Aircraft of World War II

A7V-diagram

johnbr — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:31:16 -0400

by: johnbr

Description: The A7V was a tank introduced by Germany in 1918, near the end of World War I. One hundred vehicles were ordered during the spring of 1918, but only 21 were delivered. It was nicknamed "The Moving Fortress" by the British because of the shape of the hull. They saw action from March to October of that year, and were the only tanks produced by Germany in World War I to see operational use The tank's name was derived from that of its parent organization, Allgemeines Kriegsdepartement, 7. Abteilung, Verkehrswesen. In German the tank was called Sturmpanzer-Kraftwagen (roughly "assault armoured motor vehicle"). The A7V was 7.34 metres (24.1 ft) long, 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide, and the maximum height was 3.3 metres (11 ft). The tank had 20 mm of steel plate at the sides and 30 mm at the front; however the steel was not hardened armour plate, which reduced its effectiveness. It was thick enough to stop machine gun and rifle fire, but not larger calibres. This offered protection comparable to the thinner armour of other tanks of the period, which used hardened steel. The crew normally consisted of up to sixteen soldiers and two officers[clarification needed]: commander, driver, mechanic, mechanic/signaller, twelve infantrymen (six machine gunners, six loaders), and two artillerymen (main gunner and loader). The A7V was armed with six 7.92 mm MG08 machine guns and a 5.7 cm Cockerill-Nordenfelt fortification gun mounted at the front. Between forty and sixty cartridge-belts, each of 250 rounds, were carried as well as 180 shells for the main gun, split 90:54:36 between canister, antitank, and explosive. These were the official figures, up to 300 rounds for the main gun were actually stowed. The "female" variant had two more machine guns in place of the main gun. It is not entirely clear how many started this way or were converted. Some sources say only chassis number 501 saw combat as a female.

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johnbr — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:40:08 -0400

by: johnbr

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HMS Warspite

Bigbird — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:52:16 -0400

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is HMS Warpsite in 1918 with Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters positioned on flying platforms atop 'B' and 'X' turrets.

HMS Campania

Bigbird — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:46:52 -0400

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is an undated wartime pic of HMS Campania tied-up in port to a mooring buoy. Note unidentified harbour tug alongside.

USS Winchester

Bigbird — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:01:06 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the patrol Yacht USS Winchester (SP-156) underway in 1918.

USS Wenonah

Bigbird — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:56:22 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the patrol yacht USS Wenonah (SP-165). She is rigged out for service in her fashionable camouflage and with guns mounted fore and aft.

HMCS Stadacona

Bigbird — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:48:45 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the armed yacht HMCS Stadacoma at Halifax, N.S., circa 1916, showing her foc's'le, covered in snow after a winter patrol.

HMCS Hochelaga

Bigbird — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:41:24 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the armed yacht HMCS Hochelaga, at anchor during World War 1, date and location unknown

HMCS Stadacona

Bigbird — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:39:50 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the armed yacht HMCS Stadacona, at anchor, at Sydney, N.S. in 1917.

HMCS Grilse

Bigbird — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:24:04 -0400

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is HMCS Grilse alongside at Halifax, N.S. date unknown.

HMCS Tuna

Bigbird — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:22:43 -0400

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the armed yacht HMCS Tuna (ex-Tarantula), underway in Canadian waters, November 1915.

HMCS Grilse

Bigbird — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:21:17 -0400

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the armed yacht HMCS Grilse (ex-Winchester ii) underway in Canadian waters, date unknown.

HMCS Tuna

Bigbird — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:18:27 -0400

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the HMCS Tuna being fitted out as a armed yacht at Quebec in 1915.

HMS Bustard

Bigbird — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:49:31 -0400

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the old 'flat-iron' gunboat HMS Bustard, re-armed, serving off the Belgium coast during World War 1.

HMS Attack and HMS Dunraven

Bigbird — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:07:02 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the destroyer HMS Attack attempting to save the Q-Ship HMS Dunraven after her action with the German submarine UC-71 off Ushant on 8 August 1917. Photo taken from USS Noma (SP-131).

U 93

Bigbird — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:59:49 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is u 93 at sea, circa 1917.

HMS/m J-6

Bigbird — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:58:30 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is HM Submarine J-6 in port, 1918. She was sunk in error by the Q-Ship HMS Cymric on 15 October 1918.

U 41

Bigbird — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:54:12 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is Kapitanleutnant Klaus Hansen and some of the crew of U 41

HMS/m D-5

Bigbird — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:52:24 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is Lieutenant Commander Godfey Herbert (centre) and the crew of HM Submarine D-5, 1914.

Mustecip Onbasi

Bigbird — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:23:22 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the French submarine Turquoise in Turkish hands. She was renamed Mustecip Onbasi and given aTurkish crew, but she was never recommissioned. She remained dockside at Constantinople for the rest of the war and was used to charge the batteries of German boats operating there.

Archimede & Turquoise

Bigbird — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:17:40 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here are two French submarines at Mudros in the Aegean Sea, the submarine base for Allied operations in support of the Gallipoli campaign, 1915. The large boat on the right is possibly the steam-powered Archimede. The one on the left is an Emeraude class boat, possibly Turquoise.

HMS/m E.20

Bigbird — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:13:52 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is E.20 in 1915, probably while still working up. She was lost in the Sea of Marmara in November of the same year.

UB-15

Bigbird — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:11:22 -0500

by: Bigbird

Description: Shown here is the UB-1 class boat Commanded by Heino von Heimburg UB-15 (Austrian U-11) underway date and location unknown. Note that more than half of the boat's complement of fourteen officers and men are up top, including the pair of officers standing on the roof of the conning tower in the open bridge.

Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II

Preussia — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:24:21 -0400

by: Preussia

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Breguet Br14 A2

v2 — Wed, 24 May 2006 16:44:16 -0400

by: v2

Description: Formerly 39.E.Br. It became 16 EW in April 1920. The unit insignia was a girl spreading flowers placed on the starboard side of the fuselage, the port side featured each pilot's personal marking. In October 1920, 16 EW was sent to Wilno in the fictional "MIddle Lithuanian" marking. This was a ruse to cover the attempt to regain control of territoy that was taken from Poland in the Russo-Polish war. After hostilites had ceased, a Polish force returned to the area and declared themselves to be "the free state of Middle Lithuania". Their markings were an amaranth and white striped rudder; on the wings there was a white outlined amaranth square on one wing and an amaranth outlined white square on the other.

Breguet Br14 A2

v2 — Wed, 24 May 2006 16:44:15 -0400

Breguet Br14 A2

v2 — Wed, 24 May 2006 16:44:10 -0400

Vickers FB 5 built in Denmark.jpg

Administrator — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:38:57 -0500