Military Photo Thread (Discussion)

Leftyflip

Aahhhh!!! Puppies!
...ahem... I mean ermmm....
Also that dog's expression is priceless! (the one looking at the M16)

whydave

whydave wrote: »

The unmanned GM A-1 Bug, which was launched from a wheeled dolly on a track laid out on the lakebed near what is now North Base and made its first successful flight on December 5, 1941.

anyone gotany info on this ??
David

sliabh

There is some information here: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/gma-1.html

Impressive accuracy requirements "should be able to hit a two square mile target at a distance of 32 km (20 miles)"

shytan

Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles
Appendix 4: Undesignated Vehicles
GM A-1
Try this Dave

Copyright © 2005 Andreas Parsch

General Motors A-1
In 1938, the U.S. Army Air Corps requested proposals to design an "aerial torpedo" aircraft (a surface-to-surface cruise missile), which should be able to hit a two square mile target at a distance of 32 km (20 miles). However, no viable responses from the aviation industry came forward. In September 1939, unmanned aviation pioneer Charles F. Kettering (see Kettering "Bug"), then working for General Motors, approached the Army Air Corps with a proposal to build a radio-controlled flying bomb. The Army accepted, and after formal specifications had been drawn up, ordered 10 examples in February 1941 (in July 1942, five more were ordered). The flying bomb was called General Motors (GM) A-1 (not to be confused with the Fleetwings A-1 aerial target of the same time period).


Photo: USAF
GM A-1




The GM A-1 was a conventional high-wing monoplane powered by a 150 kW (200 hp) piston engine. It was launched from a four-wheeled dolly, and could carry a 225 kg (500 lb) bomb over a distance of 640 km (400 miles). The initial series of four flight tests in November/December 1941 was not very successful. The first A-1 crashed immediately after take-off, and with the others it was found out that the preset and radio controls didn't work satisfactorily. Subsequent changes included a modified airframe and a new catapult launcher. A series of three test flights in March/April 1942 was a bit more successful, but control characteristics and general reliability were still rather poor.

Another slight redesign of the A-1 brought a landing gear, a new monorail launcher and a TV sensor in the nose. The latter feature was presumably intended to enable effective guidance from out-of-sight distances. Three flight attempts with this version between July and September were all unsuccessful. The final two A-1 flights occurred in late May 1943, but the basic problems of inadequate control had not been solved. Therefore the A-1 program was formally cancelled in late 1943. By that time, the Army had already ordered prototypes of the significantly larger radio-controlled flying bombs of the BQ-series (see e.g. BQ-1/BQ-2 and BQ-3), which appeared more promising.

Specifications
Data for GM A-1:

Length 4.97 m (16.3 ft)
Wingspan 6.43 m (21.1 ft)
Weight 635 kg (1400 lb)
Speed 320 km/h (200 mph)
Range 640 km (400 miles)
Propulsion Piston engine; 150 kW (200 hp)
Payload 225 kg (500 lb) high-explosive

Main Sources
[1] Kenneth P.Werrell: "The Evolution of the Cruise Missile", Air University Press, 1985



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whydave

whydave wrote: »

Tan AK !!!!!

Puding

more the peq, madbul sights and t1 red dot that gets my attention

OzCam

whydave wrote: »

Private Neil O' Farrell covers his section as it begins to enter the Green Zone near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Worsley, at the entrance to the Baluchi Valley, Afghanistan.

That AUG F88 must weigh a bleedin' ton with all those extras on it.

OzCam

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Dec. 21, 2011) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) kisses her fiancée, Fire Controlman 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, following the ship's return to homeport after a three-month deployment in the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Mann/Released)

Is is so wrong of me to wonder who names their baby girl "Citlalic". I mean, seriously?

andy_g

whydave wrote: »

Question is have they tested it at the American Embassy in Dublin

whydave

andy_g wrote: »

Question is have they tested it at the American Embassy in Dublin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf4cLlYm7LE

whydave

whydave wrote: »

I know this guy !!!!!

flashinbluelite

whydave wrote: »

whydave wrote: »

I know this guy !!!!!

is that me and Andy G ??

