Cant recall ever seeing a thread on this topic so i thought it was time we had one... this thread is dedicated to military weaponry of any kind, from any era or nation.
There is a seemingly endless array of novel, fascinating, revolutionary or even ill-fated hardware out there so subject material shouldnt be a problem.
Originally Posted by Delaney37:
Everytime someone mentions the ME 262 I also think of the Horton 229. It was the precursor of stealth and a flying wing. Think small fighter version of the B-2. One can only imagine the what ifs if the Nazis could have figured out the dynamics of a making it work and producing it.
They are restoring one at the Steven F Udvar Hazy center in northern va. It's a place that's a bit out of the way but WELL with the trip. [Reply]
The Horten is the grandaddy of the flying wing, the Germans were truly onto something revolutionary
Its scary how modern it looks even now, two engines aligned along the fuselage for a compact and aerodynamic profile... I've seen that design before, somewhere [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Its easy to imagine Allied pilots shitting their pants when first encountering these things... great pic, this late model version on wiki is pretty sweet too, its incredibly sleek looking for that era
The managed to down 550+ planes from 1942 to the end...
Thank God they didnt have THAT program underway sooner or we would all be speaking German
It technically wasn't "the first jet fighter" but it was the first operational one.
As you may know, Galland and others wanted it to be a fighter immediately, but Hitler demanded that it be employed as a bomber for a long time. When it reverted back to the fighter role, it was already too late. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Donger:
It technically wasn't "the first jet fighter" but it was the first operational one.
As you may know, Galland and others wanted it to be a fighter immediately, but Hitler demanded that it be employed as a bomber for a long time. When it reverted back to the fighter role, it was already too late.
I actually didnt know that about Hitler insisting on making it a bomber until I read that wiki last night... glad ol, Adolph was stubborn, they would've shot the allies out of the sky faster than we could build them [Reply]
Not unique at all. But to me there is nothing more thrilling than throwing live hand grenades. Seeing that spoon flipping in the air like a ballerina is nothing but pure beauty.
We used M231's to clear trenches. Which were always a blast to shoot. You would run through a 30rnd mag in about 2 or 3 seconds.
There are always unique things to do with 1 1/4lb. sticks of C4.
Colored smoke grenades like green, yellow and purple were always fun and unique to add a little cayenne pepper under the bottom of the tape. Wait a minute, colored smoke isn't supposed to burn like CS. Heh. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RubberSponge:
Not unique at all. But to me there is nothing more thrilling than throwing live hand grenades. Seeing that spoon flipping in the air like a ballerina is nothing but pure beauty.
We used M231's to clear trenches. Which were always a blast to shoot. You would run through a 30rnd mag in about 2 or 3 seconds.
There are always unique things to do with 1 1/4lb. sticks of C4.
Colored smoke grenades like green, yellow and purple were always fun and unique to add a little cayenne pepper under the bottom of the tape. Wait a minute, colored smoke isn't supposed to burn like CS. Heh.
Along the lines of grenades, I give you The Punisher..
Originally Posted by RubberSponge:
Wonder how much that thing weighs.
My cousin told me in weighs in around to a hefty 14 to 15 pounds. He also said that there has been some problems with misfires and range at this point but that all those problems are currently being remedied. He thinks it has promise as a squad based weapon. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Delaney37:
My cousin told me in weighs in around to a hefty 14 to 15 pounds. He also said that there has been some problems with misfires and range at this point but that all those problems are currently being remedied. He thinks it has promise as a squad based weapon.
