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Aniallator said:
Ah, didn't know that. It's a Gewehrgranate 30, yes? I'd love if the German grenadiers can also use them as hand grenades in TW. Are they detonated by contact or a fuse?
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If i remember correctly, you screw of the bottom part and simply pull it, it should be connected with a cord triggering a friction time fuse of 4.5 seconds.
If you shoot it normally with a specially designed blank for rifle grenade usage then it explodes on impact. If it fails to explode on impact it auto destructs after 11 seconds.
 
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Fallschirmjäger man an MG 42 on a I'd guess a Lafette mount, Normandy, 1944.
 
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A photo taken from the turret of a German bomber, date unknown. Unsure of what bomber, anyone know? [MENTION=147]VonMudra[/MENTION]?
 
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Yep the Heinkel He-111, was one of the main German medium bombers! They saw service before the war in the Spanish Civil War with the Condor Legion, and took part in the Guernica bombing! They were the main bombers to attack British cities during the Battle of Britain. They are famous for having that glass-paneled dome in the front of the plane!

WWII planes are the most fascinating of them all! They are all a true piece of art!
 
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Ah, thanks! I assumed an He 111, but there being Do 217s and Ju 88s and whatnot, wasn't sure. And Flying, it's that bullet-shaped fuselage that gets me! Sure the 111 can't compare to the B-17 or the Lancaster, but it's so, so much prettier :)
 
VonMudra

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Personally, I always prefered the E-type and earlier, with the more traditional stepped cockpit. But the pointed glass noise did have a lot more advantages (roomier, better vision, faster speed, less drag/weight).
 
Feldmeijer

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Personally, I always prefered the E-type and earlier, with the more traditional stepped cockpit. But the pointed glass noise did have a lot more advantages (roomier, better vision, faster speed, less drag/weight).
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Ohh I totally agree! Stepped cockpits are way sexier, for example the Ju-86.
 
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I have a quote for your picture:

Enterprise and other ships of her screen in action during the Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 October 1942. One bomb is exploding off her stern, while two Japanese dive bombers are visible directly above the carrier and towards the centre of the image. A flash from the battleship South Dakota's (BB-57) anti-aircraft guns can be seen in the distance.
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And some extra information about the said battle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
 
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A month following D-Day, Howard's gliders haven't been moved from where they landed. Café Gondrée can be seen at right.




Post D-Day. In the foreground is a Flak 38 emplacement (you can see this emplacement in the Pegasus Bridge screenshots and video), and in the background the Gondrée.
 
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It is actually a 50MM bunker AT gun. We currently have not had the time, sadly, to make one yet, so we have a 20mm Flak 38 in there as placeholder until one can be made.
 
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VonMudra said:
It is actually a 50MM bunker AT gun. We currently have not had the time, sadly, to make one yet, so we have a 20mm Flak 38 in there as placeholder until one can be made.
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Ah, thanks Mudra! Is this the same AT gun that Howard's men had so much fun using on D-Day?
 
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