String

whydave wrote: »

swiftblade

Might be a silly question, but did those C23's fly from the states to here? What are their range?

andy_g

swiftblade wrote: »

Might be a silly question, but did those C23's fly from the states to here? What are their range?

Never such a thing as a stupid or silly question

They were on Nav Ex from their base in Germany but originaly flew the polar route to Germany with fuel stops before the Iraq war.

Polar route would have been from somewhere in the Us up to Canada, New Foundland, Gander Iceland/Greenland into shannon for fuel although would have had one other fuel stop along the way.

Then last stop the base in Germany Cant think of the name at the min as it slipped my mind.

swiftblade

andy_g wrote: »

Never such a thing as a stupid or silly question

They were on Nav Ex from their base in Germany but originaly flew the polar route to Germany with fuel stops before the Iraq war.

Polar route would have been from somewhere in the Us up to Canada, New Foundland, Gander Iceland/Greenland into shannon for fuel although would have had one other fuel stop along the way.

Then last stop the base in Germany Cant think of the name at the min as it slipped my mind.

Pretty long range so for their size.

andy_g

swiftblade wrote: »

Pretty long range so for their size.

From what i know of the civy version they could carry roughly 4hrs of fuel, and i think 12% reserve

Evade

andy_g wrote: »

Then last stop the base in Germany Cant think of the name at the min as it slipped my mind.

Ramstein Air Base?

andy_g

Evade wrote: »

Ramstein Air Base?

I'd say it probabley is as i know the Us Army have an Apache force there

OzCam

swiftblade wrote: »

Might be a silly question

The only stupid question is the one that gets you killed because you didn't ask it.

Wikipedia has a nice article on the C-23. Range is given as 915 nm/1,239 km to 1,030 nm/1,907 km depending on version.


whydave: Great BUFF photo.

andy_g

whydave wrote: »

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Can someone please give me eye wash Dave why are you posting pics of that monstrociety of the V-22 osprey they are a helicopter that they class as a plane eeeeewwwwwww!!!!

It was plagued with problems during the trialing phase of the 90s and then the production version has almost got rif of most of the kinks.

Oh and for a change that is one Fugly i do not like.

whydave

whydave wrote: »

The official flag of Eurocorps military contingent

We're not even on the patch !!!But I bet we see them here soon !;)

sliabh

whydave wrote: »

We're not even on the patch !!!But I bet we see there here soon !;)

We are on the beret badge and the full flag. But then we are not part of Eurocorps (although I presume we could be as neutral Austria contributes some people).

If anyone is interested, you can get the badge here http://www.kellybadge.co.uk/Stock/armbadge.htm

I thought it made a nice change from a plain European flag, and most people don't know what it is.

OzCam

Looks good, mate. Should be on the other arm though. National Flag on the left.

OzCam

It's really strange how the F-35 looks so good from some angles, and like a flying bathtub (with performance to match) from others.

The PAK-FA will find it a tasty snack, burp, and move on. Calling it Lightning is an insult to the P-38.

Decoy

whydave wrote: »

U.S. Army Rangers, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, participate in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFX) near Fort Stewart, Ga., Jan. 11, 2012.

Rangers in Multicam? I realise they are considered SF but as they are still Army I had thought that they were probably restricted to standard issue kit. Anyone got any sources on this topic?

whydave

Decoy wrote: »

Rangers in Multicam? I realise they are considered SF but as they are still Army I had thought that they were probably restricted to standard issue kit. Anyone got any sources on this topic?

