Picture of the Day (Other eras)

[hOMEr_jAy]

I find the lack of posts in this thread disturbing!

Approaching unknown territory: Two German Air Force Transall cargo planes evacuated 132 foreigners from Lybia during Operation Pegasus. (Bundeswehr)

[Rataxes]

Navy A montage of seven views showing parts of the launching of a Trident I C-4 missile from the submerged nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (SSBN-657) and the Trident's re-entry bodies as they plunge into the earth's atmosphere and then into the Atlantic Ocean. Date Shot: 2 Oct 1981

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

It's like watching a strange animal give birth...

[Eat Uranium]

Japanese soldiers aid a wounded Russian

[VonMudra]

Ah yes....the days when the Japanese army actually treated its enemies with respect, dignity, and by the rules of war:

German PoWs returning to Wilhelmshaven, Germany from Japan in February 1920.

The germans POWs from the battle of Tsingtao were well treated and fully cared for by the Japanese.  Of interest, during the victory parade and official surrender of the fort, the Germans gave a full salute to the japanese soldiers, but then when the british marched by (the british had barely been in contact during the siege), the germans turned around and faced the other way.  When the british general complained, the japanese general told him, basically, "deal with it."

[Rawhide]

The Battle of Lowestoft, June 13, 1665, showing HMS Royal Charles and the Eendracht.

The Second Anglo–Dutch War was part of a series of four Anglo-Dutch Wars fought between the English (later British) and the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries for control over the seas and trade routes.

[Fuchs]

More love for naval battles of that era 



Battle of Texel, United Provinces vs England and France. Resulted in a victory for the UP.

[Tolga<3]

Waka Waka eh eh its time for Libya

Total number of people we've evacuated from Libya so far is 22,700. 18,000 of which are Turkish citizens and the rest are citizens of other countries.

[THeTA0123]

Nice photo's tolga

Belgium is doing help to!



Our little airbus on route to evacuate citizens aswel.
She has been a cursed bitch in maintance though.

[Tolga<3]

"Belgian Defence"

Best defence is a good offense  Alot of countries mainly used aircraft to evacuate citizens, but its much easier to evacuate via ship and then take the ship to Italy Malta or somewhere else in EU and then fly them to their countries. The Libyans havent been reliable in letting aircraft land at their airports.

[THeTA0123]

Ye we had plannes to send in ships aswel, but the Louise marie is refitting from a 6 month missions and the Leopold 1 is out on a mission to far away

But you're right, nothing beats a good navy

[ZeG]

After forces loyal to Ivory Coast's strongman Laurent Gbagbo sprayed a rally of female demonstrators with gunfire on March 3, residents of Abobo gathered the sandals left behind by fleeing protesters. Sirah Drane, who helped organize the march, said she was holding a megaphone and preparing to address the large crowd that had gathered at a traffic circle in Abobo. "That's when we saw the tanks," she said. "There were thousands of women. And we said to ourselves, 'They won't shoot at women.' ... I heard a boom. They started spraying us. ... I tried to run and fell down. The others trampled me. Opening fire on unarmed women? It's inconceivable."

[Viktor2a5]

What you think of the Danish Humvee

[G.Drew]

the armour is kinda pointless considering theres no windows.

[Viktor2a5]

you dont need windows, its a recon vehicle