Author Topic: Whats this? (Read 258 times)

Kommandant · « **on:** October 27, 2003, 03:29:47 AM »

Ok, Sorry Brady... but I am gonna just put up a couple of pics here and ask peeps what they are. Not trying to capitolize on your idea, just trying to get in more posts.

This?

And until today, I had never seen this before.

Bodhi · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2003, 06:58:35 AM »

#1 pic

A goofy looking camo job on a nazi ship?

#2 pic

PB4Y carrying an early guided bomb.

frank3 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2003, 07:04:34 AM »

first one must be the HMS Flower (

)
second one, B24 with, yes, guided bomb/rocket

Charon · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2003, 09:48:53 AM »

1. USS California (maybe Tennessee) after modernization in late WW2.

2. The Bat Radar guided glide bomb, the first fire and forget weapon in the category. It is credited with sinking a destroyer and a number of transports in the last year of the war.

Charon