Will post some more pics.
David

OzCam

If they're in training for deployment on Operation Enduring Freedom, aka Afghanistan, they're likely to be issued with Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern (OCP) OEF FR ACU. They've changed the official name again since, but frankly who cares. It's still MultiCam.

whydave

whydave wrote: »

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 is specially painted to celebrate its multiple achievements at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2012. #89-0487 is the only F-15 to have had a successful air-to-air kill and is now the only F-15 to have logged 10,000 hours of flying time.

air-to-air kill = One Mil Mi-24 to Iraq ( info )

String

whydave wrote: »

air-to-air kill = One Mil Mi-24 to Iraq ( info )

What do the axes, arrows etc mean? Are they different kills?

whydave

Censoring the Net,Thank you USA !!!
Learn more here !

Beez

whydave wrote: »

Censoring the Net,Thank you USA !!!
Learn more here !

What the hell, SOPA has not been implemented (yet?)

Edit: Oh never mind i thought it was already blocking content.

Poccington

Decoy wrote: »

Rangers in Multicam? I realise they are considered SF but as they are still Army I had thought that they were probably restricted to standard issue kit. Anyone got any sources on this topic?

Multicam has been authorised wear for years in the Regiment now.

Plus, they're part of USASOC, so they aren't constricted to the same kit issues as "Big Army".

whydave

Not the first time !!!!

whydave wrote: »

Soldiers from the French-German 291st Jagerbataillon take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background.
Link

whydave

whydave wrote: »

One for Oddy
Here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq9stKXr-yY

sorry didn't watch something wrong with my laptop

whydave

Go NAVY !!!!!!

whydave wrote: »

July 16th 2012, London UK. Link

OzCam

whydave wrote: »

Demetrius Brown demonstrates as SUV's filled with Anaheim Police pass a block of protesters in Anaheim, Calif. , Sunday, July 29, 2012. Protesters gathered in front of the Anaheim Police Department in response to two fatal police shootings last week.
Link

Whatever happened to Posse Comitatus? Oh, never mind, they're Police.
<sarcasm>That's all right then.</sarcasm>

Policing by consent; they've heard of it.

whydave

whydave wrote: »

Link

Anyone know what flash-hider this is (and were you could get one ) ?

Mr. Tezza

whydave wrote: »

Prototype of "Meron" assault rifle by Versia Military Design.

That is one weird looking gun!!! reminds me of that Israeli gun thing, whats it called? I cudn't be aresed looking it up!

Stealthirl

IMI Tavor TAR-21

Mr. Tezza

Stealthirl wrote: »

IMI Tavor TAR-21

Thats the one! thanks for sticking up a pic or it, is it just me are are all the new generation of small arms that are coming out space-age (halo) looking?

KonFusion

Can someone tell me what the black vests are that the guys on the left (in the OD) are wearing in this pic? http://www.kam.lt/images/thumbnail/?id=12744;w=1240;h=566


It's the 3rd image in Whydave's post.

sharpy2010

@ Whydave
I know this could be seen as a stupid question but what's the deal with the dealer samples?
Is it a joke or do you deal with real steel firearms?

Mr. Tezza

KonFusion wrote: »

Can someone tell me what the black vests are that the guys on the left (in the OD) are wearing in this pic? http://www.kam.lt/images/thumbnail/?id=12744;w=1240;h=566


It's the 3rd image in Whydave's post.

They look like jumpsuits/one-piece suits? never took any notice of them before

whydave

sharpy2010 wrote: »

@ Whydave
I know this could be seen as a stupid question but what's the deal with the dealer samples?
Is it a joke or do you deal with real steel firearms?

Real steel dealer in the US! And as a point of clarity I do a bit of R/S shooting as well as airsoft (although not that much in the past year)

whydave

whydave wrote: »

Link

I live in the Leb !!!!

OzCam

Defence Forces Naval Service Fibua training in Fort Davis.

No eyepro and very few of them wearing gloves.

It's typical of me to notice that Betcha no-one else did.

r0n0c

CoughARMYCough...

Steve

andy_g wrote: »

Taken from the Aviation Forum

Stage fright??

whydave

whydave wrote: »

Link
Link

Anyone see one of these ........