Tag Picture Quiz

[Deleted member 6559]

Got it. It's the Suur Toll, steam icebreaker, berthed Tallinn, Estonia.

 

[rickoshea52]

Got it. It's the Suur Toll, steam icebreaker, berthed Tallinn, Estonia.

Good spot.
She’s a visitor attraction now and is part of the Seaplane Hangar museum in Tallinn and well worth a visit alongside the Lembit submarine.

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Trouble is, this is getting addictive! I keep telling myself not to spend hours searching Google, but....

Whassis?

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Peter.
I've just spent half an hour looking at WW1 Q ships! (Estonian.I ask you!)
Jon.

 

[Tim Marlow]

It has what looks like a “squirt” handle at the back, and a cone at the front to spread the liquid. Also looks like a lamp at the front which could be a pilot light, so I would guess at some sort of early chemical weapon, perhaps a Chinese flame thrower?
Cheers
Tim

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Or a hand held version of the Byzantine ship-mounted Greek fire projector.

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Jon, Jon, Jon - how do you do it?

It's a modern reproduction of a Cheirosiphon, a Byzantine Greek Fire projector, mid C12th.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Ha ha.Tim did the hard work there.
Now let me think.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

I came across this photo and didn't know what it was.What is it?

 

[Tim Marlow]

French half track.....

 

[Tim Marlow]

Le spw u304 F

 

[Tim Marlow]

Gasoline make one....

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Ah oui monsieur Tim.
Used in large numbers by 21st Panzer Division around Caen due to shortages of 250/251.
Jon.

 

[Jakko]

Le spw u304 F

Beat me to it …

BTW, does anyone have data on this vehicle, such as armour thickness, automotive performance, etc.? Anything except the bare basics is very hard to find for it

 

[Tim Marlow]

I know, my 20mm Jerries are 21st div and I nearly bought one to go with ‘em....in the end I bought the PSC 250s because there were three of them and I could do three different vehicles for the same price. France invented the half track I think....
I’ll have a think and post something soon....
Cheers
Tim

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Jakko
Apparently minitracks.fr have done a book on them, but the site is in French and I’m not so I can’t check

Edit....
Found it, it’s trackstory No 12...

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Jakko.
There's some info. on U304 in the Encyclopaedia of German Tanks including armour thickness.
What do you need?
Jon.

 

[Jakko]

Not the world’s best-laid-out website … but a bit of searching doers turn up a book on French halftracks that seems detailed enough. I might just order it someday — thanks for the pointer

@Jon: which Encyclopaedia of German Tanks are we talking about, exactly?

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Not the world’s best-laid-out website … but a bit of searching doers turn up a book on French halftracks that seems detailed enough. I might just order it someday — thanks for the pointer

@Jon: which Encyclopaedia of German Tanks are we talking about, exactly?

This one.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

This one.View attachment 305637