Glider Tank – 1 Mock-up Built While tanks can provide excellent offensive firepower, they can not always be easily transported to where they are needed. In the case of Japan during WW2, this was possible to achieve by using ships to transport them to where they were needed. During the…...
German Reich (1944) Medium Tank – 5 Modified The unofficially dubbed ‘Ersatz M10s’ were a cadre of German Panther tanks disguised as American/Allied M10 Tank Destroyers during the Battle of the Bulge in Winter 1944, in the Malmedy region of Eastern Belgium. Also known commonly as the ...
Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Yokosuka, Japan for repairs in the drydock. [Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Hikawa Maru | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]18 Apr 1942 Japan Submarine tender Taigei was lightly damaged by US air attack at Yokosuka, Japan; 7 casualties were recorded. [Ryuho...
Despite the eventual German victory, the high cost of casualties and the fierce resistance from Allied forces, including British, Australian, New Zealand, and Greek troops, left an indelible mark on military tactics and strategy. While much has been written about the dramatic combat actions and st...
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Civilian casualties, while lower, reflect the dangers that ordinary merchant seamen and private citizens faced:125 lost their lives, and 81 were wounded. The majority were merchant seamen, with civilian volunteers making up only four killed and two wounded. Civilian participation was significant: a ...
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The light cruiser Birmingham (CL-62) came alongside to take off survivors when a huge secondary explosion swept the would-be rescuer, inflicting nearly seven hundred casualties. Princeton was scuttled after an eight-hour ordeal, losing 108 men. She was the first American fast carrier sunk since...
in line with the market town's busy High Street. Eighteen shops and businesses were completely destroyed, and the civilian casualties were high, many being trapped in the shops that had collapsed. The town was ill equipped to deal with such a serious raid and it was only days later when ...
Tactically, the battle was a clear victory. The Japanese lost 29 aircraft and 64 killed compared to many ships sunk and damaged and 2335 casualties for the US. This included four battleships sunk. Strategically, however, the attack was a disaster. Not only did it bring Japan in a war with...