HomeBrew's Military thread

[Charliesheen]

[Animal]

i would love to know the ballistics of that shot. how far it was, how fast it was going, how much it dropped, what the shell weighed, etc.

[Homebrew]

On March 2, 1968, after more than a month of bloody and brutal street to street and house to house fighting, the city of Hue was declared secure.

Despite the enormous amount of losses suffered on both sides, the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces reclaimed the city and drove the remaining NVA and VC units back north.

Pictured above: A U.S. Marine holds American flag, as he sits amongst his buddies, following end of the Communist offensive in Hue on March 2, 1968.

[CentralTexasCrude]

On March 2, 1968, after more than a month of bloody and brutal street to street and house to house fighting, the city of Hue was declared secure.

Despite the enormous amount of losses suffered on both sides, the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces reclaimed the city and drove the remaining NVA and VC units back north.

Pictured above: A U.S. Marine holds American flag, as he sits amongst his buddies, following end of the Communist offensive in Hue on March 2, 1968.

The Tet offensive

[Homebrew]

Makin the grass grow.

[disco.moon]

[Bluespruce1964]

[FSchmertz]

On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on the eight-square mile, volcanic island of Iwo Jima. They would endure a five-week battle comprised of some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the entire Pacific Campaign during World War II. The goal of capturing Iwo was to secure its three vital airfields, which would provide a closer staging area for launching bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.

Within days, over 70,000 U.S. Marines would storm the beaches on Iwo Jima. Even though they were significantly outnumbered, the 21,000 soldiers of the Japanese garrison would put up a tough and murderous defense. The Marines were not prepared for the island’s labyrinth of interconnecting underground defenses.

After only four days of fighting, U.S. Marines captured the extinct volcano, Mount Suribachi, on the island’s southern point. Two American flags were raised on its summit. The second flag raising was captured by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal, who would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for the iconic photograph. However, the fighting was far from over.

The island was finally secured after 36 days of intense combat on March 26, 1945. Nearly the entire Japanese garrison of 21,000 were killed and American forces suffered over 26,000 casualties. Iwo Jima was the only battle where the U.S. Marine casualties exceeded the Japanese.

According to wiki, Mount Suribachi is dormant, not extinct. And they indicated a small eruption had occurred on Iwo Jima in May 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Suribachi

[Bluespruce1964]

[Reservoir Dog]

[CentralTexasCrude]

That's awesome

[Blast]

I think this is the best place to drop this one.

[Homebrew]

April 18, 1942: Doolittle Raid on Japan. In one of the most innovative and audacious raids of the war, sixteen B-25B medium bombers under the command of Lt. Colonel Doolittle launched from the carrier Hornet to strike the Japanese Home Islands. Although the task force was detected early and launched the bombers 200 miles further out than planned, all sixteen managed to make the Asian mainland after bombing their targets. Of the eighty crew, three were killed during the crash-landing of their aircraft, while four more eventually died in captivity. Fifteen of the Mitchell bombers were destroyed, with the final one being interned by the Soviet Union in Vladivostok. The raid did almost no material damage, but was nonetheless a huge morale boost for the American public.

[Homebrew]

Capt. Doug Zembiec, the commanding officer of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gives orders to his men over a radio prior to leaving their secured compound for a short patrol in the city of Fallujah on April 8, 2004.

He was nicknamed the "Lion of Fallujah" as a result of his heroic actions commanding Echo Company during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004. As a rifle company commander, Zembiec led 168 Marines and Navy Corpsmen in the first conventional ground assault into Fallujah. He earned the Silver Star and the Bronze Star with Combat Distinguishing Device and also received two Purple Hearts due to wounds incurred in action.

Years later, Zembiec was serving in the Ground Branch of the CIA's Special Activities Division in Iraq when he was killed by small arms fire while leading a raid in Baghdad on May 11, 2007. Zembiec was leading a unit of Iraqi forces he had helped train. Reports from fellow servicemen that were present when he was killed indicate that he had warned his troops to get down before doing so himself and was hit by enemy fire. The initial radio report indicated "five wounded and one martyred" with Zembiec having been killed and his men saved by his warning.

[CentralTexasCrude]

April 18, 1942: Doolittle Raid on Japan. In one of the most innovative and audacious raids of the war, sixteen B-25B medium bombers under the command of Lt. Colonel Doolittle launched from the carrier Hornet to strike the Japanese Home Islands. Although the task force was detected early and launched the bombers 200 miles further out than planned, all sixteen managed to make the Asian mainland after bombing their targets. Of the eighty crew, three were killed during the crash-landing of their aircraft, while four more eventually died in captivity. Fifteen of the Mitchell bombers were destroyed, with the final one being interned by the Soviet Union in Vladivostok. The raid did almost no material damage, but was nonetheless a huge morale boost for the American public.

The story about the bomber and it's crew that landed in the USSR is almost untold and unbelievable. Because the Russians had a neutrality pact with Japan, they were forced to treat them like POW's except just under house arrest. After 9 months, they let them "escape. They were smuggled over borders from Iran, Afghanistan to India and finally flown home to the States well over a year after the mission.

[Homebrew]

TDIH May 27, 1919, one of three U.S. Navy Curtiss NC-4 flying boats arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, becoming the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

[Burn1dwn]

It took 19 days and numerous stops. It is amazing how fast air travel has evolved in the last 100 years.

[Homebrew]

[Homebrew]

Second Lieutenant Walter Sidlowski kneels over the blanket covered body of an American soldier he had just helped rescue from the surf off Omaha Beach. Exhausted, Sidlowski appears motionless. His dripping wet uniform hugged by an inflated life belt, his face tortured and staring as though he is looking at someone but can’t find the words to speak.

Behind him the scene carries on, other men work to treat those that were saved while waves churn the waters of the English Channel beneath a vast invasion armada. Yet Sidlowski is still, caught in the moment by US Army Signal Corps photographer Walter Rosenblum in one of the most famous images of D-Day.

This image quickly became one of the most iconic of D-Day, used and reproduced by the thousands to represent the titanic struggle that started on the beaches of Northern France on June 6. The only complication to this representation is this photo was taken on June 7, D+1.

[Homebrew]

[Homebrew]

B-24 of the 308th Bomb Group, Pacific theater.

[Homebrew]

[CentralTexasCrude]

Holy Crap. What an awesome looking machine

[saltydog]

Holy Crap. What an awesome looking machine

But we can't have healthcare or afford to pay teachers...

[CentralTexasCrude]

Holy Crap. What an awesome looking machine

But we can't have healthcare or afford to pay teachers...

Every fucking thread. Actually I agree with you. We spend more on the military than the next 26 countries combined and 25 of those are our allies. It was something Trump was working on.