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10 stories about the army
Top 10 strange, but truthful stories of the army
1. 3rd Dental Battalion. The actual division of the US Navy, for distinguishing the condition of the teeth of all US Marines stationed at the base in Okinawa. It established on 1 November 1979 and currently has 77 military dentists, four medical officers, 181 military dental technicians and 26 civilian personnel. Chevron has an official.
via 2. War of Jenkins' Ear. The nine-year armed conflict between Britain and Spain (1739-1748), broke out after British merchant ship Captain Robert Jenkins said that Spanish customs officials cut off his ear.
3. Chicken Cannon. Special tool, one used by the military and civil aircraft manufacturers to test bird collisions with glass of aircraft, as well as getting the birds in aircraft engines. It should be in service in 1950. It has been demonstrated in many scientific and popular programs.
4. Jack Churchill. A British officer, a veteran of World War II, who preferred to fight the fascists with a bow, arrows and a sword. Bagpipe, by the way, he also often took with him to the attack. Subordinates daredevil named Mad Jack.
5. Fibskaya army. The ancient Greek combat unit, consisting of 150 homosexual couples. According to the theory of creation Georgidasa men, "not indifferent to each other," will fight to the end, and not run away from the battlefield, abandoning his comrades. Completely broken young Alexander the Great in 338 BC.
6. Sergeant Stubby. The most famous dog of the First World and the only dog in the world, officially received the military rank of Military Merit.
7. Antonov A-40. "Winged Tank" proposed in 1942 by Oleg Antonov to maintain the partisans. The prototype proved too problematic and the project was closed. Also known as the CT-A and 40T. There is a single copy.
8. Vespa 150 TAP. "Artelleriysky scooter", which the French army used during the war in Algeria in the 50s. There were produced 800 copies cost $ 500 each. He took part in the fighting, it could be parachuted without crew.
9. Draft Habbakuk. British project of warships from picrites - ldya mixture of sawdust - to combat German submarines in the Atlantic. It should be noted that such an extravagant idea was born at a time when the industry allies, especially Britain, felt an acute shortage of resources, first of all - steel. Frozen water is cheap and unlimited resource. As a bonus - this unsinkable aircraft carrier would, as a hail of bombs and torpedoes could not break into pieces large iceberg, and only would leave on it potholes.
10. The Anglo-Zanzibar War. It is known as the shortest war in the world, which lasted only 38 minutes. Losses from Zanzibar - 500, Britain - 1.
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1. 3rd Dental Battalion. The actual division of the US Navy, for distinguishing the condition of the teeth of all US Marines stationed at the base in Okinawa. It established on 1 November 1979 and currently has 77 military dentists, four medical officers, 181 military dental technicians and 26 civilian personnel. Chevron has an official.
via 2. War of Jenkins' Ear. The nine-year armed conflict between Britain and Spain (1739-1748), broke out after British merchant ship Captain Robert Jenkins said that Spanish customs officials cut off his ear.
3. Chicken Cannon. Special tool, one used by the military and civil aircraft manufacturers to test bird collisions with glass of aircraft, as well as getting the birds in aircraft engines. It should be in service in 1950. It has been demonstrated in many scientific and popular programs.
4. Jack Churchill. A British officer, a veteran of World War II, who preferred to fight the fascists with a bow, arrows and a sword. Bagpipe, by the way, he also often took with him to the attack. Subordinates daredevil named Mad Jack.
5. Fibskaya army. The ancient Greek combat unit, consisting of 150 homosexual couples. According to the theory of creation Georgidasa men, "not indifferent to each other," will fight to the end, and not run away from the battlefield, abandoning his comrades. Completely broken young Alexander the Great in 338 BC.
6. Sergeant Stubby. The most famous dog of the First World and the only dog in the world, officially received the military rank of Military Merit.
7. Antonov A-40. "Winged Tank" proposed in 1942 by Oleg Antonov to maintain the partisans. The prototype proved too problematic and the project was closed. Also known as the CT-A and 40T. There is a single copy.
8. Vespa 150 TAP. "Artelleriysky scooter", which the French army used during the war in Algeria in the 50s. There were produced 800 copies cost $ 500 each. He took part in the fighting, it could be parachuted without crew.
9. Draft Habbakuk. British project of warships from picrites - ldya mixture of sawdust - to combat German submarines in the Atlantic. It should be noted that such an extravagant idea was born at a time when the industry allies, especially Britain, felt an acute shortage of resources, first of all - steel. Frozen water is cheap and unlimited resource. As a bonus - this unsinkable aircraft carrier would, as a hail of bombs and torpedoes could not break into pieces large iceberg, and only would leave on it potholes.
10. The Anglo-Zanzibar War. It is known as the shortest war in the world, which lasted only 38 minutes. Losses from Zanzibar - 500, Britain - 1.
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