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Handy guide from the 1946 Vauxhall book 'An Account of our Stewardship'. The Evolution of the #Churchill #Tank #WW2:

まだこの頃の八九式は尾体（橇）が未装備で重量も11トン未満であったため、書類上は中戦車ではなく軽戦車扱いであった。画像は、記録映画「兵器の現況と其趨勢」に登場した極初期の試作車輌🙇

This AI text detector says Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was written by AI.

The Universal Carrier in Sweden and the Tank of Soldat Bom tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/sweden… By the end of WW2, thousands upon thousands of Universal Carriers had been produced. Many of these soon became surplus to requirements and many would go on to be sold to the civilian sector.

#OTD 1943, HMS Turbulent,was declared overdue after shipping out on its 12th patrol in the Med. It was commanded by a chap from my hometown,John Wallace Tubby Linton VC DSO DSC. There's a memorial to him,the vessel & it's crew at Mariners Green in Newport. twitter.com/Npteggchaser/s…

Back from the days we rivited stuff together until it looked cool. The Boirault machine was tested by the French Army in 1915. Engineer Louis Boirault designed it to breach trenches and crush barbed wire using a giant rotating frame of six metal segments powered by an 80-horsepower petrol engine. The 30-ton prototype reached about 2 mph with a two-man crew. It was rejected after trials for being far too slow and vulnerable to artillery.👀

22 mars 1944. Paris, 84 avenue Foch. Un homme est menotté dans le dos. Enfermé dans une chambre au 5e étage du siège de la Gestapo. Depuis deux jours, on le torture sans relâche. Il n'a pas dit un mot. Il sait qu'il va finir par parler. Il sait que s'il parle, des centaines de résistants mourront. Son gardien s'absente pour déjeuner. L'homme se lève, ouvre la fenêtre, et se jette dans le vide. Il s'appelle Pierre Brossolette. Normalien. Journaliste. Compagnon de la Libération. L'un des architectes de l'unification de la Résistance. Il meurt le soir même, à l'hôpital de la Pitié. Sans avoir parlé. Depuis 2015, il repose au Panthéon.

lowkey problematic tbh

The Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, India, completed in 1921.

On this day in 2017 Our ‘Unarmed’ MET Police Brother PC Keith Palmer 48yrs was Stabbed to death by an armed Terrorist whilst protecting the Palace of Westminster; he was rightly posthumously awarded the George Medal; Always Remembered & Never Forgotten; RIP Brother😞🙏

Ok, here’s what you need to know about “Bombing Electrical Facilities”… Several countries, to include the U.S., use “Graphite Bombs”. These aren’t bombs in the sense you are thinking; they have a small explosive charge, but don’t destroy something by brute force. Instead, long graphite filaments are expelled. They extend across power lines & create a short-circuit. Either some form of protection cuts power to the line, or the line eventually fails. The graphite is vaporized in the process, leaving nothing behind. The effect is that the power goes out. These are sometimes called “Soft Bombs” & “Blackout Bombs”. We’ve used these before. They were used in Desert Storm, but unfortunately we used actual bombs later & did a lot of damage that couldn’t be repaired quickly. This is considered a mistake…the point is to disrupt electricity in a way it can be rapidly restored when hostilities cease, minimizing suffering of the civilian population. After all, without electricity, water & sewer systems stop working…which leads to public health issues. We used graphite bombs in Yugoslavia in 1999, turning off about 70% of the country’s electricity. They restored power in about 24 hours, though there were subsequent attacks. Anyway, if you have a good idea of the power grid, you can target parts of it while leaving others alone. For example, the part of the grid that feeds military facilities…though in practice, it will still probably affect some non-military stuff, unless the base is isolated. Hope that helps, seems like it’s going to be a topic of discussion.

I loaned my 1971 Lincoln to a highschool as a teaching aid. They were learning classic restoration on it. Look at the miracle they pulled off:

'Woman Killed and Two Injured in Hotel Fire - Licensee Falls From Window - Girl Rescues Sister and Drops Overcome - Maid Climbs Waterspout and Breaks Ankle - Reflection in Window Seen by Policeman,' Leeds Mercury, 22 March 1926 bit.ly/4bD0tlJ #OTD #1926Newspapers

A D-5 «Trident» II ballistic missile spins out of control after being launched from USS «Tennessee» submarine. March 21, 1989.

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Today is the 33rd anniversary of the day the IRA bombed Warrington town centre and killed my son Tim and 3 yr old Johnathan Ball. Words can never describe how losing a child leaves a huge hole in your heart and your family. Eternal love Tim ❤️❤️

英国ボービントンの戦車博物館 レストア中のポルシェ砲塔ティーガーII🌟 砲塔からの88mm砲の取り外し作業映像 けっこう苦労したそうです😊

♥️♠️♦️Croatian Messerschmitt 109 in Service With Polish 318 Squadron 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇮🇹 In the chaotic final weeks of the war in Europe, on April 16, 1945, Croatian Sergeant Vladimir Sandtner defected from the Axis-aligned Independent State of Croatia by flying his Messerschmitt Bf 109G-14/AS (marked “Black 4”) to Allied territory, landing safely at Falconara airfield in Italy. Another pilot, Josip Ceković, attempted the same but his fate is murkier. The plane was initially taken by American forces, probably from the 79th Fighter Group. Fast forward to late summer 1945: The aircraft found a new home with 318 “Gdańsk” Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron. Legend has it Flight Lieutenant Jan Preihs “bought” it (and a Bücker Bü 181) from U.S. troops at Jesi airfield for just two bottles of bourbon! It showed battle scars, like fire damage on the fuselage, and was briefly tested as early as May at Treviso. By early 1946, the Poles gave it a makeover: repainted in RAF Ocean Grey/Dark Green camouflage, with squadron code “LW”, RAF roundels, a Polish checkerboard on the cowling, and their quirky emblem of three playing cards (3 of hearts, ace of spades, 8 of diamonds). It flew a handful of recon missions in Italy and Austria until the squadron disbanded in August 1946. The only Messerschmitt to fly operationally with a Polish Squadron. 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇮🇹 3️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ 318 “City of Gdańsk” Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron was formed on March 20th 1943, at RAF Detling in Kent. They trained on Hawker Hurricanes in the UK and Middle East before switching to Supermarine Spitfires in 1944. Deployed to Italy, they flew vital recon and ground attack missions, supporting battles like Monte Cassino and the Allied advance. They stayed on occupation duty until disbanding in 1946. They carried distinctive 3 playing card ‘tail art’ with 3 of ♥️, Ace of ♠️ & 8 of♦️- The 3 cards depict the Squadrons number ‘318’ Today is the 83rd anniversary since the Squadron was formed. Today 318’s legacy lives on with the Royal Air Force 318 Air Training Corp, located in Sale Manchester. On December 12th 2020, Polish Heritage Flight proudly appointed 318 Sale Squadron ATC as its Official ATC Squadron. Remember. Inspire. Unity. 🇬🇧🇵🇱

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British "Land Mattress" launchers serving with 102 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA unleash salvoes of rockets towards German positions on the first day of the Battle of the Reichswald on February 8th 1945

It's one thing when people fabricate fake historical photos with AI because they put zero value on truth instead of clicks. But it's another whole issue when people depend on AI to tell them if things are real. AI does not know. Here is Grok insisting the real image is fake.