Takom

[Mossie]

M29C Weasel Arctic/Antarctic expedition (US Army)
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[PR19_Kit]

Too late for the GB though!

[Weaver]

Un-rotated Projectile (UP) launcher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrotated_Projectile

Hood specific: http://www.hmshood.org.uk/ship/aaa.htm



Thanks to Greg (GTX_Admin) over on BtS for the above information & links.

My dad served on the land-based equivalent of those, known as Z-Rockets, during the war.

On one occasion, they fired their salvo at German bombers approaching London, from their position on one side of the Thames, to no great effect. About an hour after the raid ended, a staff car rolled up and disgorged a red-faced major who demanded to see their CO. Raised voices were subsequently heard from inside the command post. Apparently all the spent rocket tubes from dad's battery had fallen onto the major's conventional AAA battery on the other side of the river, causing merry hell...

Z-Rockets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Battery

Dad was Royal Artillery. When the Z-Rockets began to be handed over to the Home Guard, he was moved onto AA gun-laying radar and stayed on that duty for the rest of the war.

[Wardukw]

Un-rotated Projectile (UP) launcher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrotated_Projectile

Hood specific: http://www.hmshood.org.uk/ship/aaa.htm



Thanks to Greg (GTX_Admin) over on BtS for the above information & links.

My dad served on the land-based equivalent of those, known as Z-Rockets, during the war.

On one occasion, they fired their salvo at German bombers approaching London, from their position on one side of the Thames, to no great effect. About an hour after the raid ended, a staff car rolled up and disgorged a red-faced major who demanded to see their CO. Raised voices were subsequently heard from inside the command post. Apparently all the spent rocket tubes from dad's battery had fallen onto the major's conventional AAA battery on the other side of the river, causing merry hell...

Z-Rockets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Battery

Dad was Royal Artillery. When the Z-Rockets began to be handed over to the Home Guard, he was moved onto AA gun-laying radar and stayed on that duty for the rest of the war.

The simple rule of gravity..what goes up must come down 😆 🤣
In case on the other side of the Thames  lol😄