PT Boats at War:World War II to VietnamNonfictionWarshipsBoatsMilitary historyWarPT Boats at War:World War II to Vietnam by Norman Polmar and Samuel Loring Morison is reviewed.Sea Power
The two PT boats arrived and provided overwhelming firepower to cover the evacuation. They had twin .50 cals (16FP) on each side which could both fire through the stern (hence the two PT boats backed into ‘Beaching’). The IJA could literally feel vegetation getting ripped apart around th...
List of United States of America battles in the World War II, listed alphabetically with photos, images, and maps when possible. Every major battle, skirmish, ...
There is no greater testament to the US Automobile Industry's contribution to help win World War Two than this Fisher Body Grand Blanc Tank Arsenal-built M4A3 Sherman Tank combat veteran, on display in downtown Bastogne, Belgium. It was knocked out of combat during one of the most famous b...
War in the Atlantic German U-Boats targeted merchant ships to prevent U.S. aide from reaching Europe, sinking over 3,500. Americans used new technology of radar, sonar, and depth charges to win these battles. Battle of Stalingrad Turning point of the war in Europe, after which the Soviets...
Elco PT-579 is on patrol in the Philippines during the last two months of World War Two. Note an Olds 37mm aircraft cannon that now resides on the bow of the boat. Oldsmobile-built cannons like this were scavenged from derelict P-39s and mounted on the front decks of PT boats to provi...
- Allies were being attacked by German U-Boats because they were carrying supplies - Warships started escorting supply ships which prevented loss in the early war Technology innovations: - Radar - detected ships and aircraft and subs (helped protect supplies) Sonar – worked in water and detected...
Locke's PBY, the only PBY or plane near enough to come to immediate aid, works to rescue as many American sailors as possible by fighting off Japanese PT boats and kamikaze planes. With the PBY almost completely destroyed, more US aircraft arrive and drive off the remaining Zeroes. In the...
PT boats, Torpedo boats- The fast night raiders of the sea.(7 minutes read) Leaders, Generals, Heroes Despite the mobilization of millions, individuals greatly influence the course and outcome of wars. Political leaders: Leaders- a complete list of the national leaders of the countries which pa...
Everything begins logically in the fall of 1939 and the start of the game is partially scripted to be able to rediscover the second world war "that we love": the first 3 "Chits" (the tiles drawn at random which are used to control the actions of the Axis) are fixed - only the ...