Interesting Military Facts & Stories You Discovered

[Husky_Khan]

I was actually wondering about this one...



All about the elongated head coverings some Israeli soldiers sport on their helmets, apparently known as a Mitznefet. I figured it was some random cultural head covering or the like. But no.

 

[Buba]

IMO you are missing the obvious - the rag keeps the Sun from heating up your helmet.

 

[Aldarion]

IMO you are missing the obvious - the rag keeps the Sun from heating up your helmet.

Wouldn't normal camo covering do that, or you need something bit more separate from the helmet itself?

 

[Buba]

Wouldn't normal camo covering do that, or you need something bit more separate from the helmet itself?

2in1?
Both sunbonnet and breaking the regular outline of the helmet, with less fuss and local flavour?
When helmet not needed, you pull the dashy baggy cap off it in and plop on your head, with no need for any sort of outdress cap etc.?
Separation of cloth and helmet may indeed be beneficial.
AFAIK one or two board members did service in the IDF - maybe they will know more.

 

[Husky_Khan]

IMO you are missing the obvious - the rag keeps the Sun from heating up your helmet.

Yeah I've been seeing some adorable pictures of the floppy helmet covering being used as shade by the Zionist Stormtroopers, especially their Amazon Warriors. It's pretty clear it has more utility than just disruptive patterning. Plus of course, it hides their horns more effectively.

I don't have horns but I still kinda wanna buy one now.

Have to pair it with a helmet though.

 

[Buba]

Zionist Stormtroopers, especially their Amazon Warriors. It's pretty clear it has more utility than just disruptive patterning. Plus of course, it hides their horns more effectively.

Hmmm ... aren't you confusing the Demoness and Vampiressa Brigades? The former is quite heat proof, thank you very much. No need for shade in their case. It are the palid but deadly warriors of the latter who are TEEHEE sun shy TEEHEE ... using military grade SPF 150 sunlotion by the barrel TEEHEE ...

 

[Typhonis]

Oi...just be careful before they release the Emu brigades.

 

[PeaceMaker 03]

Wouldn't normal camo covering do that, or you need something bit more separate from the helmet itself?

I can attest the camo cover does nothing to keep the head cool in hot/dry, and even worse in hot/wet. Even Gillie-style camo covers do little to cool helmets.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Saw this on Social Media in shorter clips so I looked for the longer videos on YouTube.

It's all from the early days of the Syrian Civil War, before some Rebel Groups advanced further down the tech tree.

Old Cannon.



Trebuchets.





Some of it was likely widely seen before but... always nice to revisit the classics, or introduce them to new people.

 

[PsihoKekec]

It wasn't really a 19th century cannon, it was a new gun made from water pipe

 

[Husky_Khan]

Oh shit... the Germans Invaded Norway.



Looks like they're kicking ass... but why are they bombing that random island in a Fjord so intensely for no reason?

 

[PsihoKekec]

I'm sure it has nothing to do with certain, recently commissioned cruiser.

It's interesting to see MG-13 in a German news reel, they avoided, if possible, showing any other MGs but the new MG-34s

 

[Zachowon]

Makes me realize how lucky the US is that most if not all of our war footage is free

 

[Husky_Khan]

The theorized kill ratio of US Bombers versus Axis Fighters in air to air combat.



And yes, like everyone else, Gunners likely overstated their kills.

 

[Typhonis]

Why the T-34 is crap.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

Why the T-34 is crap.

Not the best video, he just kinda rambles a bit too much without explaining/providing sources.
He also somehow thinks the T-14 Armata is powered by the same engines that powered the Porsche Tiger.

Ya know. This thing.

 

[Zachowon]

His T 34 is a good one though and his T 14 was a horrible video he even made a bad comment about.
He definitely had a good point in some of his videos ans can make stories interesting.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

His T 34 is a good one though and his T 14 was a horrible video he even made a bad comment about.
He definitely had a good point in some of his videos ans can make stories interesting.

It's misleading because many of the T-34's shortcomings were the result of expedience and desperation. The Americans studied an example and found it to be inferior to the Sherman for a bunch of reasons, but otherwise a serviceable tank.

Were Wartime (and even postwar examples) complete trash, barely fit for animals let alone people? Sure. But the quality of finish hardly relates to what the design specs were.

Eventually most of the design's problems were worked out, but even the Sherman had a rough development period to get to the excellent M4A3(w) 76 E8.

 

[Zachowon]

It's misleading because many of the T-34's shortcomings were the result of expedience and desperation. The Americans studied an example and found it to be inferior to the Sherman for a bunch of reasons, but otherwise a serviceable tank.

Were Wartime (and even postwar examples) complete trash, barely fit for animals let alone people? Sure. But the quality of finish hardly relates to what the design specs were.

Eventually most of the design's problems were worked out, but even the Sherman had a rough development period to get to the excellent M4A3(w) 76 E8.

The T 34 was horrible until the 85 and was still horrible.
Sherman's were great at thier job.
It wasn't till it was facing tigers and panthers, which was very late war, that they needed an upgrade and even then the Sherman 75 was still the most common tank and did the job it needed too.

And the thing about T 34s that made them okay was the quick building capability of Soviet factories.
When they could they built more then them and better. IS series. T44... SU series.
All better then the T 34.

The thing about the Sherman was it was always a good tank.
It was the best all around tank of the war, and every country on the allies had one.
We can see in Korea just how diffrent they were for the crews and they were better made T 34s then as well

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

The T 34 was horrible until the 85 and was still horrible.

Sure could've fooled the Germans who requested a damned copy of the T-34 for their usage.

Could the soviets have made a better tank with what they had? Of course.
But same goes for every damned nation in WW2.