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What man can and will do when needed is so awsome!!
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5 entries up to now, and waiting for a revision by RvM with a visible Graf Spee or any other choice.
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Dirt Bismarck
A Target of the battleship Bismarck, made out of dirt and wood, central new mexico |
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| Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:42 am |
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6 entries.
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| Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:59 am |
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HMS Belfast – Cruiser. Flagship of 10th cruiser squadron. Part of squadron that sank Scharnhorst (with Norfolk, Sheffield, Suffolk and HMS Prince of Wales). Escorted carriers on raid on Tirpitz. Bombarded Juno and Gold beaches on D-Day. Currently a museum ship in London, England. 51°30'23.39"N 0° 4'52.99"W
More history at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hms_belfast
Being a Canadian, I was tempted to go for the HMCS Haida - it's an actual WAS mini, and the lone representative of the Canadian Navy. Unfortunately, the Google Earth picture of it in Hamilton harbour really doesn't do it justice. That image doesn't let you see the ladder they used to climb up when they had to pour in the blackpowder and tamp in the cannon balls on the 4.7" guns ! (The Dutch have a Cruiser, and we're getting a 900 tonne Corvette in a future set ? The Americans get another Battleship - the Arizona doesn't even have 900 tonnes ABOVE WATER - but I'm not bitter...) 
The shadows on the Belfast make it look like its ready for action - Belfast also gets bonus points for helping sink 2 other minis... |
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| Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:57 am |
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The British battleship that helped sink the German battlecruiser was the sister ship of Prince of Wales, the HMS Duke of York. 
(The Prince of Wales had been sunk by Japanese aircraft long before this Battle of North Cape.)
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| Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:10 pm |
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You're right - HMS Duke of York it was...
But HMCS Morden would have kicked Scharnhorst's butt if she was in the area ! (think Samuel B Roberts on 2/3 scale, with only a 4" gun and no torpedoes...but crewed by bloodthirsty Canadians - men who volunteered for convoy duty in the North Atlantic in winter because the weather is better there than at home...) |
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| Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:00 am |
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Only 2 days left.
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:14 am |
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Muahahaha!
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TBF Avenger and T6 Texan over North Carolina
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| Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:34 pm |
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Not long left. Less than a day, I think.
By the way, you can change anything you want until the deadline without notifying us. We're not preparing the voting thread before the deadline anyway.
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| Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:31 pm |
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Not sure what is going on with the Google Earth images. The resolution at Photobucket is definitely larger than how they are showing up here.
The Battle for Guadalcanal
This campaign was fought between August 7th 1942 and Feb. 9th 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the southern Solomon Islands mainly over the Japanese constructed airbase on Gudalcanal that the Marines captured. This combined air, sea and land campaign marked the first major combined arms victory over the Japanese in the war and was a major turning point in the battle for the Pacific. So many ships and planes were lost in the waters north of the island over the course of five battles that the region is referred to as Iron Bottom Sound.
The battle on land was no less fierce. Japanese tanks can still be seen on the beaches of the island and weapons, shells and other artifacts litter the island. Tens of thousands of men lost their lives over the course of the 7 month campaign in some of the most brutal fighting yet seen in the war. There were 14 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from all branches of service that saw action at Guadalcanal (Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Navy).
This is a Google Earth tour of some of the major engagements that occurred in and around the island:
Initial Marine Corps Landings (August 7th 1942)
The initial landing at Red Beach by the 5th Marines was unopposed and went off largely without a hitch. The following day the Marines moved to occupy the poorly manned airfield that was under construction. The Japanese essentially ran away and left all their equipment and supplies in perfect condition.
The Battle of Savo Island (August 9th 1942)
Big victory for the Japanese navy which entered the battle with five cruisers, two light cruisers and a destroyer and left the battle with two damaged cruisers. The US forces had six cruisers, three light cruisers and eight destroyers in the area. The limped away after having four of their cruisers sunk (including the HMAS Canberra) and one damaged in addition to two damaged destroyers.
The Battle of Tenaru (August 21st 1942)
The first major engagement of the campaign was a night attack by the Japanese across the Tanaru River just east of the Marine perimeter around Henderson Field. The Marines were in defensive positions along the western shore of the river. The Japanese attacked across the river from the east but were encircled. The Japanese severely underestimated the number of Marines that had landed and the battle ended after 16 hours of fighting with a complete route of the Japanese forces. Almost the entire Japanese unit of about 900 was killed with only 15 men captured. The Marines suffered only 34 men killed.
The Battle of the Ridge (Sept. 12th-14th 1942)
Also called Bloddy Ridge or Edson’s Ridge this was one of the most dramatic moments of the campaign. This ridge was only about a mile away from the airfield and held a commanding view of the area immediately around the airstrip. It as along the southern most section of the defensive perimeter set up around the air base. Colonel M. Edson commanded hastily organized battalion consisting of elements from the 1st Raider battalion and the 1st Parachute battalion of the 5th Marines totaling about 840 men. They were positioned along this ridge in defensive positions. The determined attacks by a force of almost 3000 Japanese men would force the Marines back along the ridge over the next several days but the line held and the Japanese force was driven off with about 850 soldiers killed compared the Marines 104 dead.
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (nights of November 13th and 15th 1942)
Fought over the course of three days this battle saw a large number of ships engaged including many in the two sets of Axis & Allies naval minis release so far. The Battleship USS Washington played a pivotal role sinking a battleship and a destroyer. The US did not escape unscathed however. Eight ships were sunk including the USS San Francisco, the USS Atlanta and the USS Laffey in addition to almost as many ships sustaining heavy damage, including the USS San Francisco. The battle was still seen as a US victory since the Japanese forces were unable to bombard Henderson Field nor provide crucial supply and reinforcements to the Japanese forces on the island.
The Battle of Tassafaronga (November 30th 1942)
By this time in the campaign the Japanese navy had very little left to throw at the US naval forces. The decision had already been made to abandon the island to the US forces. All that was left to do was get all the remaining land forces off the island. They still required supply since the majority of Japanese land units would not be evacuated for more than two months. The supply effort was the responsibility of the Japanese navy and that meant the Japanese destroyers. The famed Tokyo Express had run supplies down “the Slot” for several months and would continue to do so for several more. The Battle of Tassafaronga was an encounter between eight Japanese destroyers and a greatly superior US force of four cruisers, a light cruiser and six destroyers. The Japanese fled the area as soon as they detected the US ships so it was by no means a dazzling victory for them but it was still a victory none the less. The US managed to sink one destroyer but as the remaining destroyers fled the area they all fired their Long Lance torpedoes. Within minutes four US cruisers were out of action with the Northampton sunk and the Minneapolis, New Orleans and Pensacola heavily damaged.
The above picture shows the USS New Orleans missing the front fifth of the ship including her forward turret after being hit by a torpedo.
The above photo shows the USS Minneapolis after taking two torpedo hits. The bow of the ship is missing.
Present Day Ironbottom Sound
Due to the large number of wrecks located in the waters off Guadalcanal the area is a popular scuba diving destination. Most of the wrecks are located in water far to deep for standard diving but a good half dozen are in waters shallow enough to be enjoyed by divers including several right along the shore of the island.
This one is a gun turret on a B-17
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| Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:54 am |
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locked. Wait for voting thread.
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