Nuts. Check out HMS Kimberley's career anyway - right through the war and busy too of course - HMS Kimberley (F50 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) HMCS Assiniboine? Damage "appears" to fit with depth charges set too shallow.
Crap and crap. Hmm, HMCS Chebogue? I don't know why I bother as if I happen to get it right, I then have to come up with a question!
Finally - yep tis HMCS Chebogue. Shown after being safely delivered to port in Port Talbot, Wales. After being hit by an acoustic torpedo off Ireland, she was towed 890 miles by five different ships. She never returned to service. uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - HMCS Chebogue (K 317) (Frigate) Juno Beach Centre - Frigates
I was tapped out after Kimberley but I thought she was a bit on the big size compared to the pic. Good old Google. Certainly a tribute to the little ships. A great pity they are under-represented by survivors.
Okay... I served on an Australian cruiser and survived her sinking. My travels took me to Japan. A gifted artist, I also wrote a series of books on my experiences which are regarded as classics of their genre. Who am I?
Andy I highlighted it for you. OK peeps the current question is above in bright red. Was considering fuchia pink but didn't think it was quite Andy's colour.
Well done, P-51, your question! A 'damnable struggle', but he won - Obituaries - smh.com.au Ray Parkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cool..o.k. here's a quick one off the top of my head. What was the weapon in WW2 that some say was the first assault rifle?
The STG44? I know nothing about infantry weapons other than perhaps what weapon should go with what soldier (and even that's stretching it).
I'll second the STG44. Some earlier types such as the German FG-42 were used in an assault rifle role, but the defining characteristic of an assault rifle is that it uses an "intermediate" round. The FG-42 used full size 7.92mm ammo as seen in the Mauser K-98 infantry rifle and the MG-42 machine gun while the STG44 utilised a new round called the 7.92 Kurz. Basically a shortened version of the standard German rifle/MG round. As we all know, the STG44 bears remarkable similarities to the AK47 designed by Kalashnikov in the aftermath of the "Great Patriotic War" EDIT: Then again, some people have said that the US M1 Carbine series was the first assault rifle. Designed to replace the M1911A1 pistol, it has all the hallmarks of an assault weapon, the intermediate sized cartridge, the rapid rate of fire, large-ish magazine capacity and handy size. The M1 carbine also pre-dates the MP/STG 44 by several years. However, the M1 was not select-fire (semi-auto only). It was not until the select-fire M2 and M3 Carbines came into service that the design could be called a true assault rifle. As the M2 did not come into service until 1945, the STG44 wins the race if select-fire capability is one of the defining characteristics of a true assault rifle.
