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German Frogmen in Action I
Alongside the development of the Linsen, the emergence of Kriegsmarine Kampfschwimmer (frogmen) is another aspect of the K-VerbĂ€nde development intertwined with units of the Brandenburgers. This time there was additional inter-service cross-pollination with the amalgamation of men from the Waffen SS and Sicherheitdienst (SD â SS Security Police) as well as Abwehr personnel. Frogman delivery of explosives was an idea…
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Operation Source: Midget Submarine Attack on the Tirpitz, 22 September 1943 Part II
Makin, Johne; Operation âSourceâ, 22 September 1943; Royal Navy Submarine Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/operation-source-22-september-1943-23973 X-CRAFT TRAINING By August 1942, most of the volunteers had been screened, and those that met the standards were sent to HMS Varbel at Port Bannatyne, Scotland, to begin training. Varbel was the old Kyles Hydropathic Hotel and…
Operation Source: Midget Submarine Attack on the Tirpitz, 22 September 1943 Part III
On 19 September only four X-craft remained operational. During the transit Rear Admiral, Submarines, had transmitted their attack orders. The X-5, X-6, and X-7 would attack the Tirpitz, X-8 would attack the pocket battleship Lutzow, and X-9 and X-10 would attack the battle cruiser Scharnhorst. With X-8 scuttled, the Lutzow…
Operation Source: Midget Submarine Attack on the Tirpitz, 22 September 1943 Part IV
ANALYSIS Critique The primary objective of Operation Source was to sink the Tirpitz, and although the battleship did not settle on the bottom of Kaafjord, it was disabled sufficiently to render it ineffective. One would have to conclude, therefore, that the mission was a success. The failure of X-5, X-8,…
Stealth Black Hawk
David Cenciotti The first images of the remains of a helicopter used by US Navy SEAL Team Six in Operation Neptuneâs Spear, the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, caused a stir among aviation experts and enthusiasts globally. The images, which began appearing on social media on May 2, 2011,…
160th SOAR (A)
MH-6M serial 81-23632 prepares to land alongside an MH-47G. Both types are operated by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). MH-60M serial 13-20268 of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment prepares to land at Naval Base Guam while conducting joint training with the 1st Marine Raider Battalionâs Marine Special…
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment â
A Delta Force operator in west Baghdad, October 2003. He carries an M4A1 with EOTech optic and Knights Armament QD suppressor. Note the custom-built forward grip incorporating buttons for both his light mount and infrared laser. The `ZE4âČ patch is known as a `zap numberâ and can be used to…