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OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 10:11 pm
by Footslogger
This is a video of 4 bazookas that would fire simultaneously.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f2f_1464462578
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 5:10 am
by wdolson
Seems like mostly a waste of ammo to me.
Bill
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 10:33 am
by guytipton41
ORIGINAL: wdolson
Seems like mostly a waste of ammo to me.
Bill
Humm,
This is the US Army, wasting ammo and supply is a feature.
Cheers,
Guy
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 10:38 am
by geofflambert
Much more clever would be to turn Zippo lighters into flame throwers. Every self-respecting soldier had a Zippo.
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 1:49 am
by wdolson
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Much more clever would be to turn Zippo lighters into flame throwers. Every self-respecting soldier had a Zippo.
My father saw that done. One of the favorite tricks guys in his unit did was fill their Zippos with 140 octane avgas, then they would go into town and wait for someone to stick a cigarette in their mouth and offer to light it for them. It shot a flame about a foot high.
I would think the danger of burning your hand would be kind of high, but young 20 somethings have always been known to do risky behaviors.
Bill
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 1:46 pm
by rustysi
Every self-respecting soldier had a Zippo.
Yup.
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 5:12 pm
by GI Jive
Here's a pic of a similar device added to a PT boat:
http://pt-king.gdinc.com/images/bazookaman-6.jpg
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 6:23 pm
by geofflambert
His gloves don't go with his shoes. Major faux pas.
As opposed to a captain faux pas or a colonel faux pas.
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:49 am
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
His gloves don't go with his shoes. Major faux pas.
As opposed to a captain faux pas or a colonel faux pas.
I would be good at the General Faux Pas if I was paid enough and had a staff car...
RE: OT: Improvized Bazooka in Italy 1944
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:26 pm
by geofflambert
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
His gloves don't go with his shoes. Major faux pas.
As opposed to a captain faux pas or a colonel faux pas.
I would be good at the General Faux Pas if I was paid enough and had a staff car...
Almost 2 o'clock in the AM Manitoba? Were you staying up for the Northern Lights? O'clock? I had noticed that o'possums were Irish but now I see even time is. We're all doomed.
