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Corporal Seyit
Here’s the last of the Competition articles. This was originally written by bigmantr from the EU server. With his permission I’ve gone through and tweaked some of the English for a better flow, and...
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Foiled Again
Bit of a short one this week, so apologies. My originally planned article proved to be much harder to research than I thought. An article normally takes me about four hours. After that period of time...
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Japanese Monster?
A couple of weeks ago I was flicking through an Archive here in the UK. I was mostly after light tank related information. I then saw a file simply called "light tanks". So a file in a UK archive...
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Palestine MKIII
During April 1936 the British mandate in Palestine was rocked by an armed revolt and insurgency by the Arabs living in the area. The violence was targeted at the Jews and the British forces stationed...
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The British 88?
A question I often see asked is "Why didn't the British use the 3.7" AA gun like the German 88?". By that they mean why not crank its elevation down to 0 degrees and start knocking out tanks. This is...
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Tiger gets the Bird
Despite what many say the British anti-tank guns of World War Two were always a match for their targets. This happened simply because the British tended to look forwards. Just as the two pounder was...
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Don't Panic!
Due to real life workload and time issues, the articles for the next few weeks will be a bit shorter than normal. On the plus side it means I can use some of the funnier or more interesting pieces I've...
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The Cambridge Camal
Last week we looked at amateur hour when it comes to inventing anti-tank weapons. This time around lets look at what craziness the scientists can come up with.In this particular case the shell came...
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Pitfalls of tank Design
Earlier in the week on April 1st I asked the following question on my Facebook page:"There's a large debate on which is the better rifle, the Mauser or the Lee Enfield. Well True or False:The record...
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Tigers for Breakfast
The following article is put together from multiple sources, each one not quite tying up with the others. So some of the elements may later turn out to be out of sequence.By January 1943 the war had...
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The Best Laid Plans
A few weeks ago I covered an action of C Coy, 6th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment in 1936 when deployed to Palestine for the Arab Revolt. Well the file that came had several other reports, so here's...
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Schwimmpanzer 36
In the middle of the week I once again put a quiz up on my Facebook page. The question was "What is this?" As several of you guessed its body armour, but for what animal? Answer after the article. On...
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Who Rules the Waves?
Question:This week I asked How much did Nicholas Straussler get paid for inventing the DD tank. Answer after the article. As you may be aware the World of Warships has finally released the Royal Navy...
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Some old Junk
Those of you who follow my Facebook page will have seen that this week I didn't do my usual mid week post, with added madness. This was because I was away. That's the bad news, the good news is I was...
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Fat Fox
Mid week Quiz: I asked you to identify this turret.In the early 70's the British developed and introduced into service the FV721 Fox armoured car. At the same time they envisioned a command and...
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Hero Carrier
Mid week quiz: This week I asked you to identify this tank. Answer as usual after the article.Last week I was asked to do an article on the humble British Carriers, so here it is.The carrier series has...
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Hail Hydran!
Thanks to Vollketten from the NA server for his help with this article.Tiny engineering companies sprang up all over the place before the Second World War. Some make it big and expand into the giant...
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Sticks and Stones
Before we get on with today's article, I'd like to ask your opinion. Earlier in the week I mentioned I'm working on some books. My current plan is here. However what I'd like to know is which book...
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Cars and Bridges
Today is another request, I was asked about armoured cars. Reconnaissance units often roam ahead of the main forces, but don't hang about once the heavy mob show up in tanks, so finding accounts of...
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The last Battle
If I were to ask you when the final battle between a Panzer IV and a Sherman took place, what would be your answer?How many people said 1945? Well it was later than that, a lot later. During the 1967...
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