There have been recent endeavors to create huge shot-shell type rounds for the main gun of some current battle tanks, to increase their effectiveness in combatting infantry.
Now, in this day and age, rarely is an idea entirely new.
I was wondering, were there ever similar ideas in WWI? I cou...
I thought I would post some information from a few sources on the Vickers 1921. This was the first British tank with a 360 degree traverse turret, and it from it was developed the Vickers Medium Mk.I series of tanks, which were the mainstay of the British tank forces for a very long time. The two Vickers 1...
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I'm new to this forum, I specialise in commemorative prints relating to WW1, this site should prove really useful, I've just started to move onto ww1 tanks;
Hi. I'm Joseph Carunungan from the Philippines. I'm more of a 1:35 WW2 modeller but I tried my hand in WW1 with Emhar's 1:35 Whippet. Kit was supposed to be out-of-the-box until I lost one of the machine guns. This meant that I had to scratchbuild all four of them using syringe needles, masking tape, sty...
I thought it might be useful as background information to look at German problems in producing armour plate for tanks, why this might be so and the implications for the potential production of German tanks at the end of the war. Not so dry a subject as it might sound as it involves blockade running and ov...
Peter/Tim - is there any way of fixing the parasite attachment problem? This is where photos attached to one posting vanish only to fasten onto someone elses post in the same thread. It seems to be happening more and more and its a pest. I know that ther have been potings describing convoluted ways of po...
Sometimes vehicles that look for all intents and purposes like a Tank are not considered tanks. For instance, take this excerpt from the Wikipedia entry on "Self Propelled Guns".
"Although the two are superficially similar self-propelled guns should not be confused with tanks. As a rule self...
I've been trying to put together an article on the various tractor based early American tank designs. I've not been helped by the fact that of the paucity of information available some appears contradictory. looking at the photos said to be of the Holt G9 I am struck by the fact that there appear to be ei...
We tend to concentrate on tanks at the front but I've been looking at photos of tanks under construction. I enclose a selection of photos of tank factories (you may have seen one or two before but its useful, I think, to put them together. Mainly British but also French and German (and one US post war). Mi...
The National Film Board of Canada (www.nfb.ca) has a few hundred minutes of footage related to the Canadian Corps in WW1 available on-line. It can be found in the Educational Resources section of the site, in a feature entitled "Images of a Forgotten War". Of particular interest is a short film "Cana...
We have learned some information over time about this one-man vehicle. As we all know, it turns out none were ever built. It was a private venture by the engineer Maksimov in 1919.
One wonders, what were Maksimovs inspirations, how did he come up with the idea?
Well, in 1919 Russia was equippe...
Just a small posting to tell those of you waiting for reply on their e-mail or for contributions to be posted: I am still around and well. It's just that my work has forced me into an unexpected journey abroad. But I hope to be back in a week or so.
Hi I,ve been searching pictures of the italian 381 mm md 1914 coastal or railway gun exposing the breech from the rear side. I only have got pictures from the front or lateral part. Please share your pictures with me.
Does anyone have an idea of how to find a German dictionary that would translate the technical language for the various parts of the German 10.5 cm leichte feldhaubitze. I have parts drawings from the Waffen Revue and some specifications from Alfred Muther's 1925 book that I would like to translate i...
Just a few shots of 2 of the dioramas at the AWM. The dioramas are "Ypres, 1917" and "Somme Winter 1916 - 17".
The Somme diorama gives a very good impression of the bleak conditions. The Mk I model does have a few shortcomings (I'll let you guys pick those out). The Mk I wreck painted on the backdrop might...
Hello,
I stumbled across this website and thought I'd pass it on.
Library and Archives Canada
It looks like they have a good number of interesting photos of armored vehicles, unfortunately only a small fraction...
Many thanks for all the replies on tank colours. The information was highly detailed and proved that one cannot rely on colours sent over the net. Two examples of FS colours referred to and supplied were checked against the published FS paint chips that I have and they didn't even come close.
The Tam...
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Just wanted to let you know, that I've just posted a BIG article by Roger Todd, on the forgotten British super-heavy Tank design, the so called "Flying Elephant".
I dare to say that this is the definitive treatment of this very interesting design, in any media.
It comes with a number...
I enclose a photo from a French web site dedicated to the history of WW1 in Santerre. It shows a Mk IV and a MkV*. Take a look at the V* - its had its 6 pounder removed, mounting, shield and all plus there are no mg guns in the mounts. It seems that this photo exists in the IWM and the Nartional Canadian Archives...
Hi everybody,
there's a example of the rare book of Hundleby and strasheim for sale on Ebay.com.
Titled ; the German A7V and the captured.........(damn ,what a title)
For those who are missing this wonderful book in there collection.
In my opinion best book ever about the A7V !!
O...
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Just got back from my trip to the AWM in Canberra, Australia. Great place to visit, large section on WWI and the place is full of very helpful staff and volunteers. Haven't sorted out all my photos as yet but I thought I would post a sample of photos I took of the Amiens gun captured in 1918...
I found this auction on Ebay. It's for an old photograph from 1921, of a military guy standing next to a large tank.
But what tank could it be? It is not an FCM-2C. And, it doesnt look like any British or American tank I know of. It certainly looks French. Could this be the FCM-1A? The lines are the close...
Some more photos from the AWM. Not only do these shots show various pieces but the changing attitude to preservation. The AWM (as I'm sure most museums did) used to repaint their items. A lot more of the exhibits are now being left in their original paint finish, no matter how good or bad it is.
