Interesting Military Facts & Stories You Discovered

[stephen the barbarian]

Yup, it's a strange theory to throw around when a huge AMPV production run is just starting.

are they producing new hulls or fitting out existing hulls?

 

[Zachowon]

are they producing new hulls or fitting out existing hulls?

I think both and seeing which is better

 

[ShadowArxxy]

Regarding military things: people on the internet say things, and one of those things I saw somewhere was that the US Military has only a limited, finite inventory of Bradley APCs - and once those are gone, they cannot be replaced as the MIC is no longer able to make them. They stopped all production of that class of vehicle long ago.
@Zachowon ?

The original production run of the Bradley IFV was from 1980 to 1995, totaling 6,724 Bradley vehicles. With the post Cold War draw-down in forces, the number in active service declined substantially with many being placed in storage; later versions of the Bradley were manufactured as upgrades on existing hulls rather than new-builds, as new builds would have been a pointless waste with plenty of low mileage hulls available for upgrading.

 

[ATP]

Another compilation from polish press:

1.Polish Holy Cross mountain brigade - polish nationalist partisants,who first fought german and soviet bandits,later go to Czech without being part of german army,and finally captured german concentraction camp in Holiszów saving 300 jewish woman there from being burned alive by germans.
Later they captured few german units helping americans.Soviets demanded them,but Patton say fuck off.
Here:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://ipn.gov.pl/en/news/1057,The-Holy-Cross-Mountains-Brigade-Polish-Brygada-Swietokrzyska-of-the-National-Ar.html&ved=2ahUKEwidx4SnzrKFAxUuQ_EDHSdPAtYQFnoECDMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2I-7dBr3J-CYQjIn7yL96y

2.commies in occupied Poland practically did notching,except stealing from civilians,so they leaved very few documents - as a result,commies faked them after war - for example,taking photos of Home Army or nationalist units,and replacing heads with commies.
Or,made photos of commie army after WW2 cosplaing as partisants.
As a result,now it is not always possible to check which commie document is real,and which faked/except those photos with changed heads/

3.But,commies had their succes - they partially infiltrate polish Home Army.our counter-intel inform leaders,but they did notching.Which mean,that at least some leaders of Home Army worked for soviets.
Hard to check which one now.

 

[Buba]

I just learned that Catholics could enlist/be commissioned into the British army from 1778 already. I thought that had been enabled later.
Anybody know when the first Catholic reached the rank of general?

 

[ShadowArxxy]

I just learned that Catholics could enlist/be commissioned into the British army from 1778 already. I thought that had been enabled later.
Anybody know when the first Catholic reached the rank of general?

The earliest I can find was Martin Dillon, who was appointed to the rank of Major-General in 1878, Lieutenant-General in 1887 and full General in 1892. There were substantial numbers of Irish Catholics in the enlisted ranks, but disproportionately few were commissioned officers, and hardly any of high rank.

 

[Buba]

Thanks!
As AFAIK both English and Scottish Catholics do exist, could any had reached such rank sooner?
Or were these too few and peer pressure to convert too strong?

 

[ShadowArxxy]

Thanks!
As AFAIK both English and Scottish Catholics do exist, could any had reached such rank sooner?
Or were these too few and peer pressure to convert too strong?

In theory, sure. In practice, I suspect that if so few Irish Catholics reached high rank out of a disproportionately high number in the British military, much smaller groups are that much less likely.