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« Reply #480 on: 22-07-2013, 00:07:37 »
During WWI? Yes, the Ottomans did use chemical weapons although... I'll have to look it up and edit this post later, I know what instance I'm thinking about but it was a one time thing, be surprised if I can even find it on the internet.

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La Renaissance was a French language newspaper based in Constantinople in 1918-1920. It was of course all news that concerned Armenians. It was either printed for propaganda purposes, or to counter any censorship but it should be noted that decades later survivors and others would confirm the paper's daily reports. It's also very important to modern historians as it covered the postwar trials and is good for cross-referencing.
Now, during the third session of the Trabzon trials it was brought to light by doctors that in two schools, gas, and gas equipment, was used on school children. This was covered in an article which is sourced by well known authors in dozens of books, and if you could find it I'm sure it will detail this part of the trial. You might even find what gas was used and who ordered it.
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« Reply #481 on: 22-07-2013, 00:07:31 »
I did some research, looks like Russians used some against Ottomans in the Caucausian front, but no more info.

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« Reply #482 on: 24-07-2013, 15:07:29 »
Were there ever lafettes/scoped MGs mounted on half-tracks? Seems like they would greatly increase their effect.
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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #483 on: 24-07-2013, 16:07:36 »
Never seen such, though some tracks and such used a lafette style mount for recoil/aiming, I've never seen one with scope attached.

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« Reply #484 on: 24-07-2013, 16:07:54 »
Were there ever lafettes/scoped MGs mounted on half-tracks? Seems like they would greatly increase their effect.

Lafettes are a bit bulky for half tracks, and the mount is pretty stable as it is. Would have been a lot of work for little gain. The scope cannot be mounted directly to the MG, making a "scoped MG" not very practical at least for mounting on armored prime movers.
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« Reply #485 on: 09-08-2013, 17:08:55 »
Can somebody explain to me the purpose of the whirlpool thing camo on the propellor nose?

And the little thing on the left.?

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« Reply #486 on: 09-08-2013, 17:08:48 »
Little thing on the left is an air intake for the engine. so that it can do its combustion. Little things underneath the wing are its radiators, since it is a water cooled engine.

The thing in front of the propeller is just to make it more visible if it turns i sepose.

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« Reply #487 on: 09-08-2013, 17:08:00 »
The thing in front of the propeller is just to make it more visible if it turns i sepose.

Yup, also modern jetengines have it for the same reason
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« Reply #488 on: 09-08-2013, 21:08:34 »
It also just looks cool.  Never doubt the power of something just "looking nice."

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« Reply #489 on: 10-08-2013, 16:08:20 »
Well, this Rolls Royce RB211-22 (powering Lockheed Tristar and older Boeing 747s) doesn't have that kind of painting.



This GE CF-6-80C2 (powers Boeing 767s) doesn't have that as well.



I used to think that it is there to scare off birds or at least make it visible to them.

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« Reply #490 on: 10-08-2013, 20:08:58 »
In the case of modern airliners, it's a easy way to tell if the engine is running on a busy and noisy airfield where the ground crew is wearing hearing protection.

During WWII different nose cone and propeller blade tip paint patterns were used in identification purposes as well as safety.
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« Reply #491 on: 15-08-2013, 23:08:19 »
How do prop hub mounted cannons or Motorkanone work? I believe most of them are blowback-operated, but how are the axle and the barrel related to each other?
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« Reply #492 on: 16-08-2013, 00:08:38 »
I'll say again, never doubt the power of something just looking 'neat.'  ID purposes, safety, etc, were all secondary to the swirl just looking cool....

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« Reply #493 on: 16-08-2013, 06:08:40 »
How do prop hub mounted cannons or Motorkanone work? I believe most of them are blowback-operated, but how are the axle and the barrel related to each other?

I think they are mounted inside a hollow prop bearing.

I'll refer to my Avia Graphica airplane cutaway diagrams for more information.

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« Reply #494 on: 22-08-2013, 12:08:16 »
When president Hindenburg died, it was even more easy for Hitler to grab power, is what i've always learned, but what actually happened to the function of president? Hitler became Reichskansler and president? Or did the president function disappear or did some nazi take that function over?
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