Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Sept 15, 2016 15:45:59 GMT
...tanks were first used in combat, at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
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Post by ll SkagPipe ll on Sept 15, 2016 18:45:53 GMT
They had an interview on the radio (it was BBC radio in USA) this morning with an officer of one of the seven tanks that were fielded that day. He talked about how they were petrified. Poor visibility. No feeling of support. Extremely hot in the metal box. Amazing.
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Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Sept 15, 2016 20:44:29 GMT
They had an interview on the radio (it was BBC radio in USA) this morning with an officer of one of the seven tanks that were fielded that day. He talked about how they were petrified. Poor visibility. No feeling of support. Extremely hot in the metal box. Amazing. I think that might have been a recorded interview, last I heard all the First World War veterans were dead. |
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Post by ll SkagPipe ll on Sept 15, 2016 21:17:09 GMT
Prima facie, buddy. He'd have to be 120-125. I guess my wording wasn't very good.
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Post by imhidingshh on Sept 15, 2016 21:27:22 GMT
They had an interview on the radio (it was BBC radio in USA) this morning with an officer of one of the seven tanks that were fielded that day. He talked about how they were petrified. Poor visibility. No feeling of support. Extremely hot in the metal box. Amazing. Not to mention the fumes inside the tank, a lot of crew complained of nausea and motion sickness when inside. |
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Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm
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Faith, King, Empire
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The cause of labour is the hope of the world
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Date registered: Feb 13, 2016 17:06:06 GMT
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Sept 15, 2016 21:37:00 GMT
They had an interview on the radio (it was BBC radio in USA) this morning with an officer of one of the seven tanks that were fielded that day. He talked about how they were petrified. Poor visibility. No feeling of support. Extremely hot in the metal box. Amazing. Not to mention the fumes inside the tank, a lot of crew complained of nausea and motion sickness when inside. I've just started reading a book about that sort of thing, one of the really big issues was the jolting. There's stories of tanks hitting bit ditches or shell holes and knocking everyone unconscious. One tank got its commander's skull caved in. There's also a story where they demonstrate a tank to George V. The tank tries to cross a big ditch to demonstrate its capabilities but it just nosedives in and gets stuck. They manage to get it out and it rolls up next to the king and three of the crew get out to salute him. Everyone else stays in the tank because they've all been knocked unconscious. |
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