use the cartridges due to their religious beliefs. They didn't want to handle or load them iirc and revolted when given the ammunition.
Swing and a miss. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Learned something new today.
The brass foil casings?
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Camp X......This key ww2 installation was between Whitby and Oshawa.
Cheers, Sirhr
My grandfather was in WWI and worked at Camp X during WWII.Thumper gots it.