Dr-Uchron99

Return of Uchon, a French Tumblr interestd about History, science, military stuff and Music, free to ask me questions (Nota Bene ,this a new Tumblr after supression of Uchron99 and FrenchWarfare)

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A shepherd leads his flock past a French AMX-13 Mle. 51 near the Camp de La Courtine during Exercise Valmy. October 1962.

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Austro-Hungarian Sturmtruppen training with a captured Italian Vickers machine gun in Levico, March 1917

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Caught in a storm during sea trials, the Russian prototype space vessel Boris Godunov takes first flight rather than count on the mercy of the Baltic in October. While her salvaged Martian gravity engine was not yet fully understood, she flew and proved the theory. The bad weather of a Tuesday in 1909 would have far ranging consequences.

Another illustration for my book, Spacecraft of the First World War.

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The J7W1, designated as Shinden (震電), was a prototype fighter plane featuring a distinctive design with wings positioned at the rear of the fuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine. Development was led by Masayoshi Tsuruno, beginning in 1942-43, with the aim of creating a high-speed 400 kn canard-type aircraft. This design aimed to maximize fuselage space by relocating the engine and pilot to the rear of the plane, thus allowing for more armament to be concentrated in the nose. As Japan's wartime situation deteriorated, the focus of the J7W1's development shifted from being a general fighter to a high-altitude interceptor. This change was driven by the increasing threat posed by American high-altitude bombing raids conducted by B-24s and B-29s. Despite its innovative design and potential, the J7W1 saw only limited production and testing. Only two prototypes were completed before Japan's surrender, preventing the aircraft from being deployed in combat.

The Kyushu J7W1 Shinden plays a pivotal role in the 2023 film Godzilla Minus One, piloted by Kōichi Shikishima to fight the monster.

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Ross Rifle Mark III with Warner & Swasey Scope from Canada dated to 1915 on display at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England

Due to a very fast but overly complex "straight pull" bolt and its unreliability in mud, the Ross rifle was abandonded for the SMLE in 1916. It survived as a sniping rifle, into the Second World War as well, and used heavily by the Canadian snipers. The Warner and Swasey scope had a 5x magnification but the closeness of the ocular lens often resulted in flinching and bruising.

Many Canadian snipers were employed by the British Empire in the First World War due to their experience in hunting and stalking. One of the most famous was Francis Pegahmagabow, an Ojibwe soldier credited with killing 378 German soldiers and capturing 300 more.

Photographs taken by myself 2024

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Kaiten submarines mounted on top of another submarine, 1945

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The Mannlicher Model 1886, 1888, 1890, and 1895.

In 1886 many world powers were beginning to adopt bolt action repeating rifles to replace their older single shot breech loaders.  In the Austro-Hungarian Empire a gun designer named Ferdinand Von Mannlicher.  Unlike the many Mauser and competing design which used a turn bolt system, Mannlicher designed a new action which was a straight pull, like the Rubin Schmidt rifles of Switzerland.  This mean’t that the user only needed to work the action forward and back to load a new round from the magazine and eject an empty cartridge.

The first Mannlicher design was the Model 1886, which was chambered for a large 11mm cartridge.  The new rifle performed well in Austro-Hungarian field trials, especially against the older Werndl single shot breechloader.  Along with the straight pull action the Mannlicher rifle used an en bloc clip, one of the first rifles in history to do so.  This mean’t the user inserted his five rounds clip and all into the magazine.  Once empty the clip would be automatically ejected, allowing the rifle to be loaded with a new clip.  The Austro-Hungarian Army immediately adopted the design, which became very popular with the troops.  The straight pull design and en bloc clip loading system gave the Mannlicher a firing rate that was much faster than the average late 19th century bolt action rifle.  As a result, soldiers nicknamed the Mannlicher the “ruck-zuck” (right now, very quick).  

Two years later the M1888 was introduced.  At the time smaller caliber high velocity rounds were becoming more popular, thus the M1888 was chambered for an 8x50R cartridge.  Two years later the Austro-Hungarian Army switched to smokeless powder, leading to the development of the M1890.  Older M1888’s were also converted to smokeless, but used an 8X52R cartridge and were designated M88-90.  A large number of M1886’s were also rechambered for 8x50R smokeless, and where designated M86-90.

The last major Mannlicher straight pull model was the M1895, which was refinement of all older designs.  They were primarily produced in 8x50R, but was also manufactured in a wide variety of calibers.  The Mannlicher rifle would serve the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I.  After the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the supply of Mannlicher rifles was divided up among Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and a number of Balkan states.  The Mannlicher saw service with many nations during World War II as well.  Even the Germans used it, rechambering them for 8x57 Mauser.  Today Mannlichers are highly sought by both antiques collectors, target shooters, and hunters.

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Men of the Ulster Volunteer Force in training, 1914.  Opposed to the IRA, the UVA was opposed to Irish Home Rule.  Incredibly despite being loyal to the United Kingdom, they were armed by Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I.

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Hi ! I enjoy seeing your posts on my dash, esp the ones talking about weapons stuff and all. There's that one meme about Isonzo thing that I don't get at all ? Was it a tough battle and that's why the man always get hurt like an idiot in the same way a multiple times ? Sorry for the dumb ask ;__;

Not a dumb question at all. Basically the Battles of the Isonzo River were a series of battles between Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I.  It was a bloody meat grinder where the Italian Army conducted a series of frontal assaults against heavily fortified Austro-Hungarian lines resulting in horrific casualties.  Between 1915 and 1917 Italy conducted a dozen of these frontal assaults without being able to break Austro-Hungarian lines.  Despite failure after failure the Italian Army continued these suicidal frontal assaults in pretty much the exact same place and fashion. As a result 650,000 Italians and 450,000 Austrians and Hungarians were killed.

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“In flight over the Japanese city of Kobe, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress trails smoke and fire, on July 17, 1945.”

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Norinco TT Olympia

Semi-automatic pistol chambered in.22 LR, this is a Chinese copy of the Walther Olympia. Designed to be a target and competition pistol, the Norincos shipped with a unique barrel weight that attached to the front of the frame. They are supposedly very accurate though some owners comment on them being picky on ammo that you use. On average a Norinco TT Olympia will run you $200~. In comparison, the Walther Olympia which this pistol is based on will cost you upwards of $3,000+. (GRH)

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PGM Hecate II

French soldiers of the BOALI operation in Central African Republic keep a lookout at the Bangui airport on October 10, 2013. The Central African Republic has been shaken by a recent increase in clashes between ex-rebels of the Muslim Seleka coalition that led the coup and local self-defense groups formed by rural Christian residents, the religion of around 80 percent of the population. The poor but mineral-rich nation was plunged into chaos when a coalition of rebels and armed movements ousted longtime president Bozize and took the capital Bangui in March. (AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO)

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Arrival

French troops stand at the airport runway in Bangui December 10, 2013. President Francois Hollande flew into Central African Republic hours after two French soldiers were killed in fighting and praised his troops for tackling “horrendous violence” against women and children and helping avert a slide into civil war. (REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun)

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The magazine Ilustração Portuguesa, 1 November 1915, showing the alleged German attack on the Portuguese ship Douro.

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An Italian officer of the Marcello-class submarine Barbarigo, speaking with two sailors on deck in 1942.